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Deep brain stimulation of the thalamus for intractable epilepsy (FRANCE study): A randomized clinical trial

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) compared with best medical treatment (BMT) in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE).
Stéphan Chabardès, Fabrice Bartolomei, Anca Nica, Claire Haegelen, Lorella Minotti, Brigitte Piallat, Chrystele Mosca, Sandrine Massicot, Sylvain Rheims, Marc Guenot, Emmanuel Cuny, Jérome Aupy, Louis Maillard, Sophie Colnat‐Coulbois, Corentin Leroy, Romain Carron, Philippe Coubes, Philippe Gélisse, Carine Karachi, Vincent Navarro, Bertrand Devaux, Francine Chassoux, Phlippe Derambure, Nicolas Reyns, Jean Christope Sol, Luc Valton, Denys Fontaine, Veronique Bourg, Philippe Kahane, Sandra David‐Tchouda, Jean Regis   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived usefulness of new technologies in palliative care volunteering: mixed-methods study with stakeholders

BMC Palliative Care
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face volunteer support for patients and families was not possible, making it necessary to explore alternative ways of reducing distress.
Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca, Eva Víbora-Martín, Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras, Rafael Gómez-García, María Luisa Martín-Roselló   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hospice use and one-year survivorship of residents in long-term care facilities in Canada: a cohort study

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background Hospice care is designed for persons in the final phase of a terminal illness. However, hospice care is not used appropriately. Some persons who do not meet the hospice eligibility receive hospice care, while many persons who may have ...
Beibei Xiong, Shannon Freeman, Davina Banner, Lina Spirgiene   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rehabilitation of the Hospice and Palliative Care Patient [PDF]

, 2011
Disability is a common problem among hospice and palliative care patients. It leads to depression, poor quality of life, increased caregiver needs, health care resource utilization, and need for institutionalization.
Javier, Noel S.C., Montagnini, Marcos L.
core   +1 more source

Systemic Treatments for Recurrent or Metastatic Sinonasal Carcinomas: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sinonasal cancers are rare and heterogeneous and pose a therapeutic challenge at an advanced stage due to the lack of data on appropriate systemic management. Methods This retrospective multicenter study analyzed 83 patients with recurrent or metastatic sinonasal carcinomas ineligible for curative treatment, treated in France ...
Marie Degrange, Mathilde Morisseau, Justin Michel, Thibaut Reverdy, Sylvain Morinière, Amaury Daste, Maxime Humbert, Caroline Viala, Pauline Corbaux, Tiffany Darbas, François‐Régis Ferrand, Valentin Favier, Camille Evrard, Diane Evrard, Delphine Farneti, Sarah Betrian‐Lagarde, Victor Sarradin   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Receives Home-Based Perinatal Palliative Care: Experience from Poland [PDF]

, 2013
The current literature suggests that perinatal palliative care (PPC) programs should be comprehensive, initiated early, and integrative. So far there have been very few publications on the subject of home-based PC of newborns and neonates.
Korzeniewska-Eksterowicz, Aleksandra, Kędzierska, Bogna, Młynarski, Wojciech, Przysło, Łukasz, Stolarska, Małgorzata   +4 more
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The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Raelene Shippee-Rice, Associate Professor of Nursing travels to Bulgaria [PDF]

, 2006
Professor Shippee-Rice returned to Bulgaria after working for six months on a Fulbright grant, to conduct a seminar series on hospice care for nurses, physicians and social ...
Shippee-Rice, Raelene
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Läheisen kohtaaminen saattohoidossa : työvälineitä hyvän saattohoidon opiskeluun ja läheisen kohtaamiseen [PDF]

, 2015
Tämä opinnäytetyö on kehittämistyö, jonka tarkoituksena on tuottaa simulaatioharjoite Savonia- ammattikorkeakoulle. Simulaatioharjoite tarjoaa työvälineitä hyvän saattohoidon toteutuksen opiskeluun ja läheisen kohtaamiseen saattohoidossa ...
Herranen, Henna, Toroi, Hanna
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Association of area poverty level and performance of an electronic medical record tool in predicting 6‐month mortality in hospitalized patients with cancer

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Disparities in risk and access to care can lead to a greater incidence of cancer, higher stage at diagnosis, and more frequent cancer‐related deaths in communities with high poverty levels. Risk prediction tools that do not take into consideration social determinants of health may underestimate mortality in these populations.
Matthew P. Landler, Elaine R. Cohen, Diane B. Wayne, Dinee C. Simpson, Joe Feinglass, Nita S. Kulkarni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source