non-patients
[/nɑːn ˈpeɪʃənts/]
nounpl: non-patients
não-pacientes
1. individuals who are not receiving medical treatment or care from a healthcare provider; people who do not have patient status
The study included both patients and non-patients to compare health outcomes.
O estudo incluiu tanto pacientes quanto não-pacientes para comparar resultados de saúde.
2. in research contexts, control groups or individuals without a specific medical condition being studied
Non-patients served as the control group in the clinical trial.
Os não-pacientes serviram como grupo de controle no ensaio clínico.
3. healthy individuals or those without diagnosed illness used for comparative analysis
The hospital surveyed both patients and non-patients about facility satisfaction.
O hospital pesquisou pacientes e não-pacientes sobre a satisfação com as instalações.
This term is predominantly used in formal medical, academic, and healthcare research contexts in both Brazil and the USA. In Brazilian healthcare settings, 'não-pacientes' is used to distinguish individuals who do not have formal patient relationships with healthcare institutions, while in Portugal, 'não-doentes' may be preferred as it emphasizes the health status rather than administrative status. The term is most common in epidemiological studies, clinical trials, and comparative health research.
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