Patient-Reported Outcomes to Achieve Person-Centered Care for Aging People With Kidney Disease.

Person-centered care is a system of care delivery that supports effective patient-clinician communication and empowers patients to partner with their clinical providers to develop goal-concordant treatment plans. Models of person-centered care often involve the implementation of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to measure patients' symptoms and quality of life as they navigate complex chronic health conditions. Models of person-centered care have been particularly effective in improving the quality of care delivery for older adults as well as younger adults with aging-associated conditions such as physical function decline.

Intrauterine devices as an exposure risk for urinary tract infections: A scoping review.

Background: The intrauterine device (IUD) as a potential source of uro-gynecologic infection has raised concern for decades. While a causal link between IUD and pelvic inflammatory disease has been refuted, the relationship between IUDs and urinary tract infections (UTIs) remains incompletely understood.

Methods: We used a PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library search strategy to identify studies evaluating UTI occurrence and microbial signatures among women exposed to IUD.