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Advance care planning in people with advanced cancer: a phenomenological study

open access: yesRevista Cuidarte
Introduction: Significant challenges currently exist in addressing patients' preferences regarding end-of-life care, particularly in the context of advance care planning.
Mauricio Arias-Rojas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A narrative review of facilitating and inhibiting factors in advance care planning initiation in people with dementia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Purpose of the review: To identify and assess factors that affect the decisions to initiate advance care planning (ACP) amongst people living with dementia (PwD).Methods: A narrative review was conducted. A keyword search of Medline, CINAHL PsycINFO, and
Buchanan, Deans   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

In situ molecular organization and heterogeneity of the Legionella Dot/Icm T4SS

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present a nearly complete in situ model of the Legionella Dot/Icm type IV secretion system, revealing its central secretion channel and identifying new components. Using cryo‐electron tomography with AI‐based modeling, our work highlights the structure, variability, and mechanism of this complex nanomachine, advancing understanding of bacterial ...
Przemysław Dutka   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The conversation: developing confidence to provide end of life care in Salford nursing homes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The study was funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing and partly by Salford Primary Care Trust. A realistic evaluation design was used to collect data using a range of approaches, from before and after surveys of confidence in delivering end of life care,
Attree, M   +4 more
core  

Development of a video-based education and process change intervention to improve advance cardiopulmonary resuscitation decision-making [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Advance cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) decision-making and escalation of care discussions are variable in routine clinical practice. We aimed to explore physician barriers to advance CPR decision-making in an inpatient hospital setting ...
Anne-Marie Hill   +40 more
core   +3 more sources

Characterizing the salivary RNA landscape to identify potential diagnostic, prognostic, and follow‐up biomarkers for breast cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study explores salivary RNA for breast cancer (BC) diagnosis, prognosis, and follow‐up. High‐throughput RNA sequencing identified distinct salivary RNA signatures, including novel transcripts, that differentiate BC from healthy controls, characterize histological and molecular subtypes, and indicate lymph node involvement.
Nicholas Rajan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meeting the challenge of diabetes in ageing and diverse populations: a review of the literature from the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The impact of type 2 diabetes on ageing societies is great and populations across the globe are becoming more diverse. Complications of diabetes unequally affect particular groups in the UK older people, and people with a South Asian background are two ...
Randhawa, Gurch   +3 more
core   +5 more sources

Gut microbiota diversity is prognostic in metastatic hormone receptor‐positive breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and immunotherapy

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In this exploratory study, we investigated the relationship between the gut microbiota and outcome in patients with metastatic hormone receptor‐positive breast cancer, treated in a randomized clinical trial with chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy in combination with immune checkpoint blockade.
Andreas Ullern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educating Healthcare Employees about Advance Care Planning

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2019
The objective of this descriptive article is to provide a background of current research and data on advance care planning. Additionally, a proposed and detailed education initiative for increasing completion and understanding of advance care planning ...
Catherine A Glennon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consensus Views on Advance Care Planning for Dementia: A Delphi Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
yesThe uptake of advance care planning (ACP) is particularly low among people with dementia. This may reflect barriers to communication between professionals, patients and families in the face of lack of consensus about the process.
Owens, R.G.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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