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Shared decision making in Australia in 2017 [PDF]

, 2017
Shared Decision Making (SDM) is now firmly established within national clinical standards for accrediting hospitals, day procedure services, public dental services and medical education in Australia, with plans to align general practice, aged care and ...
Bonner, Carissa, Cust, Anne E, Del Mar, Chris, Hoffmann, Tammy, Jansen, Jesse, Leask, Julie, McCaffery, Kirsten J, Shadbolt, Narelle, Shepherd, Heather L., Trevena, Lyndal J.   +9 more
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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

A randomized controlled feasibility study to evaluate the effects of a goal-setting coaching intervention using feedback from an accelerometer on sedentary time in older people at risk of falls (SMART-MOVE): a study protocol

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Sedentary behaviour and falls are important interrelated health issues in older people. One in three people aged 65 years and above fall at least once a year and sedentary behaviour has been identified as one of the risk factors for falls ...
Kareeann Sok-Fun Khow, Joanne Dollard, Kathy Bray, Carla Smyth, Mellick Chehade, Olga Theou, Renuka Visvanathan   +6 more
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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

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

Low-level support for socially isolated older people: An evaluation of telephone befriending [PDF]

, 2008
In May 2005 Help the Aged and Zurich Community Trust launched a two year national programme ‘A Call in Time’. The purpose of the programme was to provide low level support and befriending services via the telephone to older people who are lonely ...
Bagnall, A, Cattan, M, Kime, NH
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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

An exploratory study on utilisation pattern and costs of aged care in Hong Kong: implications for formal care in the community [PDF]

, 1997
SUMMARY: This paper explores the aged care utilisation patterns among elderly people in Hong Kong, and the relationship between the cost of aged care and the health of respondents.
Boey, KW, Cheng, YH, Chi, I, Ko, LSF
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"You Know You Are Sick, Why Do You Carry A Pregnancy Again?" Applying the Socio-Ecological Model to Understand Barriers to PMTCT Service Utilization in Western Kenya. [PDF]

, 2015
ObjectiveThroughout most of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services are readily available. However, PMTCT programs in SSA have had suboptimal performance compared to other regions of the world.
Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Cohen, Craig R, Gray, Glenda E, Kwena, Zachary, Onono, Maricianah, Turan, Janet   +5 more
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A High‐Sensitivity Circulating Nucleic Acid Sequencing Assay for Assessing Treatment Response to Alectinib in a Pediatric Patient With ALK‐Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Alberto D. Guerra, Nicholas F. Evageliou, Vandana Batra, Kristen L. Dalton, Stephanie Ortel, Usman Ashraf, Tricia R. Bhatti, Lisa J. States, Lea F. Surrey, Theodore W. Laetsch   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source