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The Central Role of Meaning in Adjustment to the Loss of a Child to Cancer: Implications for the Development of Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 2015
Purpose of reviewThis review describes research on meaning and meaning-making in parents who have lost a child to cancer, suggesting the need for a meaning-centered therapeutic approach to improve their sense of meaning, purpose, and identity and help ...
Wendy G. Lichtenthal, W. Breitbart
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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‘People ignore you because they are afraid … ’: retrospective school and life experiences of individuals who were bereaved in childhood

Pastoral Care in Education: An International Journal of Personal, Social and Emotional Development
The death of a loved one in childhood can have a profound effect throughout the lifespan. However, we have minimal understanding about the lived experiences of young people who have been bereaved as they may not, at the time of the death, developmentally
Aoife M. Lynam, Conor Mc Guckin
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
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The meaning of health to persons aging with longstanding multiple sclerosis

Research in Nursing and Health
Understanding how persons aging with a chronic condition view their health is essential for planning and delivering person-centered care. The purpose of this study was to explore how persons aging with the chronic and disabling condition multiple ...
Alexa K. Stuifbergen, Heather A. Becker, Nani Kim   +2 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
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Life meaning and purpose as an unrecognized determinant of mental health equity in Canadian adolescents

BMC Public Health
Background The etiological pathways through which structural determinants result in health inequities remain unclear. In adolescent populations, a sense of meaning and purpose in life has been hypothesized and considered cross-sectionally to represent an
Valerie Michaelson, William Pickett, Nathan King, Pauli Gardner, Mark A. Ferro, Jean Costello, Scott T. Leatherdale, Karen A. Patte   +7 more
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Hope Beyond Pain: When Finite Days Create Infinite Meaning in John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars

Bodhi international journal of research in humanities, arts and science
Life’s ephemerality often magnifies its meaning—a truth poignantly captured in John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars. This paper demonstrates how existential and psychological perspectives illuminate the novel’s portrayal of: love, mortality and ...
Ramya., Kandasamy
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
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