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How broad are state physician health program descriptions of physician impairment? [PDF]
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018 Background Physician health program websites in 23 states provide many descriptions of possible physician impairment. This study sought to determine whether these descriptions are so broad that almost everyone might potentially be suspected of being ...
Nicholas D. Lawson, J. Wesley Boyd
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Patient health literacy and cognitive impairment surveys highlight barriers to patient-provider communication [PDF]
Frontiers in Health ServicesIntroductionProviders may underestimate patient health literacy, and patients may not understand commonly used medical terms. Undiagnosed cognitive impairment among Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS) patients may further hinder ...
Star Okolie +4 more
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Community-Based Physician Attitudes Related to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s Disease in the United States [PDF]
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other DementiasThe increasing incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) coupled with emerging diagnostics and treatments underscores the need for early detection of AD, yet identifying these individuals remains challenging.
Timothy R. Juday PhD, MPA +7 more
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Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal, 1985 This is an important book. It deals candidly with the subject of physician impairment, involving doctors who experience serious emotional illness, alcoholism and/or abuse of other drugs, and suicidal problems, a subject that is receiving increasing attention. The book is divided into six parts.
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A rationale and framework for addressing physician cognitive impairment
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Medical error is costly, in terms of the health and wellbeing of the patient, their family, and the financial burden placed on the medical system. Reducing medical error is paramount to minimizing harm and improving outcomes.
Victor A. Del Bene +10 more
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An Impaired Physician's Physician [PDF]
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2003 Physicians must show appropriate concern, compassion, and sensitivity when treating other physicians as patients, especially when faced with the possibility of a debilitating illness. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
Peter, Mansky +2 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 2022 Background: Impaired cognitive function of bladder cancer patients plays a role in coping with the kind of urinary diversion and may impact perioperative morbidity. In this study we therefore aimed to assess the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in
Camilla M. Grunewald +5 more
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Dermatology and Therapy, 2023 Introduction Alopecia areata (AA) can negatively affect quality of life (QoL) and is associated with increased prevalence of anxiety and depression (vs people without AA).
Sergio Vañó-Galván +8 more
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EFFECTIVENESS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN ACNE [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2019 Acne is a condition that occurs in both sexes, affects several age groups (especially adolescents) and can have a high degree of impairment of the quality of life of patients.
Ana Maria Alexandra Stănescu +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 ObjectivesThe spectrum of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) represents highly inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Patients mostly report severe physical impairment. Possible consequences for mental health have been scarcely studied.
Matthias Froehlich +11 more
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