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Patient Perceptions of Patient-Empowering Nurse Behaviours, Patient Activation and Functional Health Status in Postsurgical Patients with Life-Threatening Long-Term Illnesses [PDF]

, 2014
Aim To explore the trajectory of associations between the nursing care process of patient empowerment during postsurgical hospitalization and postdischarge patient self-management outcomes, specifically patient activation and functional health status ...
Jerofke-Owen, Teresa, Weiss, Marianne E., Yakusheva, Olga   +2 more
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An integrated care pathway for menorrhagia across the primary–secondary interface : patients' experience, clinical outcomes, and service utilisation [PDF]

, 2007
Background: ‘‘Referral’’ characterises a significant area of interaction between primary and secondary care. Despite advantages, it can be inflexible, and may lead to duplication.
Julian, Sophia, Naftalin, Nicholas J., Clark, M. D. (Michael D.), Szczepura, Ala, Rashid, Aly, Baker, Richard, Taub, Nicholas, Habiba, Marwan   +7 more
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Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A prospective cluster randomized trial of an interventions bundle to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections in the outpatient setting

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Antibiotic overuse and increasing antimicrobial resistance are global public health threats. We determined the impact of a multicomponent intervention in reducing inappropriate antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in ...
Adeel A. Butt, Sherin Shams, Atika Jabeen, Asma Ali Al-Nuaimi, Jeyaram Illiayaraja Krishnan, Aimon B. Malik, Samah Saleem, Maryam Hassan Abdulaziz, Naheel Ismail Seyam, Kamran Aziz, Dalia Kandil, Anil G. Thomas, Hanaa Nafady-Hego, Muzna I. Lone, Jameela Al Ajmi, Zain A. Bhutta, Noora AlSulaiti, Wael E. Said Hussein, Sandy Semaan, Samya Ahmad Al-Abdulla, Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterising the nature of primary care patient safety incident reports in the England and Wales National Reporting and Learning System: a mixed-methods agenda-setting study for general practice

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2016
Background: There is an emerging interest in the inadvertent harm caused to patients by the provision of primary health-care services. To date (up to 2015), there has been limited research interest and few policy directives focused on patient safety in ...
Andrew Carson-Stevens, Peter Hibbert, Huw Williams, Huw Prosser Evans, Alison Cooper, Philippa Rees, Anita Deakin, Emma Shiels, Russell Gibson, Amy Butlin, Ben Carter, Donna Luff, Gareth Parry, Meredith Makeham, Paul McEnhill, Hope Olivia Ward, Raymond Samuriwo, Anthony Avery, Antony Chuter, Liam Donaldson, Sharon Mayor, Sukhmeet Panesar, Aziz Sheikh, Fiona Wood, Adrian Edwards   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing diagnostic uncertainty in primary care: a systematic critical review

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background Diagnostic uncertainty is one of the largest contributory factors to the occurrence of diagnostic errors across most specialties in medicine and arguably uncertainty is greatest in primary care due to the undifferentiated symptoms primary care
Rahul Alam, Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi, Maria Panagioti, Aneez Esmail, Stephen Campbell, Efharis Panagopoulou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

If someone cares about you, you are more apt to come around: improving HIV care engagement by strengthening the patient-provider relationship. [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose:The patient-provider relationship is a central factor that can promote or hinder long-term engagement in care among people living with chronic illnesses.
Christopoulos, Katerina A, Johnson, Mallory O, Koester, Kimberly A, Neilands, Torsten B, Sauceda, John A, Wood, Troy J   +5 more
core  

Clinical reconciliation of patient social context and implementation of preventive care guidelines [PDF]

, 2020
Background Preventive care practice guidelines are disseminated regularly through federal and scientific groups as a way of promoting best practices and evidence-based health promotion.
Williams, April
core   +1 more source

Improving healthcare empowerment through breast cancer patient navigation: a mixed methods evaluation in a safety-net setting. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundBreast cancer mortality rates in the U.S. remain relatively high, particularly among ethnic minorities and low-income populations. Unequal access to quality care, lower follow up rates, and poor treatment adherence contribute to rising ...
Burke, Nancy J, Gabitova, Guzyal
core   +1 more source

Burnout and self-reported suboptimal patient care amongst health care workers providing HIV care in Malawi

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background The well-documented shortages of health care workers (HCWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are further intensified by the increased human resource needs of expanding HIV treatment programs.
Maria H. Kim, Alick C Mazenga, K. Simon, Xiaoying Yu, Saeed Ahmed, Phoebe Nyasulu, P. Kazembe, Stanley Ngoma, E. Abrams   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source