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To explore youth perception of the esthetics of different orthodontic appliances measured using different concepts of esthetics. ⋯ This study demonstrates the widespread preference and acceptability of clear aligners among the youth. Other orthodontic appliances were acceptable but to a lesser extent than clear aligners. This study informs orthodontists about their youth consumers' behavior and may help inform treatment discussions in the orthodontic clinic.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Attitude Towards Drug Therapy in a Community Mental Health Center Evaluated by the Drug Attitude Inventory.
Negative attitude towards drug therapy can foster limited adherence to treatment, which remains one of the biggest obstacles for implementing effective treatments, especially long term. ⋯ Among the selected variables, "monotherapy" and "total number of hospitalizations" were negatively correlated to the final score of DAI-30, whereas being "married" was positively correlated to it, in a statistically significant way, using the multiple linear regression model. These correlations suggest that positive attitude towards drug therapy could be reinforced by the condition of being married and reduced by relapses with hospitalization, as literature highlighted, and, paradoxically, by a monotherapy, which could suggest a sort of psychological dependence on therapy and, indirectly, on psychiatric service, potentially correlated to the long-term treatments of our patients.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Development and Evaluation of the Supportive Needs Assessment Tool for Cirrhosis (SNAC).
We report the development and psychometric testing of a Supportive Needs Assessment tool for Cirrhosis (SNAC). ⋯ These data provide initial evidence for the validity and reliability of the SNAC, an instrument designed to measure type and amount of perceived unmet practical and psychological needs of people diagnosed with cirrhosis.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Factors Driving Patient Preferences for Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) Injection Regimen and Injection Device Features: A Discrete Choice Experiment.
The daily injection burden of recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) replacement therapy to treat growth hormone deficiency (GHD) may reduce compliance and limit treatment benefit. Research is needed to evaluate patient preferences for GHD injection regimen and device features. ⋯ Patients prefer a less frequent injection regimen for treating GHD. Addressing patient preferences may improve compliance, adherence, and ultimately, clinical outcomes.