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Introduction: Diagnosing dementia remains challenging in low-income settings due to limited diagnostic options and the absence of definitive biomarkers. The use of brain MRI in the diagnosis of dementia is infrequent in Uganda, and even when it is used, subtle findings like mild regional atrophy are often overlooked, despite being crucial for imaging diagnosis.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and practices of imaging personnel and physicians regarding the use of brain MRI as a diagnostic approach for dementia in Uganda.
Cancer Med
January 2025
Population Health Science & Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Purpose: Despite rigorous evidence of improved quality of life and longer survival, disparities in the utilization of palliative and hospice care persist for racial and ethnic minority patients with cancer. This study evaluated the impact of psychosocial factors on utilization of these services.
Methods: Patients with advanced lung cancer were recruited at a large academic urban hospital.
Nurs Health Sci
March 2025
School of Nursing, Master Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
To explore the experiences of nurses in maintaining the dignity of patients with life-limiting illnesses. A phenomenological study was conducted with 15 purposively selected nurses who provide care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Colaizzi's naturalistic phenomenological approach was utilized to analyze the data.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Our study aims to assess gender differences in blood pressure (BP) control among hypertensive patients in Jordan and identify factors influencing these differences. We conducted a cross-sectional study at Jordan University Hospital (JUH), collecting data from 601 hypertensive patients following up in JUH clinics. Patients were eligible if they were >18 years old, diagnosed with hypertension, taking anti-hypertensive medication for at least 6 months, and had no chronic kidney disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Sharing patient health information and biospecimens can improve health outcomes and accelerate breakthroughs in medical research. But patients generally lack understanding of how their clinical data and biospecimens are used or commercialized for research. In this mixed methods project, we assessed the impact of communication materials on patient understanding, attitudes, and perceptions.
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