86 research outputs found

    Lambda Light Chain Crystalline Cast Nephropathy and Proximal Tubulopathy

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    Customer experience challenges: bringing together digital, physical and social realms

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    This paper discusses important societal issues, such as individual and societal needs for privacy, security, and transparency. It sets out potential avenues for service innovation in these areas

    The impact of patient feedback on the medical performance of qualified doctors: a systematic review

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    Background: Patient feedback is considered integral to quality improvement and professional development. However, while popular across the educational continuum, evidence to support its efficacy in facilitating positive behaviour change in a postgraduate setting remains unclear. This review therefore aims to explore the evidence that supports, or refutes, the impact of patient feedback on the medical performance of qualified doctors. // Methods: Electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, Medline and PsycINFO were systematically searched for studies assessing the impact of patient feedback on medical performance published in the English language between 2006-2016. Impact was defined as a measured change in behaviour using Barr’s (2000) adaptation of Kirkpatrick’s four level evaluation model. Papers were quality appraised, thematically analysed and synthesised using a narrative approach. // Results: From 1,269 initial studies, 20 articles were included (qualitative (n=8); observational (n=6); systematic review (n=3); mixed methodology (n=1); randomised control trial (n=1); and longitudinal (n=1) design). One article identified change at an organisational level (Kirkpatrick level 4); six reported a measured change in behaviour (Kirkpatrick level 3b); 12 identified self-reported change or intention to change (Kirkpatrick level 3a), and one identified knowledge or skill acquisition (Kirkpatrick level 2). No study identified a change at the highest level, an improvement in the health and wellbeing of patients. The main factors found to influence the impact of patient feedback were: specificity; perceived credibility; congruence with physician self-perceptions and performance expectations; presence of facilitation and reflection; and inclusion of narrative comments. The quality of feedback facilitation and local professional cultures also appeared integral to positive behaviour change. // Conclusion: Patient feedback can have an impact on medical performance. However, actionable change is influenced by several contextual factors and cannot simply be guaranteed. Patient feedback is likely to be more influential if it is specific, collected through credible methods and contains narrative information. Data obtained should be fed back in a way that facilitates reflective discussion and encourages the formulation of actionable behaviour change. A supportive cultural understanding of patient feedback and its intended purpose is also essential for its effective use

    Antalogi puisi: karya anak-anak bangsa dari Papua

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    Antalogi puisi karya anak-anak bangsa dari Papua merupakan salah satu bentuk apresiasi Balai Bahasa Papua, Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan terhadap anak-anak bangsa yang memiliki keterampilan menulis sastra, terutama puisi. Hal ini dilakukan mengingat pemahaman masyarakat terhadap konsep estetika masih kurang. Puisi dalam buku ini merupakan hasil karya sastra siswa-siswi sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah pertama yang mengikuti sayembara penulisan puisi bagi siwa SD dan SMP se-Papua dan Papua Barat

    Pneumothorax associated with long-term non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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    Long-term non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is effective for improving the quality of life and survival of neuromuscular patients. This treatment is usually easy to administer and severe complications have rarely been reported. We describe two cases in which the development of pneumothorax was associated with long-term NPPV administered to Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Given the wide scale utilization of chronic NPPV, we suggest that care-givers and patients be made aware of this serious complication. q 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

    Non-invasive ventilatory approach to treatment of acute respiratory failure in neuromuscular disorders. A comparison with endotracheal intubation

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    Prospectively to investigate the efficacy of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) combined with cricothyroid "mini-tracheostomy" (CM) as a first-line intervention in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) of neuromuscular origin, in comparison with positive pressure ventilation (PPV) via endotracheal intubation (ETI)
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