Patient Prefer Adher
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Preferences and interests of diabetes social media users regarding a health-promotion intervention.
Nowadays, rapid and accessible participatory research on diabetes can be carried out using social media platforms. The objective of this study was to identify preferences and interests of diabetic social media users regarding a health-promotion intervention targeting them. ⋯ The approach used in this study was successful in reaching and involving participants quickly, and could also potentially increase diabetes patients' engagement and satisfaction with health-promotion interventions, enhance their sense of community, and thus help people attain healthier lifestyles. It is a limitation that our sample might not have been fully representative, as the most interested social media users might have chosen to participate.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Effects of doctors' empathy abilities on the cellular immunity of patients with advanced prostate cancer treated by orchiectomy: the mediating role of patients' stigma, self-efficacy, and anxiety.
The empathy of doctors is closely related to patients' outcomes. This research aimed to examine whether patients' stigma, self-efficacy, and anxiety mediate the relationship between doctors' empathy and cellular immunity in patients with advanced prostate cancer treated by orchiectomy. ⋯ Doctors' empathy affected the NK subset in advanced prostate cancer patients and was related to the patients' stigma, self-efficacy, and anxiety. In addition, anxiety directly affected stigma and self-efficacy. Thus, medical staff should focus on improving their empathy toward patients. Interventions that focus on patients' anxiety, stigma, and self-efficacy may be helpful to improve immunity.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Medication adherence in chronic illness: do beliefs about medications play a role?
Several medicines are prescribed for chronic disease management; however, adherence to long-term therapy remains poor. Culture influences beliefs about medications and, ultimately, adherence to treatment. There is a paucity of data with regard to beliefs about medications in the Middle East region, and it remains to be determined how these beliefs would impact treatment adherence. ⋯ Medication adherence is a complex, multifaceted issue and patient beliefs about medications contribute significantly, although partially, to adherence among a multicultural Middle Eastern patient population.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Preference for anonymity in sperm donation for artificial insemination: an experience from low-resource settings in Nigeria.
Anonymous sperm donation is a common practice in Nigeria with its associated legal and ethical challenges. This study aimed to investigate infertile couples' opinions about issues of sperm donor anonymity and to determine factors that might influence their preferences. ⋯ Although it has been argued that every child has a right to know their genetic parents, the reasons proffered by the respondents for their preference for anonymity cannot be totally ignored. Establishing a regulatory body and enacting laws that will address both the ethical and legal issues associated with gamete donation in the developing world will go a long way in promoting openness and honest communication with donor-conceived children.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Patterns and predictors of long-term retention of inflammatory bowel or rheumatoid disease patients on innovator infliximab: an analysis of a Canadian prescriptions claims database.
Long-term effectiveness is an important factor when considering treatment decisions. ⋯ Real-world Canadian IBD and RD patients on IFX have good overall long-term treatment retention. Previous duration of IFX treatment predicts better future retention, and this knowledge could help inform treatment decisions when patients have been stable on IFX treatment for varying periods of time.