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How are the vibes? Patient and family experiences of rapport during telehealth calls in palliative care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Interactions with rapport are considered essential to palliative care and beneficial to patient outcomes. With the current interest in telehealth, more knowledge is needed about rapport during telehealth encounters in palliative care from the patient and
Gott, Merryn   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Five‐Year Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sphincter‐Preserving Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Study in Elderly Vietnamese Patients

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This prospective study demonstrates that laparoscopic sphincter‐preserving surgery is feasible for elderly patients. While overall survival reaches 70% at 5 years, advanced T‐stage and the omission of neoadjuvant therapy significantly drive recurrence, highlighting the need for personalized geriatric protocols despite logistical challenges.
Huu Duc Ho   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Low Psoas Muscle Index Was Associated With a Poorer Overall Survival in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Nephrostomy

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
In patients with malignant ureteral obstruction undergoing percutaneous nephrostomy, sarcopenia defined by a low psoas muscle index was independently associated with poor overall survival on multivariate Cox regression analysis, suggesting that preoperative assessment of psoas muscle index may aid prognostic stratification in this population.
Kota Shimokihara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compliance, concordance, and patient-centered care

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2011
Sharon LawnFlinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Margaret Tobin Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, South AustraliaSince the appearance of the WHO compliance–adherence report1,2 we have had confirmed what many patients and ...
Sharon Lawn
doaj  

Intervention of the family health team on treatment adhesion by hypertension patients

open access: yesActa Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2014
http://dx.doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v36i1.10376 Current descriptive study with a quantitative approach comprises an analysis of Family Health Teams´ activities on hypertensive users´ treatment adherence, involving 70 professionals from a Family ...
Regina Claúdia Tabosa Ferreira Gomes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

March 2023-Printed Issue

open access: yes, 2023
The spring 2023 issue of *Patient Safety* is available to read and download at no charge. This issue features four articles that came out of the Patient Safety Authority’s first master class in writing quality improvement studies.
Patient Safety Authority
core  

Comparing the Effect of Semi‐Immersive Virtual Reality, Computerized Cognitive Training, and Traditional Rehabilitation on Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive impairment is a common non‐motor symptom in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), negatively affecting autonomy and Quality of Life (QoL). Innovative rehabilitation strategies, such as semi‐immersive virtual reality (VR) and computerized cognitive training (CCT), may offer advantages over traditional cognitive rehabilitation (TCR ...
Maria Grazia Maggio   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Validation of a Novel General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS) for Chronic Illness Patients in Pakistan

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a self-reporting adherence tool termed as General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS) in Urdu language for measuring adherence toward medication use among Pakistani patients with a chronic disease.Methods:
Atta Abbas Naqvi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The problem of patient compliance with treatment for respiratory infections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Patient compliance describes the degree, to which a patient follows treatment regimen. At present, non-compliance with medical recommendations is one of the key problems for outpatient practice.
A. A. Zaytsev, A. I. Sinopalnikov
core   +1 more source

Early Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Characteristics of SRPK3/TTN‐Digenic Myopathy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy was recently established as a skeletal muscle myopathy caused by digenic inheritance. This study characterizes the early clinical presentation of SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy in one previously reported and seven newly identified pediatric patients.
Rotem Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

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