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Transient Elastographic Values of Healthy Volunteers in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014
Introduction:Transient elastography is a very promising non invasive procedure to determine liver stiffness for diagnosis of fibrosis in various chronic liver diseases.
Bhupendra Kumar Basnet, Sudhamshu KC, Dilip Sharma, Dinesh Shrestha   +3 more
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Playful strategies to foster the well-being of pediatric cancer patients in the Brazilian Unified Health System: a design thinking approach

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Cancer care can negatively impact children’s subjective well-being. In this research, well-being refers to patients’ self-perception and encompasses their hospital and care delivery assessment.
Leandro Miletto Tonetto, Valentina Marques da Rosa, Priscila Brust-Renck, Megan Denham, Pedro Marques da Rosa, Craig Zimring, Irini Albanti, Leslie Lehmann   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]

, 1979
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1168/thumbnail ...

core   +7 more sources

Nonpharmacological Interventions Targeted at Delirium Risk Factors, Delivered by Trained Volunteers (Medical and Psychology Students), Reduced Need for Antipsychotic Medications and the Length of Hospital Stay in Aged Patients Admitted to an Acute Internal Medicine Ward: Pilot Study

BioMed Research International, 2017
Purpose. Effectiveness of nonpharmacological multicomponent prevention delivered by trained volunteers (medical and psychology students), targeted at delirium risk factors in geriatric inpatients, was assessed at an internal medicine ward in Poland ...
S. Górski, K. Piotrowicz, K. Rewiuk, M. Halicka, W. Kałwak, P. Rybak, T. Grodzicki   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Can volunteer companions prevent falls among inpatients? A feasibility study using a pre-post comparative design

BMC Geriatrics, 2006
Background Falls in hospital are frequent and their consequences place an increased burden on health services. We evaluated a falls prevention strategy consisting of the introduction of volunteers to 'sit' with patients identified as being at high risk ...
Whitehead Craig H, McErlean Beth, Rouvray Robyn, Bolch Denise, Giles Lynne C, Phillips Paddy A, Crotty Maria   +6 more
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Can trained volunteers improve the mealtime care of older hospital patients? An implementation study in one English hospital

BMJ Open, 2018
Objective Multinational studies report undernutrition among 39% older inpatients; importantly, malnutrition risk may further increase while in hospital. Contributory factors include insufficient mealtime assistance from time-pressured hospital staff.
F. Howson, S. Robinson, S. X. Lin, R. Orlando, C. Cooper, A. Sayer, H. Roberts   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Compassionate Communities Connectors model for end-of-life care: a community and health service partnership in Western Australia

Palliative Care and Social Practice, 2020
Background: There is an international drive towards increasing provision of community-led models of social and practical support for people living with advanced illness.
Samar M. Aoun, Julian Abel, Bruce Rumbold, Kate Cross, Jo Moore, Piari Skeers, Luc Deliens   +6 more
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Understanding Motivations for Volunteering in a Sample of Hospital Volunteers Within an Oncologic Context: Relationship with Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life

, 2012
Aim : Taking into account the increasing number of people who carry out voluntary activities, it becomes relevant to understand who these people are and what motivates them.
S. Monteiro, Eliana Gonçalves, A. Pereira   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]

, 1978
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1156/thumbnail ...

core   +7 more sources

Volunteer Responder Interventions in Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Patients with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in rural areas experience longer emergency response times and have lower survival rates compared with patients in urban areas.
Astrid Rolin Kragh, Mads Tofte Gregers, Linn Andelius, Anne Juul Grabmayr, Louise Kollander, Victor Elnegaard Kjærulf, Julie Samsøe Kjølbye, Annam Pervez Sheikh, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Fredrik Folke, Carolina Malta Hansen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source