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The compound role of a coordinator for home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background As the number of persons with dementia is increasing, there has been a call for establishing sustainable clinical pathways for coordinating care and support for this group.
Stein Erik Fæø, Oscar Tranvåg, Rune Samdal, Bettina S. Husebo, Frøydis K. Bruvik   +4 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embedding Multiperspective Reflections in Co‐Producing a Training Intervention for Care Home Staff: Understanding Group Members' Journeys and Impacts

Health Expectations
Background Co‐production can be used to develop research, resources or interventions that are relevant for the groups they are co‐produced with. We co‐produced a training intervention to improve personal care assistance for people with dementia living in
Tamara Backhouse, Scarlett Fountain, Peter Davis, Peta Cremer, Anne Francis, Linda Adams, Peter Jackson, Michelle Kiddell, Katie Fray, Gabby Meadows, Revathy Madhav, Anne Killett   +11 more
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The consequences of COVID-19 lockdown for formal and informal resource utilization among home-dwelling people with dementia: results from the prospective PAN.DEM study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background COVID-19 isolated home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD) from home care services, respite care, and daytime activities. We aimed to investigate the consequences of these restrictions on informal (family, friends) and formal (homecare staff ...
Maarja Vislapuu, Renira C. Angeles, Line I. Berge, Egil Kjerstad, Marie H. Gedde, Bettina S. Husebo   +5 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Falls in older people receiving home healthcare services at armed forces hospital Southern Region: prevalence, associated factors, and consequent injuries”

BMC Geriatrics
Background Falls are a major cause of morbidity and loss of independence among older adults, particularly those receiving home healthcare services due to advanced age, multimorbidity, and environmental hazards.
Ali M. Al Qahtani, Sadia Aslam, Osama M. A. Ali, Shahinaz Y. Abd EL-Rahim, Hiba A. Mamoun, Rasha A. M. Ali   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photobiomodulation therapy combined with static magnetic field in tibial fracture healing of a dog: A case report

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
A 10‐week‐old male, Xoloitzcuintle (Mexican hairless dog), weighing 8.9 kg was presented after its owner accidentally stepped on its paw. The dog presented with acute pain, inflammation and grade IV lameness in the right hind paw.
Iker M. Asteinza Castro, Armando Amador Morga, Douglas Scott Johnson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison of opioid dose between home palliative care and hospital palliative care

BMC Primary Care
Objective While opioids are a key part of palliative care, few studies have evaluated opioid demand in the home care context. This study aims to compare opioid usage in home care and hospital care settings.
Hiroyoshi Iwata, Shuhei Hamada, Hiroko Harada, Katsuhiro Kusaka   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source