Bhardwaj, Anuj Gupta, Rudra Kumar Ates, Ayfer Atav Wahjuningrum, Dian Agustin Arıcan, Burçin AlOmari, Taher Luke, Alexander Maniangat Pawar, Ajinkya M
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This prospective single-blind, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial was aimed to compare the effect of three different rotary instrumentation systems ProTaper Next (PTN), Self-Adjusting File (SAF) and XP-endo Shaper (XPS) on postoperative pain and analgesic intakes. A total of 159 molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis were ra...
Shiyanbola, Olayinka O Maurer, Martha Schwerer, Luke Sarkarati, Nassim Wen, Meng-Jung Salihu, Ejura Y Nordin, Jenna Xiong, Phanary Egbujor, Ugboaku Maryann Williams, Sharon D
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Current diabetes self-management programs are often insufficient to improve outcomes for African Americans because of a limited focus on medication adherence and addressing culturally influenced beliefs about diabetes and medicines. This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel culturally tailored diabetes self-management interv...
Zhang, Wei Guo, Yingfei She, Fei Liu, Shuangqing Du, Xin Liu, Hongsheng
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To identify the factors influencing the completion rate of the course of rabies vaccinations without considering the economic factors or the drug supplies. Rabies vaccination data from the Fourth Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital from January 1 to December 31, 2020, were collected. This includes demographics, information on injury-causing ...
Naseef, Hani Joza’, Dana Awawdeh, Ahlam Hasan, Alaa Abukhalil, Abdallah Damin Al-Shami, Ni’meh Rabba, Abdullah
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Background Antibiotics are highly effective medications and essential in curing infectious diseases; however, their inappropriate use, such as self-medication, is a significant factor in developing antimicrobial resistance. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the level of antibiotic self-medication among patients who visited primary care clinics...
Xu, Xianpeng Guo, Tao Liu, Zifeng Chen, Peng Zhang, Ying Ji, Qingjie Xie, Hui
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Objective To comprehensively summarize the evidence on the preferences, expectations, and values of hypertension management and treatment in hypertensive patients. Methods From inception through January 2022, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, EBSCO, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched for studies with hypertension value, prefere...
Alshahrani, Sultan M Orayj, Khalid Alqahtani, Ali M Alfatease, Adel Alshahrani, Atheer Ibrahim, Ahmed R N
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Community pharmacists play a key role as vaccinators for COVID-19. They can reduce the burden of the disease worldwide. This study used a cross-sectional questionnaire to determine whether the Saudi Arabian public was willing to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine via community pharmacists. The questionnaire focused on the satisfaction, concerns, and opini...
Al Juffali, Lobna Almalag, Haya M Alswyan, Najd Almutairi, Jawaher Alsanea, Dalal Alarfaj, Hussain F Alarfaj, Abdurhman S Abouzaid, Hanan H Omair, Mohammed A
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Introduction/Objective The patient activation measure (PAM) is considered a reliable tool for measuring patient activation. This study aimed to systematically review the scientific literature regarding the use of PAM −13 in rheumatology patients and to compare PAM scores in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) following two different practices a...
Chen, Tingting Wang, Yuzhu Tian, Dan Zhang, Jieqing Xu, Qing Lv, Qianzhou Li, Xiaoyu Wang, Jina
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Follow-up and immunosuppressive medication (ISM) adherence are both important for kidney transplant recipients postoperatively and whether follow-up factors affect the ISM adherence remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between follow-up factors and ISM adherence, and the factors associated with ISM adherence. An in...
Thirunavukkarasu, Ashokkumar Naser Abdullah Alshahrani, Abdullah Mazen Abdel-Salam, Doaa Homoud Al-Hazmi, Ahmad Farhan ALruwaili, Bashayer Awad Alsaidan, Aseel Narapureddy, Bayapa Reddy Muteb AL-Ruwaili, Aliyah Ghuwayli aljabri, Fahad Khalaf Albalawi, Rahaf
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Background and Objectives Optimal blood pressure control is achieved by medication adherence. This will reduce the risk of associated morbidities and mortalities. The present study aimed to determine medication adherence and its associated factors among hypertensive patients attending different primary health centers (PHC) in Abha, Saudi Arabia (KS...
Skibdal, Kira Marie Emme, Christina Hansen, Henrik
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Introduction Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a key standard treatment for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with documented effect on symptom relief, improved physical function, and quality of life. However, referral, uptake and adherence rates remain low. Pulmonary telerehabilitation (PTR) is a safe and effective alternativ...
