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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
doaj   +1 more source

Results of the 2004/2005 Hospice Patient Survey: General Report [PDF]

, 2005
The National Minimum Standards for Independent Healthcare, published in 2002 by the Care Standards Commission (now the Healthcare Commission) states that hospices are required to conduct an annual patient survey.
Codling, Jan, Hastie, Charlotte L., Jenkins, Linda M.   +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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

MRI-targeted or standard biopsy for prostate-cancer diagnosis [PDF]

, 2018
Background Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with or without targeted biopsy, is an alternative to standard transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy for prostate-cancer detection in men with a raised prostate-specific antigen level who ...
Allen, Clare, Bladou, Franck, Borghi, Marcelo, Boxler, Silvan, Brew-Graves, Chris, Briganti, Alberto, Budäus, Lars, Campa, Riccardo, Catalano, Carlo, Crouzet, Sébastien, D'Eramo, Giuseppe, Deeks, Jonathan, Del Monte, Maurizio, Eggener, Scott, Emberton, Mark, Freeman, Alex, Ghei, Maneesh, Giganti, Francesco, Gill, Inderbir, Grompone, Marcello Domenico, Hadaschik, Boris A, Hellawell, Giles, Hindley, Richard G, Jim C, Hu, Kasivisvanathan, Veeru, Klotz, Laurence, Leonardo, Costantino, Margolis, Daniel, Moore, Caroline M, Morris, Stephen, Mynderse, Lance A, Panebianco, Valeria, Pinto, Peter, Precision, Study Group Collaborators, Punwani, Shonit, Rannikko, Antti S, Robert, Grégoire, Roobol, Monique J, Ruffion, Alain, Salvo, Vincenzo, Sciarra, Alessandro, Singh, Paras B, Takwoingi, Yemisi, Taneja, Samir S, Vaarala, Markku H, Venderink, Wulphert, Villeirs, Geert M, Villers, Arnauld, Virdi, Jaspal, Williams, Norman R   +49 more
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Measuring Healthcare Workers' Workplace Violence Exposure Over Time Using Workers' Compensation Claims

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Workplace violence towards healthcare workers impacts workforce stability and patient care delivery. California passed a workplace violence prevention standard, phased in during 2017‐2018, requiring enhanced tracking and training in healthcare workplaces.
Rachel Odes, Soo‐Jeong Lee, OiSaeng Hong, Wan‐chin Kuo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Response of an Infant With Presumed Multiple Acyl‐CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MADD) to Ketone Supplementation

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multiple Acyl‐CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MADD) is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in one of three known genes: ETFA, ETFB, and ETFDH. It can cause multisystem dysfunction, including cardiomyopathy in severe cases.
Yutaka Furuta, Kaitlyn N. Bloom, Jerry Vockley, Angela R. Grochowsky, Neena S. Agrawal, Ellen W. Strickler, Natalie N. Owen, Erica T. Gray, B. Lakshitha A. Perera, Eric R. Gamazon, Lynette C. Rives, Hua‐Chang Chen, Qi Liu, Rizwan Hamid, Joy D. Cogan, John A. Phillips III, Thomas A. Cassini, Bryce A. Schuler   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

The challenge of malignant disease in the elderly

South African Family Practice, 1987
No abstract available.
S. Levenstein
doaj   +1 more source

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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