ARICEPT better tolerated than Exelon in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease
...sfied for 48.2% of patients; neither satisfied nor dissatisfied for 1.8% of patients; dissatisfied for 0.0% of patients; "very dissatisfied" for 3.6% of patients. Physicians Satisfaction Questionn...Survey finds chronic pain sufferers unsatisfied with pain treatments
... Nov. 14, 2000 - Patients in chronic pain are so dissatisfied with the efficacy of their prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) pain control medications that 78 percent are willing to try new treatments and 43 percent would spend more on a treatment if they knew it would work, according to a national U.S. surv...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, September 4, 2001
...use complementary and alternative medicine are not dissatisfied with conventional care A national survey of adults who saw a medical doctor and/or used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the previous year reveals the porous boundaries between CAM and traditional medicine (Academia and Clinic, p. 3...Study: many poor children live in pain because barriers to dental care too great
...vious studies, Mofidi said. Many participants were dissatisfied with the attitudes and behaviors of dentists, describing them as impersonal and disrespectful. By listening and identifying the specific barriers and needs expressed by families, the health-care community and policy-makers can tailor strategies that ...'Telephone Medicine,' guide for physicians published
...ne care they receive, yet physicians are generally dissatisfied with their performance on the phone, said Dr. Reisman, an assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine. According to Dr. Stevens, clinical assistant professor at New York University School of Medicine, Nearly 25 percent of patient encoun...Contraceptive needs of new mothers are unique and unmet
.... Survey findings also indicate that women who are dissatisfied with their contraceptive are more than twice as li...cent of those unplanned pregnancies occurred among dissatisfied users of contraceptives, making dissatisfied users more than three times more likely to have had an ...Public strong on opinions weaker on knowledge
...rase 'carbon sink'. Sixty per cent said they were dissatisfied with the UK Government's efforts to respond the challenge of climate change, although it's not clear how much people know about the Government's record. Trust. In line with previous research, the team finds that academic researchers are regarded as t...Primary care in the United States in crisis
...he series. As a result, patients are increasingly dissatisfied with their relationships with their primary care physicians, according to the researchers. Access to primary care services is becoming much more difficult, even for those with insurance. In addition, primary care providers are finding it more difficu...Nov/Dec 2003 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...omen suffer significant emotional distress and are dissatisfied with the care they receive after learning of abnormal Pap smear results, according to this study by Karasz and colleagues. In-depth interviews with 17 low-income Hispanic and African-American women with low-grade Pap smear abnormalities indicated a ...Few hospitalized patients at low risk for pain
...experienced pain, and a significant percentage was dissatisfied with the pain management that they had received. Our data for pain prevalence and severity closely resembled those reported for populations thought to be at high risk for pain. While we identified several predictors of pain, we were unable to ident...New study finds even a 'small' amount of psoriasis can negatively impact daily life
...them in everyday life, and more than 1 million are dissatisfied with their current treatment, even though only abo...be a burden in their lives, and almost as many are dissatisfied with their treatment," Dr. Stern said. "This suggests that we must look beyond the amount of surface...Training carers reduces stroke burden and saves money
...en feel inadequately trained, poorly informed, and dissatisfied with the support available. The studies involved 300 stroke patients and their care givers. Care givers provided either conventional support, or were trained in basic nursing tasks, moving and handling skills, and personal care techniques. All patien...More than one-third of US adults use complementary and alternative medicine
...vious findings that CAM users are not, in general, dissatisfied with conventional medicine. The results of the survey reveal new patterns of CAM use among various population groups and provide a rich source of data for future research. Furthermore, the survey results provide a baseline for future surveys, as it...Blacks report better sexual, urinary function after prostate surgery than whites
... than non-Latino white men-yet they were also more dissatisfied with problems related to their sexual function, according to researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and colleagues. Investigators report the latest results from the expansive Prostate Cancer Outcomes Stu...Survey suggests majority of women surgeons satisfied in their profession
...moderately satisfied, while 13 percent (n=27) were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. When asked how well organized their department was, 25 percent (n=52) described their organization as being very good; 54 percent (n=111) as average; and 18 percent (n=37) as bad. Higher satisfaction was found in surgeons in sub...Holiday feasting could sabotage liposuction results
...ize, causing them to be 10 times more likely to be dissatisfied with their results compared to patients who eat a healthy diet and exercise. In contrary, patients who adhere to a proper diet after liposuction are two times more likely to lose weight. These patients have a 96 percent chance of a decrease in c......er sources of information were more likely to feel dissatisfied with their decision. Although decision satisfaction did not vary between women who chose or declined treatment, those who experienced heightened anxiety about cancer or about treatment side effects were less likely to feel satisfied with their decis...