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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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the potential of innovation in dressings to treat chronic wounds in the city of Lima, Peru.

open access: yesRevista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2020
Objective: To analyze the potential for innovation in dressings to treat chronic wounds in the City of Lima. Methods: A qualitative study was carried out by means of interviews to medical experts and purchasing managers of medical supplies for the ...
Fanny L. Casado   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Negative Pressure Therapy on Skin Grafts after Soft-Tissue Reconstruction: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesClinics and Practice, 2022
A split-thickness skin graft (STSG) is one of the main tools used in the reconstruction of skin defects. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been widely used as adjunct therapy for wound healing for decades. Few studies have conducted the outcomes
Aeshah Mandili   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Posterior Cortical Atrophy in the Asia‐Pacific: A Report From the PCA Asian Workgroup

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) is a distinct dementia syndrome primarily affecting spatial abilities and visual processing. It is associated with degeneration in the posterior part of the brain. PCA is subclassified into PCA‐pure and PCA‐plus syndromes based on consensus criteria.
Yuttachai Likitjaroen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wide Spectrum Potent Antimicrobial Efficacy of Wound Dressings Impregnated with Cuprous Oxide Microparticles

open access: yesMicrobiology Research, 2022
Copper has intrinsic antimicrobial properties. Wound dressings impregnated with cuprous oxide microparticles (hereafter termed COD) have been cleared for the management of acute and chronic wounds by the FDA and other regulatory bodies.
Gadi Borkow   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical usage of honey as a wound dressing: An update [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Honey is an ancient treatment that is increasingly earning its place in modern wound care. Evidence suggests it compares with other dressings in terms of its antibacterial properties, ease of use and ability to promote a moist ...
Molan, Peter C.
core   +2 more sources

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth With Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐Onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surface Engineered Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Based Novel Hybrid Systems for Effective Wound Healing: A Review of Recent Developments

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
Wounds present serious medical complications and their healing requires strategies that promote angiogenesis, deposition of collagen as well as re-epithelialization of wounds.
Luo-Qin Fu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An evaluation of properties related to wear time of four dressings during a five-day period [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This study evaluated skin tolerance and other properties relating to wear time, such as conformability and comfort, pain on dressing removal, adhesion and premature detachment, of four advanced hydrated dressings applied to the knees and elbows of 22 ...
Bielfeldt, Stephen   +2 more
core  

Formal and informal social care in people with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal diseases: a cross‐sectional multicentre survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Introduction Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases(RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living(ADLs). This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disperate regions of England: Salford(urban) and Norfolk(rural).
Mehreen Somro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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