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A mixed-method service evaluation of health information exchange in England: technology acceptance and barriers and facilitators to adoption

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background The need for information exchange and integrated care has stimulated the development of interoperability solutions that bring together patient data across the health and care system to enable effective information sharing.
Fiona Watkinson, Kanika I. Dharmayat, Nikolaos Mastellos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acceptability and adoption of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols on preeclampsia/eclampsia in the Dominican Republic

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. Estimate the acceptability and adoption by health care workers of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols for women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and identify the facilitating factors and barriers to their implementation. Methods. A
Andelys De la Rosa, José Mordan, Indiana Barinas, Mayra Toribio, Diana Mancebo, Alexandra Rodríguez, Mar Pacheco-Herrero   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Testing of a dual-mode microwave care regimen for hydrogel lenses [PDF]

, 2004
Purpose. To test the design of a patient care regimen for soft lenses that aims to provide the highest standards of disinfecting through use of domestic microwave cookers, while also providing storage equipment and solution that enable patients to follow
Crabbe, A, Thompson, P
core   +1 more source

Patient Activation in Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Current Insights and Implications for Survivorship Care—A Systematic Review From the e‐QuoL Project

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Patient activation—encompassing knowledge, confidence, and skills in managing individual's health—is a cornerstone of person‐centered care. However, its significance among childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors (CAYACS) remains unexplored. This article examines the application of the 13‐item Patient Activation Measure (
Charlotte Demoor‐Goldschmidt, Anne Maas, Gisela Michel, Amandine Bertrand, Kristen E. T. Thornton, Martine Bellanger, Anna‐Liesa Filbert, Desiree Grabow, Monica Muraca, Katharina Roser, Sara Oberti, Jelena Roganovic, Hanne Cathrine Lie   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing government insurance scheme beneficiary acceptance of the gatekeeper policy: a cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Gatekeeper policy, requiring a patient to visit a primary care provider first, and the patient needs to get his or her primary care provider’s referral before seeing a specialist or going to a hospital, has been implemented in China for about ...
Wenzhen Li, Dongming Wang, Yong Gan, Yanfeng Zhou, Yawen Chen, Jing Li, Naomiem Kkandawire, Sai Hu, Yan Qiao, Zuxun Lu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia, Giulia Reggiani, Elizabeth J. Maran, Maria Elisa Delle Fave, Ilaria Baido, Anna Chiara Frigo, Maria Paola Boaro, Raffaella Colombatti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘I’ve put diabetes completely on the shelf till the mental stuff is in place’. How patients with doctor-assessed impaired self-care perceive disease, self-care, and support from general practitioners. A qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2018
Objective: This paper investigated patients’ experiences of disease and self-care as well as perceptions of the general practitioner’s role in supporting patients with impaired self-care ability.
Mads Aage Toft Kristensen, Ann Dorrit Guassora, Anne Beiter Arreskov, Frans Boch Waldorff, Bibi Hølge-Hazelton   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of a terrorist attack on emergency department inflow: an observation study using difference-in-differences methodology

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Study objective The objective of this study was to investigate how the terrorist attack in Stockholm, Sweden affected patient inflow to the general emergency departments (EDs) in close proximity of the attack.
Andreas Ekström, Fredrik Eng-Larsson, Olov Isaksson, Lisa Kurland, Martin Nordberg   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quali-quantitative analysis of adherence and perceived satisfaction of individuals with COPD after high-intensity training on land and in water: additional analysis from a randomized clinical trial

Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2021
Although patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) benefit in many ways after participating in pulmonary rehabilitation programs, high dropout rates are still observed among participants. This study aims to analyze the adherence rate and
Débora Rafaelli de Carvalho, Larissa Araújo de Castro, Myriam Fernanda Merli, Josiane Marques Felcar, Lais Silva Vidotto, Dirce Shizuko Fujisawa, Vanessa Suziane Probst   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social representations of feeding people with type-2 diabetes mellitus [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of this study was to analyze the social representations of the diets 34 patients of the Brazilian public primary care service diagnosed with type- 2 diabetes mellitus, according to how they represent their identity.
Amorim, Maria Marta Amancio, Gazzinelli, Maria Flávia, Ramos, Natália   +2 more
core   +1 more source