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The patient patient: The importance of knowing your navigator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In Ontario, Diagnostic Assessment Programs (DAPs) have been implemented to improve the quality of care patients receive during the diagnostic phase of the cancer journey.
Kaan, Melissa, MBA   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Sustainability of large-scale implementation of shared decision making with the SHARE TO CARE program

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
IntroductionSHARE TO CARE (S2C) is a comprehensive implementation program for shared decision making (SDM). It is run at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) in Kiel, Germany, and consists of four combined intervention modules addressing ...
Constanze Stolz-Klingenberg   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Patient Experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In recent years, perceptions of performance and quality of healthcare organizations have begun to move beyond examining the provision of excellent clinical care, alone, and to consider and embrace the patient experience as an important indicator.
LaVela, Sherri L., PhD, MPH, MBA   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and complexity in neural organoids

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring patient activation: the utility of the Patient Activation Measure within a UK context - results from four exemplar studies and potential future applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective  Patient activation can be measured using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) developed by Hibbard et al., however, little is known about the uses of the PAM in research and in practice. This study aims to explore its differing utility in four
McNarry, Susan   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Understanding digital health literacy in the arab world: a study of arab adults with diabetes, hypertension, and rheumatoid arthritis residing in Qatar

open access: yesFrontiers in Digital Health
IntroductionDigital health literacy (DHL)- the ability to access, understand, evaluate, and apply health information from digital sources- is increasingly essential for chronic disease self-management.
Hadeel Zaghloul   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Engagement in Teleneurorehabilitation: A Systematic Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2020
The growing understanding of the importance of involving patients with neurological diseases in their healthcare routine either for at-home management of their chronic conditions or after the hospitalization period has opened the research for new ...
Marta Matamala-Gomez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sociodemographic and health-related predictors of online information seeking on healthcare providers in Russian adults

open access: yesRussian Open Medical Journal, 2022
The objective of this study was to examine the factors of online information seeking on healthcare providers in Russian adults. Material and Methods — Our online survey involved 1,319 participants and regarded their sociodemographic and health-related ...
Nikita V. Polukhin, Natalia V. Ekkert
doaj   +1 more source

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