Impact of Level of Effort on the Effects of Compliance with the 3-Hour Rule [PDF]
Objective To determine if patients’ level of effort (LOE) in therapy sessions during traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation modifies the effect of compliance with the 3-Hour Rule of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Beaulieu, Cynthia L. +10 more
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Effects of the increase in co-payments from 20 to 30 percent on the compliance rate of patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in the Employed Health Insurance System [PDF]
Objectives: How to contain medical expenditures is a universal problem. The Japanese government has increased patient co-payments to control it. The purpose of this study is to clarify whether the increase in co-payments to 30 percent prevented patients ...
Babazono, Akira +7 more
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Validation of the General Medication Adherence Scale in Pakistani Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
ObjectiveThe aim was to validate the Urdu version of General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis disease.MethodsA 2-month (March–April 2019) cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected out-patients with ...
Atta Abbas Naqvi +13 more
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Nanoparticles in the treatment of chronic lung diseases
Nanoparticles, although considered a topic of modern medicine, actually have an interesting history. Currently, advances in nanomedicine hold great promise as drug carrier systems for sustained release and targeted delivery of diverse therapeutic agents.
Teodora G. Alexescu +9 more
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Quantifying Patient Reported and Documented Compliance with Adjuncts to Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis [PDF]
Objectives: 1. Measure patient compliance with pharmacologic, mechanical and ambulatory prophylactic measures. 2. Evaluate for agreement between nursing documentation and patient reported compliance with mechanical and ambulatory prophylactic measures ...
Bauer, MD, Tyler M. +7 more
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Prognostic value of physicians' assessment of compliance regarding all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes: primary care follow-up study [PDF]
Background Whether the primary care physician's assessment of patient compliance is a valuable prognostic marker to identify patients who are at increased risk of death, or merely reflects measurement of various treatment parameters such as HbA1C or ...
Dietrich Rothenbacher +21 more
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ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior +7 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash +4 more
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Background The right to autonomy in family planning is a cornerstone of reproductive health. Yet, many women face challenges when seeking to discontinue provider-dependent contraceptive methods, such as implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs).
Agnes Nabulondera +5 more
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Patient Safety Applications for Improving Health Care Quality [PDF]
Patient safety is the fundamental thing that needs to be taken care of by medical staff when giving healthcare to patient especially in the Emergency Installation.
Jatmika, S. E. (Septian) +1 more
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