Leveraging telehealth supportive oncology services to combat COVID-19 isolation in breast cancer patients: A cancer center’s perspective [PDF]
, 2023 During the COVID-19 pandemic, breast cancer patient in-person visits were converted to telehealth visits. Given our concerns about increased isolation amongst breast cancer patients during the pandemic, and the deleterious effects of such isolation on ...
Regina Rosenthal +13 more
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Therapeutic isolation in psychiatry
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Therapeutic seclusion, consist of locking a patient alone in a room dedicated to this type of care. It poses real questions about respect for fundamental rights, in particular the right to liberty.
H. El Kefi +6 more
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Identifying sources of patient dissatisfaction when seeking care for a chronic and complex disease [PDF]
, 2023 Patients’ evaluations of healthcare often rely on patient satisfaction and encounter-specific approaches. Instead, valuable information can be gained by focusing on patient dissatisfaction with healthcare over time.
Harsin, Amanda +10 more
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Special Issue – July/August 2022: Elevating the human experience through caring for the healthcare workforce [PDF]
, 2021 Patient Experience Journal (PXJ) is excited to announce the call for submissions for its July/August 2022 special issue on the impact that caring for the healthcare workforce can have on transforming the human experience.
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Daily of people supplied by hanseniasis in compulsory insulation in Hospital Colony [PDF]
Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde, 2019 Objective: To learn about the daily lives of people affected by institutionalized leprosy during compulsory isolation at Hospital Colônia Padre Antônio Manoel, in Paulista-PE. Methods: Qualitative-descriptive study.
Camila Xavier de Melo +5 more
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The initial psychometric evaluation of a new Emergency Department Patient-Reported Experience Measure (ED PREM) [PDF]
, 2023 Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are critical to evaluating the person-centeredness, safety, and quality of healthcare services internationally.
Claudia Bull +14 more
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Effect of using disposable polyethylene bag as a probe cover or finger cover in pulse oximetry
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background: Consumer-grade pulse oximeters are used to monitor blood oxygen levels (SpO2) at home. Sharing a pulse oximeter with family members in isolation centers or home isolation due to COVID-19 may increase the chances of cross-infection.
Himel Mondal +3 more
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A concept analysis of the patient experience [PDF]
, 2023 Patient experience, an essential indicator of quality patient care, is of increasing importance to hospitals that want to improve and maintain strong patient experience metrics to remain competitive in the business of healthcare.
Avlijas, Tanja, RN, MScN +3 more
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Closed Venereology Wards in the German Democratic Republic
Acta Medico-Historica Rigensia, 2019 Over the 40-year existence of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), multiple thousands of women have been committed to closed venereology wards. The system of compulsory hospitalisation to closed venereology wards established in the GDR was based on the ...
Florian Steger, Maximilian Schochow
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Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Contact Rates during a Simulated Influenza Pandemic
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 Measures to decrease contact between persons during an influenza pandemic have been included in pandemic response plans. We used stochastic simulation models to explore the effects of school closings, voluntary confinements of ill persons and their ...
Michael J. Haber +7 more
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