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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the management of distal ureteral stones in children [PDF]

, 2019
Objective To determine the most cost-effective approach to the management of distal ureteral stones in children given the potential for recurrent renal colic during a trial of passage versus potential stent discomfort and complications of ureteroscopy.
Bennett, William E., Jr., Cain, Mark P., Chan, Katherine H., Downs, Stephen M., Krambeck, Amy, Misseri, Rosalia, Whittam, Benjamin M.   +6 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

Cost-effectiveness analysis of intravenous levetiracetam versus intravenous phenytoin for early onset seizure prophylaxis after neurosurgery and traumatic brain injury

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2010
Rashid Kazerooni1, Mark Bounthavong1,21Pharmacoeconomics/Formulary Management, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA; 2UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, San Diego, CA, USAObjective: There has been ...
Rashid Kazerooni, Mark Bounthavong
doaj  

Offering the Choice of Self-Administered Oral HIV Testing (CHIVST) among Long-distance Truck Drivers in Kenya: A Trial-based Cost-effectiveness Analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Long distance truck drivers (LDTD) are a high-HIV-risk population facing unique healthcare barriers due to continuous travel and irregular schedules, and may require targeted, resource-intensive strategies for HIV-test uptake.
Kimmel, April D., Mujwara, Deo
core   +1 more source

The cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation support delivered by mobile phone text messaging: Txt2stop. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The txt2stop trial has shown that mobile-phone-based smoking cessation support doubles biochemically validated quitting at 6 months. This study examines the cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation support delivered by mobile phone text ...
Cairns, John, Free, Caroline, Guerriero, Carla, Roberts, Ian, Rodgers, Anthony, Whittaker, Robyn   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Cell wall target fragment discovery using a low‐cost, minimal fragment library

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
LoCoFrag100 is a fragment library made up of 100 different compounds. Similarity between the fragments is minimized and 10 different fragments are mixed into a single cocktail, which is soaked to protein crystals. These crystals are analysed by X‐ray crystallography, revealing the binding modes of the bound fragment ligands.
Kaizhou Yan, Mathew Stanley, Olawale Raimi, Andrew T. Ferenbach, Helge C Dorfmueller, Daan M. F. van Aalten   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biologics for severe, chronic plaque psoriasis: An Australian cost-utility analysisCapsule Summary

JAAD International, 2021
Background: Biologics are a good therapeutic option for severe, chronic plaque psoriasis; however, they come with significant cost to the health care system.
Helen Y. Sun, BSc(Med)Hons, Elena Keller, MHEcon, Harish Suresh, BAct(Co-op), Deshan F. Sebaratnam, FACD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source