Determinants of frailty development and progression using a multidimensional frailty index: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing [PDF]
, 2019 This work was supported by grant number 689592 "my-AHA" from the Horizon 2020 research funding framework of the European Commission (https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en).Open Access ...
Bandelow, Stephan +2 more
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Use of the metastatic breast cancer progression (MBC-P) questionnaire to assess the value of progression-free survival for women with metastatic breast cancer. [PDF]
, 2013 While overall survival (OS) has historically been the primary endpoint for clinical trials in oncology, progression-free survival (PFS) has gained acceptance as a valuable surrogate endpoint.
Crosby, Ross D +3 more
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International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2020 Purpose To explore the association of demographic characteristics, clinical symptoms and the fear of the disease progression factors with the physical and mental summary components of the health-related of life (HRQoL) of the papillary thyroid ...
Yu Lan +8 more
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Existential distress in cancer: Alleviating suffering from fundamental loss and change [PDF]
, 2018 A severe life threatening illness can challenge fundamental expectations about security, interrelatedness with others, justness, controllability, certainty, and hope for a long and fruitful life.
Kissane, David, Vehling, Sigrun
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1st INCF Workshop on Genetic Animal Models for Brain Diseases [PDF]
, 2011 The INCF Secretariat organized a workshop to focus on the “role of neuroinformatics in the processes of building, evaluating, and using genetic animal models for brain diseases” in Stockholm, December 13–14, 2009.
Holm Graessner, Olaf Riess
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Future directions for the management of pain in osteoarthritis. [PDF]
, 2014 Osteoarthritis (OA) is the predominant form of arthritis worldwide, resulting in a high degree of functional impairment and reduced quality of life owing to chronic pain. To date, there are no treatments that are known to modify disease progression of OA
Aigner T +23 more
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Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, 2023 Background: Fears about the future and uncertainty in multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect the patients’ adaptation and well-being. Objectives: This study investigated the effect of collaborative care on the fear of disease progression in MS patients.
Marzieh Ebrahimi +2 more
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HematologyObjective: To explore the mediating effect of shame in patients with malignant haematological diseases between fear of disease progression and social alienation.Methods: Recruiting 310 patients with haematological malignancies as the research population,
Dan Shi +6 more
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Factors Influencing Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Nepal: A Mixed-Methods Study [PDF]
, 2012 Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a lifesaver for individual patients treated for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Freeman, Jennifer +4 more
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Combat and Warfare in the Early Paleolithic and Medically Unexplained Musculo-Facial Pain in the 21st Century War Veterns and Active-Duty Military Personnel [PDF]
, 2005 In a series of recent articles, we suggest that family dentists, military dentists and psychiatrists with expertise in posttraumatic stress disorder (especially in the Veterans Health Administration) are likely to see an increased number of patients ...
Bernstein, Dr. David M. +4 more
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