Behavior Modification: A Patient and Physician’s Perspective

Behavior Modification: A Patient and Physician’s Perspective

This article, co-authored by a patient affected by obesity and an obesity medicine specialist, discusses the patient's experience of living with the disease and using many different weight loss approaches until finding a lifestyle program that was appropriate for her metabolism. The physician discusses the scientific basis of insulin resistance, and why the chosen lifestyle program worked so we...

Patient Safety Behavior in Physicians: How is it Predicted?

Background: Patient safety is a serious global public health issue. Estimates show that every day many patients are harmed while receiving hospital care. Health care staff plays a key role in providing quality and safe patient care, especially physicians who are main members of the medical team and a critical element in patient safety efforts. Objective: ...

Patient-doctor relationship: duet or duel? A physicians' perspective.

Physicians' Perspective on a Multidisciplinary Approach to Dysphagia Management

Introduction: Professionals need a multidisciplinary approach to manage oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD). Each team member should be aware of the signs and symptoms of OPD and collaborate with other team members to reach an optimum outcome. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of Iranian physicians regarding dysphagia and speech and language therapy roles in the management...

patient safety behavior in physicians: how is it predicted?

background: patient safety is a serious global public health issue. estimates show that every day many patients are harmed while receiving hospital care. health care staff plays a key role in providing quality and safe patient care, especially physicians who are main members of the medical team and a critical element in patient safety efforts. objective: the current study used a theory of plann...