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The value of experts by experience in social domain supervision in the Netherlands: results from a ‘mystery guests’ project

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background User involvement and participation in the supervision of the quality of care is an important topic for many healthcare inspectorates. It offers regulators an additional view on quality, increases the legitimacy and accountability of the ...
Sophia M. Kleefstra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Virtue ethics and the commitment to learn: overcoming disparities faced by transgender individuals

open access: yesPhilosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to utilize virtue ethics as the appropriate paradigm by which to improve health care delivery to transgender individuals.
Jennifer Markusic Wimberly
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yes, 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   +2 more
core  

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

open access: yesPediatric 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurses’ shift length and overtime working in 12 European countries: the association with perceived quality of care and patient safety [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Despite concerns as to whether nurses can perform reliably and effectively when working longer shifts, a pattern of two 12- to 13-hour shifts per day is becoming common in many hospitals to reduce shift to shift handovers, staffing overlap ...
Aiken, L.H.   +28 more
core   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

open access: yesPediatric 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   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Putting the WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan into Practice: Establishing the Austrian Patient Council as a Best Practice Example of Patient Involvement

open access: yesJournal of Patient Experience
Including the patient perspective in health research is not merely beneficial but essential. The establishment of the Austrian Patient Council serves as a practical example of how this goal can be effectively realized.
Anna Teufel MA   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The concept of compassionate care in nursing: a meta-synthesis [PDF]

open access: yesNursing and Midwifery Studies
Background: Compassionate care contributes to improved diagnosis and patient treatment, enhanced quality of care, increased patient satisfaction and reduced workplace tension. Given the diverse interpretations of compassionate care in nursing, this study
Ali Asghar Khaleghi, Masoud Mohammadi
doaj   +1 more source

Involvement of patients or their representatives in quality management functions in EU hospitals:implementation and impact on patient-centred care strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the involvement of patients or their representatives in quality management (QM) functions and to assess associations between levels of involvement and the implementation of patient-centred care ...
Kristensen, S   +101 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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