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The perceived severity of a disease and the impact of the vocabulary used to convey information: using Rasch scaling in a simulated oncological scenario

(PN), Italy; 3Department of Humanities (section Philosophy and Human Sciences), University of Macerata, 62100 Macerata, Italy Background: Healthcare staff should be aware of the importance that patients

Medication Adherence In Patients With Arterial Hypertension: The Relationship With Healthcare Systems’ Organizational Factors

, it is important to address non-adherence and reduce it to promote better blood pressure control. Organizational factors are relevant constraints and depend on administrative and political decisions ... contributes to explain a part of the complexity of determinants associated with adherence to Patient Preference and Adherence 2019:13 medication. Our results show the impact of administrative and political

The effects of presenting oncologic information in terms of opposites in a medical context

Human Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; 2National Cancer Institute IRCCS ‘Centro di Riferimento Oncologico’ (CRO), Aviano, Italy; 3Department of Humanities (Section Philosophy and Human ... humanities (section Philosophy and h uman s ciences), University of Macerata , Macerata, italy Background: An extensive body of literature has demonstrated that many patients who have been asked to

José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta (1966–2020)

passion for science, energetic personality and collaborative philosophy, which he incorporated into a unique way of doing research. Over the course of his career, he published 117 scientific articles with

The relationship between patient engagement and health-related quality of life in patients: a cross-sectional study in general outpatient clinic in Hong Kong SAR, China

jointly to manage from rpeo health. However, although the strategies and policies that d F support the engagement in improving the quality of healthe load care services are political rhetoric in most ... hdA stagnated, and the philosophy of health care never fundamenadn tally changed. cne The Hong Kong (HK) healthcare system is not yet ready ftrreeeP tcohrhoannidclecothnediftaiocntsthdaot

The relationship between patient engagement and health-related quality of life in patients: a cross-sectional study in general outpatient clinic in Hong Kong SAR, China

healthcare services are political rhetoric in most countries, encouraging PE is still resisted by healthcare professionals.13 Queries, such as how to assess PE and how PE influences patients’ quality of life ... , are rarely elaborated. Interest in PE stagnated, and the philosophy of health care never fundamentally changed. The Hong Kong (HK) healthcare system is not yet ready to handle the fact that patients

Genome-edited crops for improved food security of smallholder farmers

to date. Many countries are still uncertain about whether to grow and how to regulate genome-edited crop varieties12. Scientific, political and social considerations impact these decisions, which are

Going home: the challenges and rewards of genetics research in Mexico

political environment, with the government proposing reforms to evaluation systems, public trusts and funding policies, without clarity or inviting input from working scientists. Fortunately, we in developing

What influences patient decision-making in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis multidisciplinary care? A study of patient perspectives

symptom management and quality of life in ALS care is enhanced when the patient’s personal philosophy is supported by collaborative relationships between the patient and the multidisciplinary ALS team ... discomfort. Personal factors: patients’ personal philosophies A central influence on patient approaches to decision-making for symptom management and quality of life was the personal philosophy each held

Barriers to uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services among mothers of vertically infected HIV-seropositive infants in Makurdi, Nigeria

Nigeria, strong political and financial commitments are needed to overcome the identified barriers. Keywords: obstacles, PMTCT services, Makurdi, Nigeria ... preventing the use of PMTCT services. Conclusion: In order to reduce the missed opportunities for PMTCT interventions in Makurdi and by extension the Benue State it represents in Nigeria, strong political and

Gene–environment correlations across geographic regions affect genome-wide association studies

gene–environment correlations, and these are not entirely attributable to processes that take place within a family but are also attributable more broadly to regional social, economic and political

Patient education, nudge, and manipulation: defining the ethical conditions of the person-centered model of care

growing political importance, there has recently been an important debate on the ethical justification of nudge. If nudge organizes the environment to drive individuals to perform action A while leaving ... represents a method used by health or political authorities for improving the welfare of populations, PE is a process involving the relationship between health care providers and individual patients. Therefore

Global landscape of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance and data sharing

the extent of available metadata from surveillance networks. Different technical, economic, legal, and political barriers may impede the sharing of complete patient-level metadata31, with impact across

Validation of Chinese version of the 4-item Trust in Nurses Scale in patients with cancer

studies.3,19 The reason for this may be the cultural background and political situations. In China, government funding to the public hospitals is ~5%–10%; in order to survive the competition, public ... doctor-patient trust in the new healthcare reform background: virtuous trust and systemic trust . Medicine & Philosophy . 2011 ; 32 ( 11 ): 30 - 32 . 33. National Health and Family Planning Commission of

Narcissistic rage: The Achilles’ heel of the patient with chronic physical illness

of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece; 2Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada; 3Departments of Philosophy and Psychiatry, Mcgill ... of Philosophy and Psychiatry, Mcg ill University Health c entre , Montreal, c anada Based on the psychoanalytic reading of Homer's Iliad whose principal theme is “Achilles' rage” (the semi-mortal hero

Patient education, nudge, and manipulation: defining the ethical conditions of the person-centered model of care

, refer for most ethicists to a Kantian perspective such as that used in the present discussion. Therefore, due to its growing political importance, there has recently been an important debate on the ... is therefore warranted to critically examine the ethics of PE. It is important to point out that while nudge represents a method used by health or political authorities for improving the welfare of

A Step towards Global Engineering Education: The U.S.−Brazil Engineering Exchange Partnership

have been fueling the development of the “globalization of engineering.” In Parkinson1, the author discusses technological, political and economic world events leading to globalization. Among them, the ... start in the U.S. several months before the students travel to Brazil. 9. Differences in teaching philosophy for engineering degrees in the U.S. and Brazil As discussed by Downey et al. 25 in their work

What do patients take into account when they choose their dentist? Implications for quality improvement

Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2Center for Health Policy and Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ... health Policy and Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and c ommunication Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University , cluj-n apoca, romania 1 Department of Public h ealth and Management, Iuliu

Quality of life assessment in clinical research on Chinese medicine: Early experience and outlook

special additions of assessment. Chinese medicine is based on a uniquely different philosophy and the approach is not deductive, but individualized treatment is an essential requirement. The symptom ... a different philosophy from that of conventional medicine. The QoL of general physical or psychological states of existence are interpreted differently in Chinese medicine since QoL is closely

Medication Adherence In Patients With Arterial Hypertension: The Relationship With Healthcare Systems’ Organizational Factors

address non-adherence and reduce it to promote better blood pressure control. Organizational factors are relevant constraints and depend on administrative and political decisions. Although they are not ... complexity of determinants associated with adherence to medication. Our results show the impact of administrative and political decisions on hypertensive patients. All over the European countries, but also in