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Translation and reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life-Short Form

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Objective To translate Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life-Short Form (ALSSQOL-SF) and test its reliability and validity, so that explore feasibility in Chinese mainland and make up the gap of specific tools for measuring quality of ...
Zhijie Zhang, Xin He, Jialu Cui, Jing Wang, Baoxin Shi   +4 more
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Factors affecting hospice social work utilization among hospice patients: Focusing on place of care and economic status [PDF]

, 2017
Objective. Hospice social workers empower their patients and families as they journey through end of life. However, even when social work services are available, some hospice families choose not to use or fully utilize this service.
Kimura, Mayumi
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A comparative review of palliative care development in six countries represented by the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) [PDF]

, 2009
Palliative care development and services were reviewed in the region represented by the six members of the Middle East Cancer Consortium: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, and Turkey.
Amanda Bingley, Bercovitch, David Clark, Freedman, International Narcotics Control Board, International Narcotics Control Board, Oguz, Sapir, Stjernswärd, Stjernswärd, Ward, Wright   +11 more
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Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 301-328, March 2025.
Abstract Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university‐based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations.
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Dexmedetomidine Combined With Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Palliative Sedation in Terminal-Stage Cancer Patients With Refractory Pain: A Retrospective Analysis of Nine Cases

Pain Research and Management
Conclusion: DEX emerges as a promising option for palliative sedation in terminal-stage cancer patients. When used in conjunction with PCA, DEX has been shown to effectively, safely, and stably control refractory pain without inducing adverse effects ...
Na Li, Yumei Wang, Meng Cui
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Key Topics on End-of-Life Care for African Americans [PDF]

, 2006
Racial classifications of human populations are politically and socially determined. There is no biological or genetic basis for these racial classifications. Health behaviors may be influenced by culture and poverty.
Bernice Harper, Bethsheba Johnson, Camilla Hudson, Diane Deese, Fay Burrs, Gloria Ramsey, Gwendolyn London, Harold Freeman, Jeremiah Wright, Jr., Joseph Dancy, Jr., Karla Holloway, Kelvin Calloway, LaVera Crawley, Michelle Grant Ervin, Myra Christopher, Paul Smith, Pernessa Seele, Richard Payne, Robert Washington, Rosalyn Priester, Sharon R. Latson, Skaykh Ibrahim Abdul-Malik, William Johnson, Willie Davis   +23 more
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The lack of legal protections in the United States to prevent commercializing the dead for education and research: Consequences and risks to anatomists

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract A lack of minimum legal standards for body donation programs undermines recent strides by anatomy professionals to promote ethical best practices in the United States (US). In particular, the commercialization of the dead by nontransplant tissue banks poses a risk to the public trust in academic body donation programs.
Laura E. Johnson
wiley   +1 more source

Provision of Palliative and Hospice Care to Children in the Community: A Population Study of Hospice Nurses.

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2019
CONTEXT Approximately 500,000 children in the United States suffer from life-limiting illnesses each year, many of whom are hospice eligible each year. Few hospice agencies, however, offer formal pediatric programs. OBJECTIVE To determine the levels of
E. Kaye, M. Gattas, A. Kiefer, J. Reynolds, Kristina Zalud, Chen Li, Zhaohua Lu, J. Baker   +7 more
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Hospice and Palliative Care - Access for All [PDF]

, 2006
Published to coincide with World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2006, this report showcases the success stories of how hospice and palliative care has been provided in the most difficult settings.
Rebecca Macnair
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Enhancing legacy in palliative care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Dignity Therapy focused on positive outcomes. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundDignity Therapy is a brief psychotherapy that can enhance a sense of legacy while addressing the emotional and existential needs of patients receiving hospice or palliative care.
Gallegos, Jarred V, Golshan, Shahrokh, Irwin, Scott A, McNeal, Helen, Meier, Emily A, Montross-Thomas, Lori P, Munson, Diane, Rodseth, Laura, Roeland, Eric   +8 more
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