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Contingency contracting to enhance patient compliance: A review
(Elsevier, 1984)
Researchers and practitioners have expressed considerable interest in contingency contracting as a promising intervention strategy for enlisting patient cooperation, particularly with regard to long-term treatment regimens. ...
Follicle-stimulating hormone signal transduction: Role of carbohydrate in aromatase induction in immature rat Sertoli cells
(Elsevier, 1991-08)
Receptor activated adenylate cyclase acts as a major transmembrane signalling system. It is widely accepted that upon binding to its receptor, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) activates the cAMP-dependent pathway which ...
Evaluation of a medication refill reminder system for a community pharmacy
(Elsevier, 1985-06)
The problem of maintaining compliance in patients taking chronic medications is well established. One recommended approach to reducing this problem is to develop a system which identifies non-compliers in order that ...
Self-management of the health care regimen: a comparison of nurses' and cardiac patients' perceptions
(Elsevier, 1994-06)
This study compared perceptions of 129 elderly cardiac patients regarding their health status and self-management skills with corresponding assessments by outpatient nursing staff members. Nurse-patient perceptions were ...
Acceptability of Diagnostic Tests for Breast Cancer
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2003-05)
Purpose . To assess the acceptability of new non-invasive breast cancer diagnostic tests intended to triage women in need of biopsy.
Clinical and Radiologic Assessments to Predict Breast Cancer Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer, 2005-08)
To prospectively compare the ability of clinical examination, mammography, vascularity-sensitive ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine pathologic complete response (CR) in breast cancer patients ...
Diet and risk for breast cancer recurrence and survival
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1999-02)
Dietary factors may influence the risk for breast cancer and also the prognosis following diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study was to assess whether self-reported prediagnosis diet or other patient factors ...
Psychosocial aspects of changes in cigarette-smoking behavior
(Elsevier, 1985-09)
This paper examines the relationships between patients' perceptions of susceptibility to illness, self-efficacy, anxiety, social support and subsequent changes in cigarette-smoking behavior through a prospective study ...
Patient and physician perceptions of their relationship and patient satisfaction: A study of chronic disease management
(Elsevier, 1993-01)
This study investigated patient and physician perceptions of their relationship and examined how their perceptions related to patient satisfaction. Data are based on 134 patient physician interactions. Study participants ...