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Time, timing, talking and training : findings from an exploratory action research study to improve quality of end of life care for minority ethnic kidney patients [PDF]

, 2017
Background. With an ageing and increasingly diverse population at risk from rising levels of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including kidney complications, there is a need to provide quality care at all stages in the care pathway including
Brown, Edwina, Da Silva Gane, Maria, Farrington, Ken, Magee, Regina, Mir, Tahira, Randhawa, Gurch, Sharman, Sue, Stoves, John, Warwick, Graham, Wilkinson, Emma   +9 more
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End of life care: an educational pathway for community nurses. [PDF]

, 2014
This article reports on an innovative educational pathway for district and community nurses aimed at enhancing confidence and competence in dealing with end of life care (EoLC). Nurses were aligned with a mentor from a specialist palliative care team and,
Atkinson, Joanne, Marples, Gwen, Steven, Alison, White, Gail   +3 more
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Euthanasia for people with psychiatric disorders or dementia in Belgium: analysis of officially reported cases

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background Euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, such as those suffering from psychiatric disorders or dementia, is legal in Belgium under strict conditions but remains a controversial practice. As yet, the prevalence of euthanasia for people
Sigrid Dierickx, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen, Kenneth Chambaere   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family & bystander experiences of emergency ambulance services care: a scoping review

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Emergency ambulance personnel respond to a variety of incidents in the community, including medical, trauma and obstetric emergencies. Family and bystanders present on scene may provide first aid, reassurance, background information or even ...
Eillish Satchell, Melissa Carey, Bridget Dicker, Haydn Drake, Merryn Gott, Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Natalie Anderson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Timely short-term specialised palliative care service intervention for frail older people and their family carers in primary care: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction There is limited evidence regarding the effectiveness of timely integration of short-term specialised palliative care services for older people in primary care.
Lieve Van den Block, Kim de Nooijer, Lara Pivodic, Peter Pype, Nele Van Den Noortgate   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The cultural adaptation of the go wish card game for use in Flanders, Belgium: a public health tool to identify and discuss end-of-life preferences

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Public health tools like the Go Wish card game from the US, have been found useful to support people in reflecting on their end-of-life preferences, but a cultural adaptation is essential for their success. In the present study, we explore the
Charlèss Dupont, Tinne Smets, Fanny Monnet, Malin Eneslätt, Carol Tishelman, Lieve Van den Block   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring access to end of life care for ethnic minorities with end stage kidney disease through recruitment in action research [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Variation in provision of palliative care in kidney services and practitioner concerns to provide equitable access led to the development of this study which focussed on the perspectives of South Asian patients and their care providers.
A Worth, C Pentheny O’Kelly De, D Coleman, E Wilkinson, Edwina Brown, Emma Wilkinson, F Murtagh, G Randhawa, Graham Warwick, Gurch Randhawa, J Kai, J Koffman, J Reit Papp Van, J Ritchie, JE Somerville, John Stoves, Ken Farrington, M Silva Gane Da, M Silva Gane Da, Maria Da Silva Gane, N Evans, P Roderick, Regina Magee, S Chandna, S Davison, S Gunda, Sue Sharman, Tahira Akhtar   +27 more
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Naltrexone treatment for prolonged grief disorder: study protocol for a randomized, triple-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background There is a lack of effective pharmacotherapy for prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Evidence suggests that the neurobiology of PGD involves the same circuitry as the reward pathway.
James Gang, James Kocsis, Jonathan Avery, Paul K. Maciejewski, Holly G. Prigerson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperspectral imaging applied to end-of-life (EOL) concrete recycling [PDF]

, 2015
The recovery of materials from DW is an important target of the recycling industry and it is important to know which materials are presents in order to set up efficient sorting and/or quality control actions.
Bonifazi, Giuseppe, Palmieri, Roberta, Serranti, Silvia   +2 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source