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OLDER ADULTS IN ETHNOGRAPHIC PRACTICES: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF BRAZILIAN THESES

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2014
This integrative literature review aimed to identify the contributions of ethnographies undertaken with older adults in theses of postgraduate programs in Brazilian Higher Education Institutions.
Tatiane Michel, Maria Helena Lenard, Maria de Fátima Mantovani, Liliana Maria Labronici   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relation between Violence against Older Adult Women, their Quality of Life and Health Consequences [PDF]

Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2014
Violence against older adult women is a serious public health and human rightsconcern. It occurs in one or more of the following ways: physical, sexual, emotional, andfinancial violence.
Soad Abd Elhameed
doaj   +1 more source

Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Older Adult Adjustment at A Health Promoting Hospital in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia
Elderly adjustment influences quality of life and well-being and informs appropriate health promotion, holistic care, and health services. This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing the adaptation of older adults by focusing on a study ...
Onuma Kaewkerd, Yuttachai Chaiyasit, Phensiri Dumrongpakapakorn, Nuttiya Prommasaka Na Sakonnakhon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Depression in older adults

Wiadomości Lekarskie
Depression is an increasingly common disease in elderly. It affects almost every sphere of senior life and is a socio-medical challenge for the modern world. Unfortunately, it is rarely diagnosed in this age group, which concerns the use of pharmacological and therapeutic intervention.
Kamila Kwiatkowska, Nataliia Fedorenko, Silvija Ille, Artur Jakubiak   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Deep Sequencing of FLT3‐ITD Enables Response Evaluation and Post‐Treatment Monitoring in Childhood AML: An Exploratory Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An internal tandem duplication in the gene encoding Fms‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3‐ITD) is associated with high relapse risk and poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and plays a crucial role in treatment decisions. Measurable residual disease (MRD) analysis of FLT3‐ITD during and after treatment has shown prognostic ...
Sofie Johansson Alm, Bea Tornberg, Erik Delsing Malmberg, Henrik Hasle, Kristian Løvvik Juul‐Dam, Lars Palmqvist, Borhan R. Saeed, Giti Shah Barkhordar, Anastasia Soboli, Anna Staffas, Jonas Abrahamsson, Linda Fogelstrand   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Best Practices for Identifying Hospitalized Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Using Administrative Data: A Systematic Literature Review of Validation Studies

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction Estimating the burden of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) increasingly relies on administrative databases using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, but no standard methodology exists. We defined best practices for
Germaine Hanquet, Christian Theilacker, Jeffrey Vietri, Ingrid Sepúlveda-Pachón, Sonia Menon, Bradford Gessner, Elizabeth Begier   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Older Adult

, 2020
For most of the history of humankind, ageing has been the problem of a fortunate few. Before 1900, when the average life expectancy was 47, relatively few people lived to be 50 years old.
Hee, Lisa, Neville, Christine
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