Are medical ethicists out of touch? Practitioner attitudes in the US and UK towards decisions at the end of life [PDF]
, 2000 To assess whether UK and US health care professionals share the views of medical ethicists about medical futility, withdrawing/withholding treatment, ordinary/extraordinary interventions, and the doctrine of double effect.
Dickenson, Donna
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Selected aspects of narration in the integrated care of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia
Problemy Pielęgniarstwa, 2023 Narrative has found application in medicine and the art of healing. Its particular importance can be shown in the integrated care of patients with mental disorders, practiced by both physicians and nurses.
Patrycja Zurzycka, Katarzyna Wojtas
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How do systematic reviews incorporate risk of bias assessments into the synthesis of evidence? A methodological study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) are expected to critically appraise included studies and privilege those at lowest risk of bias (RoB) in the synthesis.
Egan, Matt +2 more
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Narrative Medicine: Improving Patient Care and Shifting Office Culture [PDF]
, 2017 Chronic pain and depression are both prevalent in the Unites States and often co-exist in the same population. According to the literature, there is no consensus between providers as to the best practice of treating chronic pain and concomitant ...
Qumsiyeh, Yazen, Shatten, Julia
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Storytelling, women's authority and the 'Old-Wife's Tale': 'The Story of the Bottle of Medicine'
, 2012 The focus of this article is a single personal narrative – a Shetland woman’s telling of a story about two girls on a journey to fetch a cure for a sick relative from a wise woman.
Abrams, L.
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The challenges of cross-cultural research and teaching in family medicine: How can professional networks help? [PDF]
, 2016 Modern medical training emphasizes the value of understanding the patient’s ideas, concerns and expectations, and the use of their personal perspective to assist communication, diagnosis, and uptake of all appropriate health and treatment options.
Howe, Amanda
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis +9 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard +8 more
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Theorica et Practica: Historical Epistemology and the Re-Visioning of Thirteenth and Fourteenth-Century Medicine [PDF]
, 2011 Positivist medical historians, guided by the savoir of modern western biomedicine, have long depicted medieval medicine as an aberration along the continuum of scientific and medical progress.
Gardenour, Brenda S.
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