A critical public health objective is to optimize and disseminate self-management interventions for the 56.7 million adults living with chronic disabling conditions in the United States. A possible strategy to optimize the effectiveness of self-management interventions is to understand how best to tailor self-management interventions to the needs and circumstances of each participant. Thus, the...

Presently, research assessments of burn scar management interventions focus on measures scarring and features. However, qualitative demonstrates that patients experience therapies holistically. Patient-centred assessment should reflect this. An agreement is required regarding what to assess, which tools use at time points. Key issues include (1) whether how burn- or scar-related quality-of-life...

background: stress and anxiety in cancer patients are caused by disease diagnosis, unfamiliar experiences, and therapy-related problems. in addition to the short duration of radiotherapy, receiving and understanding of the information about this treatment could be difficult for patients due to anxiety, fatigue, and mental pressure. training of cancer patients about radiotherapy via educational ...