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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Portable coagulometer for vitamin K-antagonist monitoring: the patients' point of view.
The aim of this study was to know the patients' point of view on the monitoring of vitamin K-antagonist (VKA) therapy by means of a point of care testing (POCT), ie, using a portable coagulometer by self-testing at home. At first, patients had prothrombin time (PT) international normalized ratio (INR) monitoring at a thrombosis center; afterward, they were shifted to self-testing at home. An interview was done to evaluate the patients' point of view on the two monitoring periods. ⋯ VKA monitoring using POCT at home may play a role in improving the patients' quality of life and may be considered as an alternative to the use of DOAC at least in certain settings of patients.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Prehospital Index provides prognosis for hospitalized patients with acute trauma.
To evaluate the prognostic value of the Prehospital Index (PHI) for hospitalized patients with acute trauma. ⋯ The PHI is valuable in prognostic prediction of hospitalized patients with acute trauma, and it is superior to the ISS. The PHI has such advantages as being simple in operation, easy to learn, capable of reflecting conditions timely and reliably, and suitable for dynamic evaluation and screening for critical patients with trauma.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Evaluation of performance, acceptance, and compliance of an auto-injector in healthy and rheumatoid arthritic subjects measured by a motion capture system.
The study aimed to develop a motion capture system that can track, visualize, and analyze the entire performance of self-injection with the auto-injector. ⋯ We demonstrated the feasibility of tracking the motions of injection to measure the performance of simulated self-injection. The comparisons of needle displacement showed that even RA patients with severe hand disability could properly perform self-injection with this auto-injector at a similar level with the healthy subjects. Finally, the observed high device acceptance and compliance with device IFU suggest that the system is convenient and easy to use.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Evaluating pulmonary function, aerobic capacity, and pediatric quality of life following a 10-week aerobic exercise training in school-aged asthmatics: a randomized controlled trial.
It has been documented that aerobic exercise may increase pulmonary functions and aerobic capacity, but limited data has evaluated a child's satisfaction and pediatric quality of life (PQoL) with exercise training. ⋯ Ten weeks of physical exercise had beneficial effects on pulmonary functions, aerobic capacity, and PQoL in school-aged children with asthma. Effort and awareness should be dedicated to encouraging the active lifestyle among different populations, especially asthmatic children.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Developing and piloting an instrument to prioritize the worries of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rapidly progressing blood cancer for which new treatments are needed. We sought to promote patient-focused drug development (PFDD) for AML by developing and piloting an instrument to prioritize the worries of patients with AML. ⋯ Community-centered approaches are valuable in designing and executing PFDD meetings and associated quantitative surveys to document the experience of patients. Expert and community stakeholders welcomed the opportunity to share their experiences with the FDA and strongly endorsed implementing this survey nationally.