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Methods used to develop quality of care standards and indicators for mental health across the WHO European region: a rapid systematic review

BMJ Open Quality
Objective This rapid review aims to understand whether a standardised approach to developing quality standards and indicators for mental health has been used across the WHO European Region and beyond to inform methods to develop quality standards for ...
Joao Breda, Jennifer Hall, Ledia Lazëri, Raffaella Sibilio   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An integrated care pathway for menorrhagia across the primary–secondary interface : patients' experience, clinical outcomes, and service utilisation [PDF]

, 2007
Background: ‘‘Referral’’ characterises a significant area of interaction between primary and secondary care. Despite advantages, it can be inflexible, and may lead to duplication.
Baker, Richard, Clark, M. D. (Michael D.), Habiba, Marwan, Julian, Sophia, Naftalin, Nicholas J., Rashid, Aly, Szczepura, Ala, Taub, Nicholas   +7 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-designing new tools for collecting, analysing and presenting patient experience data in NHS services: working in partnership with patients and carers

Research Involvement and Engagement, 2021
Plain English summary The way we collect and use patient experience data is important because of concern that patients and carers may be excluded by the limited ways it is currently done in NHS services.
Nicola Small, Bie Nio Ong, Annmarie Lewis, Dawn Allen, Nigel Bagshaw, Papreen Nahar, Caroline Sanders, the DEPEND team   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient safety – who cares?

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012
Medical errors and adverse events are a serious threat to patients worldwide. In recent years methodologically sound studies have demonstrated that interventions exist, can be implemented and can have sustainable, measurable positive effects on patient safety.
Schwappach, David L B, Conen, Dieter
openaire   +3 more sources

A review of non-pharmacologic approaches to enhance the patient experience in dermatologic surgery [PDF]

, 2020
Efforts to increase patient comfort by minimizing pain and anxiety have been shown to improve clinical outcomes, reduce pain thresholds, decrease analgesic requirements and complication risk, strengthen the physician-patient relationship, and increase ...
Alkousakis, Theodore, Cameron, Michael C, Fathi, Ramin, Gamboa, Jakob   +3 more
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Understanding the Cures Act Information Blocking Rule in cancer care: a mixed methods exploration of patient and clinician perspectives and recommendations for policy makers [PDF]

, 2023
Joanna Veazey Brooks, Carli Zegers, Christian T. Sinclair, Elizabeth Wulff‐Burchfield, Amanda R. Thimmesch, Daniel F. English, Heather V. Nelson‐Brantley   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do hospital-to-home transitions work for older adults with multiple long-term conditions including dementia? A realist review

BMC Geriatrics
Background Hospital-to-home transitions involve multiple providers and are particularly complex for older adults with dementia, who often live with additional conditions.
Lauren Lawson, Matthew Cooper, Clare Tolley, Annette Hand, Hamde Nazar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving primary health care for children and adolescents in Europe

Global Pediatrics
Primary health care for children in Europe is often not optimal. Primary care providers might not have been trained adequately in dealing with common conditions affecting children and adolescents, and outdated practices often persist.
Martin W. Weber, Sophie Jullien, Cassie Redlich, Jennifer Hall, Susanne Carai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source