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Why are Spiritual Aspects of Care so hard to Address in Nursing Education?’ A Literature Review (1993-2015) [PDF]

, 2015
Difficulties persist in conceptualising spiritual needs and understanding their relationship to religious needs and relevance to wellbeing. This review was undertaken to clarify some of these issues.
Ali, Gulnar, Snowden, Michael, Wattis, John   +2 more
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Labor shortages and farmer adaptation strategies

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Labor shortages are a growing challenge for U.S. agricultural producers, but little is known about farmers' adaptation strategies. We estimate the statistical relationship between farm labor shortages and adaptation strategies among California farmers.
Myat Thida Win, Zachariah Rutledge, Mywish K. Maredia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Expert Consensus on Standardized Outpatient Management of Sarcopenia in the Elderly (2024)

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
In China, specific sarcopenia clinics are not sufficient for outpatients. This consensus combines the professional advice of domestic geriatrics experts, summarizes the existing domestic experience in the establishment of sarcopenia clinics, and provides guidance for the management of sarcopenia clinics.
Zhang Qin, Kang Lin, Wang Jianye, Xi Huan, Yu Pulin, Zhang Cuntai, Hidenori Arai, Tuo Xiping, Yang Yunmei, Liu Xiaohong, Chen Chan, Chen Huaihong, Chen Xujiao, Cheng Lijuan, Deng Linzi, Ding Yi, Dong Birong, Dong Juan, Gao Yue, Gu Haifeng, Guo Yan, Han Hui, Hidenori Arai, Hu Fang, Shangcheng District, Hu Jian, Hu Yao‐min, Hu Yixin, Huang Gairong, Jian Zaijin, Jiang Wenjing, Kang Lin, Li Fuchao, Li Jian, Li Jing, Li Tianlang, Lin Fan, Liu Juan, Liu Xiaohong, Liu Xuejun, Lou Huiling, Luo Lan, Luo Man, Ma Lina, Mao Yongjun, Nie Jing, Ouyang Xiaojun, Qi Guoxian, Qiao Wei, Shi Hong, Tian Tao, Tuo Xiping, Wang Chaohui, Wang Jiaqiu, Wang Jianye, Wang Peng, Wang Quan, Wang Xiaonan, Wang Yuan, Wang Zhaodi, Wei Yanan, Wu Jun, Wu Shuhua, Wu Xiaohe, Xi Huan, Xin Xiaofeng, Xu Meiqun, Yang Yunmei, Yin Shi, Yu Plin, Zhang Cuntai, Zhang Qin, Zhang Xiaoyan, Zhang Ying, Zhao Xiaohong, Zhong Yuan, Zhou Baiyu, Zhou Houguang, Zhou Xiaohui   +78 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bowel preparation and surgical site infections in laparoscopic and robot‐assisted right‐sided colon cancer surgery with intracorporeal anastomosis: A retrospective study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study investigated risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) in right‐sided colon cancer surgeries using intracorporeal anastomosis (IA). The results demonstrated that preoperative oral antibiotics (OA) significantly reduced SSI rates, with OA identified as an independent protective factor, suggesting its beneficial role in ...
Naoya Ozawa, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takumi Kozu, Tatsuki Noguchi, Takashi Sakamoto, Shimpei Matsui, Toshiki Mukai, Takashi Akiyoshi, Yosuke Fukunaga   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional and patient characteristic disparities in the outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to clarify whether differences in minimally invasive surgery outcomes are associated with regional and patient characteristics. This study found regional and patient characteristic disparities in minimally invasive surgical outcomes; national policies should be implemented to address these inequities.
Atsushi Hamabe, Arata Takahashi, Hiraku Kumamaru, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Koki Otsuka, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Ken Shirabe, Masafumi Inomata, Yuko Kitagawa, Ichiro Takemasa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Training need assessment of nursing personnel as super specialty tertiary care hospitals in Northern India [PDF]

, 2015
Background - Super specialty tertiary care hospital equips nurses with the requisite knowledge and skills to deliver high quality care in their practice areas. This has necessitated adopting a structured approach to the training needs assessment (TNA) to
Arya, Sanjay, Gupta, Shakti Kumar, Sheweta, Kumari, Singh, Sheetal, Williamson, Swapna Naskar   +4 more
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International Comparison of Geriatric‐Associated Variables in Major Gastroenterological Surgery Between National Clinical Database and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Geriatric surgical risk factors and outcomes were compared between the US and Japanese databases. Geriatric‐associated preoperative variables and outcomes similarly increased with age. Mobility and functional domains differed between the two databases. ABSTRACT Backgrounds Incidence of malignant disease in older patients has been increasing.
Yasuhide Kofunato, Xane Peters, Arata Takahashi, Mark E. Cohen, Hiraku Kumamaru, Mitsukazu Gotoh, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yasuyuki Seto, Yuko Kitagawa, Ken Shirabe, Hideki Ueno, Hiroaki Miyata, Clifford Y. Ko, Shigeru Marubashi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study of balance, gait and psychotropic drug use in relation to fall risk in nursing home residents with dementia [PDF]

, 2011
Falls are a major health problem in nursing home residents with dementia. In nursing homes one-third of all falls results in an injury. In order to take tailor-made preventive measures in time, the fall risk profile of each individual nursing home ...
Sterke, C.S. (Carolyn)
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Risk Evaluation of the NCD Risk Calculator for Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Elderly Patients: A Validation Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study investigated the utility of the Japanese NCD risk calculator for preoperative assessment in elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), using a validation study design. In the training cohort, two preoperative factors—the predicted incidence of postoperative ADL decline ≥ 44.8% and Clavien–Dindo grade IV or higher complications
Nana Kimura, Ayaka Itoh, Ayano Sakai, Katsuhisa Hirano, Kenta Yagi, Naoya Takeda, Kazuto Shibuya, Isaku Yoshioka, Kenta Murotani, Tsutomu Fujii   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgery for Older Cancer Patients: Cross‐Organ Review and Good Practice Statement by the Japanese Geriatric Oncology Guideline Committee

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We conducted a cross‐organ review of surgical outcomes in older cancer patients based on literature cited in Japanese clinical guidelines. This study summarizes postoperative complication rates and survival outcomes across five major cancer types. The findings aim to support the development of geriatric oncology surgical guidelines tailored to Japan's ...
Chie Tanaka, Takashi Ofuchi, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Daisuke Inoue, Ken Sugimoto, Keiko Murofushi, Toru Okuyama, Shigeaki Watanuki, Chiyo Imamura, Daisuke Sakai, Naomi Sakurai, Kiyotaka Watanabe, Kazuo Tamura, Toshiaki Saeki, Hiroshi Ishiguro   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source