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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
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Factors associated with the completion of the continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health services in Ethiopia. Multilevel model analysis

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Assuring completion of a continuum of maternal health care is a key program strategy to minimize morbidity and mortality of maternal and child. We aimed to examine completion of a continuum of care and its associated factors.
Eshetu E Chaka, Mahboubeh Parsaeian, Reza Majdzadeh   +2 more
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Post-discharge follow-up system in psychiatric patients: A case study of Farabi Hospital in Isfahan

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2023
BACKGROUND: Mental illness is one of the most common problems in human societies and the continuation of care and post-discharge follow-up. This study was conducted to define a post-discharge follow-up framework for Farabi Hospital in Isfahan.MATERIAL ...
Maryam Yaghoubi, Mohammad Mahdi Behzadnezhad, Nasrin Shaarbafchizadeh, Marzieh Javadi, Mojtaba Alizade   +4 more
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Measuring patient-perceived continuity of care for patients with long-term conditions in primary care [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Continuity of care is widely acknowledged as important for patients with multi-morbidity but simple, service-orientated indices cannot capture the full impact of continuity in complex care delivery systems.
AA Uijen, Allan O House, BB Hamilton, BFJ Banahan, C Van Walraven, D Goldberg, DG Safran, DJ Nyweide, DP Goldberg, F Huppert, F Mahoney, FDE Trachtenberg, G Freeman, GK Freeman, I von Bültzingslöwen, J Chao, J Stevens, Jenny Hewison, JL Haggerty, K Barnett, K Hill, Kate M Hill, LM Chen, M Gulliford, Maureen Twiddy, ML Hackett, N Breslau, PS Hussey, R Adler, RJ Reid, SW Mercer, TW Bice   +31 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
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical issues arising from the requirement to sign a consent form in palliative care. [PDF]

, 2008
International audienceFrench healthcare networks aim to help healthcare workers to take care of patients by improving cooperation, coordination and the continuity of care.
Ellien, Françoise, Hervé, Christian, Moutel, Grégoire, Plu, Isabelle, Purssell-François, Irène   +4 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinician continuity during pregnancy care: A mixed methods study

Pregnancy
Objective To measure clinician continuity during pregnancy care and contextualize the findings with patient experiences of clinician continuity and their influence on trust‐building. Methods We conducted a convergent mixed methods study that examined the
Daniela Reyes, Sara E. Booth, Ryan Gould, Ashley L. O'Donoghue, Stephanie Li, Sarah Little, Michele R. Hacker, Anjali J. Kaimal, Jeanne‐Marie Guise, Rose L. Molina   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient-Centered Appointment Scheduling Using Agent-Based Simulation [PDF]

, 2014
Enhanced access and continuity are key components of patient-centered care. Existing studies show that several interventions such as providing same day appointments, walk-in services, after-hours care, and group appointments, have been used to redesign ...
Doebbeling, Bradley N., Toscos, Tammy, Turkcan, Ayten   +2 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source