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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Professional characteristics and the prevalence of advance directives among palliative care professionals: A cross-sectional study

, 2020
Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between professional characteristics and the prevalence of advance directives among palliative care professionals. Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Moreira de Barros, Guilherme Antonio, Moreira De Barros, Guilherme Antonio [UNESP], Costa, Isabelle Cristinne Pinto, Dadalto, Luciana, Garcia, Ana Cláudia Mesquita, Caldeira, Silvia, O'Mahony, Aoife, Nogueira, Denismar Alves, O'Mahony, Aoife, Denismar Alves Nogueira, Aoife O'Mahony, Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Silvia Caldeira, Guilherme Antonio Moreira de Barros, Isabelle Cristinne Pinto Costa, Luciana Dadalto   +15 more
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Direito dos pacientes às diretivas antecipadas de vontade

Revista Bioética
Resumo Este estudo investigou o conhecimento que 55 pacientes com doenças terminais tinham sobre seu diagnóstico, prognóstico e a possibilidade de registrar seus desejos no final de vida sob a forma de diretivas antecipadas de vontade.
Maria Aparecida Scottini, José Eduardo de Siqueira, Rachel Duarte Moritz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advance directives in Austrian intensive care units: An analysis of prevalence and barriers

Resuscitation Plus, 2020
Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of advance directives, healthcare proxies, and legal representatives in Austrian intensive care units (ICUs), and to explore barriers faced by adults engaged in the contemplation and documentation phase of the ...
Markus Köstenberger, Svenja Diegelmann, Ralf Terlutter, Sonja Bidmon, Stefan Neuwersch, Rudolf Likar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of early will directives: facilities and difficulties experienced by palliative care teams

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
Objective: To know the facilities and difficulties the palliative care team professionals experience in the implementation process of advance healthcare directives.
Aline Carniato Dalle Nogario, Edison Luiz Devos Barlem, Jamila Geri Tomaschewski-Barlem, Rosemary Silva da Silveira, Silvana Bastos Cogo, Deciane Pintanela de Carvalho   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment

, 1999
Advance directives are designed to establish a person's preferences for treatment if the person becomes incompetent in the future or unable to communicate those preferences to treatment providers.
La Fond, John Q., Srebnik, Debra S.
core   +1 more source

Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Patient Self-Determination Act and the Future of Advance Directives

, 1991
Living wills and other advance directives currently play a limited role in medical decision making. A new federal law, the Patient Self-Determination Act, will require health care providers in hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities to inquire ...
Greco, Peter J., Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, Peter J. Greco, Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa, and Hansen-Flaschen, John, Kevin A. Schulman, John Hansen-Flaschen, Schulman, Kevin A., Hansen-Flaschen, John   +8 more
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source