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Filter by:The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy in Primary Care (PC) of a low intensity psychological intervention applied using Information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the treatment of multimorbidity in PC (depression and diabetes/low back pain) by a randomized controlled trial (RCT). A protocol will be design that combines face to face intervention with a supporting online program that will be tried in a RCT conducted in 3 different regions (Andalucía, Aragón, y Baleares). Our main hypothesis is that improved usual care combined with psychological therapy applied by ICTs, will be more efficacious to improve the symptomatology of multimorbidity, compared to a group with only improved treatment as usual three months after the end of treatment.
The purpose of this data registry is to prospectively collect data from patients referred to an Complex Chronic Diseases Program (CCDP) at BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre to assess the quality of life of the CCDP Patients before, during and after their care at the CCDP.
Cluster headache is also called suicide headache due to excruciating nocturnal attacks. There are few treatment options available. Inhalation of oxygen has shown to abort the attacks. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a machine used during sleep to treat respiratory failure. Automatic CPAP machines adjust the air pressure through the night to keep the upper airways patent. Single reports have shown a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in people suffering from cluster headache, and positive effects of CPAP treatment, but no randomized controlled trial has been conducted so far. If proven effective CPAP would make an affordable treatment option for many patients within the existing healthcare system.
Multiple chronic conditions are common and expensive among patients aged ≥65 and are associated with lower quality of life, poorer response to treatment, worse medical and psychiatric outcomes, higher mortality, and higher costs of care. The primary purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) to examine the effects of ElderTree --a web-based intervention--on health outcomes and healthcare use among older adults with several chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, COPD, BMI over 30, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, arrhythmia/atrial fibrillation, chronic pain, arthritis. The investigator's hypothesis is that patients assigned to TAU+ElderTree will have better quality of life and fewer primary care visits than those assigned to TAU+Internet.
The state of health in France appears to be good with regard to major indicators such as life expectancy at birth. However, France is characterized by a high standardized rate of premature mortality (deaths occurring before the age of 65) in comparison with other European countries, with geographical disparities. Between 2006 and 2010, the standardized rate of premature mortality was higher in Auvergne than the national average. Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers and / or metabolic diseases (including diabetes and obesity) are the main causes of these premature deaths. These diseases have several causes: they depend on the genetic heritage, the way of life and the environment. Family history is a known risk factor for these chronic diseases. Eating habits, insufficient physical activity or physical inactivity, excessive drinking and smoking which promote the occurrence of these chronic diseases are the main risk factors that we can modify. Preventive measures are known and are regularly the subject of public health plans and awareness campaigns targeting lifestyles modification of the populations. These prevention campaigns affect entire population, while the risk factors for chronic diseases are different from one to another, this encourages personalization of preventive measures. The CEPPPIA pilot study falls within this framework and aims to evaluate the feasibility of setting up an individualized prevention program on the modification of health behaviors among people aged 35 to 55, who has a moderate risk of developing chronic diseases and residing in Auvergne territory.
To assess the effectiveness of maintenance treatment of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with the combination of a long-acting bronchodilators (LABA and the long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) tiotropium (LABA-TIO)) compared with the combination of a LABA and an ICS (LABA-ICS) on the time to COPD exacerbation.
Use of beta-blockers has proven beneficial in patients with hypertension, heart failure, and in people who have suffered a heart attack. The use in patients who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and reactive airway disease, however, has been limited due to possible side effects such as worsening of lung function or increasing airway spasms and asthma attacks. The purpose of this study is to find out if patients with COPD can tolerate being on a beta-blocker at doses recommended for the treatment of heart disease conditions. This study also seeks to find out if a selective beta-1 receptor beta-blocker is better than a non-selective beta-blocker in patients with mild to moderate COPD.
The principal aim of these researches is to explored the role of motivational parameters, including: automatic and controlled psychological processes and self-regulatory capacities, in physical activity and sedentary behaviors adoption and maintenance. Precisely investigators are interested in change in motivational and self-regulatory processes during rehabilitation programs and their prospective influences on self-reported and objective behaviors among persons with chronic diseases.
Patient with complex comorbidities present a growing challenge for health-care providers, that the current system is poorly designed to handle. Concomitant cardiovascular disease, renal dysfunction and diabetes represent almost half of all patients attending cardiac, kidney and diabetes clinics. Patients with all three of these will be randomized to standard care or to a combined, integrated, person-centered, intensified chronic disease management.
Through its patient-centered approach and focus on developing coping skills and coping strategies, Health Education could be an effective approach in therapeutic coordination apartments to reduce the perceived treatment burden among people in precarious situations with one or more chronic diseases. Decreasing perception of burden would improve their quality of life and adherence to treatment. The general hypothesis explored in this project is that the experience of the disease, the perception of the burden of treatment, the autonomy and the quality of life of the residents improve more importantly in therapeutic coordination apartments having implemented a formalized and structured Health Education approach (experimental group) than in those who did not set up formalized and structured Health Education approach (control group).