What are the unintended patient safety consequences of healthcare technologies? A qualitative study among patients, carers and healthcare providers.

Objective: To identify patient-safety-related unintended consequences of healthcare technologies experienced by their primary users: patients, carers and healthcare providers (HCPs).

Design: Qualitative study based on data collected in online focus groups. Transcripts were analysed inductively after each focus group using reflexive thematic analysis, focusing on identifying unintended consequences of healthcare technologies with implications for patient safety.

Medicines management at home during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the UK patient/carer perspective.

Objectives: To explore home medicine practices and safety for people shielding and/or over the age of 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic and to create guidance, from the patient/carer perspective, for enabling safe medicine practices for this population.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 50 UK participants who were shielding and/or over the age of 70 and who used medicines for a long-term condition, using telephone or video conferencing. Participants were recruited through personal/professional networks and through patient/carer organisations.

The Role of Hospital Inpatients in Supporting Medication Safety: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Inpatient medication errors are a significant concern. An approach not yet widely studied is to facilitate greater involvement of inpatients with their medication. At the same time, electronic prescribing is becoming increasingly prevalent in the hospital setting.

Successfully living with chronic arthritis. The role of the allied health professionals.

The treatment and care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complex and various health professionals with different areas of expertise may be involved. The objective of this article is to review the treatments and their efficacy as provided by health care professionals in RA care. The requirements for further research in this area are formulated.

ICF Core Sets for rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: To report on the results of the consensus process integrating evidence from preliminary studies to develop the first version of a Comprehensive ICF Core Set and a Brief ICF Core Set for rheumatoid arthritis.

Methods: A formal decision-making and consensus process integrating evidence gathered from preliminary studies was followed. Preliminary studies included a Delphi exercise, a systematic review, and an empirical data collection.

Cross-species surface display of functional spirochetal lipoproteins by recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi.

Surface-exposed lipoproteins of relapsing fever (RF) and Lyme borreliosis Borrelia spirochetes mediate certain interactions of the bacteria with their arthropod and vertebrate hosts. RF spirochetes such as Borrelia hermsii serially evade the host's antibody response by multiphasic antigenic variation of Vsp and Vlp proteins. Furthermore, the expression of Vsp1 and Vsp2 by Borrelia turicatae is associated with neurotropism and higher blood densities, respectively.