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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2022
An Interpretive Descriptive Approach to Understanding Osteoporosis Management from the Perspective of People at Risk of Fracturing.
Adherence to both non-pharmacological and pharmacological fracture prevention interventions is often low in people with osteoporosis. Understanding how patients acquire information about osteoporosis management is important for understanding both the initial decision-making and ongoing adherence. This study explored the narrative of people living with osteoporosis and their personal experience getting information about their osteoporosis management. ⋯ Training patients to more effectively engage in conversations with their healthcare providers may be a strategy to improve the quality of communication and its translation into adherence to best practices in managing osteoporosis.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2022
Exploring Factors Influencing Medication Compliance in Saudi Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey - Results from the COPARA Study.
Compliance is essential to achieve treatment goals in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The current study evaluated compliance and related factors in a large and diverse population. ⋯ A high compliance level was observed in this population, with patient demographics influencing compliance rather than the medication type or route of administration. Interventional studies should focus on the of high-risk patients identified in this study.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2022
Patients' Preferences for Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists.
To determine patients' preferences for sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). ⋯ T2DM patients placed different preference weights or importance across SGLT-2i and GLP-1 RA attributes. Preference heterogeneity was found among patients with different ages and numbers of comorbidities.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2022
Quality Perceptions and Choice of Public Health Facilities: A Mediation Effect Analysis of Outpatient Experience in Rural China.
Outpatients have choices of providers in the hierarchical health service delivery system of China. Understanding how quality perceptions and outpatient experience affect the choice of health facility would help inform decisions about priorities for action aimed at guiding the use of primary care. This study examines how quality perceptions of outpatient service affect the facility level choice in rural China. ⋯ Outpatient quality perceptions-especially positive perceptions regarding environment, doctor-patient communication, and physician ability-could contribute to minimizing upward referral via improvement in outpatient experience. Policymakers and health care providers may need to therefore optimize outpatient experience as they push to develop a more locally responsive primary care system.
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Patient Prefer Adher · Jan 2022
Impact of Pharmaceutical Education on Medication Adherence and Its Clinical Efficacy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Systemic Arterial Hypertension.
To evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical education on medication adherence in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Systemic Arterial Hypertension. ⋯ A high percentage of patients are not achieving optimal control of their diabetes. Medication adherence rates were between 45-50% in patients at the baseline of the study, but after receiving education and support from a pharmacist, the intervened group showed a significant increase in their adherence.