A questionnaire that allows surgeons to better assess the impact of facial aesthetic surgery on a patient’s quality of life was highly regarded, according to a presentation at a panel discussion ...

Widespread misinterpretation of instructions for patients on a health questionnaire highlights the need for more clear patient communication.

Increasing emphasis is being placed on the development of authentic instruments for assessing the competence of health professionals. Patients offer a unique perspective for assessing aspects of ...

New patient satisfaction scores compiled by the federal government and posted online give consumers more feedback than ever regarding the care hospitals provide. The usefulness of that information is ...

Can the patient's perception of the disease become part of the treatment? In Denmark this approach is a reality. Euronews explored how this became possible. Hanne Dalgaard Christensen is a 57-year-old ...

Though patients have expressed their dissatisfaction with communication in the cancer care system, 8, 13 the quality of patient-provider communication is an area seldom measured systematically as part ...

Physician underestimation of the symptom burden in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is common and is associated with less frequent treatment escalation and smaller improvements in health status ...

Confusion over symptom questionnaires is common, and likely hampers efforts to diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses, researchers said. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI Ever felt your eyes ...

Insufficient Effectiveness of 5-Hydroxytryptamine-3 Receptor Antagonists Due to Oral Morphine Administration in Patients With Cisplatin-Induced Emesis PURPOSE: To develop a psychometrically sound ...

Implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) in a hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) clinic improved the ability of dermatologists to detect patients at risk for depression, results from a ...