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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"patient perceptions"”.
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Patient Perceptions of Comorbid Depression in Heart Disease
… disease, as well as for poor prognosis among patients with existing disease. However, clinical trials of treatment of depression in patients with heart disease have not resulted in improved cardiac outcomes, and have demonstrated modest effects on depression. The nature of depression in heart …
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Informational and Support Needs of Hysterectomy Patients: Patient Perceptions
<p>This study attempted to describe the perceptions of hysterectomy patients concerning selected Informational and support needs. The objectives of the study were:<br> 1. To determine the 'demographic and surgical procedure characteristics of the sample subjects.<br> 2. To determine the perceptions …
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Patient Perceptions of Functional Abilities after Total Knee Arthroplasty
<p><strong>Purpose</strong>: To identify if patients’ perceptions of their functional abilities prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) were similar to their actual post-operative functional abilities at 4 to 6 weeks post-TKA if they attended an educational joint replacement class prior to …
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Patient Perceptions of Quality: The Influence of Value and Beneficence
<p>The influence of patient values and patient perception of benefits on patient perceptions of quality have not been extensively investigated, even though patient and provider perceptions of quality have been widely studied. Refocusing quality assessment and improvement to include factors that …
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Oncology patient perceptions of nurse caring actions: A hermeneutic phenomenology study
… delivering care is an underlying expectation of patients. When addressing the aspect of patient satisfaction and impacting the patient experience, emphasis on how patients perceive care through nurse actions remains a gap in current literature. Nurses need to be cognizant of their patient’s …
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Critical Care Diaries: An Exploration of Patient Perceptions using Glaserian Grounded Theory
… of the psychological needs of critical care patients has been an area of increasing interest in recent years. Use of critical care diaries written on behalf of critically ill patients is one intervention that has been adopted in the study site in South Wales. Little is known about the …
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Learning Needs of Ostomy Patients: A Comparison of Nurse and Patient Perceptions
… of agreement and disagreement between the ostomy patient's perception and the nurse's perception of learning needs. In order to achieve this purpose, the objectives of the study were:<br> ,1. Determine the different perceptions regarding the importance of content items offered in an ostomy patient …
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Patient Perceptions of Physicians and Medication Adherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
… Ph.D., Purdue University, December, 2013. Patient Perceptions of Physicians and Medication Adherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries. Major Professor: Joseph Thomas III.</p> <p>An observational database analysis using Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data was conducted to examine …
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Assessing the Impact of Electronic Health Record Systems Implementation on Hospital Patient Perceptions of Care
… a hospital's level of implementation of EHRs and patients' perceptions of the quality of health care services through the analysis of 2,036 hospitals. Findings reveal that the level of implementation of EHRs has a positive impact, both on the percentage of patients who are willing to recommend the …
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Patient Perceptions of Shared Decision Making: What Does It Mean and How Does It Affect Patient Outcomes?
… decision-making. Yet, little is known about how patients perceive SDM and whether patient-defined SDM is associated with patient outcomes. Methods: This three-manuscript dissertation used a mixed-methods approach including a systematic literature review and both qualitative and quantitative …
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Understanding Patient Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions Toward GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Management in the United States: A Health Belief Model Approach
<p>Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly used for weight management in the United States; however, limited evidence exists regarding the perceptual and behavioral factors influencing medication adherence among adult users. Prior research has largely …
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A Model of Patient Satisfaction and Behavioral Intention in Managed Care
<p>Determination of patient outcomes associated with new and return business is a primary objective of the managed care marketplace. Identification of variables which contribute to both positive and negative patient experience in managed care systems is crucial to their effectiveness. The purpose …
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Patient Care Technology and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
… has providers questioning the impact on the patient-provider relationship. Technological device integration has been studied in the primary care setting, less extensively in the acute care setting. The impact of device use on the nurse-patient relationship in acute care setting required …
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Importance of nurse caring behaviors as perceived by patients after myocardial infarction: A replication study
… perceived by myocardial infarction (MI) patients (n = 40) using the Caring Behaviors Assessment (CBA). Reliability ranged from 0.69 to 0.89. Findings support Cronin and Harrison's study (1988), with items as "knows how to handle equipment", "check my condition closely", and "knows how to …
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Self-Reported Quality of Life, Treatment Effectiveness, Attitudes and Perceptions of Fibromyalgia Patients
OBJECTIVES: To assess FMS patients' quality of life (QoL) and pain based on: patient perceptions of physicians' attitudes, trust in physicians, invalidation, treatment type, and demographics. </p><p> METHODS: An on-line survey was conducted via the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain …
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Satisfaction with health information communication to Multiple Sclerosis patients
… Given the severity of MS and its impact on patients’ lives, it is important that patients feel engaged in positive, effective communications about the disease. Because of the complexity of the diagnostic process and the patients’ need to adjust to life with MS, patients seek information from …
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Measuring success in dental practice using patient feedback - a feasibility study
Patient feedback was elicited from seven volunteer practices using Interactive Voice Response (IVR) methodology. A concise question set was designed to cover aspects of care, which the literature suggested were most important to patients. Three questions which allowed patients to self assess …
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The Role Of Acute Normovolaemic Haemodilution in Gastro-intestinal Surgery
… is a high blood usage field with 43% of all patients in our unit being transfused, over a three year period. Patient perceptions: Despite the risks associated with transfusion, a majority of patients are willing to have an allogeneic transfusion (85%) and think it is safe (89%), which may …
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Trust in the Nurse and Perceived Quality Nursing Care by Adult Oncology Patients with Implantable Vascular Access Port Devices: A Mixed Methods Study
… quality nursing care as perceived by oncology patients with totally implantable vascular access devices (TIVAD).</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> An explanatory sequential mixed-method design was used to answer the study questions. This design was comprised of two phases: 1) a quantitative …
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Analyzing factors affecting patient satisfaction using the Kano model
… advancements, rising costs, and shifts in patient demographics. Challenges associated with understanding patient needs impact the quality of care and life, safety, and satisfaction. The objective of this research was to develop a methodology to collect and analyze the needs associated with …
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