Patient Prefer Adher
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2016
Medicine-related services in community pharmacy: public preferences for pharmacy attributes and promotional methods and comparison with pharmacists' perceptions.
Public awareness of pharmacy services designed to support the use of medicines is low, yet little is known about how the public view promotion of these services, or their preferences for the attributes of pharmacies from which they would like to receive them. ⋯ Pharmacists and pharmacy owners must ensure good relationships with local medical practices to enable them to maximize opportunities for using the promotional methods judged most effective in encouraging the use of medicine-related services. Staff must be approachable and enable access to pharmacists, ensuring that perceptions of pharmacist busyness are not a deterrent.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2016
Preferred information sources and needs of cancer patients on disease symptoms and management: a cross-sectional study.
This study aimed at identifying the information needs of cancer patients, their preferences for the means of receiving health information, and the perceived level of satisfaction of existing possibilities for acquiring cancer-related information in Ethiopia. ⋯ Medical practitioners other than doctors and nurses such as clinical pharmacists should support and identify measures that can enhance patients' satisfaction level regarding the existing possibilities for acquiring information regarding cancer. Periodic assessment of cancer patient's information requirements is also crucial, considering the ever-changing dynamics of priorities of such information desires.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2016
Gender- and age-related treatment compliance in patients with osteoporosis in Germany.
The purpose of this study was to analyze treatment compliance in osteoporotic patients treated with osteoporosis medications in Germany. ⋯ Compliance is insufficient in osteoporotic patients treated with osteoporosis medications.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2016
Development of internalized and personal stigma among patients with and without HIV infection and occupational stigma among health care providers in Southern China.
HIV/AIDS-related stigma is a major barrier of access to care for those infected with HIV. The aim of this study was to examine, validate, and adapt measuring scales of internalized, personal, and occupational stigma developed in Africa into a Chinese context. ⋯ The new stigma scales are valid and should be used to monitor HIV/AIDS stigma in different groups of Chinese people in health care settings.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2016
Association of psychological factors, patients' knowledge, and management among patients with erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common health problems in men. ED can significantly affect a man's psychological well-being and overall health. ⋯ This study concluded that ED does affect psychological well-being of people. In addition, patient's knowledge about ED and its management is also crucial in ensuring that the patient achieves optimal therapeutic outcomes from ED therapy.