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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
Motivation of adult female patients seeking orthodontic treatment: an application of Q-methodology.
Motivation is the impetus for patients to seek orthodontic treatment, affecting adherence, treatment outcomes, and satisfaction. The aim of this study was to assess the motivation of adult female patients seeking orthodontic treatment, and classify the patients according to their motivations. ⋯ The motivations of adult female patients seeking orthodontic treatment are complex. This study found that most adult female patients fell into one of four typical factor groups. Our findings may improve the adherence of adult female patients by developing a more ideal treatment program.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
Adherence to self-care in patients with heart failure in the HeartCycle study.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel online education and coaching program to promote self-care among patients with heart failure. In this program, education and coaching content is automatically tailored to the knowledge and behavior of the patient. ⋯ Self-reported self-care behavior scores improved significantly during the period of observation, and the objective evidence of adherence to daily weight and blood pressure measurements was high and remained stable over time. However, adherence to daily reporting of symptoms was lower and declined in the long-term.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
Medication adherence in patients with psychotic disorders: an observational survey involving patients before they switch to long-acting injectable risperidone.
Maintaining antipsychotic therapy in psychosis is important in preventing relapse. Long-acting depot preparations can prevent covert non-adherence and thus potentially contribute to better patient outcomes. In this observational survey the main objective is to evaluate medication adherence and its determinants for oral treatment in a large sample of patients with psychosis. ⋯ Self-reported adherence was low in most patients, with a strong positive association between self-reported adherence and psychiatrists' assessment of treatment acceptance. Understanding factors associated with poor medication adherence may help physicians to better manage their patients, thereby improving outcomes.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
Development of a patient decision aid for type 2 diabetes mellitus for patients not achieving glycemic control on metformin alone.
To describe the process used to develop an evidence-based patient decision aid (PDA) that facilitates shared decision-making for treatment intensification in inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) consistent with International Patient Decision Aids Standards. ⋯ A PDA was developed to help T2DM patients make decisions regarding medication choice. This approach may be applicable to other chronic conditions.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
ReviewThe optimal choice of medication administration route regarding intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous injection.
Intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), and subcutaneous (SC) are the three most frequently used injection routes in medication administration. Comparative studies of SC versus IV, IM versus IV, or IM versus SC have been sporadically conducted, and some new findings are completely different from the dosage recommendation as described in prescribing information. However, clinicians may still be ignorant of such new evidence-based findings when choosing treatment methods. ⋯ This updated review of findings of comparative studies of different injection routes will enrich the knowledge of safe, efficacious, economic, and patient preference-oriented medication administration as well as catching research opportunities in clinical nursing practice.