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PREPAREDNESS FOR EMANCIPATION OF YOUTH LEAVING ALTERNATIVE CARE IN SERBIA

International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2018
The process of preparing young people for leaving alternative care is not sufficiently researched in Serbia. In order to define what support is necessary for their successful emancipation, this study of 150 young people in care aims to analyse both their
Anita Burgund Isakov, Jasna Hrnčić
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The roots of hospital alternative care [PDF]

British Journal of Psychiatry, 2010
SummaryBritish hospital alternatives inherit some of their most valuable features, such as the use of small, domestic environments and the avoidance of coercion and confinement, from the early 19th-century moral management movement. The North American experience illustrates that these advantages can be lost if clinical benefits are overridden by cost ...
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Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

Pediatric 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, Mariana dos Santos Murra, Welinton Hirai, Ana Laura Balduino do Nascimento, Karla Emilia de Sá Rodrigues, Wilson Elias de Oliveira Junior   +5 more
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Vital yet Fragile: Informal Networks of Support Among Young People Navigating Long Covid

Health Expectations
Introduction Young people living with Long Covid face challenges accessing health care and social support. Previous qualitative research in the UK has described the ‘invalidation’ of Long Covid illness experience. It has been said that there is a ‘double
Zaira Clarke, Hannah Cowan, Tim Rhodes, Praveena Fernes, A. Haines, Lucinda Leal   +5 more
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Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling, Hakim Tokhi, Alexander A. Boucher   +2 more
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Healthcare professionals’ use of augmentative and alternative communication in an intensive care unit : a survey study [PDF]

, 2019
INTRODUCTION : Successful communication between staff and patients plays a key role in the well-being of critically ill patients within an intensive care unit.
Nilsson, Stefan, Martin, Tomas Rivera San, Johnson, Ensa, Jansson, Sara, Nilsson, Stefan,, San Martin, Tomas Rivera   +5 more
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Representation of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Pediatric and Adult Care: What We Discovered Using Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) Data

Pediatric 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, Kholod Alhassan, Ada De La Osa, John Stephen, Yue Yao, Diana J. Wilkie   +5 more
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Family Reunification Is a Distant Possibility for Some Children in Alternative Care: Practice Perspectives from South African Social Workers

Social Sciences
Placement of children in alternative care is to ensure that they are protected while social workers address the circumstances that led to their removal.
Sipho Sibanda, Daniel Doh, Robert Lekganyane, Olebogeng Tladi-Mapefane   +3 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
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Socioeconomic Status and Health Care Utilization: A Study of the Effects of Low Income, Unemployment and Hours of Work on the Demand for Health Care in the E.U. [PDF]

, 2007
The purpose of this study is to shed light on the individual socio-economic status (SES) and demographic determinants of the demand for health care in a cross-comparison study of nine E.U. countries. It focuses on the effects of the individual employment
Nikolaou, Agelike, Theodossiou, Ioannis, Economou, Athina   +2 more
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