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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Preference and Experience of Colonic Examination for Participants Presenting to Hospitals with a Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test Result.
Patients who test positive on the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) are referred for colonoscopy for further diagnostic evaluation. Colonoscopy is not a perfect method and may be a challenge for some FIT-positive patients. Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is an alternative method that is less invasive and allows examination of the whole colon. The study objective was to evaluate the preference of FIT-positive patients for either colonoscopy or CTC for CRC examination. ⋯ Colonoscopy is the standard examination for FIT-positive patients. However, when given a choice, almost one-third of participants chose CTC because they thought it would be a more "comfortable" examination. Clinicians should therefore be aware of patients' potential preference for noninvasive colorectal examinations.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Use of a Patient Information Leaflet on Oro-Dental Care During Radiotherapy.
A patient information leaflet (PIL) on oral and dental care during radiotherapy was tested whether and at which time during therapy it would be helpful to increase the knowledge about the therapy and the resulting side effects and the management of these. Additionally, the participants' subjective perception of being well informed about the topic was examined. ⋯ Having access to the PIL increased participants' ability to answer the questionnaires correctly. Access to the PIL had no influence on the subjective feeling of being well informed.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
"Mastering a New Life Situation" - Patients' Preferences of Treatment Outcomes in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis - A Longitudinal Qualitative Study.
To explore patients' preferred treatment outcomes during their first two years with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ⋯ The patients' preferred treatment outcomes during the first two years with RA were to master their new life situation and changed from a preference to return to a life lived prior disease onset, to a preference of living with quality of life, despite RA. This study increases the understanding of patients' preferred treatment outcomes in the early disease course and can be a foundation for tailoring interventions to be more person-centered and to improve long-term treatment outcomes.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Trivial or Troublesome: Experience with Coronary Heart Disease Medication from the Patient's Perspective.
Living with coronary heart disease (CHD) usually means being prescribed several medications to help prevent new cardiac events. Using medicines for long-term conditions impacts on day-to-day life, and coping with medicines can be burdensome and can affect the quality of life. To enable better support of these patients, we need to understand their collective medicine-related experience. ⋯ Patients' medicine-related experiences after CHD vary greatly. The findings of this study highlight a need for more individualized support for patients using medicines for secondary prevention. The patients often needed better dialogue with healthcare providers to optimally manage their medicines. Medicine-related support for these patients should encompass various aspects of medicine-taking.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2020
Undergraduate Dental Students' Acceptance of Treatment by Dental Student Peers: A Cross-Sectional Study.
To enumerate students who accepted/would accept treatment by dental student peers (DSP), describe characteristics of DSP and explore factors associated with determining DSP treatment. ⋯ A high percentage of students had accepted/would accept treatment by DSP. These findings also suggest that students who have confidence in DSP and those who understand patient management would accept oral health care by DSP.