de Oliveira Almeida, Katna Nogueira Alves, Iura Gonzalez de Queiroz, Rodrigo Santos de Castro, Marcela Rodrigues Gomes, Vinicius Afonso Santos Fontoura, Fabiane Costa Brites, Carlos Neto, Mansueto Gomes
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Chronic illness
To analyze the published studies that investigated the physical function, activities of daily living and health-related quality of life in COVID-19 survivors. Systematic review. We searched MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, SciELO, and Cochrane Library for studies that evaluated the physical function, activities of daily living and health-related quality of ...
Saint, Kirin Heisler, Michele
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Chronic illness
Peer support programs are effective in improving outcomes among low-resource populations. Prior studies suggest that shared experiences improve peer partnerships. We hypothesized that participants in a peer coaching program who then became coaches might bring insight into their coaching role. We explored the motivations of coaches in a diabetes sel...
Royle, Holly Kelly, Carol
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Chronic illness
Objective: To explore the views and experiences of adult patients with bronchiectasis towards exercise. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with ten patients with bronchiectasis were conducted to explore perceptions of exercise, potential barriers and facilitators of exercise. Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify key themes. Findings: F...
Griese, Lennert Schaeffer, Doris Berens, Eva-Maria
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Chronic illness
People with chronic illness are particularly dependent on navigating and using the health care system. This requires navigational health literacy (HL-NAV). The article aims to examine the distribution and predictors of HL-NAV in a sample of chronically ill individuals. Data of 1,105 people with chronic illness from the general population in Germany...
Waterman, Samantha Opie, Morwenna Waterman, Debbie Langdon, Dawn
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Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system which involves a range of symptoms, worsened when adopting an orthostatic (upright) position. Symptoms can include tachycardia, dizziness, fainting, nausea as well as many others which, as is typical of a syndrome, vary from person to person. Although research is inc...
Davis, Sarah Higgs, Paul Jones, Louise Greenslade, Lynda Wilson, Jo Low, Joseph Ts
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Chronic illness
People with cirrhosis are encouraged to participate in shared decision-making with their doctors, but studies suggest that doctors limit the amount of information that is shared. In this study we explore the presence of medical power in clinical encounters in 2015 from a patient perspective and highlight its effects on healthcare interactions. Qual...
Murray, Rebecca Turner, Lynda
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Chronic illness
To explore the crisis of identity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) through the lens of Communities of Practice. A closed Facebook group was created to gather qualitative data from participants diagnosed with CFS/ME (n = 22). Data were analysed using a theoretical thematic analysis. The current research revealed the rea...
Corcoran, Jessica Marley Campbell, Caitlin Ladores, Sigrid
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Chronic illness
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic, genetic disease that primarily affects the respiratory system. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has altered how people with cystic fibrosis receive healthcare. This paper explores the perceptions of cystic fibrosis healthcare providers and partners of women with cystic fibrosis regarding the use of telehealth in r...
Morris, Jonna L Belcher, Sarah M Jeon, Bomin Godzik, Cassandra M Imes, Christopher C Luyster, Faith Sereika, Susan M Scott, Paul W Chasens, Eileen R
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Chronic illness
The purpose of this study was to explore social determinants of health (SDoH), and disease severity as predictors of sleep quality in persons with both Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Disease severity was measured by Apnea-Hypopnea Index [(AHI) ≥ 5] and HbA1c for glycemic control. SDoH included subjective and objective fina...
Batte, Anthony Gyagenda, Joseph Ogavu Otwombe, Kennedy Muhindo, Rose Bagasha, Peace Kiggundu, Daniel Aujo, Judith Caroline Atuhe, David Martin Kansiime, Grace Hussein, Reham
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The study aim was to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of hypertension among an urban adult population in Mbarara city, Western Uganda. We evaluated blood pressure measurements, social demographic and clinical parameters of adults living in Mbarara city, Uganda. These parameters were extracted from medical records of adults who participated in...
