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Level of Partograph completion and healthcare workers’ perspectives on its use in Mulago National Referral and teaching hospital, Kampala, Uganda

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The appropriate use of the Partograph allows early identification of labour related complications and prevents deaths. We, therefore, sought to determine the level of Partograph completion and healthcare worker perspectives towards its ...
John Mukisa, Isha Grant, Jonathan Magala, Andrew S. Ssemata, Patrick Z. Lumala, Josaphat Byamugisha   +5 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reinfection rate in a cohort of healthcare workers over 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports, 2023
In this large cohort of healthcare workers, we aimed to estimate the rate of reinfections by SARS-CoV-2 over 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated the proportion of reinfections among all the cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection from March 10, 2020 ...
Ana Rubia Guedes, Maura S. Oliveira, Bruno M. Tavares, Alessandra Luna-Muschi, Carolina dos Santos Lazari, Amanda C. Montal, Elizabeth de Faria, Fernando Liebhart Maia, Antonio dos Santos Barboza, Mariana Deckers Leme, Francis M. Tomazini, Silvia Figueiredo Costa, Anna S. Levin   +12 more
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Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome after reinfection and vaccine breakthrough by the SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant in Brazil

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
We describe a case of prolonged COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant in a fully vaccinated healthcare worker, 387 days after an infection caused by lineage B.1.1.33.
Stephanie L.S. Penetra, Michele F.B. da Silva, Paola Resende, Anielle Pina-Costa, Heloisa F.P. Santos, Lusiele Guaraldo, Guilherme A. Calvet, Maria Ogrzewalska, Ighor Arantes, Ketiuce Zukeram, Mia F. de Araújo, Ana Beatriz Machado Lima, Renata Serrano Lopes, Larissa R. Lira-Silva, Isabella V. Moraes, Mayumi D. Wakimoto, Trevon L. Fuller, Claudia Raja Gabaglia, Otávio M. Espíndola, Myrna C. Bonaldo, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Jimmy Whitworth, Chris Smith, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Alex Pauvolid-Correa, Marilda M. Siqueira, Patricia Brasil   +26 more
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Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Selena Russo, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava, Adriana Cristina Balduzzi, Andrea Biondi, Marco Spinelli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disseminated tuberculosis in a pregnant immunocompetent healthcare worker

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020
Health care workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) infection compared to general population. Pregnancy suppresses the Lymphocyte T-helper 1 (Th1) pro-inflammatory response.
Mersni Meriem, Mechergui Najla, Belloumi Nidhal, Bani Mejda, Ladhari Nizar, Youssef Imen   +5 more
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Meningococcal disease and healthcare workers

BMJ, 1999
Although Neisseria meningitidis is a relatively uncommon cause of overt infection (2580 notifications in 1998),1 the horrors of its clinical presentation have stimulated intense media interest, particularly after outbreaks. With the disappearance of many infectious competitors in the latter half of this century, meningococcal disease has become the ...
Pollard, A, Begg, N
openaire   +3 more sources

Workplace Bullying among Healthcare Workers [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2013
This paper aims to assess consistent predictors through the use of a sample that includes different actors from the healthcare work force to identify certain key elements in a set of job-related organizational contexts. The utilized data were obtained from the 5th European Working Conditions Survey, conducted in 2010 by the European Foundation for the ...
Ariza Montes, José Antonio, Muñiz Rodríguez, Noel Martín, Montero Simó, María José, Araque Padilla, Rafael Ángel   +3 more
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Survival by Race and Ethnicity in Children and Adolescents/Young Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Pooled Analysis of Children's Oncology Group Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Despite 5‐year survival rates of over 90% among children and adolescents/young adults (CAYAs) with classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), 15%–20% relapse after frontline therapy. Prior analysis of frontline Children's Oncology Group (COG) clinical trials demonstrated that, despite similar rates of relapse, non‐Hispanic Black (NHB) and ...
Mallorie B. Heneghan, Lindsay A. Renfro, Yue Wu, Katia M. Crisler, Erin Marcotte, Tanya Trippett, Terzah Horton, Bradford S. Hoppe, Frank G. Keller, Chris Forlenza, Cindy Schwartz, Kara M. Kelly, Peter D. Cole, Sharon M. Castellino, Justine M. Kahn   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source