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Examining cancer patient preferences during three stages of decision making and family involvement: a multicenter survey study in China

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background Medical decision-making is a complex multi-stage process. Chinese cancer patients’ preference for participation in decision-making stages, family involvement and influencing factors remain unclear. Methods A total of 1,422 cancer patients from
Siyu Yan, Danqi Wang, Qiao Huang, Yongbo Wang, Manru Fan, Hongyang Xue, Linxin Yu, Yinghui Jin   +7 more
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Self-control and savings [PDF]

We reconsider the well-established paradigm of a rational individual's choice of a consumption schedule, building on the idea that human beings devote resources to withstand their desire for immediate consumption, i.e.
Michel, Philippe, Vidal, Jean-Pierre
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Real‐World Performance of CSF Kappa Free Light Chains in the 2024 McDonald Criteria

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Kappa free light chains (KFLCs) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have a similar performance to CSF‐restricted oligoclonal bands (OCB) for multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. To help with implementation, we set out to resolve several remaining uncertainties: (1) performance in a real‐world cohort and the 2024 McDonald criteria; (2 ...
Maya M. Leibowitz, Ryan Cooper, Stefania Kaninia, Kathryn I. Challis, Will Greenway, Maria Bonello, Mahmoud Elbahnasawi, Deborah T. Shode, Dominika Gajdasik, Victor Iliev, Alison M. E. Whitelegg, Ian Galea   +11 more
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Patient and care partner perspectives and preferences related to myasthenia gravis treatment: A qualitative study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Due to the high symptom and treatment burden in myasthenia gravis (MG), understanding patient and care partner perspectives and preferences is crucial.
Margaret Yung, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Jacqueline Pesa, Zia Choudhry, Louis Jackson, Kathleen L. Deering, Jamie Sebaaly, Jordan Richardson, Josh Feldman, Wesley Peters, Melina Taylor, Allison Foss, Bruce West, Lisa Shea, Gabrielle Geonnotti, Raghav Govindarajan   +15 more
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Benefit Plan Design and Prescription Drug Utilization Among Asthmatics: Do Patient Copayments Matter? [PDF]

Objective: The ratio of controller to reliever medication use has been proposed as a measure of treatment quality for asthma patients. In this study we examine the effects of plan level mean out-of-pocket asthma medication patient copayments and other ...
Ernst R. Berndt, Onur Baser, Stan N. Finkelstein, Whitney P. Witt, William H. Crown   +4 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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Whole‐Body Pattern of Muscle Degeneration and Progression in Sarcoglycanopathies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize whole‐body intramuscular fat distribution pattern in patients with sarcoglycanopathies and explore correlations with disease severity, duration and age at onset. Methods Retrospective, cross‐sectional, multicentric study enrolling patients with variants in one of the four sarcoglycan genes who underwent whole‐body ...
Laura Costa‐Comellas, Mauro Monforte, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Penélope Romero‐Duque, Elena Pegoraro, Jordi Díaz‐Manera, Dmitry Vlodavets, Lorenzo Maggi, Marco Moscatelli, Adele D‘Amico, Montse Olivé, Jorge Alonso‐Pérez, Giacomo Comi, José Miguel Escudero‐Fernández, Gabriela S. Urcuyo, Anna Pichiecchio, Angela Berardinelli, Kristl G. Claeys, Claudio Bruno, Chiara Panicucci, Sara Bortolani, Eleonora Torchia, Enzo Ricci, Soledad Monges, Jorge A. Bevilacqua, Jorge Diaz‐Jara, Maggie C. Walter, Simone Thiele, Nicoline Løkken, John Vissing, Susana Quijano‐Roy, Robert Y. Carlier, Nicol C. Voermans, Chiara Marini‐Bettolo, Michela Guglieri, Volker Straub, Lea Leonardis, Francina Munell, David Gómez‐Andrés, Giorgio Tasca   +39 more
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Development of a Prediction Model for Progression Risk in High‐Grade Gliomas Based on Habitat Radiomics and Pathomics

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the value of constructing models based on habitat radiomics and pathomics for predicting the risk of progression in high‐grade gliomas. Methods This study conducted a retrospective analysis of preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images and pathological sections from 72 patients diagnosed with high‐grade gliomas (52 ...
Yuchen Zhu, Yuxi Gong, Weilin Xu, Xingjian Sun, Gefei Jiang, Lei Qiu, Kexin Shi, Mengxing Wu, Yinjiao Fei, Jinling Yuan, Jinyan Luo, Yurong Li, Yuandong Cao, Minhong Pan, Shu Zhou   +14 more
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Subjects with osteoarthritis can easily use a handheld touch screen electronic device to report medication use: qualitative results from a usability study

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Laura Khurana, Ellen M Durand, Sarah T Gary, Antonio V Otero, Millie C Gerzon, Jamie Beck, Chris Hall, Susan M Dallabrida eResearch Technologies, Inc., Boston, MA, USA Objectives: Electronic data capture is increasingly used to improve collection of ...
Khurana L, Durand EM, Gary ST, Otero AV, Gerzon MC, Beck J, Hall C, Dallabrida SM   +7 more
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Rapid diagnostic tests to inform clinical decision-making for antifungal stewardship in the ICU: a qualitative study with NHS staff, patients, and their legal representatives

Health Technology Assessment
Background Invasive candidiasis is a fungal infection of the blood or organs that is associated with high morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients.
Chikomborero Cynthia Mutepfa, Jana Suklan, Jennifer Bell, Mary Guiney, William Jones, John Simpson, Ronan McMullan   +6 more
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