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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient safety in health care professional educational curricula: examining the learning experience [PDF]

, 2009
This study has investigated the formal and informal ways pre-registration students from four healthcare professions learn about patient safety in order to become safe practitioners.
Steven, Alison, Pearson, Pauline, Dawson, Pam   +2 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Working the system”: The experience of being a primary care patient [PDF]

, 2014
Health care providers and system administrators are in the midst of a paradigm shift; moving from paternalism toward an egalitarian approach. For patient centred care to occur, health care providers must prioritize patient needs; provide information ...
Nelson, Michelle LA, PhD, Mactavish, Jennifer B, PhD, Torchia, Mark G, PhD, Grymonpre, Ruby E, PharmD   +3 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

A birth cohort study in the Middle East: the Qatari birth cohort study (QBiC) phase I

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background The latest scientific reports raise concerns about the rapidly increasing burden of chronic diseases in the state of Qatar. Pregnant Qatari women often confront complications during pregnancy including gestational diabetes, hypertension ...
Eman Sadoun, Vasiliki Leventakou, Maribel Casas, Heba Fawzy Ahmed, Manolis Kogevinas, Eleni Fthenou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A prospective cluster randomized trial of an interventions bundle to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections in the outpatient setting

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Antibiotic overuse and increasing antimicrobial resistance are global public health threats. We determined the impact of a multicomponent intervention in reducing inappropriate antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in ...
Adeel A. Butt, Sherin Shams, Atika Jabeen, Asma Ali Al-Nuaimi, Jeyaram Illiayaraja Krishnan, Aimon B. Malik, Samah Saleem, Maryam Hassan Abdulaziz, Naheel Ismail Seyam, Kamran Aziz, Dalia Kandil, Anil G. Thomas, Hanaa Nafady-Hego, Muzna I. Lone, Jameela Al Ajmi, Zain A. Bhutta, Noora AlSulaiti, Wael E. Said Hussein, Sandy Semaan, Samya Ahmad Al-Abdulla, Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterising the nature of primary care patient safety incident reports in the England and Wales National Reporting and Learning System: a mixed-methods agenda-setting study for general practice

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2016
Background: There is an emerging interest in the inadvertent harm caused to patients by the provision of primary health-care services. To date (up to 2015), there has been limited research interest and few policy directives focused on patient safety in ...
Andrew Carson-Stevens, Peter Hibbert, Huw Williams, Huw Prosser Evans, Alison Cooper, Philippa Rees, Anita Deakin, Emma Shiels, Russell Gibson, Amy Butlin, Ben Carter, Donna Luff, Gareth Parry, Meredith Makeham, Paul McEnhill, Hope Olivia Ward, Raymond Samuriwo, Anthony Avery, Antony Chuter, Liam Donaldson, Sharon Mayor, Sukhmeet Panesar, Aziz Sheikh, Fiona Wood, Adrian Edwards   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of social adaptability index to explain self-care and diabetes outcomes

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2017
Background To examine whether the social adaptability index (SAI) alone or components of the index provide a better explanatory model for self-care and diabetes outcomes. Methods Six hundred fifteen patients were recruited from two primary care settings.
Jennifer A. Campbell, Rebekah J. Walker, Brittany L. Smalls, Leonard E. Egede   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source