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The association between patient safety outcomes and nurse/healthcare assistant skill mix and staffing levels and factors that may influence staffing requirements [PDF]

, 2014
IntroductionIdentifying safe approaches to nurse staffing in hospital wards is a key challenge for healthservice providers. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has beenasked by the Department of Health and NHS England to develop ...
James, Liz, Simon, Michael, Ball, Jane, Jones, Jeremy, Recio, Alejandra, Drennan, Jonathan, Griffiths, Peter   +6 more
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Measuring patients' views: a bifactor model of distinct patient-reported outcomes in psychosis. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are widely used for evaluating the care of patients with psychosis. Previous studies have reported a considerable overlap in the information captured by measures designed to assess different outcomes. This may
Burns, T., McCabe, R, Reininghaus, Ulrich, Reininghaus, U., Priebe, S., Burns, T, Croudace, T.; id_orcid, Priebe, Stefan, McCabe, R., Reininghaus, U, McCabe, Rosemarie, McCabe, Rose, Croudace, T, Croudace, T., Burns, Tom, Priebe, S, Croudace, Tim   +16 more
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A generic and adaptable model of developing, implementing, and maintaining patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice – the AmbuFlex model

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Background Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are aspects of health status reported directly by patients. Over the last decade, PROs have been increasingly used in clinical practice.
Liv Marit Valen Schougaard, Anne Jessen, Anne Treschow Phillipsen, Anke de Beijer, Camilla Buur Udbye Agesen, Helle Dahl Harbo, Jonas Hermann Schrøder, Kathrine Hønholt Carlson, Katja Kimose Sloth, Lene Bjerre Graakjaer, Louise Pape Larsen, Mette Roost, Nanna Toxvig Sørensen, Regine Grytnes, Sanne Degn Gjørup, Sidse Østergaard Olesen, Birgith Engelst Grove   +16 more
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Development and evaluation of the Acromegaly Symptom Diary

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2023
Background Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are important to consider when evaluating treatments, yet there are no PRO measures for patients with acromegaly that have been developed in accordance with US Food and Drug Administration guidance ...
Susan Martin, Randall H. Bender, Alan Krasner, Tonya Marmon, Michael Monahan, Lauren Nelson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of patients admitted for drowning

Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2023
According to the latest Utstein-style consensus, drowning is defined as the primary respiratory impairment resulting from submersion or immersion in a liquid medium.1 Patients may experience hypothermia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock.1 The pathophysiology is poorly understood, but could relate to physiological responses to temperature ...
Mingzhe, Cai, Piea Peng, Lee, Pei Leng, Chong, Fiona Teng Teng, Peh, Sachin, Mathur   +4 more
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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

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) symptom verbal response scales: content validity testing for use in adults with CRSwNP

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Background PRO measures of symptoms in clinical trials have historically utilized visual and numerical scales but verbal descriptors may make it easier for patients to clearly differentiate between response options.
Tom Keeley, Nina Gaw, Waseem Ahmed, Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, Ana R. Sousa, Katie Forde, Rosie Sharp, Sophie Whyman, Adam Gater   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

What motivates patients and caregivers to engage in health research and how engagement affects their lives: Qualitative survey findings

Health Expectations, 2020
Background US research organizations increasingly are supporting patient and stakeholder engagement in health research with a goal of producing more useful, relevant and patient‐centered evidence better aligned with real‐world clinical needs. The Patient‐
Rachel Hemphill, Laura P. Forsythe, Andrea L. Heckert, Andrew Amolegbe, Maureen Maurer, Kristin L. Carman, Rikki Mangrum, Lisa Stewart, Ninma Fearon, Laura Esmail   +9 more
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health funders’ dissemination and implementation practices: results from a survey of the Ensuring Value in Research (EViR) Funders’ Forum

Implementation Science Communications, 2022
Background A significant gap persists between evidence from research and its use in practice. Research funders, important actors in the health research system, can help reduce this gap by initiating dissemination and implementation (D&I) activities.
Barbara van der Linden, Kelly M. Dunham, Joanna Siegel, Emily Lazowick, Michael Bowdery, Tara Lamont, Alison Ford   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source