Self-Management

Adults with chronic kidney disease who received a short handout about CKD before seeing a nephrologist showed increased knowledge of the disease after the visit compared with patients who did not receive the educational material.

PHILADELPHIA — Telehealth can be divided into three forms, all of which require more data to capture the full picture of its use in COPD care, according to a presentation at the 2024 GOLD COPD International Conference.

Care partners of deaf and hard-of-hearing people with diabetes face several communication-related challenges that could be addressed through a specialized training program, according to two presenters.

U.S. veterans who participated in a mindfulness-based telehealth intervention experienced significant improvements in pain and pain-related function, results from a randomized controlled trial showed.

The proportion of U.S. women who reported having a self-managed abortion rose by 1 percentage point after the Dobbs decision removed a federal right to abortion, suggesting people are increasingly relying on self-sourced methods, data show.

A text message-based survey was highly acceptable and had moderate reach for patients on dialysis, according to published data, though response rates were lower in certain groups.

In this video, Laurie Keefer, PhD, Healio’s 2023 Allied Health Provider of the Year, underscores the importance of providing interventions to patients at the time of a GI diagnosis — not just when symptoms of depression or anxiety develop.

Patients with asthma managing their disease through a smartphone app had greater improvements in asthma control and quality of life than patients receiving usual care, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

Sesame allergies have increased in recent years, meaning that more patients may seek guidance from their primary care clinicians to help determine whether they can safely consume sesame-containing foods, an expert said.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A digital asthma self-management program reduced ED visit rates for adults with asthma on Medicaid, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.