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Global Convergence: Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Challenges in the Developing World

Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2019
Aging around the world poses a global challenge in eldercare. This challenge is particularly felt in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where population aging outpaces the development of aged care policies and services. This Perspective highlights
Zhanlian Feng
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evolutionary interplay between viruses and R‐loops

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Viruses interact with specialized nucleic acid structures called R‐loops to influence host transcription, epigenetic states, latency, and immune evasion. This Perspective examines the roles of R‐loops in viral replication, integration, and silencing, and how viruses co‐opt or avoid these structures.
Zsolt Karányi, Zita Képes, Zoltán Szabó, Eszter Csoma, Lóránt Székvölgyi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking the potential of tumor‐derived DNA in urine for cancer detection: methodological challenges and opportunities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urine is a rich source of biomarkers for cancer detection. Tumor‐derived material is released into the bloodstream and transported to the urine. Urine can easily be collected from individuals, allowing non‐invasive cancer detection. This review discusses the rationale behind urine‐based cancer detection and its potential for cancer diagnostics ...
Birgit M. M. Wever, Renske D. M. Steenbergen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Needs assessment survey among healthcare professionals to implement the 4Ms framework: a cross-sectional study from Qatar

The Aging Male
Background Worldwide, the evidence-based 4Ms framework of the Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS) improves the experience of caring for older adults. This study aimed to examine healthcare professionals’ perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the ...
Hanadi Al Hamad, Sameer Acharath Valappil, Brijesh Sathian   +2 more
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Clinical applications of next‐generation sequencing‐based ctDNA analyses in breast cancer: defining treatment targets and dynamic changes during disease progression

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) offers a possibility for different applications in early and late stage breast cancer management. In early breast cancer tumor informed approaches are increasingly used for detecting molecular residual disease (MRD) and early recurrence. In advanced stage, ctDNA provides a possibility for monitoring disease progression and
Eva Valentina Klocker, Samantha Hasenleithner, Rupert Bartsch, Simon P. Gampenrieder, Daniel Egle, Christian F. Singer, Gabriel Rinnerthaler, Michael Hubalek, Katja Schmitz, Zsuzsanna Bago‐Horvath, Andreas Petzer, Sonja Heibl, Ellen Heitzer, Marija Balic, Michael Gnant   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Longitudinal Examination of Post-COVID-19 Mortality in Residents in Long-Term Care Homes

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
The most adverse outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic include high post-infection mortality among long-term care (LTC) home residents. Research about mortality over a longer period after contracting COVID-19 and in different pandemic years is limited.
Gordana Rajlic PhD, Janice M. Sorensen PhD, Akber Mithani MD   +2 more
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Values of Integrated Care: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2018
Introduction: Although substantial generic knowledge about integrated care has been developed, better understanding of the factors that drive behaviour, decision-making, collaboration and governance processes in integrated care networks is needed to take
Nick Zonneveld, Naomi Driessen, René A. J. Stüssgen, Mirella M. N. Minkman   +3 more
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Moral lessons from residents, close relatives and volunteers about the COVID-19 restrictions in Dutch and Flemish nursing homes

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 2023
Background During the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, national governments took restrictive measures, such as a visitors ban, prohibition of group activities and quarantine, to protect nursing home residents against infections.
Elleke Landeweer, Nina Hovenga, Suzie Noten, Floor Vinckers, Jasper de Witte, Annerieke Stoop, Sytse Zuidema   +6 more
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How to understand informal caregiving patterns in Europe? The role of formal long-term care provisions and family care norms

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2017
Aims: Motivated by ageing populations, healthcare policies increasingly emphasize the role of informal care. This study examines how prevalence rates of informal caregivers and intensive caregivers (i.e.
E. Verbakel
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Pandemic Pressures and Public Health Care: Evidence from England [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
This paper documents that the COVID-19 pandemic induced pressures on the health care system have significant adverse knock-on effects on the accessibility and quality of non-COVID-19 care. We observe persistently worsened performance and longer waiting times in A&E; drastically limited access to specialist care; notably delayed or inaccessible ...
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