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Background Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is considered as the standard reconstructive surgery for patients suffering from severe shoulder pain and dysfunction caused by arthrosis. Multiple patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been developed
Ze Lu, Joy C. MacDermid, Peter Rosenbaum
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Practice-Based Evidence to Support Return to Work in Cancer Patients
BackgroundInternational research emphasizes the importance of providing early, hospital-based support in return to work (RTW) for cancer patients. Even though oncology health professionals are aware of the scientific evidence, it remains unclear whether ...
Huget Désiron +11 more
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Dependence, independence or inter-dependence? Revisiting the concepts of 'care' and 'dependency' [PDF]
Research and theory on 'dependency' and 'care-giving' have to date proceeded along largely separate lines, with little sense that they are exploring and explaining different aspects of the same phenomenon. Research on 'care', initially linked to feminism
Fine, M, Glendinning, C
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Prognostic significance of diabetes and stress hyperglycemia in acute stroke patients
Background Hyperglycemic non-diabetic stroke patients have a worse prognosis than both normoglycemic and diabetic patients. Aim of this study was to assess whether hyperglycemia is an aggravating factor or just an epiphenomenon of most severe strokes ...
Antonio Muscari +8 more
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The financing sustainability of long-term care insurance: an example from Nanning, China
ObjectiveWith accelerated population aging in China, older adult services and long-term care for people with disabilities are becoming serious problems.
Butong Chen +9 more
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ICF-Based Disability Survey in a Rural Population of Adults and Older Adults Living in Cinco Villas, Northeastern Spain: Design, Methods and Population Characteristics [PDF]
Background: This article describes the methods of a door-to-door screening survey exploring the distribution of disability and its major determinants in northeastern Spain.
Alberto Larrosa, Luis +22 more
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In the field of oncology research, next-generation sequencing has contributed significantly to the discovery of DNA mutations associated with diagnosis and prognosis.
Els Van Valckenborgh +9 more
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“Why can’t they be in the community?” A policy and practice analysis of transforming care for offenders with intellectual disability [PDF]
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe key policy and practice issues regarding a significant subgroup of people with intellectual disability – those with offending behaviour being treated in forensic hospitals.
Alexander, Regi +7 more
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Background Dental treatment may not be possible for patients with a profound acquired brain injury without pharmacological support. Intravenous (IV) sedation with midazolam is a widely accepted, safe, and effective mode of treatment for people with a ...
Mili Doshi +4 more
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