Patient education and counseling
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Information overload can negatively impact positive health behaviors such as cancer screening. The 8-item Cancer Information Overload (CIO) scale appears to be the only validated measure of health-related information overload. The present study assesses the validity of the CIO scale when modified for use in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) residing in Australia. ⋯ A valid scale is required to measure information overload accurately. Knowledge of the interplay between information overload and various health behaviors help focus future efforts to support patient empowerment.
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Effects of patient education on perioperative analgesic utilization are not well defined. We designed a simple pain management educational card for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients and retrospectively reviewed clinical data before and after implementation to test the hypothesis that more informed patients will use less opioid. ⋯ Empowering TKA patients with education can reduce opioid use perioperatively.
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To extend our understanding of self-management by using original data and a recent concept analysis to propose a unifying framework for self-management strategies. ⋯ The TEDSS Framework may help to guide health service delivery and research.
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To investigate whether the inhalation technique improved among patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after an Inhalation Technique Assessment Service (ITAS), and to assess the patients' and pharmacists' perceptions of ITAS. ⋯ ITAS can contribute to significant improvements in inhalation technique among patients using inhaler devices.
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To investigate i) how the patient's participation in interaction occurs in interpreter-mediated consultations (IMCs) when the doctor provides information to the patient or tries to elicit information from them; ii) how the interpreter's presence in the consultation influences the patient's participation. ⋯ Doctors and interpreters should become more aware of their own and each other's actions in interaction and their influence on the patient's participation in the consultation.