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Quality of online self-management resources for adults living with primary brain cancer, and their carers: a systematic environmental scan

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background A primary brain cancer diagnosis is a distressing, life changing event. It adversely affects the quality of life for the person living with brain cancer and their families (‘carers’).
Isabelle Schaefer, Nicole Heneka, Tim Luckett, Meera R. Agar, Suzanne K. Chambers, David C. Currow, Georgia Halkett, Domenica Disalvo, Ingrid Amgarth-Duff, Cleola Anderiesz, Jane L. Phillips   +10 more
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Memory in aged granular media

, 2000
Stimulated by recent experimental results, we simulate ``temperature''-cycling experiments in a model for the compaction of granular media. We report on the existence of two types of memory effects: short-term dependence on the history of the sample, and
A Barrat, Barrat A., Bouchaud J. P., Caglioti E., Head D., Herrmann H. J. (ed), Jaeger H. M., Luding S., Nowak E. R., Struik L. C. E., V Loreto, Vincent E., Yoshino H.   +12 more
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Building the Nursing Workforce of The Future

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management
The supply, retention and distribution of a quality nursing workforce is critical to ensure Australians have access to health and aged care, when and where they need it.
Karen Cook , Samantha Lavender , Frances Rice   +2 more
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Romantic and sexual behavior in young adolescents : repeated surveys in a population-based cohort [PDF]

, 2010
Adverse outcomes of teenage sexual activity are common in the United Kingdom. We used a computer-assisted interview to ask young adolescents aged 11-12 years (N = 6856) and 12 -13 years (N = 6801) who were part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents ...
Andrea E. Waylen, Andrew Ness, Cotton, S., Dieter Wolke, Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study., Nicola Low, Phil McGovern   +6 more
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The Relationship of Students’ Coping Styles with Stress and E-Learning in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bezmiâlem Science, 2022
Objective:This research was planned to evaluate the relationship between coping styles with stress and e-learning of health services vocational school students during the distance education process in the Coronavirus diease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods:
Yağmur AKBAL, Hilal PEKMEZCİ, Burcu ÇUVALCI   +2 more
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Low falls and inpatient complications increase risk for longer length of stay in older persons admitted following trauma

BMC Geriatrics
Background Older adults make up 33% of all trauma admissions in Australia despite comprising 17% of the population with rates rising faster for older age groups compared to any other age group.
Christopher J. Emmett, Wen Kwang Lim, Alyssa Griffiths, Rachel Aitken, David J. Read, Katherine Gregorevic   +5 more
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Understanding the fatal burden of COVID-19 in residential aged care homes in Australia: Using linked data to generate evidence

International Journal of Population Data Science
Aim To quantify the impact of the pandemic on fatal burden of disease among those living in residential aged care homes (RACH) in Australia. Methods Using Residential Aged Care data linked to Death Registrations (Jan 2016 to 11 Aug 2022), we ...
Jennifer Welsh, Grace Joshy, Rachel Freeman-Robinson, Nicholas Biddle, Emily Banks, Clement Schlegel, Kayla Jordan, Phillip Gould, Paul Kelly, Rosemary Korda   +9 more
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Experiences of older immigrants living with dementia and their carers: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective To systematically review and synthesise evidence on the experiences of older immigrants living with dementia and their carers.Design A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Methods Studies exploring the experiences of ...
Lisa Whitehead, Davina Porock, Pelden Chejor, Bridget Laging   +3 more
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GABRA2 and Alcohol Dependence in College-Aged Students [PDF]

, 2020
GABRA2 and Alcohol Dependence in College-aged Students Abaiz Chaudhri, Depts. of Biology and Chemistry, with Dr. Amy Adkins and Dr. Sally Kuo, Dept. of Psychology Problematic alcohol use and associated consequences is a major problem in college-aged ...
Chaudhri, Abaiz
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Drink wise, age well; reducing alcohol related harm among people over 50: a study protocol [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Evidence suggests that the use of alcohol among older adults (defined as those aged 50+) has increased in recent years, with people aged 55-64 now more likely to exceed the recommended weekly guidelines than any other age group.
Breslin, J., Elliott, L., Madoc-Jones, I., Seddon, J. L., Wadd, S., Wells, E.   +5 more
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