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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Factors Influencing Medication Adherence in Elderly Patients with Hypertension: A Single Center Study in Western China.
To develop and empirically test a conceptual model that explains the factors influencing antihypertensive medication adherence behavior in elderly patients in a city in western China. ⋯ The conceptual model demonstrates a robust ability to predict and explain medication adherence behavior among elderly patients with hypertension, facilitating the adoption and maintenance of changes in adherence behavior and the potential for preventing disease progression and improving quality of life.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Setting Organ Allocation Priorities: A Discrete Choice Experiment with German Patients and Their Relatives.
Organ transplantation systems benefit from guidelines that are harmonious with the preferences of the people involved. Discrete choice experiments are useful tools for eliciting preferences. ⋯ This study provides useful insights into the unique perspective of patients and their relatives on priority-setting in the allocation of donor organs that should be reflected in improved donor organ allocation rules.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Monitoring Surveys in the Context of Covid-19, Published in Belgium and France, in the Light of Health Democracy.
The management of a pandemic, such as COVID-19, requires the full participation of citizens. This recent situation has revealed the undermining of user participation in the decision-making process. Thus, this study aims to assess the involvement of users in the design and administration of surveys for health crisis monitoring and to stimulate reflection on information processes shared upstream during the decision-making process. ⋯ Although the principles of health democracy seemed to have been established, the exceptional regime induced by the epidemic overlooked the observance of such principles. This result indicates the need to reconsider the participation of citizens as real partners in care, including health crisis management.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
The Relationship Between Social Capital and Hypertension Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: The Moderating Effect of Depressive Symptoms.
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between social capital (SC) and hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, considering the moderation effects of depressive symptoms. ⋯ Depressive symptoms may be one crucial moderator of the relationship between SC and hypertension in a representative sample of Chinese diabetes patients. The findings indicate that improving SC and mental health may help manage hypertension among T2DM patients.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Perspective and Experience of Patients with Aplastic Anemia on Medication Adherence.
Drug treatment is critical for patients with aplastic anemia, and medication adherence directly impacts the therapeutic effect. Poor medication adherence is common among patients with chronic diseases. However, knowledge of the perceptions and experiences of patients with aplastic anemia regarding taking prescribed medicines is limited. ⋯ This study provided new perspectives on the medication adherence of patients with aplastic anemia, which may be valuable in clinical work and research. Further interventions should be developed for intentional and unintentional non-compliance. Future research can start with developing professional assessment tools addressing the influence of cognition and emotion on compliance.