Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward [PDF]
, 2012 Reservoirs of pathogens could establish themselves at forgotten sites on a ward, posing a continued risk for transmission to patients via unwashed hands.
Dancer, S.J. +3 more
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COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY IN SMOLENSK REGION
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния, 2016 The purpose of epilepsy treatment is complete termination of seizures or maximum reduction of their number with minimal side effects from treatment. One of the reasons of treatment failure is low patient compliance.
N. N. Maslova, N. V. Yurieva
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Prevalence and determinants of medications non-adherence among patients with uncontrolled hypertension in primary care setting in Sarawak, Malaysia: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Malaysian Family Physician, 2022 Introduction: Non-adherence to antihypertensive medications is a leading cause of uncontrolled hypertension and its complications. However, data on the factors associated with non-adherence to antihypertensive medications in the communities of Sarawak ...
Hui Zhu Thew +9 more
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Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care [PDF]
, 2017 Background Health care‐associated infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Hand hygiene is regarded as an effective preventive measure. This is an update of a previously published review.
Chudleigh, J. H. +4 more
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Compliance of Healthcare Workers with Hand Hygiene Practices in the Northeast of Iran: an Overt Observation [PDF]
, 2018 Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective methods to prevent transmission and spread of microorganisms from one patient to another, also, it used to reduce the spread of pathogens in clinical settings and to help control outbreaks but compliance is ...
Ghazvini, K. (Kiarash) +2 more
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Factors influencing treatment adherence in paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil
Public Health Challenges, 2023 Introduction Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis endemic to Latin America, with frequent reports of poor treatment adherence resulting in worse clinical outcomes.
Wdson Luis Lima Kruschewsky +7 more
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Molecules, 2023 According to the Center for Disease Control, there were more than 107,000 US drug overdose deaths in 2021, over 80,000 of which due to opioids. One of the more vulnerable populations is US military veterans.
Stuart Farquharson +4 more
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Ward round documentation in a major trauma centre: can we improve patient safety? [PDF]
, 2014 Our objective was to improve documentation and patient safety in a major trauma centre. A retrospective audit was undertaken in March 2014. Ward round entries for each orthopaedic patients on three dates were assessed against standards and analysed.
Aframian, A, Bernard, J, Green, G
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Aging Medicine, 2023 Objectives Using a multi‐ethnic Asian population, this study assessed adherence to prescribed home exercise programs, explored factors predicting adherence, and evaluated whether home exercise adherence was associated with physical activity.
Bernadine Teng +4 more
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A randomized trial to determine the impact on compliance of a psychophysical peripheral cue based on the Elaboration Likelihood Model [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: Non-compliance in clinical studies is a significant issue, but causes remain unclear. Utilizing the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion, this study assessed the psychophysical peripheral cue ‘Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS ...
Abu-Hasaballah +33 more
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