BACKGROUND The Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate supervises care providers in order to improve quality of care. Recently the inspectorate assessed and promoted the use of a guideline on smoking-cessation counselling in midwifery practices. The supervision programme consisted of an announcement of the enforcement deadline for the guideline and site visits. The purpose of our qualitative study was to...

candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen found as mycoflora in the human body surfaces. sevral genes play a crucial rule in its virulence including hwp1 (hyphal wall protein 1), bcr1 and als gene family. hwp1 gene is a responsible for coding a cell surface protein, which mediates biofilm formation in candida albicans. here we investigated the presence of the hwp1gene was characteris...

OBJECTIVE The adherence to a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern ensures an adequate intake of B vitamins and w-3 fatty acids. A protective role on depression has been suggested for both nutrients. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis from the SUN (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra) prospective cohort study. Data from 9670 participants (4211 men and 5459 women) were analised. Logistic regression analys...

Aims: Adherence to treatment is one of the most important concepts in the field of physical diseases, including hypertension. Many patients do not adhere to the treatment and ignore the doctor's instructions, which can cause many economic, physical and cultural problems for the individual, family and society. Many factors, including self-efficacy, self-regulation, and social support, are associ...

BACKGROUND Primary non-adherence refers to the patient not redeeming a prescribed medication at some point during drug therapy. Research has mainly focused on secondary non-adherence. Prior to this study, the overall rate of primary non-adherence in general practice in Iceland was not known. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of primary non-adherence, test whether it is influenced by a mo...

Cancer screening tests are important tools to combat cancer-related morbidity and mortality. There is limited up-to-date research on spatial and temporal variations of colorectal and breast cancer screening in the United States.County-level data of cancer screening adherence rates were generated from 2008 to 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. We performed the univariate local indi...

BACKGROUND Many studies have examined hand hygiene (HH) frequency and adherence in response to various interventions. This study used 2 methods to determine HH frequency and adherence to see how well the outcomes correlated. METHODS HH frequency was measured over 4, 1-month periods (phases 1-4), using 2 methods: an audit of HH solution used during each phase adjusted for patient-days and cove...

BACKGROUND The traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern (MedDiet) is associated with longevity and low rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is little information on who is more likely to follow this food pattern. AIM To evaluate how different factors are associated with lower MedDiet adherence in older Spanish subjects. METHODS We included 7305 participants (men aged 55-80...

BACKGROUND & AIMS A well-balanced diet is the first-line treatment in hyperlipidemia. The objective was to study the association between serum phytosterols and dietary patterns to use them as surrogate markers of dietary compliance in primary dyslipidemias. METHODS 288 patients with primary hyperlipidemias (192 autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH) and 96 familial combined hyperlipide...