GPs recognised worry based on non-verbal cues such as visible bodily reactions, and verbal cues that can be further categorised by type of worry (e.g. about serious disease). Moreover, GPs described behavioural
Global risk assessment using the classic risk factors of blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, smoking and diabetes mellitus is necessary in patient evaluation. It can predict future cardiovascular events. Various new methods of risk assessment are being developed, e.g. hs-CRP...
During the acute phase of infection, levels of helper T cells rapidly deteriorate. This is because, after infection, the cells recognise a foreign presence in the cell and trigger a complex signalling pathway called apoptosis.This is the process of cell death. Hence, when HIV is active, it c...
We recognise that some households may be subject to higher mortality rates and worse health, in which case we may expect that people whose household members die are likely to experience worse health themselves, and so we conditioned on socioeconomic variables (education and income) as well as ...
In both the UK and the USA, the Surprise Question (SQ; “Would you be surprised if this patient died within the next × months?”) has been suggested as a trigger for referral to specialist palliative care [1,2]. It has been estimated that between 69% and 82% of dying patients...
Person-centred healthcare systems must aim to address the social determinants of illness and place focus on community- and home-based care. Heart failure patients and caregivers must be supported to self-manage, including how to recognise symptoms and take appropriate action. Delivering PCC in such...
While we recognise that the value of biographical/narrative and quantitative approaches hinges on the purpose of the investigation being conducted, we also draw attention to the gaps between the findings we generated using each of these methods within the same sample as significant for future QoL st...
Throughout their years of training, naturopaths learn to recognise when the body needs help and to know how to work alongside other healthcare professionals. Naturopathic doctors have a strong desire to help patients and are happy to collaborate with other healthcare professionals, as they understand...
Preventing phishing attacks requires a combination of user training to recognise the warning signs and robust cybersecurity systems to stop payloads. Email filters are helpful with phishing, but human prevention is still critical. Proofpoint’s Sr. Product Marketing Manager Sara Pan warns,“Nine times...
so you will recognise the voice of the devil see how much he hates you , you can actually hear him at that instant when he’s trying every excuse to let you fall because unlike you he knows that if he could lose you at that moment , he could loose you for ever because in the sam...