Farzana Saleh, Shirin Jahan Mumu, Ferdous Ara, Md Abdul Hafez et al.
BACKGROUND: Non-adherence to lifestyle modification among diabetic patients develops the short-term risks and the long-term complications as well as declines the quality of life. This study aimed to find out the association between non-adherence to self-care practices, medication and health related ...
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Tuhin Biswas, Faiz Ahmed Bhuiyan, Kamrun Mustafa et al.
BACKGROUND: Patients' perspective of diabetes and adherence to its prescribed medications is a significant predictor of glycemic control and overall management of the disease. However, there is a paucity of such information in Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore patients' perspective of diabetes...
Len Bowers, Jeffrey Alexander, C. J. Gaskell
Absconding from acute psychiatric wards is a significant clinical problem that can place patients and others at risk, as well as being burdensome and anxiety provoking for staff. Previous studies have not convincingly demonstrated the best way to minimize the frequency of absconding. The aim of this...
Julia M. Akeroyd
AIM: To review methods of assessing adherence and strategies to improve adherence to cardiovascular disease (CVD) medications, among South Asian CVD patients. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of English language studies that examined CVD medication adherence in South Asian populations from ...
Amy R. Newman
BACKGROUND: Disclosure of diagnostic and prognostic information has become the standard in the United States and increasingly around the world. Disclosure is generally identified as the responsibility of the physician. However, nurses are active participants in the process both intentionally and ina...
Kristin L. Rising, Rhea E. Powell, Kenzie A. Cameron, David H. Salzman et al.
Clear communication with patients upon emergency department (ED) discharge is important for patient safety during the transition to outpatient care. Over one-third of patients are discharged from the ED with diagnostic uncertainty, yet there is no established approach for effective discharge communi...
Adnan Mannan, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Farhana Akter, Md. Mashud Rana et al.
: Low medication adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Bangladesh is a key public health challenge. Factors such as male sex, low annual family income, and diabetic ulcers were associated with low medication adherence. Patient counseling and awareness programs may enhance medicat...
Elfride Irawati Sianturi, Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, Md. Aminul Islam, Katja Taxis
BACKGROUND: Indonesia is one of Asia's countries with the fastest growing rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The prevalence of HIV infections in the province of Papua is 2.4% which is 24 times higher than the national rate in Indon...
Saba Hussain, Syed Zahid Jamal, Faisal Qadir
BACKGROUND: Medication non-adherence after acute myocardial infarction is a global problem causing increased morbidity and mortality. This multifaceted problem has not been well studied in our part of the world. Our study aimed to determine the burden of medication non-adherence in post myocardial i...
Victoria Miller, Lavanya Nambiar, Malvika Saxena, Darryl P. Leong et al.
BACKGROUND: Health-system barriers and facilitators associated with cardiovascular medication adherence have seldom been studied, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where uptake rates are poorest. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to explore the major obstacles and facilitators to the use ...
David R. Matthews, Kathryn McPherson
Aminur Rahman
AbstractAs in many other countries, in Bangladesh there is an increasing public dissatisfaction with the medical profession. In the observation of the researcher, this dissatisfaction is not due to the lack of clinical competence but due to problems of communication. A qualitative survey was done to...
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Md Tauhidul Islam, Riaz Uddin, Tania Tansi et al.
Abstract Background Adherence to prescribed medication is essential for glycemic control and to delay the onset of complications. However, information on medication adherence among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus is sparse in Bangladesh. This study aimed to determine medication adherence and ...
Aminur Rahman, Saria Tasnim
Eliciting proper history from a patient is of paramount importance to establish an accurate diagnosis and management in medical practice. Good communication skill is a prerequisite for an effective physician patient relationship. A systematic search of medical literature has been made to formulate a...
Pashupati Pokharel, Saroj Kumar Jha, Alisha Adhikari, Srijana Katwal et al.
Background: Nepal is a low resource country with cardiovascular diseases being the number one cause of mortality. Despite hypertension being the single most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, non-adherence to anti-hypertensive medications has not been assessed systematically. So, thi...