Factors Influencing Primary Care Physicians’ Adjustment of Oral Anti-Diabetic Drugs in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Research Study [PDF]
Journal of Primary Care & Community HealthBackground: Primary care physicians’ (PCPs) prescription of oral anti-diabetic drugs (OADs) is pivotal to optimise glycaemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Natasha Sheng Yeng Leng +8 more
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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2021 BackgroundReal-time, rapid assessment of barriers to care experienced by patients can be used to inform relevant health care legislation. In recent years, online communities have become a source of support for patients as well as a vehicle for discussion
Shimkhada, Riti +5 more
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A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines on the use of low molecular weight heparin and fondaparinux for the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism: Implications for research and policy decision-making. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and fondaparinux (FDP) are frequently used to treat and prevent VTE and have a variety of safety and practical advantages over
Amy Johnston +6 more
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Comparison of lotions, creams, gels and ointments for the treatment of childhood eczema: the BEE RCT
Health Technology Assessment, 2023 Background Emollients are recommended for children with eczema (atopic eczema/dermatitis). A lack of head-to-head comparisons of the effectiveness and acceptability of the different types of emollients has resulted in a ‘trial and error’ approach to ...
Matthew J Ridd +21 more
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Om te floreer: Die viering van die Eucharistie en Seligman se teorie van welstand
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2019 To thrive: The celebration of the Eucharist and Seligman’s theory of well-being. Human flourishing is a growing topic of research in various disciplines, including theology and liturgical studies.
Dieter de Bruin
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Nursing Home Infection Control Program Characteristics, CMS Citations, and Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Policies: A National Study. [PDF]
, 2018 Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule required that nursing homes (NHs) develop an infection control program that includes an antibiotic stewardship component and employs a trained infection preventionist (IP).
Agarwal, Mansi +4 more
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Consumer-Directed Health Care: Can Consumers Look After Themselves? [PDF]
, 2008 In health care systems today, including those of Switzerland and the United States, participants do not necessarily see the big picture of lifetime health costs and quality of life, and in many systems consumers and providers lack the incentives to ...
Heiss, Florian +2 more
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Czas kresu czasów w literaturze apokaliptycznej
Vox Patrum, 2014 In this article titled “The Time of the End of Times in the Apocalyptical Literature” the author presents the study about the biblical vision of the final time which concern two domains christological and ecclesiological.
Piotr M. Paciorek
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Performing an aseptic technique in a community setting : fact or fiction? [PDF]
, 2010 Background - Maintaining the principles of asepsis when performing wound care and other invasive procedures is one of the fundamental approaches of preventing healthcare-acquired infection. Such an approach has been advocated for community practitioners.
Collins, Joan, Unsworth, John
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Protocol for the effective feedback to improve primary care prescribing safety (EFIPPS) study : a cluster randomised controlled trial using ePrescribing data [PDF]
, 2012 High-risk prescribing in primary care is common and causes considerable harm. Feedback interventions to improve care are attractive because they are relatively cheap to widely implement. There is good evidence that feedback has small to moderate effects,
Barnett, Karen +6 more
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