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Measuring barriers to adherence: validation of the problematic experiences of therapy scale

, 2014
Purpose: To present the psychometric properties of the Problematic Experiences of Therapy Scale (the PETS), a brief measure to assess self-reported perceived barriers to adherence to physical rehabilitative therapy.Methods: Participants (study 1: n?=?128,
Yardley, Lucy, Kirby, Sarah, Donovan-Hall, Maggie   +2 more
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Measurement of adherence, drug concentrations and the effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine, chlorproguanil-dapsone or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Malawi [PDF]

, 2009
Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the only single dose therapy for uncomplicated malaria, but there is widespread resistance. At the time of this study, artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and chlorproguanil-dapsone (CPD), both multi-dose regimes, were ...
Hughes Dyfrig A, Mavuto Mukaka, Montgomery, Jacqui, Peter A Winstanley, Wootton, Dan, Winstanley Peter A, David G Lalloo, Molyneux Malcolm E, Bell, David J., Ward, Steve, Ward, Steve A., Chimpeni Phillips, Mukaka, Mavuto, Dyfrig A Hughes, Hughes, Dyfrig A., Steve A Ward, Wootton, Daniel G., Molyneux, Malcolm E., Lalloo David G, Phillips Chimpeni, Malcolm E Molyneux, Bell David J, Kayange Noel, Jacqui Montgomery, Ward Steve A, David J Bell, Noel Kayange, Mukaka Mavuto, Hughes, Dyfrig, Kayange, Noel, Lalloo, David G., Wootton Dan, Lalloo, David; id_orcid, Chimpeni, Phillips, Winstanley, Peter, Montgomery Jacqui, Dan Wootton, Winstanley, Peter A.   +37 more
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Clinical impact of guideline-based practice and patients’ adherence in uncontrolled hypertension

Clinical Hypertension, 2021
Background Chronic diseases like hypertension need comprehensive lifetime management. This study assessed clinical and patient-reported outcomes and compared them by treatment patterns and adherence at 6 months among uncontrolled hypertensive patients in
Il Suk Sohn, Chong Jin Kim, Byung-Su Yoo, Byung Jin Kim, Jae Woong Choi, Doo-Il Kim, Sang-Hak Lee, Woo-Hyuk Song, Dong Woon Jeon, Tae Jun Cha, Dae-Kyeong Kim, Seong-Hoon Lim, Chang-Wook Nam, Joon-Han Shin, Ung Kim, Jae-Jin Kwak, Jun-Bean Park, Jin-Hye Cha, Young-Joo Kim, Jimi Choi, Juneyoung Lee   +20 more
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Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Target Glycemic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly affects individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with increased risk of diabetes‐related complications. To better understand potential mechanisms, we examined the association between symptomatic knee OA and glycemic control in individuals with T2DM.
Lauren K. King, Alanna Weisman, Baiju R. Shah, Robert Goldberg, Amish Parikh, Ian Stanaitis, Vivian Hung, Rosane Nisenbaum, Abdalmohsen Almodahka, Lorraine Lipscombe, Gillian A. Hawker   +10 more
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Cohort study examining tamoxifen adherence and its relationship to mortality in women with breast cancer [PDF]

, 2008
Increasing duration of tamoxifen therapy improves survival in women with breast cancer but the impact of adherence to tamoxifen on mortality is unclear. This study investigated whether women prescribed tamoxifen after surgery for breast cancer adhered to
Crilly, M., C McCowan, Donnan, P.T., T P Fahey, McCowan, C., Shearer, J., Fahey, T. P., Thompson, A. M., P T Donnan, Donnan, P. T.; id_orcid, Dewar, J.A., Dewar, J. A., J A Dewar, A M Thompson, Thompson, A.M., Fahey, T.P., M Crilly, J Shearer   +17 more
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Associations of Sleep and Shift Work With Osteoarthritis Risk

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Daily rhythms may be critical for maintaining homeostasis of joint tissues. We aimed to investigate the relationships among circadian clock disruption, sleep, and osteoarthritis (OA) risk in humans. Methods In the UK Biobank, a prospective 500,000–person cohort, we evaluated associations among sleep duration, sleeplessness/insomnia, and shift
Elizabeth L. Yanik, Abigail Bridgeman, Erik D. Herzog, Vy Pham, Bradley A. Evanoff, Farshid Guilak   +5 more
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Factors Related to Suboptimal Adherence to Dyslipidemia Medication: An Exploration Using Nationally Representative Databases

Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
Objective Dyslipidemia is increasingly recognized as a prevalent chronic disease; however, treatment gaps and suboptimal medication adherence remain persistent challenges.
Jihye Shin, Taegyu Um, Sangyong Jo, Minkook Son   +3 more
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The Importance of Adherence and Compliance with Treatment in Cystic Fibrosis

, 2012
The therapeutic requirements of patients with CF are highly complex. Many patients require continuous care at home with many prophylactic medications, such as nebulised or oral antibiotics, pancreatic enzymes, mucolytic agents, vitamin and nutritional supplements as well as daily physiotherapy and a healthy lifestyle with adequate nutrition and ...
Rosa Patricia, Carlos Bousoo, Juan J. Daz Mart   +2 more
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Use of a Molecular Signature Response Classifier to Inform Treatment Selection Improves Clinical Disease Activity Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating a Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed the effectiveness of PrismRA to improve clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with a biologic or targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Methods PrismRA incorporated 19 gene expression features and four clinical features to assess a patient's likelihood of
Fenglong Xie, Timothy Beukelman, Nicholas P. McCormick, Jeffrey R. Curtis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The process of adhering to aerosol therapy in adolescents with cystic fibrosis: patient and parent perspectives [PDF]

, 2012
Advances in medicine and healthcare have resulted in significant improvements for those children and adolescents living with a chronic health condition. However, the treatments prescribed will only work if they are taken.
O'Toole, Daniel Patrick Harry
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