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Pain management in German hospices: a cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care
Background and objectives Pain management is a necessary component of palliative care as most patients suffer from pain during the final phase of life.
Christian Volberg, Henning Schmidt-Semisch, Julian Maul, Jens Nadig, Martin Gschnell   +4 more
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Closing the Gap in Hospice Utilization for the Minority Medicare Population

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2019
Background: Medicare spends about 20% more on the last year of life for Black and Hispanic people than White people. With lower hospice utilization rates, racial/ethnic minorities receive fewer hospice-related benefits such as lesser symptoms, lower ...
M. Courtney Hughes PhD, MS, Erin Vernon PhD, MA   +1 more
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Drug Policy Places New Pressures on Hospice

Voices in Bioethics, 2014
The Policy After outcry over a new rule intended to help avoid duplicate payments for medications of hospice beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services met June 25th with representatives of thirty hospice organizations, who argue ...
Randi Belisomo
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Catheter‐related bloodstream infections, infective endocarditis, and vertebral osteomyelitis in adults receiving home parenteral nutrition: A descriptive cohort study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Intestinal failure patients receiving home parenteral nutrition are at risk of catheter‐related bloodstream infection. Metastatic infections include infective endocarditis and vertebral osteomyelitis. We aimed to investigate the incidences of catheter‐related bloodstream infection, infective endocarditis, and vertebral osteomyelitis
Selma Maria Boltz‐Jensen, Jakob Møller Vandbæk, Abina Mohanaraj, Sofie Kibsgaard Dall, Charlotte Lock Rud, Janne Fassov, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen, Jakob Lykke Poulsen, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Lars Vinter‐Jensen   +9 more
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Problems and alarms of the patient’s relatives served in the bulgarian hospices

Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2010
Purpose: The analysis of problems and alarms of the patient’s relatives served in hospices and the services rendered to it.Materials and Methods: Questioning of 190 members of the personnel, 216 relatives and the close patients who were in 29 hospices ...
S. S. Alexandrova, G. G. Grantcharova
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Enhancing integrated palliative care: what models are appropriate? A cross-case analysis

BMC Palliative Care, 2017
Background Effective integration between hospices, palliative care services and other local health care services to support patients with palliative care needs is an important international priority.
Sheila Payne, Rachael Eastham, Sean Hughes, Sandra Varey, Jeroen Hasselaar, Nancy Preston   +5 more
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Malnutrition severity and nutrition care in hospitalized adults: A descriptive cohort study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Malnutrition is prevalent in acute hospital populations. Morrison Healthcare launched a data system enabling hospitals to track and report malnutrition, including dietitian diagnosis, assigned ICD‐10 codes, nutrition interventions, and length of stay.
Mary Rozga, Julia Oblein, Gisele Leger, Maureen Janowski, Constantina Papoutsakis, Alison Steiber, Deepa Handu   +6 more
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Volunteer Management in Hospices [PDF]

, 2016
TITLE: Volunteer Management in Hospices AUTHOR: Bc. Zdeňka Sobotová KEY WORDS: hospice, palliative care, volunteering, volunteer management, Volunteer Service Manager This thesis deals with the management of the volunteer program in hospice, mainly from ...
Sobotová, Zdeňka
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A rare cause of dysphagia: A case report on gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in childhood

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Dysphagia is a common symptom in pediatric patients with a broad differential diagnosis, while gastroesophageal (GE) malignancies represent an exceptionally rare cause. We report a previously healthy 9‐year‐old female patient who presented with 1 month of progressive dysphagia, intractable vomiting, and weight loss.
Leo Fawaz, Mohammad El‐Baba, Renee Dass   +2 more
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Pediatric-Adult Care Transition: Perceptions of Adolescent and Young Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Their Healthcare Providers

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2022
Delphine Hoegy,1– 3 Ronald Guilloux,3,4 Nathalie Bleyzac,5– 7 Alexandra Gauthier-Vasserot,7– 9 Giovanna Cannas,7,9,10 Yves Bertrand,7– 9 Claude Dussart,1,3,11 Audrey Janoly-Dumenil1,3,12 1University of Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Health ...
Hoegy D, Guilloux R, Bleyzac N, Gauthier-Vasserot A, Cannas G, Bertrand Y, Dussart C, Janoly-Dumenil A   +7 more
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