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Measuring the Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients: A Scoping Review
Background. Diabetes mellitus is a widely diffused chronic condition which impacts on several aspects of patients’ lives. In the current clinical practice, the implementation in the clinical routine of monitoring systems of patients’ outcomes has led to ...
Lorenzo Palamenghi +2 more
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BackgroundEvidence suggests that organizational models that provide care interventions including patient support programs may increase patient adherence to multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies by providing tailored symptom management, informational support,
Serena Barello +9 more
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Consumer Engagement in an Online Brand Community [PDF]
This chapter aims to explore consumer engagement in an online brand community. Consumer engagement includes cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions. This qualitative research focuses on the Finnish online forum called Brick Builders. This community is fully fan-based without any company involvement and it includes different age groups and both ...
Kurikko, Hanna, Tuominen, Pekka
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Health Policy Brief: i pilastri dell’Engagement in Emofilia
About 5000 people in Italy suffer from hemophilia, the most common coagulation disorder. As for other chronic diseases, even in the case of hemophilia, the engagement of the patient is essential: the patients, in fact, must be empowered and helped to ...
Guendalina Graffigna +12 more
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Comment on “Reflections on patient engagement by patient partners: How it can go wrong”
As patient-advocacy, public policy and clinical researchers with special knowledge on Responsible Research Innovation (RRI) governance and the public health and psychology underlying patient engagement, we read with interest the comment contribution by ...
Paola Zaratin +2 more
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The COVID-19 pandemic is exerting a high pressure on healthcare systems all over the world. Italy, in particular, being one of the first Western countries to be struck by the contagion, has seen the number of recovered -and deceased- patients increase ...
Serena Barello +8 more
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In Search of A Contemporary Definition of Meaningful Engagement: A systematic literature review
Consumer engagement is emerging as an important trend in a contemporary health care environment. Yet, a universal definition of meaningful consumer engagement has not been determined.
Tania Kate Hobson +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola +4 more
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Background: Engaging patients in raising their voices to advocate for their priorities being taken into account is today acknowledged as essential to improve research and decision-making in healthcare.
Guendalina Graffigna +6 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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