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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Patients' Involvement in Decision-Making During Healthcare in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Patient autonomy and participation have a significant impact on patient satisfaction and compliance with treatment. We aimed to establish and describe the level of shared decision-making (SDM) among the patients in a developing country. Uganda is a low resource country with a 2019 GDP of 35.17 billion US dollars. In some regions, over 60% of Ugandans live below the national poverty line and most of them depend on the underfunded health care system. ⋯ The majority of patients attending Kisenyi Health Center IV did not adequately participate in SDM. Continued medical education should be organized for healthcare professionals to promote SDM.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Utilization of Health Applications Among Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Diseases in Jazan, Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Health applications are employed to aid patients with chronic diseases in effective long-term disease management. This investigation aims to measure the utilization of health applications among patients diagnosed with chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Patients diagnosed with chronic diseases in Jazan had low utilization of health applications developed by the Saudi MoH. This indicates a need to encourage the use of these health applications, particularly among patients with chronic diseases and to consider use restriction among older patients with lower educational levels.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Maternal Knowledge Associated with the Prevalence of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Among Pregnant Women in Muntinlupa, Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study.
The World Health Organization advocates that all pregnant women in areas where anemia is prevalent receive supplements of iron and folic acid. However, owing to a myriad of factors, the uptake of iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) is still low in many countries. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the prevalence of IFAS and its associated factors among pregnant women. ⋯ Maternal knowledge about the benefits of taking IFAS was significantly associated with the prevalence of IFAS among pregnant women in Muntinlupa, Philippines. There is a pressing need to improve health education on the benefits of IFAS among pregnant women to increase its prevalence. This emphasizes the necessity of increased involvement of health care providers and CHWs to increase women's knowledge of IFAS benefits and support them through pregnancy.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Subcutaneous Interferon Beta Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Characterization of Injection Site Reactions and Flu-Like Symptoms in a Daily Practice Setting - Results from the Non-Interventional Study PERFECT.
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of injection site reactions (ISR) and flu-like symptoms (FLS) during treatment with subcutaneous (SC) interferon (IFN) beta therapies and to document measures to mitigate and prevent ISR and FLS. ⋯ Although ISR were experienced by the majority of patients, they rarely resulted in treatment interruption. In this real-world setting, ISR and FLS management was in line with published expert recommendations.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Optimal Antihypertensive Medication Adherence Reduces the Effect of Ambient Temperature on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Occurrence: A Case-Crossover Study.
The role of antihypertensive medication adherence in reducing the effect of ambient temperature (TEM) on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) pathogenesis is unclear. We aimed to study the influence of ambient TEM on the ICH occurrence in hypertensive patients with different medication adherence. ⋯ Our results indicate that OMA to antihypertensive drugs reduces the influence of ambient TEM on ICH occurrence in hypertensive patients.