Treatment-related empowerment: preliminary evaluation of a new measure in patients with advanced HIV disease.

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Webb, D. G., Horne, R., & Pinching, A. J. (2001). Treatment-related empowerment: preliminary evaluation of a new measure in patients with advanced HIV disease. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 12(2), 103–107.
This paper presents a novel method for assessing patients' perceptions of empowerment in the context of drug therapy, the Treatment-related Empowerment Scale (TES). The 10-item TE…

Effect of individual cognitive behaviour intervention on adherence to antiretroviral therapy: prospective randomized trial.

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Weber, R., Christen, L., Christen, S., Tschopp, S., Znoj, H., Schneider, C., ... & Swiss HIV Cohort Study. (2004). Effect of individual cognitive behaviour intervention on adherence to antiretroviral therapy: prospective randomized trial. Antiviral Therapy, 9(1), 85-96.
Objective: A high level of adherence to antiretroviral therapy is required for complete suppression of HIV replication, immunological and clinical effectiveness. We investigated w…

Behavior-changing methods for improving adherence to medication.

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Willey, C. (1999). Behavior-changing methods for improving adherence to medication. Current Hypertension Reports, 1(6), 477–81.
Long-term adherence to antihypertensive drug therapy is poor, and new strategies to predict and improve adherence to prescribed drug regimens are needed. The literature on behavio…

A test of financial incentives to improve warfarin adherence.

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Volpp, K. G., Loewenstein, G., Troxel, A. B., Doshi, J., Price, M., Laskin, M., & Kimmel, S. E. (2008). A test of financial incentives to improve warfarin adherence. BMC Health Services Research, 8, 272.
Sub-optimal adherence to warfarin places millions of patients at risk for stroke and bleeding complications each year. Novel methods are needed to improve adherence for warfarin. …

Understanding the use of contextual cues: design implications for medication adherence technologies that support remembering.

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Stawarz, K., Rodríguez, M. D., Cox, A. L., & Blandford, A. (2016). Understanding the use of contextual cues: design implications for medication adherence technologies that support remembering. Digital Health, 2, 1-18.
Forgetfulness is one of the main reasons of unintentional medication non-adherence. Adherence technologies that help people remember to take their medications on time often do not…

Sun protection behaviors and stages of change for the primary prevention of skin cancers among beachgoers in southeastern New England.

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Weinstock, M. A., Rossi, J. S., Redding, C. A., Maddock, J. E., & Cottrill, S. D. (2000). Sun protection behaviors and stages of change for the primary prevention of skin cancers among beachgoers in southeastern New England. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 22(4), 286-293.
Evaluated the impact of a large scale campaign to encourage increased protection from solar ultra violet radiation. Representative household interview surveys were conducted both …

Factors Influencing the Levels of Recruitment for Blood Donations in Saudi Arabia.

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Al-Rashdi, Y.D.A., Alharbi, S.H, Alateeq, F.A., Ahmed, I.B., Alsogair, A.R.A.A., Aldugieman, T.Z., & Ahmed, H.G. (2018). Factors Influencing the Levels of Recruitment for Blood Donations in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences, 7(7), 72-79.
Background: Understanding the blood donor motivations is essential in successful efficient donor recruitment and retention strategies. Therefore, the objective of this study was t…

Under blood pressure - differentiated versus undifferentiated marketing to increase blood donations.

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Sundermann, L. M., Boenigk, S., & Willems, J. (2017). Under blood pressure - differentiated versus undifferentiated marketing to increase blood donations. International Review on Public and Non - Profit Marketing, 14(3), 321-340.
Despite strong evidence in current marketing theory and practice that a differentiated marketing approach increases recruitment success, blood services worldwide often use undiffe…

Mechanism of altruism approach to blood donor recruitment and retention: a review and future directions.

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Ferguson, E. (2015). Mechanism of altruism approach to blood donor recruitment and retention: a review and future directions. Transfusion Medicine, 25(4), 211–226.
Why do people donate blood? Altruism is the common answer. However, altruism is a complex construct and to answer this question requires a systematic analysis of the insights from…

Evolution of blood donation patterns in a hospital-based blood centre over a seven-year period: implications for donor recruitment and retention.

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Buchner-Daley, L. M., Brady-West, D. C., McGrowder, D. A., & Gordon-Strachan, G. M. (2013). Evolution of blood donation patterns in a hospital-based blood centre over a seven-year period: implications for donor recruitment and retention. The West Indian Medical Journal, 62(7), 632–635.
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a public appeal to encourage voluntary blood donation by comparing the pattern of blood donations in 2000 and 2007…

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