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Defining Carers [PDF]

, 2015
The purpose of this paper is less to answer questions than to ask them, and less to define ‘carers’ than to understand who they are. In particular, its purpose is to ask why the label ‘family carer’ may be rejected by some of them, or by particular ...
Care Alliance Ireland
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End-of-life decisions : a cross-national study of treatment preference discussions and surrogate decision-maker appointments [PDF]

, 2013
Background Making treatment decisions in anticipation of possible future incapacity is an important part of patient participation in end-of-life decision-making.
Evans, N.C., Natalie Evans, Bertolissi, S., Viviane Van Casteren, Pasman H. Roeline, Van Casteren, Viviane, Miccinesi, G., Pasman, H.R., Vega Alonso, Tomás, Block, L. van den, T. Vega Alonso, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B.D., Van den Block, Lieve, Donker, Gé, S. Bertolissi, Bertolissi, Stefano, Pasman, H Roeline, Block, L., Evans, N., Stefano Bertolissi, Pasman, H.R.W., V. Van Casteren, Van den Block Lieve, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Luc Deliens, ?, ?, Bertolissi Stefano, O. Zurriaga, Brearley, Sarah, Donker Gé, Gé Donker, Zurriaga, Oscar, Deliens, L., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B., Viviane, V.C., Tomás Vega Alonso, Onwuteaka-Philipsen Bregje, H.R. Pasman, Donker, G., Oscar Zurriaga, van Casteren, V., Evans Natalie, L. Van den Block, EUROIMPACT, Miccinesi, Guido, Evans, Natalie, EUROIMPACT on behalf of, Lieve Van den Block, Miccinesi Guido, H Roeline Pasman, Deliens Luc, Zurriaga Oscar, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, N. Evans, L. Deliens, Deliens, Luc, Zurriaga, O., Vega Alonso Tomás, G. Miccinesi, Casteren, V. van, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje, Guido Miccinesi, Van Casteren Viviane, G.A. Donker, Alonso, T.V., Vega Alonso, T.   +65 more
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Hospital and Temporal Variations in Limitations of Care Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A VIRUS Registry Retrospective Cohort Study

Palliative Medicine Reports
Introduction: Life-support limits (i.e., code status), the first step in the continuum of palliation and end-of-life (EoL) care, stem from decisions made by patients and their providers to align care near the EoL with patients’ wishes.
Nathan Mesfin, Nitesh Kumar Jain, Anwar Khedr, Hisham Mushtaq, Abbas B. Jama, Noura Attallah, Esraa Hassan, Benjamin Langworthy, Nicholas Ingraham, Juan Pablo Domecq Garces, Thoyaja Koritala, Donna Lee Armaignac, Nicholas Eugene Perkins, Katherine Belden, Vishakha Kumar, Karen Boman, Devang K. Sanghavi, Vikas Bansal, Rahul Kashyap, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Abigail La Nou, Allan J. Walkey, R. Adams Dudley, Syed Anjum Khan   +23 more
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Involvement of supportive care professionals in patient care in the last month of life [PDF]

Supportive Care in Cancer, 2015
In the last month of life, many patients suffer from multiple symptoms and problems. Professional supportive care involvement may help to alleviate patients' suffering and provide them with an optimal last phase of life.We investigated how often palliative care consultants, pain specialists, psychological experts and spiritual caregivers are involved ...
Brinkman-Stoppelenburg, A., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B.D., Heide, A.   +2 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

The design and development of a decision support package for low back pain [PDF]

, 2014
Arthritis Care & Research is published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use ...
Sandhu, H, Friede, T, Tysall, C, Underwood, M., Ngunjiri, A., Ngunjiri, Anne, Griffiths, F., Tysall, Colin, Thistlethwaite, J, Tim Friede, Anne Ngunjiri, Woolvine, Mark, Friede, T., Underwood, Martin, Tysall, C., Martin Underwood, Griffiths, F, Lord, J, Jill Thistlewaite, Sally Brown, Joanne Lord, Colin Tysall, Ngunjiri, A, Sandhu, H., Frances Griffiths, Underwood, M, Patel, Shilpa, Woolvine, M., Sandhu, Harbinder, Lord, J., Harbinder Sandhu, Mark Woolvine, Lord, Joanne, Friede, Tim, Brown, S, Thistlewaite, J., Brown, S., Patel, S, Brown, Sally, Thistlewaite, Jill, Griffiths, Frances, Shilpa Patel, Woolvine, M, Patel, S.   +43 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neo-Liberal individualism or self-directed support : are we all speaking the same language on modernising adult social care. [PDF]

, 2009
This article explores recent developments in the modernisation of adult social care through the lens of changes to English day services. Drawing on wider policy debates, it argues that Disabled Peoples’ Movement and governmental ideas on self-directed ...
Roulstone, A., Hannah Morgan, Morgan, Hannah, Morgan, H., Roulstone, Alan, Alan Roulstone   +5 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cervical collars and immobilisation: A South African best practice recommendation

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Introduction: The consequences of spinal injury as a result of trauma can be devastating. Spinal immobilisation using hard trauma boards and rigid cervical collars has traditionally been the standard response to suspected spinal injury patients even ...
D. Stanton, T. Hardcastle, D. Muhlbauer, D. van Zyl   +3 more
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