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The Relationship of Diabetes Mellitus Performance Indicators with Self-Reported Health and Patient Satisfaction

Nau, David P.; Kumar, Ritesh N. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 11, pp. 707-713

Introduction: Disease management programs often strive to enhance patient outcomes through improvements in the process of care. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of diabetes care process measures with self-rated health and patient satisfaction among managed care...

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Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Angina Pectoris: A Team Approach to Disease Management

Cupples, Margaret E.; Dempster, Martin - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 9, pp. 473-481

The evaluation of outcome of management of patients with angina pectoris is now inextricably linked with an assessment of quality of life. Angina pectoris, as a manifestation of coronary heart disease, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries. Optimal management of patients...

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The Patient Perspective as an Integral Part of Diabetes Disease Management

Rayman, Kathleen M.; Ellison, Geraldine C. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 7 (2000) 1, pp. 5-12

Individuals with diabetes mellitus and their providers view the world from their own perspectives and bring these different perspectives to the clinical encounter. Because individuals with diabetes enact the day-to-day management of their disease, their perspective will, therefore, largely...

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Helping Cure Healthcare Systems: Changing Minds and Behaviour

Prochaska, James O.; Prochaska, Janice M. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 6, pp. 335-341

Proactive approaches to chronic disease management need to complement passive-reactive treatment of acute diseases. Such programmes need to be applied across the continuum of care from wellness to prevention to early detection to secondary prevention and to chronic care. Proactive recruitment to...

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Designing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs: Simple Rules for a Complex Issue

Pronk, Nicolaas P. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 11 (2003) 3, pp. 149-157

Health improvement planning models exist to support strategic management of health improvement efforts and to guide program administrators in taking a comprehensive approach to health promotion planning from problem identification to program evaluation and diffusion. This article outlines a...

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Improved Bone Health Behavior Using Community Pharmacists as Educators: The Geisinger Health System Community Pharmacist Osteoporosis Education Program

Newman, Eric D.; Hanus, Philip - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 6, pp. 329-335

Background: Osteoporosis is an exceedingly common, morbid, and potentially fatal disease. Efforts to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in people living in Central Pennsylvania were instituted in 1996 by the Geisinger Health System. With a catchment of over 2 million...

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Patients' Views on Healthcare: A Driving Force for Improvement in Disease Management

Wensing, Michel; Grol, Richard - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 7 (2000) 3, pp. 117-125

There is a range of interesting approaches to integrate patients' views into disease management systems in order to implement evidence-based practice, and improve patient adherence to treatment and patient satisfaction with care. Information can be provided to stimulate appropriate use of...

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Behavioural Medicine Group Intervention for High-Utilising Somatising Patients: Evaluation Across 7 Unrelated Healthcare Organisations

Locke, Steven E.; Chan, Pauline P.; Morley, Debra S.; … - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 6, pp. 387-404

Objective: To determine the clinical effectiveness of a standardised behavioural medicine group intervention when implemented by different group leaders in 7 geographically diverse healthcare organisations (HCOs). Design: This study used longitudinal data collected for quality assurance...

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Role of the Workplace in Migraine Disease Management

Warshaw, Leon J.; Burton, Wayne N.; Schneider, William J. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 2, pp. 99-115

Migraine is a highly prevalent, nonfatal disorder typically characterized by recurrent episodes of headache associated with such symptoms as nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia and impaired functioning. The attacks may be infrequent and relatively mild; more often they are frequent, severe...

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Psychosocial Components of Asthma Management in Children

Wade, Shari L. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 8 (2000) 1, pp. 17-27

Asthma is a growing health problem that affects 4.8 million children in the US alone. This paper considers empirical … studies from the past 20 years examining the relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma management and morbidity …, attitudes and skills pertaining to asthma management, can play an important role in asthma management, adherence and morbidity …

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