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Resource utilization and multidisciplinary care needs for patients with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2022 Background Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) represents a family of heritable connective tissue disorders with overlapping phenotypic features, frequently including joint hypermobility, tissue fragility, and skin hyperextensibility.
Jordan T. Jones +3 more
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Developing a Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses
European Journal of Public Health, 2019 Patients can sometimes become defenseless. Patient advocacy is one of the most important roles of nurses in healthcare. No valid and reliable instrument that evaluates nurses’ behavior as patient advocates has been encountered in the literature ...
E. Sermet, H. Kadıoğlu
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How a bottom-up multi-stakeholder initiative helped transform the renal replacement therapy landscape in Spain [PDF]
, 2017 [Abstract] Healthcare reforms aim to change certain parts of the health system to improve quality of care, access, or financial sustainability. Traditionally, healthcare reform is understood as an action undertaken by a government at a national or local ...
Cesar Remon +7 more
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.Aging‐associated physiological and molecular alterations pose significant challenges in cancer management among India's elderly. Limited geriatric oncology expertise, financial constraints, and inadequate specialized care exacerbate disparities. Strategic expansion of insurance coverage, integration of palliative care, and infrastructural advancements ...
Nihanthy D. Sreenath +3 more
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The patient journey with NMOSD: From initial diagnosis to chronic condition
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 ObjectiveTo better understand the patient experience with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) through the course of the illness.BackgroundNMOSD is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes recurrent inflammatory attacks of the optic nerve, spinal
Guillermo Delgado-Garcia +4 more
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Use of Health Apps and Wearable Devices: Survey Among Italian Associations for Patient Advocacy
JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2019 Background Technological tools such as Web-based social networks, telemedicine, apps, or wearable devices are becoming more widespread in health care like elsewhere.
P. Mosconi +3 more
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How Should Clinicians Weigh the Benefits and Harms of Discussing Politicized Topics that Influence Their Individual Patients\u27 Health? [PDF]
, 2017 Health implications of politically charged phenomena are particularly difficult for physicians to discuss with their patients and communities. Addressing climate change and its associated health effects involves trade-offs between health and economic ...
Alame, Diana, Truog, Robert D.
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Poststroke fatigue (PSF) and frailty share substantial overlap in their manifestations, yet previous research has yielded conflicting results due to the use of heterogeneous frailty assessment tools. Objective To evaluate the independent impact of frailty on PSF using a unified measurement system (Tilburg Frailty Indicator, TFI ...
Chuan‐Bang Chen +6 more
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Optimizing the integration of advanced practitioners in a department of surgery: An operational improvement model [PDF]
, 2018 Physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) have established themselves as key members of the healthcare team to supplement practicing physicians in patient care.
Dunnington, Gary +3 more
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Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2022 Objectives Sanfilippo syndrome is a rare multisystem disease with no approved treatments. This study explores caregiver perspectives on the most impactful symptoms and patient-relevant clinical outcomes assessments.
Katherine Ackerman Porter +10 more
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