The drug taking habits and compliance of 16 epileptic children were studied by means of a questionnaire, "pill" count and serum antiepileptic drug levels (AEDL). The questionnaire method overestimated patients' compliance while, because of the pharmacokinetics of antiepileptic drugs in children, single outpatients' drug levels may be misleading thereby not always reflecting the true degree of c...

BACKGROUND MedSense is an electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system that provides Infection Control Practitioners with continuous access to hand hygiene compliance information by monitoring Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" guidelines. Unlike previous electronic monitoring systems, MedSense operates in open cubicles with multiple beds and does not disrupt exi...

The present study was conducted to examine the role of health locus of control and compliance to medical regimen in controlling and managing diabetes. Participants of the study were 200 diagnosed diabetic patients (Females=100, Males=100), out of which 100 had controlled diabetes and 100 had uncontrolled diabetes. Health Locus of control was measured by Wallston’s HLC scale and Compliance behav...

Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in hospitalised patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated that US hospitals report sepsis bundle compliance rate as a quality process measure in October 2015. The specific aim of our study was to improve the CMS sepsis bundle compliance rate from 30% to 40% across 20 acute care hospitals in our healthcare system ...

AIM The aim of this study is to identify determinants that are associated with uncontrolled hypertension among black Africans in the city of Brussels. DESIGN A not-matched case-control study. METHODS Seventy-five black Africans were assigned to a case group with uncontrolled hypertension and a control group with controlled hypertension. Demographic characteristics, lifestyle and compliance ...

Surgical operations provide opportunities for the transmission of infection between patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) and between patients. This risk may increase in under-developed and developing countries by low compliance with infection control (IC) policies and precautions. This study investigated HCWs attitude and compliance with infection control practices in the operating department...

introduction schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that causes lack of insight into the disease and the drugs will experience episodes of relapses. in addition, it is a progressive disorder effect on the individual and involved their family. this study aimed to determine the effects of family-centered empowerment model on the attitude and medication compliance of patients with schizophrenia....

Compliance has become a strategic concern for many companies and organizations. To prove actual compliance, the organization must disclose itself (be auditable). A plethora of advanced tools has been developed to support compliance management and auditing processes. However, not all organizations are the same. To apply these tools effectively and efficiently, the organization itself and the mat...

We tested the effects of a work-family intervention on employee reports of safety compliance and organizational citizenship behaviors in 30 health care facilities using a group-randomized trial. Based on conservation of resources theory and the work-home resources model, we hypothesized that implementing a work-family intervention aimed at increasing contextual resources via supervisor support ...