The idea of integrated care has been around in China for a while. However, there is not enough proof to show how well it works, especially in less developed regions. To fill this gap, a recent effort focused on understanding how patients experience these services. The goal was to find practical ways to make these services better and ensure fair healthcare access for ...
Gender plays a huge role in how people receive care at the end of their lives. This isn't just about physical help, but also social, spiritual, and emotional support. Throughout history, gender has shaped many choices people make. Now, there's a growing need for palliative care worldwide, and this need looks different in low-and middle-income countries. Peop...
Cancer treatment often needs a team of specialists across different areas of medicine. The Care Coordination Instrument (CCI) is designed to gather feedback from cancer patients about how well their care is coordinated. Researchers set out to create a German version of the CCI (CCI-DE). This involved translating the questions, making sure they fit the German healthca...
Lupus, a complicated autoimmune disease, affects people differently every day. So, what's most important for patients? That's what researchers wanted to find out. They talked to patients to get their views. The goal? To figure out the best things to measure using digital health tools. These could be things like how much pain they're in or how well they're sleeping. T...
Imagine living with a terminal illness. It's tough, right? Both physically and mentally. It's not just the patients who suffer; their families are also deeply affected. But what if we could make the end of life a bit easier? That's where understanding what patients and their families consider a "good death" comes in. It helps us rethink how we value life and plan for...
Pregnant women dealing with gestational diabetes have shared valuable insights that could help make prenatal care better. A recent study took a close look at many qualitative research papers to find common themes in women's feedback. The goal was to understand how to improve prenatal care based on real-life experiences of women and their support systems. The...
Though earlier studies have looked at the obstacles patients and their families face in transplantation, they haven't summed up how these people feel about the fairness of these barriers. We're here to share what patients and caregivers think about missing out on transplants and possible fixes. For a long time, healthcare professionals have been talking about the hu...
Imagine walking into a doctor's office, hoping for help with something deeply personal and painful. For many in the UK, that something is domestic violence and abuse (DVA). Primary care, often the first line of contact with the healthcare system, has a crucial role to play in addressing DVA. But how well are they doing? A recent survey of patients across the NHS shed...