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Assessing quality of direct-to-consumer telemedicine in China: a cross-sectional study using unannounced standardised patients.
BMJ Qual Saf
August 2024
HER Team and Department of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
Direct-to-onsumer telemedicine (DTCT) has become popular as an alternative to traditional care. However, uncertainties about the potential risks associated with the lack of comprehensive quality evaluation could influence its long-term development. This study aimed to assess the quality of care provided by DTCT platforms in China using unannounced standardised patients (USP) between July 2021 and January 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has previously been shown to be effective in closing diabetic foot wounds that have undergone amputation over a 16-week period. For patients with plantar foot wounds, NPWT is a key therapy. An alternative NPWT with and without a novel soft, flexible port system needs to be evaluated for its comparable efficacy.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFHow to guide patients for online information: focus on chronic disease.
J S C Med Assoc
December 2005
Department of Family Medicine, PO Box 250192, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accessibility and utility of a common Internet search strategy so physicians might provide this guidance to their patients seeking health information on chronic disease. We selected three common chronic diseases: diabetes, hypertension, and osteoarthritis. We then formulated basic questions from a patient perspective about diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of asymptomatic carotid disease: results of duplex scanning in 348 unselected volunteers.
J Vasc Surg
December 1988
Vascular Laboratories, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL.
The risk of stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid disease appears to be related to the presence of a high-grade stenosis. To determine the prevalence of such lesions, duplex scanning was performed on 348 unselected volunteers without symptoms who attended hospital-sponsored health fairs. There were 209 women and 139 men whose ages ranged from 24 to 91 years.
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