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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Documenting Patient Data in Psoriasis Clinical Practice-Patient Focus Groups Supporting Psoriasis Experts' Decision-making.
This article presents patients' attitudes about documenting patient data and outcome measures in psoriasis clinical practice to support a Delphi approach of psoriasis experts to develop a standard data set. ⋯ The results help to understand patients' preferences on documenting patient data and their idea of an exhaustive doctor-patient consultation to improve doctor-patient communication, disease monitoring, and quality of care.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Patients Satisfaction with Pharmaceutical Care and Associated Factors in the Southwestern Ethiopia.
An evaluation of patient satisfaction with service provided in the health care system has been globally recognized as the measure of health care service quality. However, there is a lack of research findings that indicate patient satisfaction with newly implemented patient-oriented pharmaceutical care (PC) service provided by clinical pharmacists in Ethiopia. Therefore, the current study is aimed to determine the level of patient satisfaction and associated factors with PC service provided by clinical pharmacists in the Southwestern Ethiopia. ⋯ The present study revealed that patient satisfaction towards PC was low. Lack of specific clinical pharmacist assignment, previous history of admission, number of medications taken per day and length of hospital stay are revealed as the major factors affecting the level of satisfaction. In addition, current findings implicate that clinical pharmacist collaboration with a multidisciplinary team is essential to increase patient satisfaction.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Case ReportsIllustrative Cases from the Pathfinder Clinical Trials of Patients with Hemophilia A Treated with Turoctocog Alfa Pegol (N8-GP).
To illustrate the benefits of the extended half-life (EHL) recombinant factor VIII product N8-GP (Esperoct®, turoctocog alfa pegol) by describing individual cases of patients with severe hemophilia A treated with N8-GP in the pathfinder clinical trial program. ⋯ These patient cases highlight the benefits of EHL products, such as N8-GP, for patients with severe hemophilia A. They include more challenging scenarios relating to improvements in previously poor adherence to PPX, children with active sporting lifestyles, and patients requiring multiple major surgeries.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Impact of Self-Perceived Dental Esthetic on Psycho-Social Well-Being and Dental Self Confidence: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Female Students in Riyadh City.
To assess the self-perceived psychological impact of dental aesthetics among female university students and its relationship to various sociodemographic factors. ⋯ Dental aesthetics was found to affect the psychological well-being of the subjects. University affiliation, faculty affiliation, college level, and level of income were all factors that significantly affected self-perceived aesthetics and psychosocial well-being.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2021
Patient Perspectives on Factors Affecting Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.
Oral anticoagulant therapy choices for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) expanded in the last decade with the introduction of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC). However, the implementation of DOACs was slow and varied across different health economies in England. There is limited evidence on the patient role in the uptake of new medicines, including DOACs, apart from considering their demographic and clinical characteristics. Hence, this study aimed to address the gap by exploring the view of patients with AF on factors affecting DOAC use. ⋯ Greater patient involvement in decision-making could prevent and resolve difficulties encountered by some patients and potentially improve outcomes plus increase the uptake of DOACs.