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Impact of satisfaction with physician–patient communication on self-care and adherence in patients with hypertension: cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Hypertension (HT) requires patients to continuously monitor their blood pressure, strictly adhere to therapeutic recommendations, and self-manage their illness.
N. Świątoniowska-Lonc, J. Polański, W. Tański, B. Jankowska-Polańska   +3 more
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Recognising and supporting self in dementia: a new way to facilitate a person-centred approach to dementia care [PDF]

, 2010
This paper reports findings from a three-year study which integrated Kitwood’s (1997) person-centred and Sabat’s (2001) selfhood approaches in the design, fieldwork and analysis of a multi-method observational study that explored the social worlds of 14 ...
Kelly, Fiona
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Integrating Symptoms Into the Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness

ANS. Advances in nursing science, 2019
The Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness has been used widely since it was first published in 2012. With the goal of theoretical refinement in mind, we evaluated the theory to identify areas where the theory lacked clarity and could be ...
B. Riegel, T. Jaarsma, Christopher S. Lee, A. Strömberg   +3 more
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Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care - an international series: United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2010
INTRODUCTION: The UK National Health Service (NHS) is essentially publicly funded through general taxation. Challenges facing the NHS include the rise in prevalence of long-term conditions and financial pressures.
Allison Worth, Mark Levy, Worth, Allison, Levy, Mark L., Fletcher, Monica, Pinnock, Hilary, Aziz Sheikh, Monica Fletcher, Hilary Pinnock, Pinnock, Hilary; id_orcid, Hoskins, Gaylor, Levy, Mark, Gaylor Hoskins, Sheikh, Aziz, Levy, Mark L   +14 more
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Heart failure self-care, factors influencing self-care and the relationship with health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional observational study

Heliyon, 2020
Background Self-care helps maintain health, prevents complications and improves the quality of life of patients living with heart failure (HF). Self-care is critical to HF management but has received limited attention in Nepal.
B. Koirala, C. D. Dennison Himmelfarb, C. Budhathoki, P. Davidson   +3 more
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Self-care in primary care: findings from a longitudinal comparison study. [PDF]

, 2013
To examine the effects of self-care training workshops for primary healthcare workers on frequently attending ...
Witty, K, Forshaw, MJ, Marchant, P, South, J, White, AK, Spoor, C, Bagnall, A   +6 more
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Self-care research: Where are we now? Where are we going?

International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2019
Background and Objective: The beneficial effects of self-care include improved well-being and lower morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. In this article we address the current state of self-care research and propose an agenda for future research ...
B. Riegel, S. Dunbar, D. Fitzsimons, K. Freedland, Christopher S. Lee, S. Middleton, A. Strömberg, E. Vellone, D. Webber, T. Jaarsma   +9 more
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Foot self-care behavior and its predictors in diabetic patients in Indonesia

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Previous studies have shown that diabetic foot ulcers are principally associated with improper foot self-care. Since appropriate foot self-care is essential to prevent diabetic foot-ulcers, any factors which can predict foot self-care behavior should be ...
Y. Sari, A. S. Upoyo, Atyanti Isworo, Agis Taufik, A. Sumeru, D. Anandari, E. Sutrisna   +6 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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The Self-Care Observatory: Health Literacy

, 2023
The Self-Care Observatory came into being following the 2023 London Self-Care Summit at Imperial College which included SCARU, UTS, WHO and many many others. ​The concept of a repository of self-care evidence was raised. Existing experience of a similar
Jenkins, C.
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