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Early palliative care for people with advanced illnesses: research into practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Identifying people with advanced illnesses whose health is deteriorating, assessing their needs and planning care proactively with them are healthcare priorities given the demographic trend of ageing populations in the UK and internationally. Over the
Boyd, Kirsty Jean
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Intricate decision making: ambivalences and barriers when fulfilling an advance directive

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Lars Schröder,1 Gerhard Homme,1,2 Stephan Sahm3,4 1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, 2Institute of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Informatics, Johannes Gutenberg University ...
Schröder L, Hommel G, Sahm S
doaj  

Evaluating the effect of γ‐oryzanol on MASLD pathology using a medaka fish model

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study explores a liver disease called MASLD, which is increasing worldwide and can lead to serious damage. Researchers used medaka fish instead of rodents to test a food compound, γ‐oryzanol. Fish fed this compound had less liver fat and healthier gut bacteria.
Yukako Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decreasing Hospital Readmissions with Advanced Care Planning

open access: yes, 2023
DNP projectPatients with progressive and terminal disease processes such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), congestive heart failure (CHF), and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and coronary artery bypass ...
Shadoan, Beth
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Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Adult Learning in STEM Disciplines

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) are reshaping adult learning in STEM by providing adaptive, data‐driven instruction across classrooms, workplaces, and informal environments. In the context of ITS, this article compares generative AI, which creates personalized explanations and practice materials, with explainable AI, which focuses on ...
Jill Zarestky, Amanda R. Lager Gleason
wiley   +1 more source

IT-assisted comprehensive geriatric assessment for residents in care homes: quasi-experimental longitudinal study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics
Background Frailty interventions such as Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) can provide significant benefits for older adults living with frailty. However, incorporating such proactive interventions into primary care remains a challenge.
David Attwood   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of the Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Feasibility of Advanced Care Plans for Older Adults Without Life-Limiting Conditions

open access: yesJournal of Long-Term Care
Context: Advance care planning (ACP) is a comprehensive procedure aimed at helping individuals understand and articulate their values, life goals, and preferences concerning future medical treatment. Despite extensive research on ACP in populations with
Tafadzwa Patience Kunonga   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidance on advance care planning [PDF]

open access: yesBJPsych Bulletin, 2016
Waterman et al [1][1] perform a useful service in drawing attention to the need for psychiatric in-patient units to develop expertise in terminal care. It is a shame that they have not acknowledged the guidance on advance care planning developed by the Royal College of Physicians[2][2 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planning Framework for Human Resources for Health for Maternal and Newborn Care [PDF]

open access: yes
With approximately 1.3 billion births estimated to be taking place globally over a decade up to 2020, the demand for maternal and newborn health (MNH) workforce continues to be a key aspect of public health service delivery.
Chilvers, R
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