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Frustration: A Challenge in Chronic Conditions [PDF]

Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2013
Many people live their lives with chronic conditions. Eighty percent of people who seek medical treatments suffer from chronic diseases (1). In USA 26% of adults have more than one chronic condition such as arthritis, hypertension, and diabetes (2). Many times patients have persistent or recurrent pain (chronic non-cancer pain) which make the condition
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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Critical incidents of people with kidney transplants: discovered situations

O Mundo da Saúde, 2017
This study aimed to identify the positive and negative situations experienced by people with kidney transplantations, using the Critical Incident Technique. A study with a descriptive-type qualitative approach, using the Critical Incidents Technique. The
Bianca Pozza dos Santos, Eda Schwartz, Rosani Manfrin Muniz, Treici Marques Lecce, Debora Viviane Neitzke   +4 more
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Association between pre-existing chronic conditions and severity of first SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms among adults living in Canada: a population-based survey analysis from January 2020 to August 2022

BMC Public Health
Background Individuals living with chronic conditions (CC) typically have a higher risk of more severe outcomes when exposed to infection. Although many studies have investigated the relationship between CCs and COVID-19 severity, they are generally ...
Nicholas Cheta, Dianne Zakaria, Alain Demers, Peri Abdullah, Samina Aziz   +4 more
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Working towards integration: Advancing Care Coordination & TeleHealth Deployment (ACT) Programme [PDF]

, 2014
This poster gives a summary of the ACT Programme, the sites participating, diseases covered, numbers of patients, project timetable and the aim to provide a ‘toolbox’ of best practice.
Bescos, Cristina, Davidson, Rosemary, Newman, Stanton   +2 more
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RECTAL CONDITIONS IN CHRONIC CONSTIPATION [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1917
Prima facie, nothing appears easier than the diagnosis of chronic constipation. Nevertheless, in not a few cases, it may be an exceedingly difficult task to determine accurately the etiologic factor. Many cases are due to mechanical causes which, not infrequently, are never recognized or even suspected.
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Chronic Conditions in Adults With Cerebral Palsy [PDF]

JAMA, 2015
Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) represent a growing population whose health status and healthcare needs are poorly understood.1 Mortality records reveal that death due to ischemic heart disease and cancer is higher among adults with CP;2 however, there have been no national surveillance efforts to track disease risk in this population.
Peterson, MD, Ryan, JM, Hurvitz, EA, Mahmoudi, E   +3 more
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A High‐Sensitivity Circulating Nucleic Acid Sequencing Assay for Assessing Treatment Response to Alectinib in a Pediatric Patient With ALK‐Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Alberto D. Guerra, Nicholas F. Evageliou, Vandana Batra, Kristen L. Dalton, Stephanie Ortel, Usman Ashraf, Tricia R. Bhatti, Lisa J. States, Lea F. Surrey, Theodore W. Laetsch   +9 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
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