Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Chronic Disease Management
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Who Participates in Chronic Disease Self-Management (CDSM) Programs?
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Individuals with higher physical functioning and who rated their primary care providers as less supportive were more likely to participate in CDSM.
Urgency of Emergency Department Visits by Children with Sickle Cell Disease
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Visits to the emergency department by children with sickle cell disease and diabetes are substantially more likely to be highly urgent than those by children with asthma.
Comparative Cost Analysis of Housing and Case Management Program for Chronically Ill Homeless Adults Compared to Usual Care
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The cost analysis of a housing and case management program for chronically ill homeless adults demonstrated an average annual savings for care.
Comparative Mortality Among Department of Veterans Affairs Patients Prescribed Methadone or Long-Acting Morphine for Chronic Pain
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Methadone is not associated with excess risk of death in this retrospective VA study.
The Relationship Between Organizational Climate and Quality of Chronic Disease Management
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
When there is a positive relational climate in a clinic, patients are more likely to receive care that adheres to guidelines.
Kidney Transplant Patients' Perceptions, Beliefs and Barriers Related to Regular Nephrology Outpatient Visits
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Despite understanding the importance of post-transplant nephrology visits, kidney recipients skipped appointments because they wanted independence from doctors believed they could manage their own bodies and faced numerous post-transplant physical and emotional challenges, according to this study.
Family and Friend Participation in Primary Care Visits of Patients with Diabetes or Heart Failure
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of family and friend participation in physician visits of adults with chronic diseases found that both patients and physicians report positively on companions' presence, though most physicians perceive barriers to increasing companion participation.
Systematic Review
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article studies the misuse of opioid analgesia for outpatients with chronic, noncancer pain.
Physician Views on Barriers to Primary Care for Young Adults With Childhood-Onset Chronic Disease
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
General pediatricians and internists report multiple barriers to providing primary care to adults with childhood-onset chronic disease. Most believe it would be difficult for these patients to find an adult-focused provider to care for their needs.
The Converged Experience of Risk and Disease
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The author explores how the experience of disease and the experience of risk of disease are now very similar in terms of the effects on the patients. He claims that lines have become blurred, and that this phenomenon is worthy of further study.