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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Case ReportsImplementing the Hospice Shared Care Model to Support a Patient with Advanced Colon Cancer: A Case Report.
Compared to Western countries, palliative and hospice care services are used less often in Asian countries. While both types have been implemented in mainland China in recent years, their utilization rates have not increased satisfactorily. Moreover, few hospitals in mainland China implement hospice care using the hospice shared care model. ⋯ The hospice shared care team helped the patient with her physical and psychological pain, met her end-of-life wishes, and provided support for the families.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Case ReportsTowards a Therapy for Geographic Atrophy: A Patient's Experience.
Geographic atrophy (GA) is the advanced form of the non-neovascular (dry) type of age-related macular degeneration. Presently, GA cannot be treated. However, new therapies administered by intravitreal injection are in late-stage development. These can slow down, but do not stop or reverse, GA progression. The acceptability of these emerging therapies to people with GA is currently unknown. The present case study explores the perspectives of a person living with GA who took part in the terminated Phase 3 clinical trial of Lampalizumab, a candidate intravitreal treatment for GA. We explored this patient's perspective on the retrospective acceptability of regular Lampalizumab injections, and the prospective acceptability of future intravitreal therapies for GA. ⋯ Analysis of one participant's experience demonstrates the value of exploring GA patients' unique views on the acceptability of new intravitreal treatments. Larger prospective studies will provide more insight that help to optimise treatment design and delivery, thereby maximising likelihood of adherence and persistence when these therapies eventually arrive in clinic.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Associated Factors Among Adolescents.
Currently, COVID-19 disease is a major public health issue that affects a large number of people worldwide. The COVID-19 vaccine is one of the best preventative measures. Adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 pandemic cannot be stopped if people are reluctant to use this vaccine. However, the extent of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related variables among adolescents are not well understood. ⋯ This study shows that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adolescents is very high. Being female, poor knowledge towards COVID-19 disease and the vaccine, an unfavorable attitude and social media were factors significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Predictors of Cardiovascular Morbidity Among Adult Hypertensive Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hypertension is a public health issue affecting over a billion people globally. 15% of the adults in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are thought to have hypertension. A large proportion of them remain undiagnosed or are sub-optimally treated. Those with inadequately treated hypertension have a high risk of life-threatening cardiovascular complications such as ischemic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure. This study was undertaken to elucidate the cardiovascular morbidity seen in a sample of adult hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia and identify key demographic and clinical factors associated with cardiovascular morbidity. ⋯ Older age, the presence of comorbid diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia are associated with a higher likelihood of cardiovascular morbidity in hypertensive patients of Saudi Arabia.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Parental Hesitancy on COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Under Five Years in Thailand: Role of Attitudes and Vaccine Literacy.
Global vaccination efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic may be impeded by vaccine hesitancy. Attitudes and vaccine literacy are important factors that reduce vaccine hesitancy. The role of attitudes and vaccine literacy of parents on COVID-19 vaccine intention for their children under five years was unknown. ⋯ Parents should be provided with accurate information from healthcare personnel and media sources about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine for young children under five years of age to overcome their hesitancy.