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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"patient activation"”.
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Patient Activation and Self-Management of Hemoglobin A1C among Filipinos
… to improve health care delivery was to encourage patients’ self-management of health and health care needs through patient activation.</p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> The purpose of this prospective, non-experimental, cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between patient …
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Association of patient activation with the health-related quality of life of pancreatic cancer patients
The study aimed to evaluate patient activation, HRQOL, and the association between these two constructs for patients with pancreatic cancer. A cross-sectional study design was used to assess patient activation and HRQOL of locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer patients. Patients …
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The Relationship Between Working Alliance, Patient Activation, Hope, and Depression in Community Mental Health Care
… the collaborative and affective bond between patient and therapist, and improved therapeutic treatment outcomes within treatment of severe mental illness (SMI). However, little is known about the mechanisms through which working alliance improves outcomes in this population. Through …
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Self Care Among Filipino Immigrants in the United States Who Have Hypertension
… acculturative stress, HTN self-efficacy, and patient activation using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping (TMSC) as a theoretical framework. The study results revealed that HTN self-efficacy (=0.27, t(116)=3.045, p=0.003) and patient activation (=0.21, t(116)=2.292, p=.024) …
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Depression Outcomes in Care Coordination, Primary Care and Psychiatry Patients After Pharmacogenetic Testing
… of the study is to compare the outcomes of patient activation before and after pharmacogenetic care in a coordinated care population. The process of pharmacogenetic care includes the patient’s acknowledgment of medication changes which are based on their genetic profile. This study will be …
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Exploring the experiences and use of text messages to enhance health behaviours and self-management in South Asian patients
… factors contributing to self-management, patient activation and engagement with text messaging. There is limited literature available on the use of text messaging systems in ethnic groups to support self-management to change health behaviour. In order to optimise self-management in SA …
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An Examination of Factors Affecting Hemoglobin A1c Levels and Self-Care Behaviors among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in the Primary Care Setting
… behaviors and HbA1c levels for Type 2 diabetes patients cared for by nurse practitioners and physicians in the primary care setting. Specifically, this study examined the effects of self-management support, conceptualized as patient perceptions of patient activation, participation in …
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Actuarial Contributions to the Study of Health Insurance
This dissertation examines how patient characteristics and actuarial methods can be combined to design fairer, more sustainable health insurance in Hungary. I start by mapping the landscape of key private health insurance products and the pricing techniques that underpin them. Alongside classic …
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PERCEIVED QUALITY OF PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION OF EMERGING ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS THROUGH THE LENS OF STIGMA MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION
… the relationship between perceived quality of patient-centered care (PCC) and various patient health outcomes at the student health service in relation to potentially stigmatizing mental health concerns. In a mixed method study, students (n=134) completed an online survey which assessed …
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DIGITAL HEALTHCARE: RETHINKING THE PATIENT ROLE IN TELEMEDICINE
… of healthcare technologies has changed the way patients are cared for by healthcare professionals, offering new opportunities for continuity of care and for the role assumed by patients in managing their health. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to telemedicine interventions, …
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Expert patient education versus routine treatment : X-PERT
… to evaluate a different approach to diabetes patient education. It begins with an overview of the epidemiology of Type 2 diabetes in recognition that although there have been major developments over the years in identifying and treating diabetes, people with diabetes are still dying …
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Patient Portal Use in a Community Medical Group: A Healthcare Improvement Project
… access for consumers as a way to improve patient engagement. As described by the act, meaningful use of a tethered personal health record called a patient portal was theorized to improve patient engagement and result in improved clinical outcomes, reduced cost and increased patient …
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The Relationship between Health Literacy and Health Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Study of African-American Adult Patients with Asthma
… focused on information seeking behaviors, patient-provider communication, and self-management behaviors. Chi-square, t-tests, and Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test were used to compare participants across health literacy levels. The Preacher and Hayes method of bootstrapping multiple mediator …
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A self-management program for adults with asthma in Saudi Arabia
… of the adult population in Saudi Arabia. Asthma patients within the rural areas of Saudi Arabia such as Jizan face additional challenges in relation to accessing asthma treatment including; lack of health professional expertise, low numbers of hospitals and distance from hospitals. The Saudi …