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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Prevalence of Oral Rehydration Therapy Use During the Diarrheal Episode and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Under-Five Children Visiting Public Health Facilities in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
Oral rehydration therapy reduces mortality and morbidity due to diarrheal diseases. However, Oral rehydration therapy remains to be underused worldwide and particularly in low-income countries. This study aims to assess the prevalence of oral rehydration therapy use during diarrheal episode and associated factors among mothers of under-five children visiting public health facilities in North Showa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia. ⋯ In this study oral rehydration therapy use was moderate. Maternal literacy, good knowledge of oral rehydration therapy, maternal occupation being a farmer, and postnatal care visit were the independent predictors of oral rehydration therapy use. Therefore, programmers and stakeholders who are working on child health programs should design interventions that focus on factors deterring child oral rehydration therapy use during diarrheal episode morbidity and mortality.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Identification of Self-Management Behavior Clusters Among People Living with HIV in China: A Latent Class Profile Analysis.
Self-management directly affects the health outcomes and quality of life among people living with HIV (PLWH). A better understanding of self-management level will provide evidence for researchers to develop effective interventions. ⋯ The findings indicated that the level of self-management behaviors among PLWH in China is inadequate. Those with a lower educational level, who were infected through blood/injecting drugs, and who were not receiving ART, showed a significantly lower level of self-management behavior. These results could help healthcare professionals to quickly recognize PLWH who are at a high risk of low-level self-management, using individual characteristics and could provide a scientific basis for the development of effective and targeted programs to improve self-management level in PLWH.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Sustainability of Improvement in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children After Dental Treatment.
Dental treatment has been associated with improvement in the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children. There is little evidence of whether the effect of treatment is sustainable over time or not. The aim of this study was to determine whether the effect of dental treatment on OHRQoL is maintained or diminishes over time. ⋯ The impact of dental treatment on OHRQoL continued to remarkably improve during the 4 months following dental treatment.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Impact of a Patient Support Program on Patient Beliefs About Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Persistence to Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy.
This study aimed to compare persistence between patients prescribed intravitreal aflibercept (IVT-AFL) for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in Australia enrolled on a patient support program (PSP) with that of a sample of patients from the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) dataset (10% PBS sample); explore predictors of persistence; describe changes in patient beliefs over the course of their enrollment in a PSP for patients treated with IVT-AFL for nAMD; and assess patient satisfaction. ⋯ Patients provided with access to a PSP showed better persistence on treatment and improved beliefs about nAMD disease and its treatment compared to those in the PBS sample. Improved persistence rates may translate into better outcomes for the patient and the healthcare system, however, further research is required to determine which elements of the program are most beneficial, particularly to those at high risk of discontinuation.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Preferences and Health-Related Quality-of-Life Related to Disease and Treatment Features for Patients with Hemophilia A in a Canadian General Population Sample.
Current treatments for hemophilia A in Canada include on-demand treatment as bleeds occur and regular intravenous prophylactic factor VIII (FVIII) infusions. The subcutaneous therapy emicizumab was recently approved for treatment of hemophilia A. The objective of this study was to estimate utility values associated with hemophilia A health and treatment states from a Canadian societal perspective, including preferences related to treatment efficacy and frequency and route of administration. ⋯ Subcutaneous prophylaxis is associated with higher utility values compared to intravenous prophylactic and on-demand treatment, while increased bleeds and infusions are associated with reduced utility.