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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
The effects of differential injection sites of cold saline on transpulmonary thermodilution parameter values.
To investigate the effects of differential sites for cold saline injection on transpulmonary thermodilution parameter values. ⋯ The differential sites for cold saline injection impacted transpulmonary thermodilution parameter values.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
Evaluating preferences for profiles of GLP-1 receptor agonists among injection-naïve type 2 diabetes patients in the UK.
To use a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to evaluate preferences for the actual treatment features and overall profiles of two injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (dulaglutide and liraglutide) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the UK. ⋯ This study elicited patients' preferences for attributes and levels representing the actual characteristics of two specific glucagon-like peptide-1 medications. In this context, dosing frequency and type of delivery system were most important, accounting for over 75% of the RI. While previous studies have identified efficacy as highly important in T2DM medication decisions, this study suggests that when differences in efficacy between medications are small, other treatment features (eg, dosing frequency and delivery system) are of much greater importance to patients.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
Variation in medication adherence across patient behavioral segments: a multi-country study in hypertension.
This study determines the following for a hypertensive patient population: 1) the prevalence of patient worldview clusters; 2) differences in medication adherence across these clusters; and 3) the adherence predictive power of the clusters relative to measures of patients' concerns over their medication's cost, side effects, and efficacy. ⋯ By categorizing patients into worldview clusters, we identified wide differences in adherence that can be used to prioritize interventions and to customize adherence messages. Also, the predictive power of segments was greater than that for variables measuring concerns over cost, side effects, and efficacy.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
ReviewPatient considerations in the treatment of COPD: focus on the new combination inhaler umeclidinium/vilanterol.
Medication adherence among patients with chronic diseases, such as COPD, may be suboptimal, and many factors contribute to this poor adherence. One major factor is the frequency of medication dosing. Once-daily dosing has been shown to be an important variable in medication adherence in chronic diseases, such as COPD. ⋯ It provides COPD patients convenience, efficacy, and a very favorable adverse-effects profile. Additional once-daily combination inhalers are available or will soon be available for COPD patients worldwide. The use of once-daily combination inhalers will likely become the standard maintenance management approach in the treatment of COPD because they improve medication adherence.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2015
ReviewWhat are judgment skills in health literacy? A psycho-cognitive perspective of judgment and decision-making research.
The aim of this review is to summarize current research relating to psychological processes involved in judgment and decision-making (JDM) and identify which processes can be incorporated and used in the construct of health literacy (HL) in order to enrich its conceptualization and to provide more information about people's preferences. ⋯ Future researchers in HL should work together with researchers in psychological sciences not only to investigate the processes behind JDM in-depth but also to create effective opportunities to improve HL in all patients, to promote good decisions, and orient patients' preferences in all health contexts.