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Patient Safety Tool: HRSA Patient Satisfaction Survey

This survey form may be downloaded, modified, printed and distributed to patients. Download the HRSA English patient satisfaction survey (doc) and adapt it for use in your facility. Download the HRSA ...
Nature

Patients’ perceptions of the negative effects following different prostate cancer treatments and the impact on psychological well-being: a nationwide survey

Although the prognosis of localised prostate cancer is good, the negative effects of prostate cancer treatment often impair patient quality of life. A growing number of men experience these negative ...
Nature

Association between adherence, treatment satisfaction and illness perception in hypertensive patients

The relationship between adherence to antihypertension medications, treatment satisfaction and illness perception has not been studied so far. The primary objective of this study was to examine the ...
Health Affairs

Measuring Patient Satisfaction: A Bridge Between Patient And Physician Perceptions Of Care

Patient satisfaction is at the core of patient centered medicine. Improved patient satisfaction not only leads to an enhanced patient experience—something every sick or injured patient deserves—it is ...
Medscape

Nonverbal Interpersonal Interactions in Clinical Encounters and Patient Perceptions of Empathy

Objective: The relationship between nonverbal behaviors and patient perceptions of clinicians has been underexplored. The aim of this study was to understand the relationship between nonverbal ...
Euronews

Denmark is using digital patient questionnaires to improve medical care

Can the patient's perception of the disease become part of the treatment? In Denmark this approach is a reality. Euronews explored how this became possible. Hanne Dalgaard Christensen is a 57-year-old ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Alopecia Areata Impacts Patient Perception, Quality of Life

Patients with alopecia areata (AA) often perceive their hair loss as more severe than dermatologists do, leading to increased emotional and social problems. This study highlights the importance of ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patient and Physician Perceptions of a Hypercholesterolemia Safety-Net Program

Patients’ misperceptions of statins and physicians’ limited knowledge of a hypercholesterolemia safety-net program warrant additional interventions to reduce barriers and improve care. Objectives: To ...
News Medical

Factors influencing patient’s perception during COVID-19 recovery

In a recent study posted to medRxiv*, a team of researchers characterized individual-level illness perception, both cognitive and emotional, following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: ...
ascopubs.org

Medical Oncology Patient Perceptions of Telehealth Video Visits

Clinical Efficiency and Safety Outcomes of Virtual Care for Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic Telehealth in medical oncology has expanded secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, ...
Medscape

Perception of Front-line Healthcare Providers Toward Patient Safety: A Preliminary Study in a University Hospital in Egypt

Objective: Increasing focus on improving patient safety in healthcare organizations makes it crucial to first create a positive safety climate. The current study targeted the perceptions of front-line ...
CMAJ

Effect of patient socioeconomic status on perceptions of first- and second-year medical students

Background: Physician decision-making and perceptions of patients are affected by a patient's socioeconomic status (SES). We sought to determine if the perceptions of first- and second-year medical ...