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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, Irshad, Tasneem, Kristiansen, Maria, Sheikh, Aziz, Worth, Allison   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Analysis of factors associated with the initiation of renal replacement therapy in patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case–control study

BMC Nephrology
Background Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a therapeutic strategy for refractory cardiogenic shock. However, it is associated with a high risk of complications, including acute kidney injury (AKI), which increases the need ...
Michel Perez-Garzon, Ana Castillo-Castillo, Maria Ferro-Peñuela, Claudia Poveda-Henao, Mario Mercado-Diaz, Henry Robayo-Amortegui   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness of Nursing Students’ Biomedical Ethics and Attitudes toward Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2017
Purpose: This study was done to analyze nursing students’ attitudes to life-sustaining treatment by measuring their awareness of biomedical ethics and resulting attitude toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
Geun Myun Kim, Kyung Suk Sung, Eun Joo Kim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving support for older people looking after someone with advanced cancer [PDF]

, 2011
The briefing paper is about the findings and recommendations from a research project conducted at the University of Nottingham, with funding awarded by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Bird, Lydia, Kennedy, Sheila, Seymour, Jane, et al   +2 more
core  

The impact of hyperhidrosis on patients' daily life and quality of life : A qualitative investigation [PDF]

, 2017
Background: An understanding of the daily life impacts of hyperhidrosis and how patients deal with them, based on qualitative research, is lacking.
A. Schouveller, B. Mueller, B. Stacey, C Golics, C Kerr, C Muller, C Pope, CS Cina, D Innocenzi, DL Patrick, DR Strutton, EJ Park, GA Bowen, H Beltraminelli, H Hamm, J Schmidt, J. Halford, JW Creswell, M Amini, M Augustin, M Lupin, M.S. Salek, MK Naumann, MM Chren, N Solish, O Young, P Kamudoni, P. Kamudoni, RA Tupker, SO Lima, SR Tan, T Fujimoto, V Braun, WO Kim, Y Hongbo   +34 more
core   +2 more sources

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I can’t make all this work.” End of life care provision in natural disasters: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe and profoundly impact the end-of-life care experience, including service provision. There is a paucity of research examining healthcare workers’ experiences in responding to care demands ...
Marguerite Kelly, Imogen Mitchell, Iain Walker, Jane Mears, Brett Scholz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interaction design and emotional wellbeing [PDF]

, 2012
The World Health Organisation has concluded that emotional wellbeing is fundamental to our quality of life. It enables us to experience life as meaningful and is an essential component of social cohesion, peace and stability in the living environment
Coyle, David, Lindley, Sian, Linehan, Conor, Tang, Karen P.   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Why and When Are Evidence‐Based Interventions Adopted in Paediatric Supportive Care? A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Photobiomodulation Implementation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie, Kara A. Gray‐Burrows, Peter F. Day, Bob Phillips, Carl A. Thompson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Mediator Role of Meaning in Life in the Life Quality of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Asian Nursing Research, 2023
Summary: Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a highly recurrent disease with a high sudden death rate and a substantial influence on disease-related quality of life (QOL). Social support, symptom distress, care needs, and meaning in life all have significant
Min-Hui Liu, Chao-Hung Wang, Ai-Fu Chiou
doaj   +1 more source