Sentences with phrase «patients during the intervention»

The suggested nomogram dosing regimen was used in 108/178 (60.1 %) of eligible patients during the intervention period.

A large number of patients during the intervention period were dosed without the nomogram.

Not exact matches

Caregivers also reported patient - related crises during the prior year: 19 percent required an emergency department visit; 8 percent required urgent psychiatric care; 6 percent required police intervention; and 6 percent required contacting a lawyer for various reasons such as bankruptcy, loss of business, loss of home or legal guardianship.

The Hospital for Special Surgery study is the first to provide evidence that an intervention during surgery can improve outcomes in patients with sleep apnea who often fare worse than patients without this condition.

During the intervention, the incidence rate of HA - CDI decreased by more than 50 percent to 3.0 per 10,000 patient days compared to 6.9 per 10,000 patient days before the intervention.

Although the study explains some of the skills that patients with OCD lack, Moritz says further research is needed to find out to what extent improving such coping skills during childhood and adolescence through cognitive behavioural therapy or similar interventions may indeed improve a sufferer's life.

They add that patients were carefully screened and given psychological support before, during and after the intervention, and that the study took place in a positive environment.

In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, a group of researchers have identified key intervention points where patients perceived overlap between healthcare and law enforcement activities: at the scene of injury; in transport to the hospital; during emergency care; and throughout hospitalization and rehabilitation.

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The principles of MD Anderson's Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) involve making interventions before, during and after surgery that get patients through their surgery and recovery process much quicker and with better outcomes.

«Understanding the importance of sarcopenia and body composition in patients with cancer also highlights the need for timely interventions to increase or prevent further loss of muscle mass during treatment and in survivorship,» the researchers wrote.

500 people with prediabetes randomized into a lifestyle intervention or control group, and during the trial, the risk of diabetes was reduced by that same 50 - 60 %, but only a fraction of the patients met the modest goals.

In contrast, modified alternate - day fasting in obese asthmatic patients did not significantly increase the subjective perception of hunger from baseline during the eight week long intervention period (68).

Monitored patients during treatment and instituted necessary interventions per protocol when indicated by change in patient vitals

In addition, the candidate applied CPR to stabilize a patients who suffered a heart attack during a routing dental intervention.

Care managers followed up with patients during the 6 - month intervention period, coordinated care with the primary care clinician, assisted the clinician in patient management, delivered the CBT, and incorporated CBT components into briefer follow - up contacts.

We carefully regarded best practice guidelines for empirically supported CBT group treatments of depression (eg, psychoeducation, behavioural goal setting, cognitive restructuring, relapse prevention and double trainer setting) during the design of the intervention.44 Online modules were made accessible via a secure web - based non-profit environment (Moodle with Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN) access), featuring videos, online work sheets, an unguided group chat and remote therapist — patient communication.

Online interventions offer many advantages; they can provide access to evidence - based treatments and patients can work through the intervention whenever they want.6 Usually, anonymity is preserved as patients participate at distance, resulting in low - social barriers and low risk of stigmatisation.7 From a health suppliers perspective, online interventions guarantee standardised treatments and show good scalability, which has led to the launch of the first online clinics.8 9 Internet - based interventions can also help with bridging waiting times10 or enhance treatment effects during aftercare.11 At the same time, online interventions do not fit all patients» needs (eg, need for more personal contact or diverging preferences).

The phenomena of the initial sessions: The patient's experience of the relationship and the effects of therapist interventions on the therapeutic alliance during the opening phase of treatment.

The 70 patients who were not dosed using the collaborative practice option during the intervention period had a trough distribution similar to historical controls (27.1 % low, 51.4 % in - range, and 21.4 % high; p = 0.02 for proportion of low and in - range groups compared to the collaborative practice nomogram cohort, p = 0.5 for comparison of supratherapeutic groups).

Details for the goals of the intervention group are provided in tables 1A and B. All goals will be individually tailored and set by the respective experts (dietician and physiotherapist) during the face - to - face prepartum consultations, based on the patients» context and capacities112 and transmitted to the coach (see below).

From an economical point of view, potential time savings are inherently appealing for some mental healthcare stakeholders.25 69 On the other hand, short interventions might entail certain risks, such as a weakened patient - to - therapist bonding.13 eHealth experts therefore emphasise the need for participatory research and the importance of target audience's perceptions when designing new treatments.70 71 As for that matter, the majority of our sample retrospectively would have preferred more group sessions (12 — 15 sessions) and half of our sample required more time for group interaction during each session (cf. the Applicability of the blended intervention section).

Patients had to fulfil the following criteria: a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective psychosis, or delusional disorder according to criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition, revised11; no evidence of organic brain disease; substance abuse not identified as the primary problem; age between 18 and 65 years; presence of persistent hallucinations or delusions, or both, for a minimum of 6 months and at least 1 month of stabilisation if they had experienced an exacerbation during this period; stable medication; no psychological or family intervention; their responsible medical officer had given permission for them to enter the study; no serious threat of violence towards the assessors; and they had given informed consent to participate.

Dr. Fuller has professionally trained patients and medical professionals for federally backed programs like Look AHEAD and C.O.R.E., on topics including overeating issues, cognitive - behavioral interventions in a primary care practice for obesity management, social support during lifestyle changes for people with diabetes and other chronic health conditions, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), techniques for relaxation, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), and motivational interviewing.

In patients with insufficient improvement during drug therapy or relevant psychosocial impairments, cognitive behavioral as well as mindfulness and acceptance - based interventions can improve quality of life of the affected patients.

Fortunately, conducting randomized trials over the decades, intervention researchers have produced numerous manual - guided, evidence - based treatments (EBTs) for depression, anxiety, and conduct in youth.2 Unfortunately, these treatments have not been incorporated into most everyday clinical practice.3 - 5 A common view is that the complexity and comorbidity of many clinically referred youths, whose problems and treatment needs can shift during treatment, may pose problems for EBT protocols, which are typically designed for single or homogeneous clusters of disorders, developed and tested with recruited youths who differ from patients seen in everyday clinical practice, and involve a predetermined sequence of prescribed session contents, limiting their flexibility.3 - 8 Indeed, trials testing these protocols against usual care for young patients in clinical practice have produced mixed findings, with EBTs often failing to outperform usual care.7, 9

This study uses data from the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness on sociodemograhic characteristics, baseline clinical status, and service use among patients diagnosed with schizophrenia to prospectively identify predictors of CJS involvement during the following year.

The combination of various interventions adapted to the specific patient's developmental level i.e. milieu - therapy, during his inpatient stay, positive reinforcement and rewarding techniques, drug administration, psycho - education and support of the patient and his family all may have contributed to his improvement; special attention was given to the patient - parent interaction as his disturbed behavior, aggressiveness and impulsiveness had led the parents to respond as described above.