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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
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Dehydration and Malnutrition in Residential Care: Recommendations for Strategies for Improving Practice Derived from a Scoping Review of Existing Policies and Guidelines

Geriatrics, 2018
Preventing malnutrition and dehydration in older care home residents is a complex task, with both conditions remaining prevalent, despite numerous guidelines spanning several decades.
Diane Bunn, Lee Hooper, Ailsa Welch
doaj   +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
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Dysphagia in the elderly in long-stay institutions - a systematic literature review

Revista CEFAC
The objective of this study was to verify in the literature, through a systematic review, the dietary conditions of the elderly in long-stay institutions, seeking to observe the general care and agents that potentiate dysphagia, in order to review ...
Bianca Paixão Santos, Maria Jéssica Cunha Andrade, Rafaelle Oliveira Silva, Edênia da Cunha Menezes   +3 more
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Residents in Institutions for Older Adults: Characteristics and their Relationship with the Institution [PDF]

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
Population aging and the reduction in the availability of family caregivers have driven the demand for care for older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCF).
Maryam Furlan Ayoub, Lucas Cardoso Manfredo, Andréia Schmidt   +2 more
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Effects of a multicomponent physical exercise programme on perceived health-related quality of life and on depressive symptoms in older adults living in long-term nursing homes

International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2023
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact of a multicomponent exercise programme on perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depressive symptomatology in older people living in a long-term nursing home (LTNH).
Maider Ugartemendia-Yerobi, Maider Kortajarena, Udane Elordi, Nagore Zinkunegi-Zubizarreta, Idoia Zarrazquin, Juan J. Calvo-Aguirre, Amaia Irazusta   +6 more
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The mental health of children and adolescents: report on the second Australian child and adolescent survey of mental health and wellbeing [PDF]

, 2015
FOREWORD This report provides compelling reading for everyone interested in the health and wellbeing of Australian children and adolescents. Based on a survey conducted in the homes of over 6,300 families with children and/or adolescents aged 4 to 17 ...
David Lawrence, Jennifer Hafekost, John Ainley, Katrina Boterhoven de Haan, Michael Sawyer, Sarah Johnson, Stephen R. Zubrick   +6 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source