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Issues surrounding end-of-life decision-making

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2013
Vickram Tejwani,1,* YiFan Wu,1,* Sabrina Serrano,2 Luis Segura,2 Michael Bannon,3 Qi Qian1 1Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 2Mayo Graduate School, 3Department of Trauma, Critical Care, and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic ...
Tejwani V   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

International Scientific Conference „Sustainable fruit and berry cultivation“ : the book of abstracts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
19 November 2021 Polli Horticultural Research Centre Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Estonian University of Life Sciences.Dear conference participants and guests, As director of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental ...
Estonian University of Life Sciences
core   +1 more source

Probabilistic and Risk-Informed Life Extension Assessment of Wind Turbine Structural Components

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Reassessment of the fatigue life for wind turbine structural components is typically performed using deterministic methods with the same partial safety factors as used for the original design.
Jannie Sønderkær Nielsen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

End-of-Life Issues and Support Needs of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disability

open access: yes, 2022
Throughout life people with profound intellectual and multiple disability (PIMD) are likely to experience multiple complex and life-threatening conditions, creating a need for decision-making about end-of-life care and support.
Voss, H, Watson, J, Bloomer, MJ
core   +1 more source

Positioning the issues : an agenda for future end-of-life research, policy and practice

open access: yes, 2022
Regardless of disability, race or creed, the inevitability of death is an undeniable part of our common humanity. Recognising this shared reality, one theme of this book is awareness of end-of-life issues in the general community and how they apply to ...
McCarron, Mary   +3 more
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Global Review on Safer End of Engineered Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
In this Global Review on Safer End of Engineered Life, we take a long overdue and systematic look at the scientific evidence around waste and resources management and the impact on human health and life.
Cook, E, Velis, CA
core   +1 more source

The Experience of Adults Bereaved by the Suicide of a Close Elderly Relative: A Qualitative Pilot Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Suicide in older persons is a serious issue in many countries. The act of intentionally causing one’s own death is often associated with lack of social support, thwarted belongingness, or chronic interpersonal difficulties.
Gabrielle Michaud-Dumont   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Caregivers’ Perspectives Towards Goals of Care and End-of-Life Issues in Egyptian Elderly with Dementia Attending Geriatric Hospital [PDF]

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2023
Background: Pre-discussion of goals of care especially at the end of life in dementia is not a common practice in Egypt. Aim: The aim of the current study is to determine caregivers’ perspectives towards goals of care and end-of-life issues in moderate ...
Marwa Abdel Azeem Abdel Gawad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural sensitivity in brain death determination: a necessity in end-of-life decisions in Japan

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Background In an increasingly globalized world, legal protocols related to health care that are both effective and culturally sensitive are paramount in providing excellent quality of care as well as protection for physicians tasked with decision making.
Yuri Terunuma, Bryan J. Mathis
doaj   +1 more source

The ethical challenges of palliative care from the perspectives of pediatricians: A qualitative study in Iran

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundAdherence to ethical principles is a requirement for palliative care delivery to children and a main concern of healthcare providers. Physicians usually face ethical challenges during their daily practice in hospitals and need adequate skills ...
Farzaneh Zahedi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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