Psychoeducational interventions for people living with chronic communicable disease: a systematic review

A Burke, MP Davoren, E Arensman, JM Harrington - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Psychoeducation is increasingly recognised for its value in facilitating adaption to
a chronic disease diagnosis. This study aimed to synthesise available literature on the …

Sustained virologic response improved the long-term health-related quality of life in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a prospective national study in China

R Huang, J Shang, H Chen, J Li, Q Xie, J Feng… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background To investigate the trends in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among
hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients and to assess the longitudinal impact of antiviral therapy on …

Short article: alcohol and substance use, race, and insurance status predict nontreatment for hepatitis C virus in the era of direct acting antivirals: a retrospective study …

OT Sims, Y Guo, MG Shoreibah… - European journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have overcome many long-standing medical
barriers to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment (ie host characteristics and medical …

A Focus Group Study of Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapy for Military Veterans Reintegrating Into Civilian Life

MC Highfill, J Cassidy, K Lee… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Many veterans returning to civilian life face medical and mental health issues. As there is a
stigma of using mental health services, equine-assisted activities and therapy (EAAT) has …

[HTML][HTML] Telehealth-Delivered Program and Accompanying Patients to Enhance the Clinical Condition of Patients Throughout a Liver Transplant: Protocol for a Mixed …

MP Pomey, E Le Roux, N Nadon… - JMIR Research …, 2024 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) is indicated in patients with severe acute or chronic
liver failure for which no other therapy is available. With the increasing number of LTs in …

Prospective longitudinal substance use patterns in patients preparing for hepatitis C treatment

CS North, DE Pollio, OT Sims, MK Jain… - Journal of dual …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: This study prospectively examined the independent courses of alcohol, drugs,
and smoking over 18 months in 154 patients preparing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment …

Quality of life, functioning, and coping in HCV patients continuing versus ceasing alcohol use

OT Sims, H Oh, DE Pollio, BA Hong… - Health promotion …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to compare quality of life, functioning, and coping among
hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who continued versus ceased alcohol use in the past year …

Psychoeducation as an approach to treatment of severe mental illness.

ES Kay, DE Pollio, CS North - 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Psychoeducation is a well-established approach to patient care for individuals coping with
severe mental illness. Originally developed for persons coping with schizophrenia …

A systematic comparison of African American and Non-African American patients on psychosocial aspects of hepatitis C infection

OT Sims, BA Hong, S Ji, DE Pollio, CS North - Journal of religion and …, 2018 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to compare African American and non-African American
hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients on self-reported symptoms of HCV liver disease and …

Family psychoeducation for hepatitis C patients and their families: Recommendation for clinicians

EW Simpson, OT Sims, CS North, BA Hong… - Social Work with …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT PsychoEducation Responsive to Families for Persons coping with Hepatitis C
(HCV-PERF) is a multifamily psychoeducation group model designed to help patients with …