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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring implementation fidelity in a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial: development and use of a quantitative multi-component approach

Trials, 2022
Background In pragmatic trials, on-site partners, rather than researchers, lead intervention delivery, which may result in implementation variation. There is a need to quantitatively measure this variation.
Miranda B. Olson, Ellen M. McCreedy, Rosa R. Baier, Renée R. Shield, Esme E. Zediker, Rebecca Uth, Kali S. Thomas, Vincent Mor, Roee Gutman, James L. Rudolph   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Administrator Satisfaction with Long-term Care Foodservice [PDF]

, 2011
This study investigated the satisfaction levels of Michigan long-term care administrators to determine whether they are more satisfied with self-operated or contract managed food service at their facility.
Ahern, Maria
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Return on Investment: A Placebo for the Chief Financial Officer… And Other Paradoxes

Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2011
Background: Return on investment (ROI) is one of the most popular evaluation metrics. ROI analysis (when applied correctly) is a powerful tool of evaluating existing information systems and making informed decisions on the acquisitions.
Peter Andru, Alexei Botchkarev
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preoperative hemoglobin level and its relationship with mortality and adverse outcomes in older hip fracture patients from Qatar

BMC Geriatrics
Background While several studies have shown an association between anemia severity and mortality in older hip fracture patients, its association with adverse outcomes such as delirium, postoperative complications, and prolonged length of stay is still ...
Shirmila Syamala, Francisco José Tarazona-Santabalbina, Jorge Luis Passarelli, Navas Nadukkandiyil, Haroon Saleh, Hanadi Alhamad   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping Dementia Care Technology: Tailored Digital Solutions across Stages

International Medical Education
Over the years, there has been an increase in the development of assistive technologies. To date, the stages of dementia that these technologies can be best implemented has been underexplored.
Sima Ipakchian Askari, Dianne Vasseur, Bob Hofstede, Piyakorn Koowattanataworn, Henk Herman Nap   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-Term Care Partnership Expansion: A New Opportunity for States [PDF]

, 2007
An issue brief intended to inform states about new long-term care options through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Reviews the Partnership for Long-Term Care program and presents design and implementation issues for states ...

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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source