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Nursing
Ludmila Marcinowicz, Danuta Wojnar, Slawomir Jerzy Terlikowski
Summary: Primary health care nurses in Poland tend to perform work associated with carrying out physicians' orders more frequently and less with what they were prepared to do. With longer work experience, nurses are more likely to carry out nursing care, but less likely to issue referrals for diagnostic tests or orders within their scope of practice.
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Nursing
Carole Deletroz, Claudio Del Grande, Samira Amil, Patrick Bodenmann, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Maxime Sasseville
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the content validity of a digital health literacy PROM for chronic patients using an e-Delphi technique. The results showed that consensus was reached on the relevance, improvability, and self-ratability of 5 constructs and 11 items for a digital health literacy PROM. The study also identified two important themes related to personal coping strategies in healthcare, which involve the use of information and communications technologies.
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Orthopedics
Ryan M. Sutton, Colin M. Baker, Taylor D'Amore, P. Maxwell Courtney, Chad A. Krueger, Matthew S. Austin
Summary: This study evaluates the compliance and resource utilization of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in commercial and CMS alternative payment models for total joint arthroplasty. The findings reveal low compliance rates despite significant expenditure. Adjustments to payment strategies and compliance targets are recommended to improve compliance and reduce costs.
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Lei Xin, Ye Gao, Zhiyuan Cheng, Tianjiao Wang, Han Lin, Yanan Pang, Chang Sun, Zengjun Fu, Zhaoshen Li, Xudong Ma, Luowei Wang
Summary: Digestive endoscopy in China has experienced significant development in terms of both volume and quality in recent years. The developed EQI model is a promising tool to quantify the quality of endoscopy at different hospitals, indicating higher quality in tertiary hospitals and hospitals in developed areas.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Felipe Souza Barreto, Mariana Arias Avila, Jocassia Silva Pinheiro, Mariana Quixabeira Guimaraes Almeida, Cheila de Sousa Bacelar Ferreira, Cid Andre Fidelis-de-Paula-Gomes, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho
Summary: The study aimed to assess the structural validity of the Brazilian version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI) in patients with chronic neck pain. The results showed that the NDI model with one domain and five items presented the best structure according to factorial analysis.
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Primary Health Care
Arwen Bunce, Jenna Donovan, Megan Hoopes, Laura M. Gottlieb, Molly Krancari, Rachel Gold
Summary: The study aims to assess the influence of patients' social determinants of health (SDOH) on safety-net primary care clinicians' decisions, explore how clinicians become aware of this information, and analyze factors associated with the use of SDOH data in clinical decision making.This study found that SDOH affected care in 35% of encounters, with conversations with patients, prior knowledge, and the electronic health record (EHR) being the most common sources of SDOH information. Male, non-English-speaking patients, and those with documented SDOH screening data in the EHR were more likely to have care influenced by SDOH.Future research should further explore this topic.
ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Orlando Scoppetta, Carlos Arturo Cassiani-Miranda, Karen Nicolle Arocha-Diaz, Diego Fernando Cabanzo-Arenas, Adalberto Campo-Arias
Summary: The study indicates that PHQ-2 has certain psychometric properties in the Colombian population and demonstrates acceptable test performance in clinical practice. However, there may be a considerable amount of false positives in the test results, requiring further specialized evaluation for a reliable diagnosis.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
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Oncology
Nicole Erickson, T. Schinkoethe, C. Eckhardt, L. Storck, A. Joos, L. Liu, P. E. Ballmer, F. Mumm, T. Fey, V. Heinemann
Summary: The study found that patient-reported outcome measures obtained via E-Health tools can help ease the assessment burden and encourage patient participation in cancer care. Men were more likely to require assistance in completing the questionnaires, and the level of assistance needed increased with age. There was a significant association between nutrition status and distress score, with patients who were both distressed and malnourished seeking supportive care.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Amber B. Amspoker, Houston F. Lester, Christiane Spitzmueller, Candice L. Thomas, Sylvia J. Hysong
Summary: In this study, the Coordination Practices Survey was developed and validated as a new psychometric tool to measure coordination in primary care teams. The study confirmed the distinct subscales of accountability and common understanding, and their satisfactory psychometric properties. These subscales can be used to assess coordination processes in other contexts.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Luiz Felipe Pinto, Otavio Pereira D'Avila, Lisiane Hauser, Erno Harzheim
Summary: The study evaluated primary healthcare services in Brazil through the National Health Survey (PNS-2019), showing the need for improvement in healthcare services across the country. Age was a factor in evaluating services, with older adults giving more positive ratings. Monitoring service quality and the strength of primary healthcare through independent methods can bring value to public health resources.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kathrine Stampe, Sharon Kishik, Sune Dueholm Muller
Summary: The study found that the use of mHealth during patient-physician consultations may unintentionally silence patients' voices, discipline noncompliant behavior, and overlook relevant aspects of patients' lives related to the disease.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Daniel D. Maeng, Ellen Poleshuck, Tziporah Rosenberg, Amie Kulak, Thomas Mahoney, George Nasra, Hochang B. Lee, Yue Li
Summary: This study evaluated the outcomes of implementing a primary care behavioral health (PCBH) integration model in six primary care practice sites in Western New York. The results showed that PCBH implementation was associated with reductions in outpatient emergency department visits and primary care provider visits, as well as an increased rate of behavioral health provider visits.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ali Rafati, Leila Janani, Seyed Kazem Malakouti, Seyed Abbas Motevalian, Ali Kabiri, Yeganeh Pasebani, Mohammadreza Shalbafan
Summary: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Predicaments Questionnaire (PQ), which measures social attitudes toward suicide. The results showed that the Persian PQ had good content validity, face validity, temporal stability, and internal consistency through the translation-back-translation method, expert review, and empirical testing.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Esmee M. van der Willik, Jet Milders, Johannes A. J. Bart, Willem Jan W. Bos, Frans J. van Ittersum, Marc A. G. J. ten Dam, Marc H. Hemmelder, Friedo W. Dekker, Yvette Meuleman
Summary: This study provides insights into how to effectively discuss PROM results in routine nephrology care by conducting in-depth interviews with patients and healthcare professionals. The findings highlight the importance of discussing PROM results, creating a suitable setting, actively involving patients, and ensuring follow-up actions after the discussions.
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Oncology
Michelle Doose, Michelle A. Mollica, Deanna J. Attai, Shelley Fuld Nasso, Joanne W. Elena, Paul B. Jacobsen, Emily S. Tonorezos, Larissa Nekhlyudov
Summary: This study examined survey questions used to identify and describe cancer survivors in national cross-sectional studies in the US over the past 15 years. It found that there is no standard method for assessing self-reported cancer history, which limits the ability to distinguish important subgroups of survivors. Future surveys capturing detailed data on cancer types, stages/subtypes, metastatic/recurrent status, and treatments received could help fill important gaps in cancer survivorship research and clinical care.