Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of delirium in an oncological hospital service: an integrative review [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the production of scientific articles about the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of delirium in adult hospitalized cancer patients. Methods: integrative review whose sample was obtained from the databases Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE, Web of Science, and ...
Luciana Aparecida Vieira Louro +2 more
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A qualitative evaluation of community and acute hospital nursing oncology services in Ireland
Cancer patients are a particularly vulnerable population group, facing an increase in physical, mental, logistical and financial difficulties. This, as well as Ireland's increased focus on primary care with the Sláintecare health plan, led to the development of the Community Oncology Nursing Programme, where community nurses are trained to provide ...
O'Mahony, Cian +8 more
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Oncology clinical pharmacy services in Chinese hospitals
Abstract In recent years, with an increasing number of oncology patients and continuous introduction of new antitumor drugs in China, the demand for oncology clinical pharmacy services is growing rapidly, which is both an opportunity and a challenge for clinical pharmacists.
Wang, Yanting +5 more
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Smoking Cessation Treatment Programs Offered at Hospitals Providing Oncology Services [PDF]
Background: Many people with cancer continue smoking despite evidence that it negatively effects cancer treatment, worsens chemotherapy toxicity, and increases risk for a second cancer.Aims: We examined tobacco treatment services offered to cancer patients at hospitals providing oncology services, including National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated ...
Michael Shayne, Gallaway +2 more
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A Palliative Radiation Oncology Consult Service Reduces Total Costs During Hospitalization [PDF]
Palliative radiation therapy (PRT) is a highly effective treatment in alleviating symptoms from bone metastases; however, currently used standard fractionation schedules can lead to costly care, especially when patients are treated in an inpatient setting.
Sanders Chang +9 more
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Consultations for Holistic Pediatric Services for Inpatients and Outpatient Oncology Patients at a Children's Hospital [PDF]
As demand increases for complementary and alternative medical care, pediatric institutions face the need to answer patients' and clinicians' questions about integrating these therapies in hospital settings.To describe the first year of experience in providing holistic medicine consultations in an urban tertiary care teaching hospital.Prospective cohort.
K J, Kemper, W L, Wornham
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Hospitalization Rates Related to Coordinated Home Health Care Services With a Community Oncology Practice [PDF]
PURPOSE: Oncology care reimbursement has been shifting from a traditional fee-for-service model to either 1- or 2-sided risk models during the past 5 years. A major expense associated with the total cost of care is hospitalization cost. The study set out to investigate whether the creation of an Advanced Community Care Model (ACCM) of home health care ...
John F, Sandbach +6 more
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Oncology Professional Services Agreements: A Model for Hospital Affiliation That Preserves Private Practice [PDF]
Professional services agreements enable community-based oncology groups to affiliate with local hospitals in a win-win transaction that preserves a significant level of independence for the oncology group. This article describes the business and legal aspects of such agreements.
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Abstract Background Outpatient palliative care (OPC) offers improved symptom control, quality of life and even survival. OPC clinics may be embedded in the oncology clinic or independent. We herein present our experience with an embedded OPC clinic led by a medical oncologist, an internist and a nurse in Hacettepe University Medical Oncology Clinic.
D.C. Guven +12 more
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Assessing user experience with services: measuring subjective well-being in oncology hospitals
BACKGROUND: Capturing subjective user experiences is crucial for service design, assessment, and management. However, using metrics for such experiences remains an underexplored topic in the literature. This study introduces a novel survey tool to measure service-related subjective well-being (SWB) among oncology patients, encompassing the three ...
Leandro Miletto Tonetto +5 more
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