by Leslie Wilson | Jan 14, 2017
Abstract Summary: Introduction: Understanding patient preferences facilitates doctor-patient communication and enhances patient-centered care. Urethral stricture, which has no definitive treatment guidelines favoring endoscopic incision or open reconstruction,...
by Mollie McKillop | Dec 29, 2016
Abstract Summary: Endometriosis is a chronic disease estimated to affect approximately 10% of women in reproductive age. Women with endometriosis experience high rates of morbidity and a severely reduced quality of life. Currently, little is known about the disease...
by Marvin Jonne Mendoza | Nov 3, 2016
Abstract Summary: Objective: The aim of the study was to utilize a Filipino version of the 9-Item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM Q-9) to evaluate the extent to which a shared decision making process is implemented in the General Internal Medicine outpatient...
by Carlos De las Cuevas | Oct 12, 2016
Abstract Summary: Objective. This study, based on recent advances in person-centered analytic methodology, aims to examine psychiatric outpatients’ preferences of participation on decision making. Methods. Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) was performed with...
by Chinenye Nwabueze | Oct 7, 2016
Abstract Summary: This study adopted survey research and focus group discussion methods to ascertain whether ethnicity affected interpersonal communication between doctors and patients. The objectives of the study were to find out if language is a factor in...
by Emiel A. Boogerd | Aug 26, 2016
Abstract Summary: Objective. Adolescence is considered the most difficult stage in life for coping with diabetes. As a result, pediatric diabetes care is continually in need of better management tools, such as many that can be found on the internet. Research shows...