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Patient, carer and healthcare professional perspectives on increasing calorie intake in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
This study sought to explore these issues from the perspective of pwALS, informal carers, and healthcare professionals.METHODS: Interviews with 18 pwALS and 16 informal carers, and focus groups with 51 healthcare professionals. Data were analysed using template analysis and mapped to the COM-B model and Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).RESULTS: All three COM-B components (Capability, Opportunity and Motivation) are important to achieving high calorie diets in pwALS. Eleven TDF domains were identified: Physical skills (ALS symptoms); Knowledge (about high calorie diets and healthy eating); Memory, attention, and decision...
Source: Chronic Illness - December 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Elizabeth Coates Nicol ò Zarotti Isobel Williams Sean White Vanessa Halliday Daniel Beever Gemma Hackney Theocharis Stavroulakis David White Paul Norman Christopher McDermott HighCALS group Source Type: research

Changing adherence-related beliefs about ICS maintenance treatment for asthma: feasibility study of an intervention delivered by asthma nurse specialists
Conclusions The intervention changed nurse consultations, but not sufficiently enough to fully address non-adherence or adherence-related ICS beliefs (necessity and concerns). More effective techniques are needed to support nurse specialists and other practitioners to apply the intervention in hospital asthma review consultations.
Source: BMJ Open - June 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Chapman, S. C. E., Barnes, N., Barnes, M., Wilkinson, A., Hartley, J., Piddock, C., Weinman, J., Horne, R. Tags: Open access, Patient-centred medicine, Pharmacology and therapeutics, Respiratory medicine Research Source Type: research

Awareness and Use of the After-Visit Summary Through a Patient Portal: Evaluation of Patient Characteristics and an Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
Conclusions: Most users of a patient portal were aware that the AVS was accessible through the portal. Patients had stronger beliefs about accessing the AVS with the goal of timely and efficient access of information than with engaging in their health care. Interventions to improve patient access of the AVS can focus on providers promoting patient beliefs about the value of the AVS for tracking tests and visits, and timely and efficient access of information.
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Srinivas EmaniMichael HealeyDavid Y TingStuart R LipsitzHarley RamelsonVladimir SuricDavid W Bates Source Type: research

Beliefs and implementation of evidence ‐based practice among nurses and allied healthcare providers in the Valais hospital, Switzerland
ConclusionThis study's results will be used to guide institutional strategy to increase the use of EBP in daily practice.
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - September 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Henk Verloo, Mario Desmedt, Diane Morin Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Charming e-cigarette users with distorted science: a survey examining social media platform use, nicotine-related misinformation and attitudes towards the tobacco industry
Conclusions Use of social media platforms may help to both spread and dispel distorted science about nicotine. Addressing distorted science about nicotine is important, as it appears to be associated with more favourable views of the tobacco industry which may erode public support for effective regulation.
Source: BMJ Open - June 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Silver, N. A., Kierstead, E. C., Briggs, J., Schillo, B. Tags: Open access, Smoking and tobacco, COVID-19 Source Type: research

Effects of a TELephone Counselling Intervention by Pharmacist (TelCIP) on medication adherence, patient beliefs and satisfaction with information for patients starting treatment: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
DiscussionThe TelCIP study will determine the effectiveness of telephone counselling to improve adherence in patients initiating a new treatment. By measuring satisfaction with information and counselling and beliefs about medication the study will also give clues for the reason of a potential increase in adherence. Finally the study will provide information on which patients are most likely to benefit from this intervention.Trial registration: The trial is registered at www.trialregister.nl under the identifier NTR3237.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - May 15, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Marcel KooyErica van GeffenEibert HeerdinkLiset van DijkMarcel Bouvy Source Type: research

Continuum beliefs and stigmatising beliefs about mental illness: results from an Asian community survey
Conclusions Perceiving that a person with a mental illness is similar to themselves may reduce social distancing by the public. Thus, the approach may lend itself well to public education aimed at reducing stigma.
Source: BMJ Open - April 5, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Subramaniam, M., Abdin, E., Picco, L., Shahwan, S., Jeyagurunathan, A., Vaingankar, J. A., Chong, S. A. Tags: 1712 Source Type: research

'Children eat all things here: a qualitative study of mothers perceptions and cultural beliefs about underweight and overweight children and adolescents in selected communities in two Nigerian states
Conclusion Gaps and misconceptions exist in the perceptions of mothers on underweight and overweight children and adolescents. Food taboos, food restrictions and other cultural beliefs were not reported by majority of the mothers. Educational programmes for mothers on child/adolescent nutrition should target identified gaps and misconceptions.
Source: BMJ Open - April 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Adeomi, A. A., Fatusi, A., Klipstein-Grobusch, K. Tags: Open access, Qualitative research Source Type: research

Experience of hospital-initiated medication changes in older people with multimorbidity: a multicentre mixed-methods study embedded in the OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM) trial
Conclusion To meet patients’ needs, future medicines optimisation interventions should enhance information exchange, better prepare patients and clinicians for partnership in care and foster collaborative medication reviews across care settings.
Source: BMJ Quality and Safety - November 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Thevelin, S., Petein, C., Metry, B., Adam, L., van Herksen, A., Murphy, K., Knol, W., O'Mahony, D., Rodondi, N., Spinewine, A., Dalleur, O. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Knowledge and personal beliefs about human papilloma virus infections among nursing professionals
Conclusion There is an urgent need for well-designed HPV education program integrated into a national cervical cancer control program and incorporation of updated detailed information in nurses existing curriculum.
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - August 3, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Dispensing and practice use patterns, facilitators and barriers for uptake of ulipristal acetate emergency contraception in British Columbia: a mixed-methods study
In this study, we determined dispensing and practice use patterns for ulipristal acetate, as well as facilitators of and barriers to emergency contraception for physicians, pharmacists and patients in BC.METHODS: In the quantitative component of this mixed-methods study, we examined ulipristal acetate use from September 2015 to December 2018 using a database that captures all outpatient prescription dispensations in BC (PharmaNet) and another capturing market sales numbers for all oral emergency contraception in BC (IQVIA). We analyzed the quantitative data descriptively. We conducted semistructured interviews from August ...
Source: cmaj - December 1, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Michelle C Chan Sarah Munro Laura Schummers Arianne Albert Frannie Mackenzie Judith A Soon Parkash Ragsdale Brian Fitzsimmons Regina Renner Source Type: research