Browsing by Subject "Patient education"
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DASH Diet Education for Improvement in Hypertensive Outcomes
(2020-04-30)Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (AHA, 2015). Although hypertension is a modifiable risk factor, 54% of an estimated one million adults with hypertension have poorly controlled hypertension ... -
Implementing the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) to Improve Health Literacy at a Rural Community Health Center
(2014)Health literacy, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding ... -
Improving Medication Adherence In Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions : Evaluation Of A Pilot Intervention In A Rural Primary Care Clinic
(East Carolina University, 2015)Background: More than 25% of primary care patients are managing multiple chronic conditions (MCC) and 50% of their medications are not taken as prescribed. Self-efficacy is the foundation of many successful medication ... -
Optimizing Patient Education on Orthotic Bracing
(2021-07-22)The partnering organization was a durable medical equipment company specializing in orthotic back bracing. The Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 forced the company to halt in-person delivery, thus eliminating in-person brace ... -
Process Improvement to Increase Use of a Falls Prevention Patient Education Video on an Inpatient Cardiac Unit
(2020-05-02)Falls in the inpatient setting are a safety concern and are associated negative patient outcomes and financial consequences for healthcare systems. The project purpose was to increase use of a patient falls prevention ... -
Understanding Undergraduate Students’ eHealth Use and Views of the Patient-Provider Relationship
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)eHealth, defined by WHO as “the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health”, is an innovative tool which broadens accessibility of health information and communication between patients and physicians. ...