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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Collecting Patient Feedback as a Means of Monitoring Patient Experience and Hospital Service Quality - Learning from a Government-led Initiative.
Patient feedback plays a significant role in hospital service improvement. However, how to encourage patient feedback that can guide hospital service improvement is still being explored. By examining patient feedback data related to a tertiary hospital in China that was collected from the "12345" Government Service Convenience Hotline (GSCH), the paper discusses the learnings from GSCH in encouraging patient feedback and how quality improvement initiatives have effected the number and types of complaints made by patients and their families via GSCH. ⋯ A unified, transparent, and impartial GSCH platform greatly encourages feedback from patients and families. Feedbacks provide evidence to guide health care organizations in improving the overall experience of patients and the quality of services that they provide.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Patient Pill Organization Strategies and Adherence Measured in a Cross-Sectional Study of Hypertension.
The strategies patients use to organize medications (eg, pill dispenser) may be reflected in adherence measured at follow-up. We studied whether medication organization strategies patients use at home are associated with adherence measured using pharmacy-fills, self-report, and pill counts. ⋯ Self-reported medication organization strategies were common. Combining same prescriptions was associated with lower adherence as measured using pill counts but not pharmacy-fills or self-report. Clinicians and researchers should identify the pill organization strategies used by their patients to understand how these strategies may influence measures of patient adherence.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Dental Anxiety Among Physicians: Relationship with Oral Problems, Dental Visits, and Socio-Demographic Factors.
The purpose of study was to investigate dental anxiety (DA) and its relationship with oral health problems, dental visits, and socio-demographic factors among physicians. ⋯ This sample of physicians showed a high prevalence of DA, oral problems, and dental visits due to pain. DA was significantly related to physicians' negative dental experience, tooth sensitivity, dental decay, dry mouth, and bad breath.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Perception and Attitude of Lebanese IBD Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The emergence of the COVID pandemic affected daily living and healthcare access of IBD patients, due to delays of elective procedures and in-hospital treatments. Our aim is to determine the repercussions of the pandemic on the daily habits of IBD patients and on their compliance to follow-up and treatment. ⋯ The pandemic had significant repercussions on the everyday life of IBD patients, with some preferring to consult via telemedicine and others considering stopping their treatment.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2023
Managing Medications and Medication Adherence Among US Adults During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruptions it brought, medication adherence was already a challenging and complex health behavior. The purpose of this study was to describe patients' interactions in clinic, pharmacy, and home contexts and associated medication management and adherence during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Although the early phase of the pandemic affected access to care for nearly one-third of the sample, distance-accessible care options and strategies to obtain needed services without being in-person supported respondents medication management. Helpful strategies included provider accessibility, telehealth, home delivery/mail-order, drive-thru's, 90-day supplies, and online/automatic refills. Methods to develop and reestablish habits are critical. Care providers in clinic and pharmacy settings can educate and remind patients about services like distance-accessible technologies and online ordering of medications and establishing routines to support medication adherence.