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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Application of health quotient to enhance chronic periodontitis treatments.
Based on the concept of health quotient (HQ), we designed and facilitated personalized plans to improve patients' compliance and oral health. The study aims to increase HQ level of patients with chronic periodontitis from four aspects, namely self-care, health knowledge, lifestyle, and mental health, and evaluate the effects of HQ training in maintaining oral health. ⋯ HQ training for patients with chronic periodontitis increased their scores in self-care and health knowledge and significantly slowed down the progression of chronic periodontitis.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Prior experience with cardiovascular medicines predicted longer persistence in people initiated to combinations of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapies: findings from two Australian cohorts.
Many studies of persistence involving fixed dose combinations (FDCs) of cardiovascular medicines have not adequately accounted for a user's prior experience with similar medicines. The aim of this research was to assess the effect of prior medicine experience on persistence to combination therapy. ⋯ Prescribers are initiating people to combinations of two cardiovascular medicines without prior experience to at least one medicine in the combination. This is associated with a higher risk of ceasing therapy than when combination therapy is initiated following experience with one component medicine. The use of FDC products does not overcome this risk.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
The level of awareness and the attitude of patients recommended for use of compression stockings in Turkish society, and investigation of the factors affecting their use.
The purpose of this study was to reveal the treatment outlook, usage habits, and factors affecting these habits, in addition to providing suggestions for solutions for patients who are frequently recommended the use of compression stockings as treatment for conditions such as chronic venous insufficiency, deep vein thrombosis, lymphedema, and pregnancy. ⋯ In many guidelines, use of compression stockings is the cornerstone of treatment of venous diseases. However, when the treatment incompatibility of the patients is taken into account, many duties fall to the doctors. The first of these is to inform the patient about the treatment and to answer any questions from the patients. In addition, the socioeconomic and sociocultural status of patients should be considered by the doctors.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Motivational factors for initiating, implementing, and maintaining physical activity behavior following a rehabilitation program for patients with type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal, qualitative, interview study.
To explore motivational factors for initiating, implementing, and maintaining physical activity following a rehabilitation program for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. ⋯ Satisfaction of innate psychological needs leads to more autonomous regulation of behavior and, through this study, we investigated determining factors for extrinsically motivated behavior and factors of importance to the internalization process.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2018
Changes in adherence and associated factors among patients on newly introduced prostaglandin analog and timolol fixed-combination therapy.
We investigated patient adherence and factors related to a newly introduced prostaglandin analog and timolol fixed-combination eye drops (PGTFC). ⋯ UMIN000013696.