Patient Health Care



The most important aspects for providing great patient care are patience, understanding, compassion, and sympathy. Pay attention to detail and make the short time you’re there with them memorable can make a big difference in their day.

It contributes to a more positive patient recovery experience and can improve the physical and mental quality of life for people with serious illnesses, such as cancer. The personalization of care also helps patients overcome the natural fears and anxieties that come with being in a hospital setting.

Addressing patient health care demands in systemic sclerosis: pre-post assessment of a psycho-educational group programme
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Objective. Patients diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (SSc) report a high need for education and support. To address these needs, a short, group-based psycho-educational programme for patients with SSc was developed and evaluated. Methods. A pre-post test design was

Bereavement debriefing sessions: an intervention to support health care professionals in managing their grief after the death of a patient .
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The opportunity for health care professionals to process personal and professional responses to a patients death seems to be important yet lacking (McCoyd Walter; Serwint). One structured process developed from efforts to reduce post-traumatic

Goal-oriented patient care –an alternative health outcomes paradigm
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PERSPECTIVE n engl j med 366; 9 nejm. org march 2012 778 tablish goals for symptoms, such as decreased rigidity and no falls; goals for functional status, such as the ability to get to the bathroom without assistance although requiring a walker; and goals for social

Disparities in patient experiences, health care processes, and outcomes: the role of patient -provider racial, ethnic, and language concordance
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Ethnic minorities are poorly represented among physicians and other health professionals. In what is called race-discordant relationships, patients from ethnic groups frequently are treated by professionals from a different ethnic background. The research reviewed here

The challenges of conceptualizing patient engagement in health care : a lexicographic literature review
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Objective: Despite the growing acknowledgement of the value of engaging patients in their health care , the term patient engagement is at risk of becoming nothing more than a hot buzz phrase, as it lacks a shared definition and, consequently, shared guidelines for

Oral health care for the pregnant patient .
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Pregnancy is a unique time in a womans life, accompanied by a variety of physiologic, anatomic and hormonal changes that can affect how oral health care is provided. However, these patients are not medically compromised and should not be denied dental treatment

Partnering with patients and families to design a patient -and family-centered health care system
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The US health care system faces serious challenges. Health care financing is an overriding issue; others include overcoming disparities in access to care , improving health literacy, meeting the needs of a burgeoning population of older Americans and of the increasing

Nurse perceptions and experiences of patient health assets in oncology care : A qualitative study
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Health assets, a term that refers to patients strengths and potentials, has emerged as an important aspect of health care . A conceptual analysis of health assets revealed five core dimensions: mobilization, motivational, relational, volitional, and protective strengths. How

Patient safety and patient safety culture: Foundations of excellent health care delivery
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To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, caught the attention of the media, and there were headlines across the nation about the safety (or lack of safety) for patients in healthcare organizations. In the ensuing years, there have been many efforts to reduce

The role and relationship of cultural competence and patient -centeredness in health care quality
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Patient -centeredness and cultural competence have been promoted extensively in recent years as approaches to improving health care quality. This paper explores the historical evolution of both concepts, demonstrating that early conceptual models focused on how

Keeping the patient in the equation–humanism and health care reform
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555 surely be highly charged conclusions about which treatments are actually beneficial at this stage, we will need to draw on medical humanism to apply the information in ways that are compatible with the cultural and religious values of our diverse population. As these

Principles for assessment of patient outcomes in mental health care
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With the dramatic changes that are occurring in mental health and substance abuse treatment systems, it is imperative that the field keep its focus on the patient and the patients outcomes of care . Outcomes management systems that measure the processes of care , the

Patient portals in primary care : Impacts on patient health and physician productivity
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Electronic communication between patients and physicians ( e-visits ) is a recent technological innovation in primary care that affords patients a low-cost alternative to physician office visits. Medical providers have promoted the usage of e-visits over the past

Patient satisfaction with primary health care services in Riyadh
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Objective: To assess the level of patients satisfaction with primary health care (PHC) services in health centers affiliated to Riyadh Military Hospital (RMH), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 PHC centers, affiliated to

21st-century health care : the effect of computer use by physicians on patient satisfaction at a family medicine clinic
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Background and Objectives: Trust and satisfaction in the physician- patient relationship is the cornerstone of family medicine. Today, computers are playing an increasingly prominent role in the delivery of health care , yet recent data detailing their effect on the physician

Accountable care organizations, the patient -centered medical home, and health care reform: what does it all mean
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Medical care in the United States is plagued by extremely high costs, poor quality, and fragmented delivery. In response, new concepts of integrated health care delivery have developed, including patient -centered medical homes and accountable care organizations

Quality of health care from patient perspectives
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I he quality of health care is the consequence of strong link between service providers and user of the services. Perceived quality is one of the principal determinant of utilisation and non-utilisation of health services, a major issue in developing countries. Considering this Objective: To determine the time taken for diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary TB and the factors responsible for delay, by studying the level of awareness regarding TB in the patients, and the extent of social stigmatization associated with TB in Punjab (Multan and

Nursing research on patient falls in health care institutions
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Since the 1960s, research on patient falls has escalated. Once considered a normal and expected consequence of aging, of hospitalization and illness, or an unavoidable accidtni, patient falls now are considered both predictable and preventable. In the past 30 years

Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), through its Evidence-Based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors the development of evidence reports and technology assessments to assist public