Patient education and counseling
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To map the usage of out-of-office hours acute telephone counselling (ATC) provided by diabetes specialist nurses (n=18) for diabetes patients to explore potentials for improvement. ⋯ Frequent users identified need additional support.
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To identify factors associated with participant consent to record visits; to estimate effects of recording on patient-clinician interactions. ⋯ Benefits of recording clinic visits likely outweigh the risks of bias in this setting.
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Observational Study
Patient-provider interaction during medication encounters: A study in outpatient pharmacies in the Netherlands.
To describe communication between pharmacy staff and patients at the counter in outpatient pharmacies. Both content and communication style were investigated. ⋯ This study shows there is room for improvement, as communication is still not according to professional guidelines. To implement professional guidelines successfully, it is necessary to identify underlying reasons for not following the guidelines.
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To determine the volume and scope of research output examining preparation of patients for people undergoing cancer-related surgical treatment, and the impact of pre-operative education on patient outcomes and health care utilisation. ⋯ Further work should be directed at multi-modal interventions, and those that include the caregiver, given their role in assisting patients to prepare and recover from surgery.
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This study evaluates the feasibility and changes in pain, pain cognition, and distress during a patient education course and a 5-month follow-up period. The Chronic Pain Self-Management Programme (CPSMP) is a lay-led patient education consisting of six manualized sessions. ⋯ The Danish version of the CPSMP is feasible.