The effect of age and chronicity on patient recall of public hospital outpatient clinic use

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Grimmer ◽  
Paula Bowman

This paper reports on an investigation of the effect of age and chronicity on theaccuracy of recall by allied health patients of their attendance at outpatient clinicsat a public hospital over the previous 12 months. Patients consistently under-reporteduse of outpatient clinics, when compared with hospital records. Age and chronicitywere not found to be determinants of the observed differences. Other potentialinfluences on patient recall were identified to assist future testing.

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Harlon França de Menezes ◽  
Ann Mary Machado Tinoco Feitosa Rosas ◽  
Alessandra Conceição Leite Funchal Camacho ◽  
Flávia Silva de Souza ◽  
Benedita Maria Rêgo Deusdará Rodrigues ◽  
...  

Aim: Understanding the repercussions of the educational actions of the nursing consultation on the life of chronic kidney patients and their caregivers. Methods: Qualitative research, using the Social Phenomenology reference. Open-ended interviews with 12 patients and their 12 caregivers were conducted in a public hospital outpatient clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. Results: The analysis of the participants' testimonies allowed the elaboration of two concrete categories of the experience lived concerning the reasons "why": Sum of learning lived by the sick and those who care also learn. Conclusion: The importance of the perspectives of chronic kidney patients and their caregivers for the design of educational actions stands out in the face-to-face interaction, in the shared approach and the approximation of the nurse


2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Amaya Arias ◽  
Angie Bruce ◽  
Deisy Herrán ◽  
Angie Martín Arango ◽  
Katherine Muñoz ◽  
...  

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