Brain SciencesBackground: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of the NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association)-standardized ear acupuncture protocol in comparison to medical acupuncture (MA) in the treatment of chronic ...
Monika Rybicka +7 more
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Performance of diagnostic tests to detect respiratory viruses in older adults. [PDF]
, 2010 The performance of 4 laboratory methods for diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections (RTI) in older adults was evaluated. Seventy-four nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens were obtained from 60 patients with RTI at a long-term care facility over 2 ...
Caram, Lauren B +7 more
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Ageism in Consent? In a decision-making capable geriatric orthopaedic trauma patient population, does increased age impact who physicians consent for surgical fixation? [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Persistent misconceptions of frailty and dementia in geriatric patients impact physician-patient communication and leave patients vulnerable to disempowerment.
Heng, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Marilyn +2 more
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Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale for older people: psychometric testing and short form development with a three country sample [PDF]
, 2015 Aim To develop and psychometrically test Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale for older people and to reduce the scale to a more practical short form.
Coffey, Alice +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee +9 more
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Discontinuously supervised aerobic training vs. physical activity promotion in the self-management of type 2 diabetes in older Italian patients: design and methods of the 'TRIPL-A' randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2019 Physical activity (PA) has health benefits for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Indeed, regular PA is considered an important part of any T2D management plan, yet most patients adopt a sedentary lifestyle.
Boemi, Massimo +14 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song +15 more
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Older patients with pulmonary embolism: a state-of-the-art review
Geriatric CarePulmonary embolism (PE) represents one of the main causes of acute respiratory failure in geriatric patients. In the older population, critical issues in PE management are multiple: reduced specificity of clinical signs and symptoms (with symptoms ...
Liliana Mazza +9 more
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Slow gait speed and cardiac rehabilitation participation in older adults after acute myocardial infarction [PDF]
, 2018 Background Lack of participation in cardiac rehabilitation ( CR ) and slow gait speed have both been associated with poor long‐term outcomes in older adults after acute myocardial ...
Alexander, Karen P +5 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek +13 more
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