Healthcare, Volume 13, Issue 4

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with frustrating symptoms, particularly nasal obstruction and loss of smell. We conducted a patient survey on the significant burden of the di...

Background/Objectives: Increased time and adherence to physical activity, as well as increased intensity of physical activity, is one of the determining factors in improving survival and avoiding disease recurrence in female breast cancer survivors....

Objectives: The objective of this study is to quantify healthcare resource utilization, economic burden, and the multi-level medical security system for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patients in Shaanxi Province, China, from a societal perspective us...

Background: Visual impairment can significantly impact an individual’s performance, productivity, and overall quality of life. Objectives: The objective of this paper is to report the prevalence, causes, and risk factors associated with visual...

Background/Objectives: Nurses’ workplaces are critical to both the levels and types of care nurses can deliver as well as to employee retention. The quality of the workplace environment is a significant predictor of employment outcomes, such as...

Introduction: Healthcare providers’ understanding of how self-efficacy and social support affect medication adherence and depression in dialysis patients can lead to holistic interventions and improve outcomes. This study aimed to investigate h...

(1) Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the “Thank You, Sorry, Love” (TSL) program for improving relationships on mental health and hormones of military soldiers in Korea. (2) Methods: We f...

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Shortened Version of the Token Test (SVTT), the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-III), and the Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) using an item response theory (IRT) framework and...

Background/Objectives: Although physical exercise provides numerous health benefits, it can occasionally become addictive, leading to negative consequences for physical and mental health. Specifically, the role of maladaptive schemas in the relations...

(1) Background: The economic cost of nursing care to palliative patients in avoidable hospital admission is unknown. (2) Methods: An observational, retrospective, and analytical study was used encompassing the economic cost of nursing care in a gener...