Self-Care Guidelines for the Neonatal Clinician

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Care Guidelines

scholarly journals Personality Prototypes in People with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Relationship with Adherence

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4818
Author(s):  
Carmen Sánchez-Urbano ◽  
María J. Pino ◽  
Carlos Herruzo
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Guidelines

Type 1 diabetes (Dm1) is a chronic endocrine and metabolic disease that affects the whole person and requires active, decisive treatment. However, personality traits may influence a patient’s adherence to treatment guidelines. The objective of this work is firstly to identify the 3 Asendorpf personality prototypes (resilient, undercontrolled and overcontrolled) in a sample of Dm1 individuals and determine whether there are any differences in comparison with a control sample; and, secondly, to study their association with adherence to self-care guidelines using both physiological indicators (HbA1C) and self-report measures. To achieve these objectives, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. The sample comprised 294 participants, of whom 104 were people with Dm1 and 190 were controls. The participants, aged between 14 and 34 years, were classified by their scores in NEO-FFI-R, according to the personality characteristics inherent to Asendorpf’s prototypes. Asendorpf’s 3 prototypical personality patterns were found both in the group of people with Dm1 and in the control sample. These patterns showed different degrees of association with adherence to self-care guidelines for this disease and with psychological health factors. Importance should therefore be attached to the personality traits and Asendorpf prototypes of people with Dm1 when proposing interventions to address medical, psychological, and behavioral aspects.

Evidence-Based Self-care Guidelines for People Receiving Chemotherapy

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. E1-E8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Lewis ◽  
Anne M. Williams ◽  
Mariyam Athifa ◽  
Deborah Brown ◽  
Charley A. Budgeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Guidelines

scholarly journals Effect of Self-Care Guidelines on Quality of Life for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Azhar T. Zaki ◽  
Manal S. Hassan ◽  
Ahmed H. Soliman ◽  
Yosreah M. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Radiofrequency Ablation ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Care Guidelines ◽  
Care Practices

Context: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is considered one of the most challenging tumors with high incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates. Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) is one of the emerging therapeutic modalities used for the minimally invasive treatment in the management of early-stage HCC. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of self-care guidelines on quality of life for patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma undergoing Radio Frequency Ablation. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to achieve the aim of this study. This study was conducted at the Interventional Radiology Unit, affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospital, on a purposive sample of 50 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma; 25 randomly allocated to the study group, and 25 allocated to the control group. A structured interview questionnaire for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing radiofrequency ablation was used to collect the study data. It comprises three parts: Sociodemographic characteristic, assessment of patients' medical health, and knowledge about HCC and RFA. The second tool was the quality of life of cancer survivors questionnaire (pre /posttest), and finally, a patient-reported self-care practices assessment checklist (pre /posttests). Results: There were statistically significant differences between the study and control groups regarding their total knowledge about hepatocellular carcinoma and radiofrequency ablation therapy pre and post-implementation of self-care guidelines. There were highly statistically significant differences between both groups regarding the total quality of life, pre and post-implementation of self-care guidelines. In addition, there were highly statistically significant differences regarding total self-care practice, pre, and post-implementation of self-care guidelines. A positive correlation was revealed between total knowledge with total self-care practice and total quality of life (pre/posttest). Also, a significant correlation was revealed between the total quality of life and self-care practices post self-care guidelines implementation at (p<0.001). Conclusion: Implementation of self-care guidelines were improved patients' knowledge, quality of life, and self-care practices for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing radiofrequency ablation. A simplified, illustrated, and comprehensive Arabic booklet including self-care guidelines should be available for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing radiofrequency ablation. Replication of the current study on a larger probability sample is recommended to achieve generalization of the results. Further studies are recommended to assess factors affecting the quality of life for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing radiofrequency ablation.

scholarly journals Socialization of self-care guidelines for tuberculosis patients at UPT Pulmonary Health Services in West Kalimantan Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 2058-2062
Author(s):  
Tri Wahyuni ◽  
Parliani Parliani ◽  
Tutur Kardiatun ◽  
Prasetyo Aji Nugroho ◽  
Al Fikri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Intensive Phase ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Tb Treatment ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Care Guidelines

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can harm the lungs and attack other organs. This will result in nursing issues, the risk of infection spreading to other organs and people, ineffective airway clearance, impaired gas exchange, nutritional disorders, and psychosocial problems. Efforts are made to overcome nursing problems by increasing the participation of patients and families, who serve as the primary supporters. The intervention performed by the patient as an agent for himself is known as self-care. Self-care is concerned with an individual's ability to care for and maintain his or her own health. Treatment, family support, and nutritional fulfillment are all part of TB treatment. The outcomes of service activity at UPT Pulmonary Health Services includes teaching health workers about self-care for TB patients, as well as conducting follow-up discussions about TB patients with anxiety in the intensive phase.

scholarly journals Improving Oral Oncolytic Patient Self-Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. e864-e869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine McNamara ◽  
Lindsey Redoutey ◽  
Emily Mackler ◽  
Jane A. Severson ◽  
Laura Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Start Date ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale ◽  
Care Guidelines ◽  
Oral Oncolytics

Purpose: Managing patients who are taking oral oncolytics is challenging because of the changing paradigm from frequent supervision during intravenous therapy to periodic observation with oral administration of drugs. We joined the Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium (MOQC) Oral Oncolytics Collaborative in 2013 to identify opportunities for improvement in this area. Methods: We completed MOQC’s baseline self-assessment and performed an audit of medical records for 25 patients prescribed an oral oncolytic from May 2011 to July 2013. We implemented the following MOQC resources: a tracking system for patients taking oral oncolytics, patient education with drug-specific self-care guidelines, use of a modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale, and a medication adherence questionnaire to be used on scheduled follow-up calls and return visits. We modified our workflow to include a standard teaching session and consistent follow-up phone calls. We conducted a retrospective postimplementation medical records audit from August 2013 to September 2014. Results: Baseline self-assessment revealed lack of start date documentation and lack of consistent follow-up. A baseline medical records audit showed that 48% of patients discontinued their medication without consulting their physician, and start date documentation was available for only 52% of patients. After participating in the quality initiative, 100% of patients sampled had a documented start date, and no patients discontinued their drug on their own. Seventeen percent had a dose reduction as a result of toxicity, as directed by the physician. Conclusion: The introduction of new office procedures to easily identify all patients receiving oral therapy and improvement in patients’ ability to manage symptoms at home with the use of self-care guidelines contributed to an improvement in managing patients who are taking oral oncolytics.

Self-care guidelines: finding a common ground

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Randolph ◽  
Kristen Scholz
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Care Guidelines
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