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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Treatment Interruption Among Drug-Susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southern Ethiopia.
Tuberculosis treatment interruption is a failure of attending two scheduled appointments to collect the drugs in either phase of tuberculosis treatment. Even if TB treatment is crucial to achieve a cure and avoid the emergence of drug resistance, treatment interruption is the most testing and deterring factor for successful tuberculosis treatment and one of the problems leading to the development of drug-resistant tuberculosis. TB treatment interruption is the precursor for loss to follow-up and treatment failure, but the magnitude of this problem is unknown in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was intended to identify determinants of treatment interruption among drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South Ari district, Southern Ethiopia. ⋯ Alcohol consumption, waiting time at the health facility ≥30 minutes, smoking habits, used traditional medicine, and HIV co-infected were potential determinants. Enhancing public health education, designing strategies that emphasize patients with HIV co-infection, and reducing waiting times are recommended.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
The Importance of Shared Decision-Making for Patients with Glioblastoma.
Navigating care for patients with cancer can be overwhelming considering the multiple specialists they encounter and the numerous decisions they must make. For patients with glioblastoma (GBM), management is further complicated by a poor prognosis, feelings of isolation, urgency to treat, and cognitive decline associated with this rare and progressive disease. ⋯ Their insights from interactions with patients and caregivers provide a template for empowering patients, improving patient-physician communication and understanding, and reducing patient and caregiver anxieties. Ultimately, increased SDM may lead to a better quality of life and improved treatment outcomes.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Influencing Factors of Outpatients' Satisfaction in China a Cross-Sectional Study of 16 Public Tertiary Hospitals.
This study aimed to analyze the status of patient satisfaction in outpatients of tertiary hospitals and the factors affecting patient satisfaction, in order to provide a scientific basis for improving patient satisfaction. ⋯ In the process of serving outpatients, doctors should pay more attention to patients who are male, 31-45 years old or over 60 years old, permanent residents, from public institutions, possessed postgraduate education, without medical insurance, and who visiting paediatrics and Chinese medicine hospitals.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Lower Patient Anxiety and Unchanged Levels of Adherence to Hemato-Oncologic Treatment in Response to New Measures to Reduce Hospital Exposure Risk to COVID-19.
Hemato-oncology patients are at high risk for morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The resultant heightened anxiety among these patients may negatively affect adherence to therapy and treatment-related outcome. We aimed to assess whether the adoption of precautionary measures provided by the medical team led to a reduction in COVID-19-related anxiety and, consequently, to successful execution of treatment plans. ⋯ Reorganization of the hemato-oncology unit and provision of information to patients reduced COVID-19-related anxiety and enabled the same delivery of therapy as that prior to the pandemic.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
A Co-Design Process to Elaborate Educational Materials to Promote Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Healthcare in Catalonia (Spain).
Co-design processes with patients allow developing health education materials, that are adapted to the population's knowledge and use of language, to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. ⋯ The co-design of educational materials is essential for health promotion. This study presents an example of how materials can be co-developed with patients. The material elaborated in this study is being used for the ISAAC-CAT project and may be useful for future research, practice in health services and health policy.