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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Patient's experience"”.
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Needle Localization for Breast Biopsy: The Patient's Experience
… to make the procedure more comfortable for all patients. One hundred and thirty-eight women were surveyed following breast needle localization at two central Virginia hospitals. The influence of eight variables (lidocaine, self-regulation, anxiety, worry about breast cancer, breast tenderness, …
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The patient's experience of painful diabetic neuropathy : an empirical study
This study explores the experience of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN).Although PDN has a prevalence of a third of the general diabetes population it isoften an ill considered problem. It has a poor level of recognition from themedical establishment and from the general population. The devastating …
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A phenomenological inquiry into the patient's experience of the external application of ginger
This Research Study explores the quality of the experience for the patient of the external application of ginger using a Husserllan phenomenological methodology, In this Study the phenomenon Is the patient's experience of the external application of ginger. A group of Anthroposophical Nurses in the …
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ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΤ'ΟΙΚΟΝ ΝΟΣΗΛΕΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΠΑΘΩΝ ΠΟΥ ΥΠΟΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΑΙ ΣΕ ΧΗΜΕΙΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑ
… OF THE BIO-SOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE PATIENT'S DECISION WITH REGARD TO TREATMENT AT HOME OR AT HOSPITAL. MOREOVER, HOME CARE IS EVALUATED, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY. THE RESULTS WERE THE FOLLOWING: 1) PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE OR NOT OF HOME CARE 2)THE METHOD AND …
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What Has Happened to Named Nursing? Perceptions of the Named Nurse System
… health service reforms that aimed to enhance the patient experience by having an identified nurse in charge of their care from admission to discharge. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to identify whether nursing work was organised to facilitate the named nurse concept and the …
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Implementing and evaluating a weight reduction program for diabetic patients at a primary health care facility in the Western Cape
… in using low carbohydrate diets in diabetic patients. Aim and Objectives: The study aimed to implement and evaluate a program for weight loss in Diabetes Mellitus type 2 patients by comparing a Low carbohydrate diet to the conventional low fat diet. Changes in weight, waist circumference, …
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"I really dislike taking painkillers; I would rather weather the storm": using interpretative phenomenological analysis to make sense of patients' use of analgesics following day case surgery.
… to elective surgery by the Government and patients alike. However studies have revealed patients' experience unacceptable postoperative pain when they return home after day surgery, leading to a variety of negative consequences, stemming many years, affecting many lives, with emotional and …
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Development of a Risk Prediction Tool for Emergency Laparotomy
… that predict useful outcomes for clinicians and patients. Methods: A systematic review was used to establish individual risk factors for emergency laparotomy. Clinicians were asked about their current use of risk prediction tools and how an ideal tool should be. A mixed methods qualitative study …
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Understanding Patient Choice: A Study of Women’s Choice in Prenatal Screening and Testing
… and individual empowerment in health care, patient choice becomes an essential part of improving health care quality and appears as a health care policy in many developed countries. Patients are endowed with increased opportunities to choose and decide according to their own preferences. …
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Nursing Students’ Empathy in a Palliative Care Scenario: The Standardized Patient’s Perspective
… palliative care scenario where standardized patients (SPs) play the patient, and the students’ empathy is described from the patient's perspective. This study aims to answer the research question: How do SPs describe their experiences and perceptions of empathy from senior nursing students …