Background In fibrotic interstitial lung diseases, exertional breathlessness is strongly linked
to health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Breathlessness is often associated with oxygen …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations between illness perception, self-care behaviour,
and quality of life in patients admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of heart failure (HF…

OBJECTIVE: The proportion of patients who can be bridged with left ventricular assist
devices to myocardial recovery and the long-term outcome of these patients is unknown. …

BACKGROUND: Research has shown a direct relationship between staffing levels and patient
outcomes for specific nurse-sensitive indicators, with lower patient to nurse ratios (ie less …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to: (1) explore the proportion of HTx centers that
have a multidisciplinary team and (2) assess the relationship between multidisciplinarity …

Background Health literacy (HL) is a major determinant of health outcomes; however, there
are few studies exploring the role of HL among heart transplant recipients. The objectives of …

Background As medication non-adherence is a major risk factor for poor post-transplant
outcomes, we explored how adherence is assessed, enhanced and integrated across the …

Background Fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are chronic and often progressive
conditions resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. Shortness of breath, a symptom often …

Purpose To assess and compare the prevalence of medication nonadherence (MNA) (implementation
and persistence) to immunosuppressants and co-medications in heart transplant …

Introduction Heart transplant ( HT x) recipients need to follow a complex therapeutic regimen.
We assessed the international prevalence and variability in nonadherence to six …