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Viver como um Girassol: Simbolismo e Cuidados Paliativos em Logotipos de Hospices

Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia
Introdução: A relação entre o homem e os símbolos é objeto de estudo de diversos pesquisadores nas áreas da filosofia, antropologia e psicologia. No contexto dos cuidados paliativos, verifica-se a presença frequente do girassol associado a hospices ...
Mariana Fernandes Costa, Bruna Cezar Diniz, Antonio Tadeu Cheriff dos Santos   +2 more
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Medical Expenditure and Family Satisfaction Between Hospice and General Care in Terminal Cancer Patients in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009
As the number of terminal cancer patients increases, several care models have been adopted to provide better care quality and reduce medical expenditure. This study compared inpatient medical expenditure and family satisfaction in a hospice ward (HW) and
Wen-Yuan Lin, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Hua-Shai Hsu, Lance E. Davidson, Tsann Lin, Kao-Chi Cheng, Chang-Fang Chiu, Chia-Ing Li, Yi-Wen Chiu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chiu-Shong Liu   +10 more
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The impact of covid-19 on out-of-hours adult hospice care: an online survey

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Globally COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the provision of healthcare, including palliative care. However, there is little evidence about the impact of COVID-19 on delivery of out-of-hours specialist palliative care services in the United
Felicity Hasson, Paul Slater, Anne Fee, Tracey McConnell, Sheila Payne, Dori-Anne Finlay, Sonja McIlfatrick   +6 more
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Caring for terminal AIDS patients: The experiences of caregivers in a palliative care institution

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2009
This research focused on the lived experiences of caregivers working with AIDS patients, particularly patients who die from this disease whilst resident in a formal institution. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual research design with
Magdalena (Dalena) van Rooyen, Margaret Williams, Essie Ricks   +2 more
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Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni, Cecile Pagan, Antony Citterio‐Quentin, Isabelle Rouvet, Giulia Dingeo, Cyril Hanin, Claudine Laurent‐Levinson, Samia Pichard, Bénédicte Héron, Clément Gourguechon, Daniele Mandia, Jerome Guitton, Carole Lacout, Nicolas Schleinitz, Florient Potier, Olivier Flabeau, Elsa Besse‐Pinot, Foudil Lamari, Magali Pettazzoni, Yann Nadjar   +19 more
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A novel method using the level of mobility to predict mortality in patients admitted for decompensated cirrhosis: A prospective study

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Andrew J. Groff, Marina Serper, Sunny Y. Tao, Pamela M. Bloomer, Michael A. Dunn, Andres Duarte‐Rojo   +5 more
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Efficacy of Inebilizumab in N‐MOmentum Trial Participants With or Without Prior Immunosuppressants

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This post hoc analysis examined the impact of prior immunosuppressants on the long‐term efficacy and safety of inebilizumab, a cluster of differentiation 19+ B‐cell–depleting monoclonal antibody, in participants with aquaporin‐4–seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder from the N‐MOmentum trial (NTC02200770).
Bruce A. C. Cree, Beatrice Suero, Sarah Walsh, Romain Marignier, John W. Lindsey, Ho Jin Kim, Dewei She, Daniel Cimbora, Dustin Cavida, Friedemann Paul   +9 more
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Dying in Russia: The Institutional Anthropology of Hospice Care

Социология власти
In most countries, the development of hospices occurs as a double import: first, as single initiatives based on the high standards of successful world hospices, and then as an attempt to scale these cases into the national healthcare system.
Sergei V. Mokhov
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Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective VEXAS syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures. A VEXAS‐specific disease activity index (DAI) is an essential tool for reliably capturing changes in disease ...
Kevin Byram, Heřman Mann, Danielle Hammond, Onima Chowdhury, Sinisa Savic, Yohei Kirino, Carmelo Gurnari, Maël Heiblig, Thibault Comont, Arsène Mekinian, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Lachelle D. Weeks, Gary Ho, Adam Al‐Hakim, Scott Goldberg, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Peter C. Grayson, Emma M. Groarke, Bhavisha Patel, Megan Sullivan, Sarah A. Buckley, Bryan G. Harder, Raman Garcha, David B. Beck, Matthew J. Koster   +25 more
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Mapping end-of-life care for patients with neurological conditions in German hospices: a point prevalence survey

BMJ Neurology Open
Background Access to palliative care for patients with neurological diseases remains limited. Contributing factors include difficulties in predicting disease trajectories, resource constraints in long-term care and challenges in identifying the end-of ...
Stefan Lorenzl, Susann Schmidt, Sarah Kristina Bublitz, André Klima, Benno Schäffer, Sabine Gleich   +5 more
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