Results 31 to 40 of about 9,600,579 (291)

Literature Review of the Evidence Base for a Hospice at Home Service [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This literature review aimed to identify the evidence base for a hospice at home service at the end of life for facilitating death at home to narrow the gap between preference and reality.
Stosz, Laura
core  

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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between home care service use and changes in the care needs level of Japanese elderly

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2009
Background With the introduction of long-term care insurance (LTCI) in Japan, more home care services are available for the community-dwelling elderly. To deliver effective home care services, it is important to know the effects of service use.
Sato Mikiya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of care home residents’ and relatives’ expectations and experiences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Care home residents who took part in a study by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent believe their experience of living in a care home has been better than they expected when they first moved in.
Darton, Robin
core  

Partial depletion of plasminogen activator inhibitor‐1 decreases subcutaneous fat cell hypertrophy and liver cholesterol in high‐fat‐fed female mice

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Obesity raises blood levels of PAI‐1, a protein linked to metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease in people with obesity. In female mice fed a high‐fat diet, partially lowering PAI‐1 led to smaller subcutaneous fat cells and lower liver cholesterol, without changing body weight or insulin sensitivity.
Claudia E. Ramirez Bustamante   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home care services as a possibility to express art, creativity and access to technology

open access: yesOnline Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2008
This study is a reflection about art, creativity and technologies applied to nursing, within the process of contemporary care, particularly about the home care user and in the light on integral care.
Janice de Moraes Blois   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Smoking patterns and cessation counseling practices among physicians in Turkey

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2019
By this study we aimed to determine the frequency of smoking of physicians, whether they evaluate their patients in terms of smoking, and their traits of 5A step method use in an attempt to provide consultancy service to their patients. The research is a
Cigdem Tekin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell surface CD11c as a neutrophil aging marker molecule

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cell surface CD11chi neutrophils were more aged and had better phagocytic function than CD11c−/lo neutrophils. Transcriptomic analysis of CD11chi neutrophils and CD11c−/lo neutrophils in pediatric population showed that the most difference was seen in infants.
Sophia Koutsogiannaki   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy