For the state of being, see Patience. For other uses, see Patient (disambiguation).
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Adherence
Informal coercion
Motivational interviewing
Involuntary treatment
Rights
Patients' rights
Pregnant patients' rights
Disability rights movement
Patient's Charter
Medical law
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Patient advocacy
Patient-centered care
Patient and public involvement
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A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.
A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need...
The Patient is an American psychological thriller television limited series created and written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, who also serve as showrunners...
simulated patient (SP), also known as a standardized patient, sample patient, or patient instructor, is an individual trained to act as a real patient in order...
index case or patient zero is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population, or the first documented patient included in an...
Patient participation is a trend that arose in answer to medical paternalism. Informed consent is a process where patients make decisions informed by the...
Patient First is a chain of urgent care centers in the United States. The centers allow patients to walk in and receive diagnosis and treatments for common...
The Berlin patient is an anonymous person from Berlin, Germany, who was described in 1998 as exhibiting prolonged "post-treatment control" of HIV viral...
digital healthcare products to the public in the form of Patient.info and Patient Access. Patient.info is an online resource providing information on health...
The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian...
The Private Patient (2008) is a crime novel by English author P. D. James, the fourteenth and last in her Adam Dalgliesh series. In deepest Dorset, the...
Patient Seven is a 2016 American horror anthology film with segments directed by Danny Draven, Paul Davis, Ómar Örn Hauksson, Dean Hewison, Joel Morgan...
Identified patient (IP) is a clinical term often used in family therapy discussion. It describes one family member in a dysfunctional family who is used...
including all ages of patients, patients of all socioeconomic and geographic origins, patients seeking to maintain optimal health, and patients with all types...
Patient advocacy is a process in health care concerned with advocacy for patients, survivors, and caregivers. The patient advocate may be an individual...
cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer...
Patient Grissel is a play by Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle, and William Haughton, first printed in 1603. It is mentioned in Henslowe's diary in the entry...
The Silent Patient is a 2019 psychological thriller novel written by British–Cypriot author Alex Michaelides. The successful debut novel was published...
The Perfect Patient, also known as Quick, is a 2019 Swedish drama film directed by Mikael Håfström. It follows Sweden’s greatest judicial scandal after...
A patient diary is a tool used during a clinical trial or a disease treatment to assess the patient's condition (e.g. symptom severity, quality of life)...
A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift. This is an assistive device...
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