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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
The Effect Of Social Media On The Choice Of Dental Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study In The City Of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In the past few years, social networking sites have received great attention in the health field by health practitioners and researchers, as well as health centers. The aim of this research is to investigate the important factors of patients (male or female) when choosing a dental practice, and the effectiveness of a social media presence for a dental practice to engage with and obtain new patients, as well as the return on investment of social media marketing. ⋯ The presence of the dentist in social networking sites and correct interaction with them is important to reach new patients and communicate with his/her former patients.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Mode of injection and treatment adherence: results of a survey characterizing the perspectives of health care providers and US women 18-45 years old.
A market research study was conducted to characterize perceptions of intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) routes of injection, including use of autoinjectors, and how these perceptions affect adherence to injection regimens. The perspectives were from women of childbearing age (18-45 years old; consumers) and health care providers (HCPs) involved in women's health care. ⋯ HCPs and consumers identified similar challenges with adherence to injections. However, there was consistently higher preference for SC relative to IM. HCPs and consumers believe that autoinjectors may increase adherence.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
When the fear of dentist is relevant for more than one's oral health. A structural equation model of dental fear, self-esteem, oral-health-related well-being, and general well-being.
To develop and test a complex model that captures the individuals' general well-being and the specific oral-health-related well-being. We were specifically interested, as a specific research question, if self-esteem, dental fear, and the oral health-related well-being are credible predictors for the general well-being. ⋯ Our research contributes directly to strengthening the theoretical basis for future interdisciplinary research, by providing, first, a tested and replicable model that surpasses the simple correlation or prediction, and second, empirical evidence for the significant mutual interdependence between psychological experiences, eg, self-esteem, and the two main aspects of well-being, ie, specific and general. From a practical, clinical viewpoint, our research provides further insights and justification for the importance of educating the patient, on all levels, from the individual clinical practice to community programs and public oral health policies, with respect to the importance of oral health.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Clinical evaluation of dimethyl fumarate for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: efficacy, safety, patient experience and adherence.
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is an oral disease-modifying therapy approved for management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients. Results from phase 3 clinical trials (DEFINE, CONFIRM) and follow-up study (ENDORSE) have provided good evidence for its efficacy and safety profile. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) assessment revealed stabilization or boost in health-related quality of life and work productivity of patients treated with DMF compared to placebo reflecting a higher patient satisfaction to therapy. ⋯ An increase in the real-world incidence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and liver abnormality cases is also concerning. Several prevention and mitigation strategies like patient counseling, dose up-titration, pretreatment with aspirin, use of symptomatic therapy and frequent blood monitoring have demonstrated to be effective in tackling these adverse effects and promoting adherence to DMF. In this article, we review the efficacy, safety, PROs and patient adhere data, along with various measures to manage adverse events and promote compliance.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Patterns of non-adherence to oral antiretroviral medication: frequencies of consecutively missed doses.
The therapeutic effect of a once-daily oral drug will be maintained if there are no occurrences of consecutively missed doses that exceed the duration of the drug's effect. The durations of effect of antiretroviral drugs are typically in the range of 1-4 days. Here, we report the observed frequencies of ≥2, ≥3, and ≥4 consecutively missed doses for patients taking a once-daily oral antiretroviral drug for HIV infection. ⋯ Observed runs of ≥3 and ≥4 consecutively missed doses - and hence loss of therapeutic effect for drugs of duration of action of <3 and <4 days, respectively - occurred more frequently than expected if missed doses were randomly distributed.