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Assessment of Patients With Prostate Cancer and Their Understanding of the International Prostate Symptom Score Questionnaire

open access: yesAdvances in Radiation Oncology, 2023
Purpose: The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is a widely used tool for evaluating patient-reported lower urinary tract symptoms. In this study, we assessed patients with prostate cancer and their understanding of IPSS questions.
Richard M. Gewanter, MD   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting Collaborative Health Tracking in the Hospital: Patients' Perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The hospital setting creates a high-stakes environment where patients' lives depend on accurate tracking of health data. Despite recent work emphasizing the importance of patients' engagement in their own health care, less is known about how patients ...
Elera, Rashmi G.   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of a Patient and Clinician Communication-Priming Intervention on Patient-Reported Goals-of-Care Discussions Between Patients With Serious Illness and Clinicians: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesJAMA Internal Medicine, 2018
Importance Clinician communication about goals of care is associated with improved patient outcomes and reduced intensity of end-of-life care, but it is unclear whether interventions can improve this communication. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a
J. Curtis   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cutaneous Phosphorylated Alpha‐Synuclein in Lewy Body Dementia

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the test performance of cutaneous phosphorylated alpha‐synuclein (P‐SYN) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), individuals with reduced Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and healthy controls. Methods This is the first subgroup analysis of the Synuclein‐One study, a prospective, blinded study evaluating P‐SYN detection ...
Christopher H. Gibbons   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Communication and the electronic health record training: a comparison of three healthcare systems

open access: yesJournal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2013
Background The electronic health record (EHR) used in the examination room, is becoming the primary method of medical data storage in primary care practice in the USA.
Michelle H Lynott   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Rural Areas, Buprenorphine Waiver Adoption Since 2017 Driven By Nurse Practitioners And Physician Assistants.

open access: yesHealth Affairs, 2019
Few patients with opioid use disorder receive medication for addiction treatment. In 2017 the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act enabled nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to obtain federal waivers allowing them to prescribe ...
Michael Lawrence Barnett   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Shared Genetic Effects and Antagonistic Pleiotropy Between Multiple Sclerosis and Common Cancers

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Epidemiologic studies have reported inconsistent altered cancer risk in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Factors such as immune dysregulation, comorbidities, and disease‐modifying therapies may contribute to this variability.
Asli Buyukkurt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Access to Adult Primary Care in Medicaid: Exploring the Potential Role of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Provides an overview of the current supply, quality, and cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners and physician assistants; new investments under the 2010 healthcare reform bill; and issues involved in meeting demand for primary care ...

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