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Primary and Emergency Care Use: The Roles of Health Literacy, Patient Activation, and Sleep Quality in a Latent Profile Analysis [PDF]

Behavioral Sciences
Background/Objectives: Healthcare utilization is a behavioral phenomenon influenced by psychosocial factors. This study took place in South Tyrol, a culturally diverse autonomous province in northern Italy, and aimed to identify latent profiles of ...
Dietmar Ausserhofer, Verena Barbieri, Stefano Lombardo, Timon Gärtner, Klaus Eisendle, Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl, Christian J. Wiedermann   +7 more
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Patient Activation Impacts Exercise in Older Adults With Kidney Disease [PDF]

Kidney International Reports
Introduction: Moderate-to-strenuous exercise reduces risk for disability and cardiovascular disease, yet many older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remain sedentary.
Karan K. Mirpuri, Christopher Roach, Emily M. Woodall, Heather L. Prigmore, Robert A. Greevy, Thomas Wilkinson, Courtney Lightfoot, Kemberlee R. Bonnet, Daniel Cukor, Warren D. Taylor, Nader Bahri, Ebele M. Umeukeje, Rachel Burdick, David G. Schlundt, Kerri L. Cavanaugh, Devika Nair   +15 more
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Exploring the Health Literacy and Patient Activation Among Patients with Glaucoma: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Clinics and Practice
Background: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness that can be mitigated through early recognition and effective management. Specifically, early and effective self-management outside hospitals can slow disease progression and reduce its ...
Lοukia Tsichla, Evridiki Patelarou, Efstathios Detorakis, Miltiadis Tsilibaris, Athina Patelarou, Antonios Christodoulakis, Eleni Dokoutsidou, Konstantinos Giakoumidakis   +7 more
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Patient Activation, Social Support, Physician Trust, and Shared Dialysis Decision-Making: A Cross-Sectional Investigation [PDF]

Kidney Medicine
Rationale & Objective: People undergoing maintenance dialysis often lack essential information about kidney therapy options. Therefore, nephrologists must involve patients and families in shared decision-making (SDM).
Fahad Saeed, Basil S. Kazi, Musaib Syed, Kevin A. Fiscella, Paul R. Duberstein   +4 more
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Effect of Health Literacy and Patient Activation on Health‐Seeking Behaviour: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Turkey [PDF]

Health Expectations
Background The study aimed to investigate the effect of health literacy and patient activation on health‐seeking behaviour. In addition, the role of general health status and age variables in this effect was also addressed.
Mehmet Akif Erişen
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Rheumatology patients’ perceptions of patient activation and the Patient Activation Measure: A qualitative interview study [PDF]

Musculoskeletal Care, 2021
AbstractIntroductionAn important aspect of self‐management is patient activation (the skills, abilities and confidence someone uses to actively manage their health). The dominant method of capturing patient activation is the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) which has been integrated into many aspects of clinical practice in musculoskeletal care ...
Bethan Jones, Andrew Hunt, Sarah Hewlett, Diana Harcourt, Emma Dures   +4 more
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Status and factors associated with patient activation and its relationship with HIV clinic outcomes among Yi minority people living with HIV in Liangshan, China: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionPatient activation is determined by an individual’s knowledge, skills and confidence in managing his/her health. It is vital for people living with HIV (PLWH) to enhance their self-management skills and health outcomes, especially those from ...
Wenhong An, Xuefeng Tang, Xueling Xiao, Waha Aku, Honghong Wang   +4 more
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Self-reported efficacy in patient-physician interaction in relation to anxiety, patient activation, and health-related quality of life among stroke survivors

Annals of Medicine, 2023
Background Early detection of AF is critical for stroke prevention. Several commercially available smartwatches are FDA cleared for AF detection. However, little is known about how patient-physician relationships affect patients’ anxiety, activation, and
Jordy Mehawej, Khanh-Van T. Tran, Andreas Filippaios, Tenes Paul, Hawa O. Abu, Eric Ding, Ajay Mishra, Qiying Dai, Essa Hariri, Sakeina Howard Wilson, Jean-Claude Asaker, Joanne Mathew, Syed Naeem, Edith Mensah Otabil, Apurv Soni, David D. McManus   +15 more
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Paraoxonase Activity in Glomerulonephritic Patients [PDF]

Renal Failure, 2007
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic renal failure. Glomerulonephritic patients have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, but its etiology is unclear. It is known that an increase in oxidizability of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins has a key role in the initiation of ...
Dirican, MELEHAT, Ersoy, ALPARSLAN, Yavuz, MAHMUT, Yurtkuran, Mustafa, Dilek, Kamil, Demircan, Celalettin, Ocak, Nihal, Akdag, Ibrahim, Kahvecioglu, Serdar, Gullulu, Mustafa   +9 more
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Electrodermal activity patient simulator

PLOS ONE, 2020
Electrodermal activity (EDA) is an electrical property of the human skin, correlated with person's psychological arousal. Nowadays, different types of EDA measuring devices are used in highly versatile fields-from research, health-care and education to entertainment industry.
Gregor Geršak, Janko Drnovšek
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