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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher +8 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg +43 more
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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2015 Practicing psychiatry by remote access (telepsychiatry) is not a new development. Two-way interactive television has been used on an experimental basis since 1959 in Nebraska, and it has spread to other states as well. Its acceptance and efficacy was evaluated in several studies.
Ladislav, Volicer, Volicer, Ladislav
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, 2017 This study aimed to 1) examine relationships between uncertainty, perceived information, personal values, social support, and filial obligation among Chinese family caregivers faced with nursing home placement of an older adult family member with ...
Chang, Yu-Ping +2 more
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Libraries of life: Using life history books with depressed care home residents [PDF]
, 2006 Depression is a common, and often undetected, psychiatric disorder in geriatric care home residents 1,2. Reminiscence, an independent nursing therapy used by a variety of health and social care professionals, can prevent or reduce depression 14.
Plastow, N A
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef +2 more
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BMC Health Services ResearchBackground The coronavirus pandemic has hit the oldest and frailest individuals hard, particularly patients and residents in nursing homes. In March 2020, we established a Covid-19 ward at a nursing home in Bergen, western Norway for elderly patients ...
Bård Reiakvam Kittang +4 more
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The Best Predictor of Anxiety, Stress, and Depression Among Institutionalized Elderly [PDF]
, 2019 Anxiety, stress, and depression are the three most common negative emotional constructs found in the elderly. Evidences available worldwide about how psychological problem could be resulted in mental disorder, and there is significant difference in the ...
Manungkalit, M. (Maria) +1 more
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A Profile of Frail Older Americans and Their Caregivers [PDF]
, 2006 Provides a profile of older Americans and their caregivers, focusing on people age 65 and older who are not in nursing homes, and those with severe disabilities.
Joshua M. Wiener, Richard W. Johnson
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Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks +10 more
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