INTRODUCTION At a time when a great number of diseases can be prevented by changing one's habits and life style, investigations have focused on understanding what adults and children believe to be desirable health practices and uncovering the factors associated with successful adherence to such practices. For these, causal attributions for health and illness were investigated among 96 Brazilian...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the expectations of patients when they phone the accident and emergency (A&E) department, how this relates to the advice they receive, the action they subsequently take, and their satisfaction with the service. SETTING The study was undertaken at an inner city hospital in south east London. METHODS 597 calls to the department were documented during the study period,...

Epstein, R., Duberstein, P., Fenton, J., Fiscella, K., Hoerger, M., Tancredi, D., Xing, G., Gramling, R., Mohile, S., Butow, P., Walczak, A., Tattersall, M., et al (2017). Effect of a patientcentered communication intervention on oncologist-patient communication, quality of life, and health care utilization in advanced cancer: The VOICE randomized clinical trial. JAMA Oncology, 3(1), 92-100. <a...

When the concept of free personal care for older people was introduced in 2001, it was generally regarded as one of the more unequivocal achievements of the fledgling Scottish Parliament.

BACKGROUND Interventions that target cancer patients and their caregivers have been shown to improve patient-caregiver communication, support, and emotional well-being. OBJECTIVE To adapt an in-person communication intervention for cancer patients and caregivers to a web-based format, and to examine the usability and acceptability of the web-based program among representative users. METHODS...

Codes of medical practice forbid a doctor to have sex with a patient. Still, practice and attitudes turn out to be unruly, so there is a need for (public) discussion and education. Moreover, other professional limitations in the doctor-patient relationship (e.g., 'non-medical' physical contact, dating a patient, accepting gifts from a patient, and treating partners, family-members and friends) ...

Every child reaches a point somewhere between infancy and young adulthood when he or she takes a step toward independence by caring for himself or herself for a period of time when no adult is present. Family decisions to allow their children to care for themselves vary widely, depending among other things on the family’s view of the risks associated with self-care, the child’s readiness for se...

According to a review by Campbell and Roland,1 a patient’s decision to consult a doctor is dependent on a multitude of physical, psychological and social reasons, with or without prior self-care. The patient’s journey of seeking medical care is influenced by socio-economic and demographic status, perception of susceptibility and severity, benefits/costs of seeking the interaction, as well as th...

BACKGROUND 'Continuity of personal care by anaesthetist', as defined by a single anaesthetist providing preoperative evaluation, performing anaesthesia, and delivering a postoperative visit to the patient, has been shown to be a major factor for patient satisfaction with anaesthesia care. This prospective randomized study investigated whether a single postoperative visit increased the patient's...

introduction:childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. the prevalence of  childhood obesity has increased over few years. it is caused by imbalance between calorie intake and calories utilized. one or more factors (genetic, behavioral, and environmental) cause obesity in children. physical, psychological, and social health problems are caused due to child...