The impact of services quality on patient trust and satisfaction for aged patients

2012 ◽  
pp. 272-279
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis P. Kosmas ◽  
Antonio Malvasi ◽  
Daniele Vergara ◽  
Ospan A. Mynbaev ◽  
Radmila Sparic ◽  
...  

: In recent years, the development of Assisted Reproductive Technique, the egg and embryo donation changed substantially the role of the uterus in recent years. It provided a higher chance for a pregnancy even in women over 45 years or post-menopause. In fact, the number of aged patients and in peri/post-menopause in pregnancy is nowadays increasing, but it increases obstetrical and neonatal related problems. The human uterus is richly innervated and modified especially during pregnancy and labor, and it is endowed with different sensory, parasympathetic, sympathetic and peptidergic neurofibers. They are differently distributed in uterine fundus, body and cervix, and they are mainly observed in the stroma and around arterial vessel walls in the myometrial and endometrial layers. Many neurotransmitters playing important roles in reproductive physiology are released after stimulation by adrenergic or cholinergic nerve fibers (the so called sympathetic/parasympathetic co-transmission). Immunohistochemical study demonstrated the localization and quantitative distribution of neurofibers in the fundus, the body and cervix of young women of childbearing age. : Adrenergic and cholinergic effects of the autonomous nervous system are the most implicated in the uterine functionality. In such aged women, the Adrenergic and AChE neurofibers distribution in the fundus, body and cervix is progressively reduced by increasing age. Adrenergic and AChE neurotransmitters were closely associated with the uterine arteries and myometrial smooth muscles, and they reduced markedly by ageing. The Adrenergic and AChE neurofibers decreasing has a dramatical and negative impact on uterine physiology, as the reduction of pregnancy chance and uterine growth, and the increase of abortion risk and prematurity.


1966 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles M. Royle ◽  
Agnes W. Brewster

Author(s):  
Anne-Françoise Audrain-Pontevia ◽  
Loick Menvielle

Objectives:Online Health Communities (OHCs) are increasingly being used by patients in the Web 2.0 era. Today's patients have instant access to a great deal of medical information and contacts. Despite the considerable development of OHCs, little is known regarding the impact on the patient–physician relationship. This research aims at filling this gap and examines how interpersonal trust on peer-to-peer OHCs influences two key relational variables, namely patient trust in the physician and patient satisfaction with the physician. It also investigates their influences on the patient's attitude toward the physician.Methods:Drawing on both the relational and medical literatures, we propose a research model that brings out the relationships between interpersonal trust in OHCs, and patients’ trust, satisfaction and attitude toward the physician. We then conduct a quantitative survey of 512 OHC users in France, using structural equation modeling to test our hypotheses.Results:Our findings indicate that interpersonal trust in OHCs exerts a positive influence on both patients’ trust in and satisfaction with their physician. It also highlights that these two relational variables have a positive influence on patient attitude toward the physician. Our findings also indicate that patient trust influences patient satisfaction with the physician.Conclusions:This research highlights the importance of OHCs, which can be seen as valuable instruments for enhancing patient–physician relationships. It shows that healthcare managers should seek to enhance interpersonal trust among OHC users, because this trust has a positive influence on patient satisfaction with, trust in and attitude toward the physician.


Author(s):  
И.В. Куртов ◽  
С.П. Кривова ◽  
Р.К. Хайретдинов ◽  
И.Л. Давыдкин

Введение. Гематогенная тромбофилия служит дополнительным фактором риска нарушений мозгового кровообращения (НМК). Цель исследования: изучить влияние повышенного уровня фактора VIII и нарушений в системе фибринолиза на НМК у пациентов с сочетанной патологией системы свертывания крови. Материалы и методы. Обследовано 20 пациентов с перенесенными ишемическими инсультами в возрасте от 36 до 56 лет. Определяли показатели плазменного, тромбоцитарного звеньев гемостаза, системы фибринолиза, а также генетические полиморфизмы системы гемостаза. Результаты. У всех пациентов выявлены различные сочетания генетических полиморфизмов, связанных с изменениями антикоагулянтного звена гемостаза, а также дефекты системы фибринолиза и коагуляционного звена гемостаза, что является дополнительным фактором риска НМК. Заключение. У пациентов молодого и среднего возраста, перенесших острое НМК по ишемическому типу, необходимо исследование системы свертывания крови, включающее определение содержания фактора VIII в крови, показателей системы фибринолиза и уровня гомоцистеина. Background. Hematogenous thrombophilia is an additional risk factor for cerebral circulatory disorders (ССD). Objectives: to study the impact of increased factor VIII level and disturbances of fibrinolysis system on ССD in patients with combined pathology of blood coagulation. Patients/Methods. We examined 20 patients with ischemic strokes aged from 36 to 56 years. The parameters of plasma hemostasis, platelet function, fibrinolysis system, as well as the genetic polymorphisms of hemostasis system were determined. Results. All patients had different combinations of genetic polymorphisms associated with anticoagulant hemostasis changes, as well as defects in fibrinolysis system and coagulation hemostasis that is an additional risk factor for ischemic stroke. Conclusions. In young and middle-aged patients with history of acute ischemic ССD, it is necessary to study blood coagulation, including the determination of blood factor VIII level, fibrinolysis system parameters and homocysteine content.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-101
Author(s):  
Maan Ali Alkhateeb

E-loyalty has received great interest from researchers as a key element for customer retention and the growth of firms as well as gaining new customers. This study aims to investigate the impact of the electronic website services quality on e-loyalty in the companies listed within Paltel using electronic satisfaction as a mediating variable. Seven dimensions of e-service quality are examined including content, structure, interaction, presentation, responsiveness, e-security, and reliability. The quantitative research approach is conducted on the returned 393 valid surveys. The findings revealed and emphasized the role played by e-satisfaction as a mediating variable between the independent variable's dimensions and the independent variable.


2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Houn‐Gee Chen ◽  
Julie Yu‐Chih Liu ◽  
Tsong Shin Sheu ◽  
Ming‐Hsien Yang

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin G. Cole

The purpose of this paper was to determine the impact of geriatric medical services on mental state by reviewing all controlled trials of such services. Two computer data bases were searched for relevant articles published from January 1980 to August 1990, and the bibliographies of retrieved articles were searched for additional references. Eleven reports were located that met the four inclusion criteria: original study, published in English or French, controlled trial (nonrandomized or randomized) of a geriatric medical service, and inclusion of at least one measure of mental state in the study. Ten reports met the validity criteria for intervention studies. There was little evidence that geriatric medical services improved the mental state of aged patients; all trials had limitations in design and measures. These findings challenge mental health professionals in two ways: first, services must be developed to address the apparently unmet mental health needs of aged medical patients; second, research methods must be developed to measure the impact of these services.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document