Publications by authors named "N F Col"

Background: Guidelines recommend shared decision making when choosing treatment for severe aortic stenosis but implementation has lagged. We assessed the feasibility and impact of a novel decision aid for severe aortic stenosis at point-of-care.

Methods: This prospective multi-site pilot cohort study included adults with severe aortic stenosis and their clinicians.

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Background: Disease modifying therapies (DMTs) offer opportunities to improve the course of multiple sclerosis (MS), but decisions about treatment are difficult. People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) want more involvement in decisions about DMTs, but new approaches are needed to support shared decision-making (SDM) because of the number of treatment options and the range of outcomes affected by treatment. We designed a patient-centered tool, MS-SUPPORT, to facilitate SDM for pwMS.

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Background: Guidelines recommend including the patient's values and preferences when choosing treatment for severe aortic stenosis (sAS). However, little is known about what matters most to patients as they develop treatment preferences. Our objective was to identify, prioritize, and organize patient-reported goals and features of treatment for sAS.

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Background: As new treatment options for colorectal cancer (CRC) emerge, physicians and WOC nurses must be prepared to assist patients to choose care that meets their needs and preferences. A patient with T2N0M0 rectal adenocarcinoma was offered the US current standard of practice; he was not offered alternative treatment options. This case study emphasizes the need to ensure patients are offered all reasonable options for treatment.

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Objective: In recent years, there has been increasing scientific evidence about potential health risks caused by electromagnetic fields because of electronic media devices. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the possible association between electronic media device usage during pregnancy and sleep patterns in children and the possible role of electronic media device presence in the sleeping environment on children's sleep disturbances.

Material And Methods: The study was carried out with 400 healthy children aged between 1 month and 5 years whose parents agreed to complete the questionnaire form.

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