\u27Death is difficult in any language\u27: A qualitative study of palliative care professionals\u27 experiences when providing end-of-life care to patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds [PDF]
Background: Ethnic minority patients have unique challenges in accessing health services. These include language difficulties, unfamiliarity with the health system, lower rates of cancer screening and survival, higher rates of reported side effects from ...
Green, Anna +3 more
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Helping patients discuss CINV management : development of a patient charter [PDF]
In April 2012, an Expert Group of specialist cancer nurses working in a variety of settings (e.g. chemotherapy delivery, chemotherapy service design, research, nurse leadership and patient information/advocacy) participated in telephone/web-based ...
Dielenseger, Pascale +9 more
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Background Patients and carers should be actively involved in patient safety and empowered to use person‐centred approaches where they are asked to both identify safety concerns and partner in preventing them.
Rebecca L. Morris +5 more
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Achieving patient-focused maintenance services/systems [PDF]
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and investigate the contribution made from the estates services to the quality of the patient experience from the perspective of all estates staff ranging from front-line staff to directors of estates ...
Clark, L., May, D.
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An integrated care pathway for menorrhagia across the primary–secondary interface : patients' experience, clinical outcomes, and service utilisation [PDF]
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 +7 more
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The influence of hospitable design and service on patient responses [PDF]
A study of 216 respondents examined a medical center environment’s influence on patient responses. A stimulus–organism–response (S-O-R) model was adapted to the theory that more hospitable healthcare servicescape elements will affect patients’ overall ...
Mody, Makarand, Suess, Courtney
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Patient experiences of co-designed rehabilitation interventions: protocol for a rapid review [PDF]
Introduction Patient-centred care can be facilitated by co-design, which refers to collaboration between healthcare professionals and consumers in producing and implementing healthcare. Systematic reviews on co-design have mainly focused on the effectiveness of co-produced healthcare interventions.
Jonathan P McKercher +7 more
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Protocol for a longitudinal qualitative interview study: maintaining psychological well-being in advanced cancer - what can we learn from patients' and carers' own coping strategies? [PDF]
IntroductionPeople with advanced cancer and their carers experience stress and uncertainty which affects the quality of life and physical and mental health.
Appleton, L. +6 more
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Hospitality healthscapes: a conjoint analysis approach to understanding patient responses to hotel-like hospital rooms [PDF]
In an increasingly competitive market, healthcare providers are incorporating best practices from the hospitality industry to improve the patient experience.
Mody, Makarand, Suess, Courtney
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Glaucoma electronic patient record—design, experience and study of high-risk patients [PDF]
To set-up a glaucoma electronic patient record (GEPR) and study referral details to a new glaucoma service, concentrating on high-risk patients.A GEPR was designed using the pre-existing hospital information technology (IT) infrastructure. Referral details of all new patients to the glaucoma service were completely electronically entered and analysed.A
F, Imrie +6 more
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