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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"positive patient outcomes"”.
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Onsite Integrative Clinics: Acupuncture, Positive Patient Outcomes, and Frequency of Provider Office Visits
… and Aims. There is limited information about outcomes of care, resource utilization, and associated costs for patients who receive acupuncture in integrative health settings. The purpose of this study was to address this gap through the following aims: To examine: (1) changes in patient pain …
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A heuristic self-inquiry into the clinical decision making process of a medical music therapist when selecting music for patients who cannot or chose to not share preferred music
… hospitalized adults, especially when using patient-preferred music. However, limited research exists on music therapy in adult medical settings where patients cannot or choose not to share their music preferences. The purpose of this heuristic self-inquiry was to identify the factors that …
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EFFICACY OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT TRAINING (ACT) IN A TELE-HEALTH FORMAT TO TREAT INDIVIDUALS WITH AN EATING DISORDER
… (Donaldson & Gordon, 2015; Forney et al., 2016). Patients exhibiting the diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder are most commonly treated through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and, more specifically, enhanced CBT (CBT-E). Recent studies have evaluated Acceptance and Commitment Training …
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Application of Goldratt’s Thinking Process to Constraints Within an Emergency Department—A Case Study
… ED also acts as a buffer zone for many patients who cannot get care in other institutions due to insurance issues. Most hospitals are trying to invest heavily on their EDs, but cannot meet patients’ satisfaction in terms of cost and quality of care. There is great need for EDs to …
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Nursing Care for Dependent Patients with Psychiatric Comorbidity // Сестрински грижи при зависими пациенти с психическа коморбидност
… the largest component and is directly related to positive patient outcomes. Comorbidity is the presence of a concomitant or additional disease to the main one. The combination of two disorders developing simultaneously affects nursing care, creating therapeutic and diagnostic difficulties to …
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Predicting Kidney Transplantation Using Prior Disease Diagnosis From Medicare Claims Data
… is anticipated to continue for years to come. Patient outcomes are heavily influenced by the amount of time they are waiting for a transplant and by the quality of care they are receiving up to the transplant. This paper intends to increase positive patient outcomes and decrease costs by …
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Early Identification of Sepsis in the Walk-in Setting
… of significant physical and financial burden on patients and the healthcare system. If not identified and treated promptly, sepsis can result in high rates of morbidity and mortality. Prehospital settings, such as walk-in clinics, are often the first point-of-care for patients with infections and …
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Consultation Skills Training and Practice: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Perspectives from Junior Doctors, their Patients and other Clinicians.
Background Efficient and effective doctor-patient consultations have been extensively linked to many positive patient outcomes. Aims This project addressed the following research questions: Are junior doctors using effective consultation skills with their patients in the clinical setting and what …
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The Relationship between Nurse Manager Leadership Attributes and Nurse Clinical Autonomy: Magnet Versus Non-Magnet Hospitals
… Magnet hospital status would be related to positive nurse manager leadership attributes which would be related to greater clinical nurse autonomy and nurse manager leadership would mediate relationships between hospital status and clinical nurse autonomy. Conceptual Basis and Background: …
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Improving Interactions with Healthcare Robots
… robots should behave in order to promote positive patient outcomes. Research on physician behaviour may inform the design of healthcare robots within this context. The central aim of this thesis was to investigate the effects of key healthcare robot communication behaviours on user …
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Strategies for the Improvement of Healthcare through Simulation
… these egregious rates. However, simulation of patient care events may better prepare healthcare professionals to prevent medical errors as it has been proven to be an effective learning strategy (Kirkham, 2018), enhancing skills while gaining experiential knowledge, without risk to actual …
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Nurses’ views on compassionate care: a study using Q methodology
… care, wellbeing, and the overall quality of patients’ lives. However, incidents of substandard care have highlighted inherent tensions between competing professional and organisational demands in a rapidly changing workplace. This research investigated nurses’ views of the promoters and …
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Medical Management Adherence as an Outcome of Genetic Counseling in a Pediatric Setting
… evidence that genetic counselors contribute to positive patient outcomes. Client adherence to medical management outcomes has not been previously studied as a possible outcome of genetic counseling. Patient adherence may result in improved medical outcomes. </p><p>Objectives: To determine if the …
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Temporal milestones during childhood : identification of a maturational spurt
… are often less precise then that required for positive patient outcomes. A lack of estimate precision may be related to the 'Linear Paradigm'--a long-held assumption that skeletal maturation should progress linearly throughout childhood and adolescence (a detailed discussion can be found in …
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Job satisfaction of emergency nurses in Tennessee
… Emergency nurses have initial contact with patients, making assessments and directing patients to the appropriate resources for health care. Skilled emergency nurses need to remain motivated to have job satisfaction and productivity for quality patient care. The purpose of this study was to …
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A study of two models of primary mental health care provisions in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
… trial. This design enabled an examination of patients derived from whole populations in a ‘real world’ setting. The trial involved two phases: a pilot study in June 2016 with the objectives to refine data collection procedures and to serve as a practice run for clinicians involved in the …