OBJECTIVE To standardize patient handover in the chain of emergency care a handover guideline was developed. The main guideline recommendation is to use the DeMIST model (Demographics, Mechanism of Injury/illness, Injury/Illness, Signs, Treatment given) to structure pre-hospital notification and handover. To benefit from the new guideline, guideline adherence is necessary. As adherence to guide...

BACKGROUND Most patients receive healthcare in primary care settings, but relatively little is known about patient safety. Out-of-hours contacts are of particular importance to patient safety. Our aim was to examine the incidence, types, causes, and consequences of patient safety incidents at general practice cooperatives for out-of-hours primary care and to examine which factors were associate...

INTRODUCTION The possibility of an HIV/AIDS epidemic in southeastern Europe (SEE) is not improbable. Thus, an understanding of the current issues surrounding HIV/AIDS care, specifically antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, in countries within SEE is critical. This study was conducted to determine the ART adherence characteristics of Albania's HIV-positive population. METHODOLOGY This cross...

Low levels of statin adherence have been documented in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but whether coronary revascularization is associated with improved adherence rates has yet to be evaluated. We identified all Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in 2 statewide pharmacy assistance programs who were ≥65 years old, who had been hospitalized for CAD from 1995 through 2004, and who had b...

PURPOSE To evaluate adherence to disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) initiating oral and injectable DMTs, and to estimate the impact of adherence on relapse, health resource utilization, and medical costs. PATIENTS AND METHODS Commercially insured MS patients (aged 18-65 years, two or more MS diagnoses, one or more DMT claims) with continuous eligibi...

OBJECTIVE To identify the adherence rate of a statin treatment and possible related factors in female users from the Unified Health System. METHOD Seventy-one women were evaluated (64.2 ± 11.0 years) regarding the socio-economic level, comorbidities, current medications, level of physical activity, self-report of muscular pain, adherence to the medical prescription, body composition and bioch...

This study investigated relationships between demographic and medical variables, attitudes, perceived beliefs of others, coping methods and adherence to the regimen (diet, medications, activity, smoking and stress modification) of 30 controlled and 30 uncontrolled American Indian diabetics. At the time of the clinic visit, subjects completed a coping scale, Miller Attitude Scale, regimen adhere...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the adherence standard treatment regimen in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for of corona virus disease 19 (COVID-19) patients. assessed awareness prescribers, guidelines and reasons non-adherence. A questionnaire survey followed by a retrospective prospective medical review in-depth interview. revealed that 79.9% key prescribers a...