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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring support provision for recovery from substance use disorder among members of a sober active community

Scientific Reports
Social support systems are often the most important factor in initiating and sustaining recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs). The Phoenix is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create communities and host events that harness the ...
Megan S. Patterson, Allison N. Francis, Sage H. Pew, Sophie Liu, Zhenning Kang, Katie M. Heinrich, Tyler Prochnow   +6 more
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Fentanyl-contaminated drugs and non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, MD

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background The opioid crisis remains a major public health issue in the US and beyond. Despite rapid rises in fentanyl-related mortality nationally, little is known about the role of fentanyl in the occurrence of non-fatal overdose among people who use ...
Ju Nyeong Park, Brian W. Weir, Sean T. Allen, Patrick Chaulk, Susan G. Sherman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Belief Model on Sexual Behavior Issues among Prisoners at Prison in Pekalongan, Central Java [PDF]

, 2017
Background: One of the basic human needs to be fulfilled is sexual need. Prisoners face problem in their sexual need fulfilment and freedom, due to the prison‘s diciplinary system, including supervison, strict disciplinary mechanism, and enactment of ...
Liliana Dwi Pranita, null null, Argyo Demartoto, Bhisma Murti, null null, null null   +5 more
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The Impact of Information Technology on Patient Engagement and Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review of the Literature

JMIR Medical Informatics, 2016
Background Advancements in information technology (IT) and its increasingly ubiquitous nature expand the ability to engage patients in the health care process and motivate health behavior change.
Suhila A. Sawesi, M. Rashrash, Kanitha Phalakornkule, J. Carpenter, Josette F. Jones   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘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

Pediatric 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, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song, Jonathan Baron, Carlos Chavez Perez, Sidharth Ramesh, Jane Minturn, Kavita A. Desai, Amish C. Shah, Jean M. Belasco, Kristina A. Cole, Michael J. Fisher, Phillip B. Storm, Peter M. Madsen, Goldie Kurtz, Robert A. Lustig, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Michael J. LaRiviere   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations of eHealth Literacy With Health Behavior Among Adult Internet Users

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2016
Background In the rapidly developing use of the Internet in society, eHealth literacy—having the skills to utilize health information on the Internet—has become an important prerequisite for promoting healthy behavior.
S. Mitsutake, Ai Shibata, K. Ishii, K. Oka   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health and Wellness: The Shift From Managing Illness to Promoting Health [PDF]

, 2008
Examines the rise in health plan initiatives to promote wellness as a way for employers to manage costs and to engage employees in their own healthcare decisions through wellness activities, behavior modification programs, and health risk ...
Ann Tynan, Debra A. Draper, Jon B. Christianson   +2 more
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