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Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Practice <em>vs</em>. New Tools and Routines in Stroke Treatment

open access: yesFuture Internet, 2012
In Norway, it is a national goal to provide more patients with thrombolytic treatment. A referring hospital and a specialist hospital have implemented videoconferencing (VC) equipment to share knowledge and discuss stroke patients, regarding thrombolytic
Line Lundvoll Nilsen, Terje Solvoll
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing Physical Activity Theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
As behavioral physical activity (PA) research matures, the adaptation and augmentation of theories with PA-specific concepts are required to improve explanatory power and to justify the uniqueness of the discipline.
Ryan E. Rhodes   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Representation of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Pediatric and Adult Care: What We Discovered Using Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) Data

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transitioning from pediatric to adult care is a high‐risk period for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). An initial observation at one academic medical center suggested a sex‐based disparity in clinic populations, prompting a national investigation.
Laurie J. Duckworth   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Cultural-Historical Interpretation of Resilience: the implications for practice

open access: yesOutlines, 2007
Recent attempts at preventing the social exclusion of vulnerable children in England have been driven by notions of resilience which centre primarily on changing children so that they may be better able to cope with adversity.
Anne Edwards, Apostol Apostolov
doaj  

Systemic Tensions in the MOOC Design Cycle: An Activity Systems Analysis upon Implementing edX for Latin America and the Caribbean

open access: yesOpen Praxis, 2021
This report presents the activity systems analysis of the general MOOC design process adopted by a multidisciplinary team for delivering edX courses to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Fabián Freire
doaj  

Applying the ‘Social Turn’ in writing scholarship to perspectives on writing self-efficacy

open access: yesJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2019
The aim of this paper is to explore the fit between the cognitive concept of writing self-efficacy and a socially constructed epistemology of writing.
Kim M. Mitchell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uncovering Inequities: The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Hospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common condition among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and is the leading cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in this population. Growing evidence suggests that social determinants of health (SDOH) influence menstrual bleeding patterns, access to care, and treatment. However, no studies have
Maria Carter‐Febres   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assistive Technologies: Companion or Controller? – Appropriation Instead of Instruction [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2020
Assistive digital technologies support employees in coping with complex activities by providing the necessary infor-mation directly related to the work task and according to the individual requirements. On the one hand, they have the potential to relieve
Tina Haase   +3 more
doaj  

Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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