Sentence examples for postponement of patients from inspiring English sources

Interventions showed increased caregivers' sense of competence [ 19, 20], stabilized caregivers' well-being [ 21, 22] to sustained benefit in reducing depressive symptoms [ 23], changed caregiver's appraisals of patient behavioral problems [ 24], and, lastly, postponement of patients' institutionalization [ 19, 20, 25- 28], although there is lack of strong findings in general [ 18, 29, 30].

It is even possible that the initial increase in incidence seen among patients over 70 years is partly caused by a postponement of ESRD among patients 60 70 years to a later age, the real fall in incidence thereby being exaggerated.

Hepatitis E can induce chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis in patients with hematologic cancers; patients with liver enzyme abnormalities should be screened for HEV infection and a 3-month course of ribavirin proposed to avoid postponement in the treatment of patients who have the underlying disease as well as chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis.

Chemoradiotherapy was delivered as scheduled in 18 patients, whereas 12 patients came in need of postponement of chemotherapy (7 days delay n=8 patients; 8 14 days n=4 patients) but received radiotherapy as scheduled.

With the postponement of childbearing, the number of patients with adenomyosis and cystic adenomyosis seeking fertility treatment is increasing.

In addition, these programs resulted in postponement of nursing home placement of patients [ 17, 20].

Descriptive statistics were used to describe the mean duration and the reasons for postponement of interviews and the opinion of patients on the length of the interviews.

Yet, it did not prevent delay and postponement of procedures in 17.3 and 15.5 % of patients, respectively.

The third objective is to evaluate the effects of a systematically designed quality improvement strategy for GPs, aiming at the postponement of blood test ordering in patients with unexplained complaints. 1.

The emotional distress caused by the treatment failure and the necessity to choose about future treatment can also explain why patients report postponement of treatment as the most frequent reason for discontinuation.

Dose modifications were frequently required (postponement of at least one cycle: 33 patients; dose reduction during at least one cycle: seven patients; discontinuation of a drug during at least one cycle: seven patients; premature discontinuation of at least one cycle: 13 patients).