What Factors Influence Patient Measures of Safety Among Adults? by Kim Y, Nam E

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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…Life-sustaining treatments would be “wasted” on those patients compared to healthier patients.[13] However, prioritizing treatment for patients with a greater likelihood of survival based on the principle of utility maximization creates a healthcare system that is unwilling to take necessary risks to advance future therapies and build medical knowledge. …”
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Nursing interventions based on the knowledge-attitude-practice model on anxiety and treatment compliance in an elderly patient with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome and vestibular neuritis (知信... by CAO Haiyan (曹海燕), XU Ling (徐玲), YANG Hui (杨惠), LI Qingqing (李青青)

“…This paper summarized the nursing interventions based on the knowledge-attitude-practice model on anxiety and treatment compliance in an elderly patient with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome and vestibular neuritis. …”
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Problems And Challenges Of Attendance In Medical Students by Muhammad Khurram

“…Medical training in Large Group Interactive Sessions and Clinical Clerkships is designed to equip students with knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to practice medicine safely and effectively. …”
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Technologies for Interoperable Internet of Medical Things Platforms to Manage Medical Emergencies in Home and Prehospital Care: Scoping Review by Mattias Seth, Hoor Jalo, Åsa Högstedt, Otto Medin, Bengt Arne Sjöqvist, Stefan Candefjord

“…Transitioning to home-based care (HBC) may offer a sustainable solution, supported by technological innovations such as Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) platforms. However, the full potential of IoMT platforms to streamline health care delivery is often limited by interoperability challenges that hinder communication and pose risks to patient safety. …”
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The Self-Perception and Usage of Medical Apps amongst Medical Students in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Cara Quant, Lisa Altieri, Juan Torres, Noah Craft

“…To determine (1) the usage, reliability, and popularity of mobile medical apps and (2) medical students’ perceptions of app usage effect on the quality of patient-provider interaction in healthcare settings. …”
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Primordial Germ Cells: Current Knowledge and Perspectives by Aleksandar Nikolic, Vladislav Volarevic, Lyle Armstrong, Majlinda Lako, Miodrag Stojkovic

“…Therefore, the aim of this review is to summarize current knowledge about PGC indicating the perspective of their use in both research and medical application for the treatment of infertility.…”
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Factors Associated with Medication Nonadherence among Hypertensives in Ghana and Nigeria by Vincent Boima, Adebowale Dele Ademola, Aina Olufemi Odusola, Francis Agyekum, Chibuike Eze Nwafor, Helen Cole, Babatunde L. Salako, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Bamidele O. Tayo

“…Adherence showed correlation with depression (r=-0.208, P<0.001), concern about medications (r=-0.0347, P=0.002), and knowledge of hypertension (r=0.14, P=0.006). …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals in the management of patients with hypertension and concurrent bronchial asthma: a cross-sectional study in the Yello... by Yang Yang, Wenwen Xu, Fei Yu, Xiaohong Yan, Xingbin Ma, Jinxiang Gao

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Effects of community family doctors-led intervention for self-management and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: study protocol of a cluster randomised contr... by Yue Chen, Biqi Ren, Ningsheng Wang, Shuang Lei, Shuzhi Lin, Lianye Liu, Yufang Xiang, Bianling Feng

“…The primary outcomes are changes in fasting blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, self-management knowledge and behaviour, and medication adherence from baseline to the 3rd and 6th months. …”
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The importance of communication in the Integrated Medical Emergency System by Lázaro Armando Águila Trujillo, Mayelín Alomá Nohaya

“…This process is of extraordinary importance in the Integrated Medical Emergency System, since calls are received from people with sick relatives, passers-by or health professionals who request a mobile emergency service for the care and transfer of a patient, so the people who work there must achieve an adequate and coherent verbal communication, according to the emergency situation that arises and, even, taking into account the emotional state of the caller. …”
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Basic Medical Emergency Treatment for Maxillofacial Injuries by Ilirian Lenjani, Fatime Lenjani, Mentor Mustafa, Agron Dogjani, Basri Lenjani

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Layperson knowledge of heart attacks in the state of Georgia, USA by Shiva Sajja, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, Latha Ganti

“…A survey of 200 residents of the state of Georgia, United States was conducted to assess the knowledge of heart attacks. Results depict that Georgia residents have only a basic understanding of heart attack symptoms suggesting the need for medical professionals to spend more time educating their patients on their health in simple terms so that the patients can be knowledgeable on their personal health.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in a tertiary ho... by Xueli Bai, Yuan Chen, Xiansheng Liu, Lingling Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Jie Ding, Lin Su, Ruiying Wang, Shuang Wei

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Knowledge and understanding of information after taking decision to participate or not in a randomized trial of surgery vs radiotherapy among patients with locally advanced prostat... by Yvonne Brandberg, Olof Akre, Mia Bergenmar

“…Patients had high levels of knowledge (> 80%) regarding the trial aim, that participation implied research, the right to decline, that future patients benefit from research and, of the randomization procedure. …”
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Knowledge, Habits and Attitudes in Photoprotection to Prevent Skin Cancer by Asbely Yera Sánchez, Yanet Blanco Fleites, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Mario Ávila Sánchez, Greta Margarita Arrechea García, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…Counseling on modifiable risk factors and strategies to avoid the sun, in patients with a personal or family history of skin cancer, should be part of preventive medicine. …”
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Pain in Neurodegenerative Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives by Marina de Tommaso, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Ruth Defrin, Miriam Kunz, Gisele Pickering, Massimiliano Valeriani

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KAP of influenza, streptococcal pneumonia, and herpes zoster among community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases in Nanjing city: a cross-sectional survey by Zhengkai SHEN, Siyu TIAN, Zhiyong WANG, Wenjing ZHU, Lirong DONG, Jinshui XU

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Vécus croisés de médecins et de patients. Le cas de l’annonce diagnostique de la maladie rare by Séverine Colinet, Céline Avenel

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