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• Nonadherence to guidelines in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: an Italian or universal phenomenon?

  Authors:Mauro Borzio and Rodolfo SaccoFrom:Future Oncology (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20132,035 words Article 1560LAuthor(s): Mauro Borzio [*] 1 , Rodolfo Sacco 2 Keywords * AASLD guidelines; field practice; hepatocellular carcinoma; Italy; liver cancer; management; sorafenib According to the definition by Grimshaw and...

• Effects of psychopathology, functioning and anti-psychotic medication adherence on caregivers' burden in schizophrenia

  Authors:V. Lasebikan and O. AyindeFrom:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (Vol. 35, Issue 2)

  April-June 20133,357 words Article 1640LByline: V. Lasebikan, O. Ayinde Background: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of the level of psychopathology and anti-psychotic medication adherence on caregivers' burden in schizophrenia. Materials...

• Adherence to adjuvant hormone therapy in low-income women with breast cancer: the role of provider-patient communication

  Authors:Yihang Liu, Jennifer L. Malin, Allison L. Diamant, Amardeep Thind, and Rose C. MalyFrom:Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (Vol. 137, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20135,359 words Article 1500LTo assess the impact of patient-provider communication on adherence to tamoxifen (TAM) and aromatase inhibitors (AIs) 36 months after breast cancer (BC) diagnosis in a low-income population of women. California...

• Evaluation of socio-demographic factors for non-compliance to treatment in locally advanced cases of cancer cervix in a rural medical college hospital in India

  Authors:Samrat Dutta, Nandita Biswas, and Goutam MuhkherjeeFrom:Indian Journal of Palliative Care (Vol. 19, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  September-December 20134,060 words Report 1660LByline: Samrat. Dutta, Nandita. Biswas, Goutam. Muhkherjee Introduction: Carcinoma cervix is a leading cause of cancer in India. However, majority of the patients face a problem of not being able to complete the...

• Designing continuing medical education to improve clinician practice part 2: writing the needs assessment

  Author:Johanna Lackner MarxFrom:American Medical Writers Association Journal (Vol. 28, Issue 2)

  June 20132,348 words Article 2260LHealth care practitioners must participate in continuing education to maintain their licenses to practice. Accredited continuing medical education (CME) helps clinicians stay current on topics such as new clinical...

• Study Findings on Thromboembolism Are Outlined in Reports from University of Utah (Clinical Outcomes and Adherence to Guideline Recommendations During the Initial Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Aug. 15, 2015450 words Clinical report 1770L2015 AUG 15 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Investigators publish new report on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions. According to news originating from Salt...

• New Heart Failure Study Findings Have Been Reported by Investigators at Ryerson University (What matters to patients with heart failure? The influence of non-health-related goals on patient adherence to self-care management)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Aug. 1, 2015386 words Brief article, Clini... 1330L2015 AUG 1 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Researchers detail new data in Heart Disorders and Diseases. According to news reporting from Toronto, Canada, by NewsRx...

• Texas tort reform: complaints up, penalties down

  Author:Alicia AultFrom:Skin & Allergy News (Vol. 43, Issue 2)

  Feb. 2012584 words Article 1310LFROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN SURGICAL ASSOCIATION HOT SPRINGS, VA. - Since tort reform in Texas, the number of lawsuits and associated costs have decreased, but patient complaints to the state medical...

• New Findings on Blood Transfusion Described by Investigators at University of Oxford (Implementation of a clinical decision support system improves compliance with restrictive transfusion policies in hematology patients)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Sept. 12, 2015427 words Article 1470L2015 SEP 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on Transfusion Medicine have been published. According to news reporting from Oxford, United...

• Reducing medication nonadherence

  Author:Jon O. EbbertFrom:Internal Medicine News (Vol. 45, Issue 7)

  Apr. 15, 2012433 words Article 1280LWe have a serious problem. More than one-half of patients in our clinical practices do not take their medications as prescribed. We wouldn't prescribe it unless we thought they needed it. Medication nonadherence is...

• Improving patient-physician dialog: commentary on the results of the ms choices survey

  Authors:Alessandra Lugaresi, Tjalf Ziemssen, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Delyth Thomas, and Elisabetta VerdunFrom:Patient Preference and Adherence (Vol. 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20126,632 words Article 1560LAchieving good long- and short-term adherence to treatment for chronic diseases is important if patients are to gain the full benefits of treatment. Several barriers to adherence in multiple sclerosis (MS) have been...

• Effect of a continuous measure of adherence with infliximab maintenance treatment on inpatient outcomes in Crohn's disease

  Authors:Chureen T. Carter, Heidi C. Waters, and Daniel B. SmithFrom:Patient Preference and Adherence (Vol. 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20124,799 words Article 1740LBackground: To assess the impact of a continuous measure of adherence with infliximab maintenance treatment in Crohn's disease (CD) during the first year of treatment on CD-related health care utilization, CD-related...

• A study on impact of clinical pharmacist interventions on medication adherence and quality of life in rural hypertensive patients

  Authors:K. Ramanath, Dbss Balaji, C. Nagakishore, S. Kumar, and M. BhanuprakashFrom:Journal of Young Pharmacists (Vol. 4, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20122,815 words Report 1510LByline: K. Ramanath, DBSS. Balaji, C. Nagakishore, S. Kumar, M. Bhanuprakash Hypertension is the very common chronic disease in rural, urban and semi-urban areas of today's world, which needs continuous monitoring...

• Airway emergency post thyroidectomy: The role of thyroid hormone pharmacokinetics and compliance with treatment

  Authors:Abdallah Claude and Verghese SusanFrom:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 6, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 2012337 words Brief article, Lette... 1530LByline: Abdallah. Claude, Verghese. Susan Sir, We would like to caution caregivers to be vigilant about the possibility of occurrence of a thyroid storm in the postoperative period even after total thyroidectomy....

• Noncompliance to DOTS: How it can be decreased

  Authors:Chhaya Mittal and S. GuptaFrom:Indian Journal of Community Medicine (Vol. 36, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20112,363 words Report 1690LByline: Chhaya. Mittal, S. Gupta Background: Tuberculosis is a communicable disease requiring prolonged treatment. The therapeutic regimens as recommended by WHO have been shown to be highly effective for both...

• Adherence of primary health care physicians to hypertension management guidelines in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia

  Authors:Khalid Al-Gelban, Mohd Yunus Khan, Yahia Al-Khaldi, Ahmed Mahfouz, Ismail Abdelmoneim, Asim Daffalla, et al.From:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Vol. 22, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20113,164 words Article 1820LByline: Khalid. Al-Gelban, Mohd. Yunus. Khan, Yahia. Al-Khaldi, Ahmed. Mahfouz, Ismail. Abdelmoneim, Asim. Daffalla, Ossama. Mostafa, Hasan. Al-Amri Although there has been significant progress in the management of...

• Sorting out CDC data and guidelines on preventing HIV transmission from positives

  Authors:Kathleen Irwin and Nicole CrepazFrom:Research Initiative/Treatment Action! (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20114,994 words Interview 1740LWhat's new in updated CDC guidelines for prevention in positives? Mascolini: Why did the CDC first issue guidelines on incorporating HIV prevention into medical practice and why is an update necessary? Irwin: The...

• Patient choice in treatment of PTSD might boost adherence

  Author:Damian McNamaraFrom:Clinical Psychiatry News (Vol. 38, Issue 7)

  July 2010831 words Article 1270LBOCA RATON, FLA. -- Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder permitted to choose either 10 weeks of prolonged exposure therapy or sertraline had better adherence and treatment response, compared with others randomly...

• Influence of gender on loss to follow-up in a large HIV treatment programme in western Kenya/Influence du sexe de la personne sur la perte du suivi dans un vaste programme de traitement du VIH dans l'ouest du Kenya/Influencia del genero en las bajas en el seguimiento de un amplio programa terapeutico contra el VIH en el oeste de Kenya

  Authors:Vincent Ochieng-Ooko, Daniel Ochieng, John E. Sidle, Margaret Holdsworth, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Abraham M. Siika, et al.From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 88, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20105,600 words Clinical report 1510LObjective To determine the incidence of loss to follow-up in a treatment programme for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Kenya and to investigate how loss to follow-up is affected by...

• Complying with patients' wishes: advance care planning is proving effective in ensuring patients get the right care, at the right time, and in the right location for them

  Authors:Janet Clark, Julie Daltrey, and Belinda MacfieFrom:Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (Vol. 16, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2010971 words Article 1390LTwo clinical nurse specialists (CNS) from Waikato District Hearth Board (DHB) are reading locally, and collaborating nationally, on implementing advance care planning (ACP) practice in New Zealand. Advance care...