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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Shared Medical Decision Making In Patients With Cancer.
Shared decision making promotes patient participation in medical decisions. This study aims to explore the decision-making situation and influencing factors in patients with cancer. ⋯ Improving health literacy is indispensable to promote patient participation in shared decision making in the highly professional medical field. Education level directly affects health literacy; therefore, in the future, providing disease-matching health education is crucial for patients with lower education levels to enhance their health literacy. Health literacy directly affects shared decision making; therefore, more active assistance in achieving patient health literacy is crucial to implement shared decision making.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2019
The association of angiotensin receptor blocker-based combination therapy with persistence and adherence in newly treated, uncomplicated hypertensive patients.
We compared treatment adherence and persistence during treatment with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)-based single pill combination (SPC) and free equivalent combination (FEC) and between SPCs of an ARB with a thiazide diuretic (TD) and an ARB with a calcium channel blocker (CCB) as initial treatment in uncomplicated hypertensive patients who received pre-packaged medications from the pharmacy. ⋯ Our data suggest that, compared with FEC therapy, initiating an ARB-based SPC therapy may increase adherence and persistence in patients with uncomplicated hypertension who also receive pre-packaged medication from the pharmacy. Although using an ARB + CCB SPC may improve initial treatment persistence, it does not increase adherence or overall persistence when compared with an ARB + TD SPC.
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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
The perspectives of patients and physicians on the role of pharmacists in improving medication adherence in type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study.
Pharmacy practice has been expanded to include responsibility for the outcomes of medication therapy. However, in developing countries the pharmacist's role is still limited to dispensing medications. The aim of this study is to explore the perspectives of patients and physicians on the pharmacist's role in improving medication adherence in type 2 diabetes. ⋯ From the perspectives of patients and physicians, the pharmacist's role in the management of type 2 diabetes is still limited to dispensing medications. In order to improve medication adherence and consequently patient outcomes, policy-makers need to be aware of the importance of supporting pharmacists and providing them with the appropriate training.
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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.