Objective: This paper aims to systematically review the use and performance of the Brief
Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ). Design: Electronic databases were searched …

Throughout the world there are problems recruiting ethnic minority patients into cancer
clinical trials. A major barrier to trial entry may be distrust of research and the medical …

Abstract iHeart is a mobile healthcare system which monitors and tracks patients with
hypertension and arrhythmia. This empirical study aims to assess the interaction between …

Background: Patient trust in physicians, which can be considered a collective good, is
necessary for an effective health care system. However, there is a widespread concern that …

Abstract Coronary Heart Disease is the number one killer disease not only in Malaysia and
Iran but also in many countries around the world. Though early diagnosis is critical for …

Background Public involvement in clinical translational research is increasingly recognised
as essential for relevant and reliable research. Public involvement must be diverse and …

The assessment of healthcare quality increasingly emphasises lay acceptability, as
evidenced by the emergence of patient satisfaction and patient-centred care in the literature …

Introduction. The objective of the presented research is to characterize hope in the
situational dimension, ie, health, in the patients with cancer in the terminal phase of the …

There are widely emerging concerns that patient confidence in physicians is diminishing as
physician–patient communication is threatened globally. This study aimed to assess patient …

Despite the importance of trust in healthcare settings, there remains a paucity of evidence on
the role it plays in patient–provider relationships and healthcare outcomes among people …