patients in Montevideo, Uruguay. A specially designed website and electronic social network allowed participants to navigate … participants' knowledge, behavior, or health outcomes. Only a minority of patients logged on to the website, and most were only … reached by email and mobile text (SMS). Patients' gender, marital status, and education influenced their participation on the …

patients were lacking. Objectives. To examine the usefulness of a health-related quality of life (HRQL) measure, the Health … months. In addition, 37 patients not assigned to CCCM were also interviewed at baseline and at 4 months. HUI3 includes 8 … are regarded as clearly clinically important (CID). Results. The response rate was 100%. 73% of patients were female; the …

subjects them to patient control. It enlists the participation of patients and consumers to evaluate and change the medical … care system and to promote the rights and choices of patients and consumers. The strengths and limitations of the patient … accountability approach are illustrated by four movements: 1) the patients' rights movement; 2) medical consumerism; 3) the women …

scoliosis and spinal deformity patients …