Patient Prefer Adher
-
Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Increased Computer Use is Associated with Trunk Asymmetry That Negatively Impacts Health-Related Quality of Life in Early Adolescents.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of trunk asymmetry on the health-related quality of life of early adolescents and to identify daily activities that were associated with trunk asymmetry in this cohort. ⋯ Our results indicate that increased computer use is associated with trunk asymmetry, which negatively impacts the health-related quality of life in early adolescents.
-
Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Development of a New Patient-Reported Medication Adherence Instrument: Concerns Influencing Medication Adherence.
The purpose of this research was to conceptualize and develop a tool for identifying persons who are, or are likely to be, non-adherent to medications prescribed by their healthcare provider(s) by identifying concerns that patients have regarding their treatments. ⋯ To our knowledge, this is the first instrument focused on medication adherence that includes documented details of patient input as recommended by the United States Food and Drug Administration guidance. Patient input is considered a key component of content validity. In this research, for example, the concerns that patients have regarding their treatments can be expected to have affected past medication adherence and can potentially impact future adherence. Although applicability outside atrial fibrillation or osteoarthritis was not assessed, the general items may be useful in assessing adherence in other chronic diseases.
-
Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Patients Satisfaction and Associated Factors Towards Physiotherapy Services in North West Ethiopia.
Patient satisfaction is a critical patient-focused indicator of the general quality of patient care and health care. There was only one previous study conducted to assess patient satisfaction with physiotherapy services in Ethiopia. ⋯ Almost half of the respondents were satisfied with the physiotherapy service. Age, marital status, history of having information about physiotherapy and feelings about the physiotherapy service were significant variables affecting patient's satisfaction in the physiotherapy service.
-
Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Oral Impacts Experienced by Orthodontic Patients Undergoing Fixed or Removable Appliances Therapy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
The objective of this study is to compare the orthodontic patient's experiences with removable and fixed orthodontic appliances on daily activities, food consumption, and oral symptoms in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. ⋯ The fixed orthodontic treatment compared to removable orthodontic treatment resulted in more severe pain, sleeping difficulty, sores on the tongue and cheeks, and food impaction after one week of appliance activation.
-
Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Adherence to Treatment and Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A 4-Year Follow-up PTM Bogor Cohort Study, Indonesia.
Large-scale evaluation of the treatment adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in Indonesian is limited. We aim to evaluate the treatment adherence of Indonesian type 2 DM patients using national "big data" and investigate its association with glycemic parameters. ⋯ There were less than half as many treated patients as untreated patients involved in the PTM Bogor Study Group. At the fourth-year follow-up, treated patients experienced three times more significant decreases in FBG and PPBG than those who were untreated, even after being controlled by several confounding factors. Given the importance of these findings, it is suggested that immediate strategic action be taken to improve Indonesian patients' adherence to treatment.