Alnajar, Malek Darawad, Muhammad Khater, Wejdan Alshahwan, Rashed Mosleh, Sultan Nofal, Basema Abdalrahim, Maysoon
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The American journal of hospice & palliative care
Palliative care (PC) is integral to improving the quality of life and mitigating suffering for individuals with serious illnesses. This interdisciplinary-led study aims to comprehensively evaluate the prevalence of distressing problems and unmet needs among both cancer and non-cancer chronic disease patients and explore their need for PC. A cross-s...
iacorossi, laura d’antonio, giovanna condoleo, maria guariglia, lara petrone, fabrizio molinaro, simona caruso, anita
Background: Communication is an important aspect in making patients competent to define, process, and manage their disease condition as well as to intercept and satisfy psychosocial needs. Communication between patient and nurse is central to the learning and orientating process since the nurse has the greatest frequency and continuity of relations...
Femiak, Joanna Guszkowska, Monika Czechowski, Marcin
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Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
Objective: Optimal healthcare delivery relies on strong communication skills, which ideally are introduced in physiotherapy programs and honed with continuing vocational education. Existing general social skills tests do not have robust enough communication components to assess the communication skills of health professionals in clinical settings. ...
Atomsa, Lammi Temesgen, Sidise Dechasa, Abebe Ayana, Mulatu Amena, Nimona Teklehymanot, Dawit Regea, Firaol
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Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction Preoperative teaching is fundamental nursing activity in which a nurse educates the patient about surgery and what to anticipate following the procedure. It is a process via which nurses give standard preoperative information to patients before surgery, and it enables the patients to understand their diagnosis and treatment, actively p...
Losada Maestre, Roberto Sánchez Medero, Rubén
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Frontiers in Political Science
The scarcity of healthcare resources, particularly during crises, is a reality. AI can help alleviate this deficiency. Tasks such as triage, diagnosis, or determining a patient’s life-threatening risk are some of the applications we can delegate to algorithms. However, the limited number of real clinical experiences and the lack of research on its ...
Montalescot, Lucile Baussard, Louise Charbonnier, Elodie
Background Digital interventions offer vital support for patients with cancer through education, behavior change, and monitoring. Despite their potential, patient adherence to and engagement with these self-help interventions is challenging. Factors like user characteristics, technology, and intervention design influence adherence and engagement. E...
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BACKGROUND: Many patients do not receive a comprehensive medication reconciliation, mostly owing to limited resources. We hence need an approach to identify those patients at the emergency department (ED) who are at increased risk for clinically relevant discrepancies. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to develop and externally validate a predict...
Mei, Aihua Luan, Mei Li, Pan Chen, Jun Mou, Kuanhou
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Frontiers in Medicine
Introduction This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of psoriatic arthritis among patients with psoriasis. The KAP questionnaire is a widely used tool in public health research, designed to assess individuals’ understanding (knowledge), beliefs (attitude), and behaviors (practice) related to a specific health cond...
Montali, Lorenzo Brooker, Joanne Camussi, Elisabetta Davenport, Parris Ronco, Elisabetta Shand, Lyndel Zulato, Edoardo Knight, Tess
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Psychology & health
Research showed that ovarian cancer poses unique challenges to patients' care experiences and that patients' social networks could affect their care path significantly. The present study aimed to analyse the metaphors that patients used to signify the impact of the illness on their social relationships and the role of relationships in dealing with ...
Abdulwehab, Sadik Kedir, Frezer
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Frontiers in Allergy
Introduction Asthma, a global chronic respiratory condition, varies in patient autonomy due to limited resources, health literacy, and cultural beliefs, emphasizing the importance of understanding this autonomy for improved asthma management.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jimma University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, involv...
