OBJECTIVE To explore how patient activation, i.e. patients' perceived knowledge, skills and self-confidence to manage their health and healthcare, develops within chronically ill individuals over time, and to estimate the impact of self-rated health on this development. METHODS Linear regression analyses and structural equation modeling were conducted using longitudinal data from 751 people w...

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BACKGROUND The American short form Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a 13-item instrument which assesses patient (or consumer) self-reported knowledge, skills and confidence for self-management of one's health or chronic condition. In this study the PAM was translated into a Dutch version; psychometric properties of the Dutch version were established and the instrument was validated in a pane...

Abstract Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is an acute cardiac condition triggered by emotional or physical stress. General anesthesia and sympathetic activation are possible triggers for TC. However, little known about the role of sympathovagal activity in In our report, we present a female patient, aged 62, who underwent thyroidectomy at end surgery developed complications. The patient had no che...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: patients’ decision-making and legal capacity are major factors of informed consent considered as a basis of medical ethics. this study aimed to determine the undergoing surgery inpatients capacity to sign the consent form and admission clerks’ performance in taking the form in teaching hospitals in kashan. me...