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The Pap smear screening as an occasion for smoking cessation and physical activity counselling: baseline characteristics of women involved in the SPRINT randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Gender-specific smoking cessation strategies have rarely been developed. Evidence of effectiveness of physical activity (PA) promotion and intervention in adjunct to smoking cessation programs is not strong.
Chellini Elisabetta, Gorini Giuseppe, Carreras Giulia, Giordano Livia, Anghinoni Emanuela, Iossa Anna, Bellati Cristina, Grechi Elisa, Coppo Alessandro, Talassi Fiorella, Giovacchini Maria   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez, Jill O. Robinson, Wendy A. Allen‐Rhoades, Hadley S. Smith, Isabel Canfield, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sarah R. Scollon, Lauren R. Desrosiers‐Battu, Nicole M. Schneider, Frank Y. Lin, Donald Williams Parsons, Sharon E. Plon, Mary A. Majumder, Janet Malek, Amy L. McGuire   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol for Systematic Review in Privacy and Security in Telehealth: Best Practices for Healthcare Professionals

International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2015
Healthcare professionals engaged in telehealth are faced with complex US federal regulations (e.g., HIPAA/HITECH) and could benefit from the guidance provided by best practices in Privacy and Security (P&S). This article describes a systematic review
Valerie J.M. Watzlaf, Dilhari R. DeAlmeida, Leming Zhou, Linda M. Hartman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat‐Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba, Michelle Rozwadowski, Thomas Braun, April Rahrig, Edward Peres, Kirsten M. Williams, Vanessa Fabrizio, Julie‐An Talano, Carrie L. Kitko, Nicolas Parnell, Pavan Reddy, Sung Won Choi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationships between post operative pain management and short term functional mobility in total knee arthroplasty patients with a femoral nerve catheter: A preliminary study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2011
Background Effective pain management following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is fundamental in achieving positive rehabilitation outcomes. The purpose of our study was to investigate post operative pain management in relation to short term functional ...
Ward Sarah, Fetherston Catherine M
doaj   +1 more source

Functional and ecosystem requirements to design sustainable P-S

, 2014
Product-Service (P-S) represents an innovative way to create highly sustainable solutions for both large and small enterprises. However, very few works propose structured approaches for P-S ideation and design in manufacturing industry. This paper presents a novel methodology to support ideation and preliminary design of sustainable P-S solutions ...
PERUZZINI, MARGHERITA, Marilungo E, Germani M.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Utility of Baseline Echocardiogram in Patients With Standard Risk Precursor B‐Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A routine baseline echocardiogram is often obtained prior to anthracycline administration in children with cancer. The utility of baseline echocardiogram is unclear in patients with standard risk B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B‐ALL) as their anthracycline cumulative dose is low.
Ziyad Alrajhi, Alice Pozza, Luc Mertens, Adam Paul Yan, Sarah Alexander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CPX‐351 in High‐Risk Relapsed Pediatric Acute Leukemia: Real‐World Phase 1 Data Establishing the FDA‐Approved Dose

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Outcomes for pediatric relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain dismal. CPX‐351, a liposomal formulation of cytarabine and daunorubicin, may have less off‐target toxicities than traditional chemotherapies and has shown improved outcomes for adults with newly diagnosed therapy‐related AML.
Jonathan D. Bender, Lauren Pommert, Lori R. Backus, Andrea Bidwell, Courtney Blank, Erin H. Breese, Karen C. Burns, Adam Lane, Lynn H. Lee, Benjamin Mizukawa, Robin E. Norris, Maureen M. O'Brien, Daniel Peck, Christine Phillips, Thomas D. Ryan, Jennifer Young, Michael Absalon, John P. Perentesis   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved algorithms for approximate string matching (extended abstract)

BMC Bioinformatics, 2009
Background The problem of approximate string matching is important in many different areas such as computational biology, text processing and pattern recognition.
Papamichail Georgios, Papamichail Dimitris   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source