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Adult Experiences with Hospitalization in Alberta, Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Patient Experience, 2022
Little is known about the experiences of those hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Our aims were to (a) report on the experiences, (b) compare with historical results, and (c) assess for potential monthly differences of patients ...
Kyle A Kemp PhD, Paul Fairie PhD, Brian J Steele BA (Hons), Maria J Santana MPharm, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Developing An Analytic Approach to Understanding the Patient Care Experience

Journal of Patient Experience, 2016
The amount of data available to health-care institutions regarding the patient care experience has grown tremendously. Purposeful approaches to condensing, interpreting, and disseminating these data are becoming necessary to further understand how ...
Mary Kate Springman MHA, Yalissa Bermeo MBA, Heather M Limper MPH, Alison S Tothy MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex Differences in the Care Experiences of Patients Hospitalized Due to Ischemic Heart Disease in Alberta, Canada

CJC Open, 2021
Background: Women with heart disease experience disparities in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of their condition. However, it is unknown whether these sex differences exist with respect to in-hospital patient experience.
Kyle A. Kemp, PhD, Colleen M. Norris, RN, BScN, MN, PhD, GNP, FAHA, Brian Steele, BSc, Paul Fairie, PhD, Maria J. Santana, PhD, MPharm, MRPharmS   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptual frameworks and degrees of patient engagement in the planning and designing of health services: A scoping review of qualitative studies [PDF]

, 2019
Increasingly, patients are being recognized as essential partners in the solutions to healthcare system problems. Patient engagement has been referred to as the “holy grail” and next “blockbuster drug” of health care because it may be revolutionary for ...
Gagliardi, Anna, Anna Gagliardi, Majid, Umair, Umair Majid   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translating the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit into messages and materials to improve preventive care in older adults

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundTo increase the uptake of preventive healthcare services in the elderly, Medicare implemented the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV). Many patients are unaware of this free annual visit so uptake of the AWV in primary care has been low.
Derjung M. Tarn, Linda Zittleman, Danielle Schramm, Nina Graham, Ray Haeme, Barbara Haeme, Grant Jones, Lenata Jones, Susan Lowe, Melanie Murphy, Willie Murphy, Nettie Oliverio, Andrew Pasternak, Ting Pun, Teri Rose, Harry Scheer, Shirley Stowe, John M. Westfall   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the acceptability of total diet replacement and food-based low energy diets for type 2 diabetes remission amongst South Asians: a public and patient involvement activity [version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 2 not approved]

NIHR Open Research, 2022
Background: With type 2 diabetes prevalence rising, low energy diets (total diet replacement and food-based low energy diets) are increasingly used to induce weight loss and achieve diabetes remission.
Sajda Majeed, Grace Farhat, Basil Issa, Martin K. Rutter, Michelle Harvie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Showcasing patient and public involvement: Using consultation, collaboration and co-design to shape a respiratory programme [PDF]

, 2022
The NHS is committed to working with patient groups and the public to co-design health services to ensure that lived experience is used to optimise service design and delivery.
Williams, Elizabeth, Strong, Kate, Hancock, Jude, Dr   +2 more
core   +1 more source