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Older People's Commissioner for Wales - Annual Review 08/09 putting older people at our heart

, 2009
The role of Older People\u27s Commissioner for Wales was created with a range of powers to help improve the lives of older people in Wales. This is the first Commission of its kind.
Older People, Health service
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Long-term health conditions and their impact on people with sleep disturbances and dementia

BMC Geriatrics
Background Sleep disturbances are common for people with dementia and can be distressing for them and their family. People with dementia live with an average of five other long-term conditions (LTCs).
Penny Rapaport, Ankita Bhojwani, Lucy Webster, Sarah Amador, Malvika Muralidhar, Gill Livingston   +5 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Unraveling impaired awareness: experiences of people with dementia, Huntington’s disease and Korsakoff’s syndrome, and their informal caregivers

BMC Geriatrics
Background Impaired awareness occurs in people with dementia (DEM; Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including mixed AD/vascular), Huntington’s disease (HD) and Korsakoff’s syndrome (KS). We explored the experiences of these people and their informal caregivers,
Hester Fidder, Esther de Groot, Marike E. de Boer, Marina R. Ekkel, Ruth B. Veenhuizen, Martin Smalbrugge, Anouk M. van Loon   +6 more
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National Council on Ageing and Older People annual report, 1998. [PDF]

, 1999
In 1998 the Council continued to fulfil its core functions in relation to the commissioning and publication of research into various issues affecting the lives of our older citizens.
National Council on Ageing and Older People
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modernising social care for older people : scoping the evidence base [PDF]

, 2009
In common with other developed countries at the end of the 20th century, modernising public services was a priority of the United Kingdom (UK) Labour administration after its election in 1997.
Xie, Chengqiu, JANE HUGHES, SIOBHAN REILLY, Xie, Cheng, Challis, David, CHENGQIU XIE, Hughes, Jane, Reilly, Siobhan, SALLY JACOBS, Jacobs, Sally, DAVID CHALLIS, Stewart, Karen   +11 more
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Audit and group feedback in nursing home physician groups: lessons learned from a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research
Background Audit and group feedback (A&F) is an instrument used to encourage healthcare professionals to improve the quality of care. Clinical practice was audited against a set of criteria and fed back to a group by a facilitator.
Gary Y. C. Yeung, Charlotte A. W. Albers, Martin Smalbrugge, Martine C. de Bruijne, Patricia Jepma, Karlijn J. Joling   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescribing for older people [PDF]

BMJ, 2008
#### Summary points About a fifth of the population in the United Kingdom is 60 years or older,1 yet people in this age group receive 59% of dispensed prescriptions and account for more than half of NHS drug costs.2 Older people often have several coexisting medical problems and take multiple drugs.
James C, Milton, Ian, Hill-Smith, Stephen H D, Jackson   +2 more
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