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Validation of the psychometric properties of the Malay advance care planning questionnaire

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background There is a growing interest among the developing countries on advance care planning (ACP) due to the reported benefits of planning ahead in the developed countries.
Mun Kit Lim, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Pei Se Wong, Sajaratulnisah Othman, Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on surface concentration and health risk of atmospheric benzene [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2023
To curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries around the world imposed an unprecedented lockdown, producing reductions in pollutant emissions. Unfortunately, the lockdown-driven global ambient benzene changes still remain unknown.
C. Ling, L. Cui, R. Li, R. Li
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and facilitators to implementing advance care planning in naïve contexts - where to look when plowing new terrain?

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a way of applying modern medicine to the principle of patient autonomy and ensuring that patients receive medical care that is consistent with their values, goals and preferences.
Siri Færden Westbye, Siri Rostoft, Maria Romøren, Lisbeth Thoresen, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Reidar Pedersen   +5 more
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Recent Update on Serum Alkaline and Acid Phosphatases in Pre- and Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Breast carcinoma in females is an ever-growing malaise with significant mortality and morbidity. In resource-poor settings, the need for a cost-effective and reliable diagnostic tool is of utmost importance.
Stalinjit Singh, Sudershan Kapoor, Mukesh Chander, Prabhjot Kaur Gill5*   +3 more
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Barriers, enablers and initiatives for uptake of advance care planning in general practice: a systematic review and critical interpretive synthesis

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives How advance care planning (ACP) is conceptualised in Australia including when, where and how ACP is best initiated, is unclear. It has been suggested that healthcare delivered in general practice provides an optimal setting for initiation of ...
Joel Rhee, Lucie Walters, Jo Risk, Leila Mohammadi, Paul R Ward   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

"I decide myself"- A qualitative exploration of end of life decision making processes of patients and caregivers through Advance Care Planning.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThe Singapore national Advance Care Planning (ACP) programme was launched in 2011 with the purpose of ensuring that healthcare professionals are fully aware of patients' treatment preferences.
Priya Lall, Oindrila Dutta, Woan Shin Tan, Paul Victor Patinadan, Natalie Q Y Kang, Chan Kee Low, Josip Car, Andy Hau Yan Ho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trained facilitators’ experiences with structured advance care planning conversations in oncology: an international focus group study within the ACTION trial

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background In oncology, Health Care Professionals often experience conducting Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations as difficult and are hesitant to start them. A structured approach could help to overcome this. In the ACTION trial, a Phase III multi-
M. Zwakman, K. Pollock, F. Bulli, G. Caswell, B. Červ, J. J. M. van Delden, L. Deliens, A. van der Heide, L. J. Jabbarian, H. Koba-Čeh, U. Lunder, G. Miccinesi, C. A. Møller Arnfeldt, J. Seymour, A. Toccafondi, M. N. Verkissen, M. C. Kars, On behalf of the ACTION consortium   +17 more
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EPA as a Tool for the Development of Sub‑Saharan Countries

Politeja, 2016
The article discusses Economic Partnership Agreements, which have become a tool for transforming trade relations between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), including the countries of Sub‑Saharan Africa.
Katarzyna Kołodziejczyk
doaj   +1 more source

Le statut juridique des étrangers dans l’Union européenne: Le cas des ressortissants camerounais

Paix et Sécurité Internationales, 2020
Third-country nationals in the EU are subject to a variety of legal regimes based on the agreements that have been established between the EU and their country of origin.
Michel Remi Njiki
doaj   +1 more source

Distinct effects of complement C4A and C4B copy number in Systemic Sclerosis serological and clinical subtypes

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective Complement component 4 (C4), encoded by C4A and C4B within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6, regulates the immune response and clears immune complexes. Variable copy number (CN) of C4 genes and retroviral HERV‐K element influence its function.
Javier Martínez‐López, Carlos Rangel‐Peláez, Inmaculada Rodriguez‐Martin, Alfredo Guillen‐Del‐Castillo, Carmen P Simeón‐Aznar, José L Callejas, International SSc Group; PRECISESADs Clinical Consortium, Oliver Distler, Susanna M Proudman, Mandana Nikpour, Australian Scleroderma Interest Group (ASIG), Nicolas Hunzelmann, Gianluca Moroncini, Jeska K de Vries‐Bouwstra, Ariane L Herrick, Yannick Allanore, Marta E. Alarcon‐Riquelme, Lorenzo Beretta, Shervin Assassi, Christopher P Denton, Maureen D Mayes, Javier Martin, Marialbert Acosta‐Herrera, Martin Kerick   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source