Publications by authors named "B K Yee"
Compassion is recognized as a key component of high-quality healthcare. The literature shows that compassion is essential to improving patient-reported outcomes and fostering health care professionals' (HCPs) response and resilience to burnout. However, compassion is inherently difficult to define, and a validated tool to reliably quantify and measure patients' experience of compassion in healthcare settings did not exist until recently.
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- The review examines the use of cannabis and cannabinoids for treating sleep disorders, noting that many patients prefer drug-based therapies despite a lack of strong evidence regarding their effectiveness and safety.
- After analyzing twenty-one recent studies, the review identifies trends such as the rise of minor cannabinoids, decentralized research methods, and the use of objective measures in trials.
- It emphasizes the urgent need for more rigorous, well-funded clinical trials with longer durations and larger participant groups to provide clearer guidance for clinicians and patients.
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- - Non-pharmacological therapies are crucial in heart failure management, working alongside medications to slow disease progression and enhance patient health outcomes.
- - The review highlights important lifestyle changes (like diet and exercise), device therapies (like CRT and ICD), and focuses on treating specific groups, including the elderly and patients with additional health issues.
- - It emphasizes the need for personalized care approaches tailored to individual health conditions and socioeconomic factors to improve patient adherence and lower the burden of heart failure.