A majority of the US adult population has one or more chronic conditions that require
medical intervention and long-term self-management. Such conditions are among the 10 …

Background Medical tourism involves patients intentionally leaving their home country to
access non-emergency health care services abroad. Growth in the popularity of this practice …

Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is the most common psychosocial issue amongst cancer
survivors. However, fear of progression (FoP) has rarely been studied outside of the cancer …

Background Within 1 year after percutaneous coronary intervention, more than 20% of
patients experience new adverse events. Physical activity confers a 25% reduction in …

Maximising the value of combining qualitative research and randomised controlled trials in
health research: the QUAlitative Rese Page 1 HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT …

Background Management of cardiovascular risk factors includes commitment from patients
to adhere to prescribed medications and adopt healthy lifestyles. Unfortunately many fail to …

Objective: To describe a mixed-methods approach to develop and test a basic behavioral
science-informed intervention to motivate behavior change in 3 high-risk clinical …

Highlights•Themes emerged include uncertainty, procedural knowledge, and social
support.•Patients try to have healthier behaviors after angioplasty.•Adequate information is …

Objective Web-based self-management services remain underutilized in current practice.
Our aim was to gain insight into disease and self-management experiences of patients in …

Among patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disease, increasing healthy behaviors
improves outcomes, but such behavior changes are difficult for patients to make and sustain …