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The hospice movement: History and current worldwide situation [PDF]

Archive of Oncology, 2002
The suffering of terminally ill cancer patients underlines the need for good and well organized palliative care. WHO defines the palliative care as the active total care of patients and their families when the patient's disease is no longer responsive to
Miličević Nataša
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What can local authorities do to improve the social care-related quality of life of older adults living at home? Evidence from the Adult Social Care Survey [PDF]

, 2014
Local authorities spend considerable resources on social care at home for older adults. Given the expected growth in the population of older adults and budget cuts on local government, it is important to find efficient ways of maintaining and improving ...
van der Horst, H.E., Bosmans, J.E., Ostelo, R.W.J.G., Van Leeuwen, Karen, van der Horst, H E, Jansen, A.P.D., Malley, Juliette, Ostelo, R W, Jansen, A, Bosmans, J E, Netten, Ann, Netten, A., Bosmans, J.E.; id_orcid, Ostelo, R.W., van Leeuwen, K.M., Malley, J., Ostelo, R.W.J.G.; id_orcid   +16 more
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Carers' quality of life and experiences of adult social care support in England [PDF]

, 2014
Informal carers make a vital contribution to the well-being of the people they care for or look after. Against the policy background in England, the purpose of this study was to explore the views of carers who use adult social care support services.
Rand, Stacey E., Rand, Stacey, Malley, Juliette   +2 more
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Transitions at the end of life for older adults - patient, carer and professional perspectives [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundThe end of life may be a time of high service utilisation for older adults. Transitions between care settings occur frequently, but may produce little improvement in symptom control or quality of life for patients.
Gunn Grande, Seymour, J, Jane Seymour, Valtorta, Nicole, Hanratty, B, Grande, Gunn, Addington-Hall, Julia, Hanratty, Barbara, Nicole Valtorta, Lowson, Elizabeth, Addington-Hall, J, Valtorta, N, Seymour, Jane, Payne, Sheila, Payne, S, Sheila Payne, Lowson, E, Elizabeth Lowson, Grande, G, Barbara Hanratty, Julia Addington-Hall   +20 more
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Needs of Care and Support of Adult Tanzanians with Cancer: A Mixed-Methods Study. [PDF]

, 2012
Cancer is among the three leading causes of death in low income countries and the highest increase with regard to incidence figures for cancer diseases are found in these countries.
Masika, Golden M, Golden M Masika, Lena Wettergren, von Essen, Louise, Louise von Essen, Thecla W Kohi, Wettergren, Lena, Kohi, Thecla W   +7 more
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Advanced Life Support vs Basic Life Support Field Care: An Outcome Study [PDF]

Academic Emergency Medicine, 1998
Abstract. Objective: To determine whether the provision of advanced life support (ALS) field care has any impact on patient outcome in the urban Canadian environment. Methods: A convenience cohort study was conducted of all emergent ambulance transfers of adults to an urban Canadian hospital from May 22 to July 31, 1996.
J S, Eisen, I, Dubinsky
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Social support for South Asian Muslim parents with life-limiting illness living in Scotland: a multiperspective qualitative study [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To explore experiences of social support needs among South Asian Muslim patients with life-limiting illness, living in Scotland, who are parents of young children.
Gaveras, Eleni Margareta, Kristiansen, Maria, Worth, Allison, Irshad, Tasneem, Sheikh, Aziz   +4 more
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Associations between length of stay in long term care facilities and end of life care. Analysis of the pace cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2020
Long term care facilities (LTCFs) are increasingly a place of care at end of life in Europe. Longer residence in an LTCF prior to death has been associated with higher indicators of end of life care; however, the relationship has not been fully explored.
Deliens, L., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B., Smets, Tinne, Kijowska, V., Gambassi, G, Kylänen, M., Gambassi, Giovanni, Payne, S, Van den Block, Lieve, Sheila Payne, Lieve Van den Block, Keegan, Thomas, Marika Kylänen, Violetta Kijowska, Danni Collingridge Moore, Kijowska, V, Moore, D.C., Thomas Keegan, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Kylanen, Marika, Gambassi, G., Deliens, Luc, Payne, Sheila, Kijowska, Violetta, Luc Deliens, Payne, S., Keegan, T., Keegan, T, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje, Tinne Smets, Moore, Danni Collingridge, Kylänen, M, Smets, T., Giovanni Gambassi, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B, Collingridge Moore, D, Van den Block, L.   +36 more
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The Caregiving Burden and Perception of Quality of Life of Caregivers of Technology Dependent Children with Chronic Disease and Disabilities: A View from One Center

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2023
Introduction:Children with chronic diseases and disabilities those need support of medical technologies (TD) for living, have led to a load of complex nursing care being carried out usually by parents at their home. This study was carried out to evaluate
Nilgün Erkek, Melahat Akdeniz, Ali Kılınç   +2 more
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Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Hypoxic-ischemic Damage in Cold Preserved Tissues

Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2022
Objective: To assess the possible effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in preventing hypoxic-ischemic damage in cold-preserved organs. Methods: Visceral organs of white male New Zealand rabbits (n=6) were removed and examined in two groups: right kidneys (n=
İbrahim ÖNCEL, Selman KESİCİ, Şeref Selçuk KILIÇ, Saniye EKİNCİ, Beril TALİM, Benan BAYRAKCI   +5 more
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