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PATIENT SATISFACTION AT TELEMEDICINE CENTER IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC - SHAHEED ZULFIQAR ALI BHUTTO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, (SZABMU) ISLAMABAD

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To assess the patient satisfaction of health care services offered at the telemedicine center at SZABMU, Islamabad during COVID-19 Pandemic. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Muhammad Faheem Ahsan, Abeer Irshad, Komail Malik, Isbah Rashid, Aamir Shahzad, S H Waqar, Tanwir Khaliq   +6 more
doaj  

Risk Stratification and Factors Associated with Abandonment of Tuberculosis Treatment in a Secondary Referral Unit

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2020
Wanessa da Silva Peres Bezerra,1 Everton Ferreira Lemos,2 Thiago Nascimento do Prado,3 Larissa Taemy Kayano,2 Stefany Zacarin de Souza,2 Cláudia Elizabeth Volpe Chaves,1,4 Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago,1,2,4 Albert Schiaveto de Souza,5,6 Sandra ...
Bezerra WSP, Lemos EF, Prado TN, Kayano LT, Souza SZ, Chaves CEV, Paniago AMM, Souza AS, Oliveira SMVL   +8 more
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Assessing feasibility and acceptability of study procedures: getting ready for implementation of national stroke guidelines in out-patient health care [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2015
Even though Swedish national guidelines for stroke care (SNGSC) have been accessible for nearly a decade access to stroke rehabilitation in out-patient health care vary considerably. In order to aid future interventions studies for implementation of SNGSC, this study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of study procedures including analysis of ...
Palmcrantz, S., Tistad, M., Eldh, A., Holmqvist, L., Ehrenberg, A., Tomson, G., Olsson, C., Wallin, L.   +7 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +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

Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 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

Evaluating the Effects of a Mobile Health App on Reducing Patient Care Needs and Improving Quality of Life After Oral Cancer Surgery: Quasiexperimental Study

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020
Background Intervention with a mobile Health (mHealth) app can improve the efficacy of early detection of oral cancer and the outcomes for patients taking oral anticancer medications.
Tze-Fang Wang, Rou-Chen Huang, Su-Chen Yang, Chyuan Chou, Lee-Chen Chen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Personalizing the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Adapting Training for the Next Generation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pediatric hematology‐oncology fellowship training curriculum has not substantially changed since its inception. The first year of training is clinically focused, and the second and third years are devoted to scholarship. However, this current structure leaves many fellows less competitive in the current job market, resulting in ...
Scott C. Borinstein, Melissa J. Rose, Scott Moerdler, Richard Ho   +3 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