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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Risk factors associated with fatigue in chronic hepatitis B patients.
To evaluate fatigue in chronic hepatitis B patients and its related independent factors, as well as the relationship between fatigue and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). ⋯ In this study, we found that the fatigue dimensions of chronic hepatitis B patients differed between various subpopulations. Height and regular exercise habits were the independent factors that affected the patients' fatigue levels. Moreover, HRQoL was correlated with fatigue level. For patients with risk factors of fatigue, target intervention is advised in order to decrease fatigue and increase HRQoL.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Implementing post-orthodontic compliance among adolescents wearing removable retainers through Whatsapp: a pilot study.
Purpose: To determine whether the use of social media is useful in improving compliance and follow-up attendance among patients wearing retainers after orthodontic treatment. Patients and methods: Sixty post-orthodontic patients (aged 16-19 years), randomized in two groups: follow-up supported by participation in WhatsApp chat group (SG), and Control Group (CG). All patients were scheduled for quarterly check-ups for monitoring of orthodontic stability by measurement of intercanine width at the beginning of the study (t0) and every 4 months t1, t2, t3) for 1 year of observation. ⋯ Follow-up attendance was regular in both groups in the first 8 months of follow-up. After that, patient compliance decreased in the CG, with eight patients missing check-up appointments. Conclusion: Engaging adolescent patients directly through WhatsApp activity seems to increase regularity in wearing removable retainers, attendance to follow-up schedule, and yield better long-term outcome in terms of orthodontic stability and compliance.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Guided asthma self-management or patient self-adjustment? Using patients' narratives to better understand adherence to asthma treatment.
The purpose of this study was to better understand patients' perspective of asthma self-management by focusing on the sociocultural and medical context shaping patients' illness representations and individual decisions. ⋯ Current medical recommendations regarding asthma self-management highlight the importance of the physicians' guidance through the provision of a detailed written action plan and asthma education. These data suggest that while physicians contribute to shaping patients' beliefs and perceptions about the disease and treatment goals, patients tend to listen to their own experience and manage the disease accordingly. Thus, a medical encounter between the patient and the physician, aiming at enhancing a meaningful conversation about the disease, may lead the patient to approach the disease in a more effective manner, which goes beyond taking preventative paths to avoid symptoms.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Treatment Adherence And Persistence Among HIV-1 Patients Newly Starting Treatment.
To assess adherence and persistence with first-line single-tablet regimen (STR) and multi-tablet regimen (MTR) antiretroviral therapy (ART) in newly treated HIV-1 patients. ⋯ Patients receiving STRs were significantly less likely to discontinue therapy and were more adherent with their regimens, providing further evidence of greater adherence and persistence with STRs versus MTRs. However, there was a large proportion of patients who interrupted or discontinued treatment. Further research examining treatment patterns beyond first line is warranted.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Patient And Nurse Experience Of Using Somatostatin Analogues To Treat Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Results Of The Somatostatin Treatment Experience Trial (STREET).
Evaluate patients' and nurses' experiences, including injection problem frequency, with the somatostatin analogues (SSAs) lanreotide autogel® (Somatuline® autogel®, deep subcutaneous) and octreotide long-acting release (LAR) (Sandostatin® LAR®, intramuscular) when treating gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). ⋯ Those treated with lanreotide reported fewer injection problems and experienced less pre-injection anxiety than those treated with octreotide. SSA choice did not appear to affect patients' HRQoL. Some patients treated with octreotide were unaware of an SSA with the flexibility of self-injection.