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Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating organizational quality improvement systems, patient empowerment, organizational culture, professional involvement and the quality of care in European hospitals: the 'Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (DUQuE)' project. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in European countries apply a wide range of quality improvement strategies. Knowledge of the effectiveness of these strategies, implemented as part of an overall hospital quality improvement system, is limited.
Andrew Thompson, Klazinga, Niek, Arah Onyebuchi A, Suñol, Rosa, Arah, O.A., Groene Oliver, Klazinga Niek, Charles Bruneau, Thompson, Andrew, Cordula Wagner, Klazinga, N., Groene, O., Wagner, C., Wagner, Cordula, Suñol Rosa, Arah, Onyebuchi A.., Onyebuchi A Arah, Arah, O. A., Thompson Andrew, Rosa Suñol, Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe Res, Sunol, R., Arah, Onyebuchi A, ?, ?, Niek Klazinga, null null, Oliver Groene, Bruneau, Charles, Wagner Cordula, Bruneau Charles, Arah, Onyebuchi A., Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa, Bruneau, C., Thompson, A.   +34 more
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Parents of Youth With Cancer Report on Their Psychosocial Care: iSTEPPP Survey Finds Alignment and Gaps With Standards

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families guide the provision of comprehensive psychosocial care. Parallel to research characterizing implementation of the Standards from the perspective of providers, this study examines implementation of the Standards from the perspective of parents of youth ...
Emily M. Pariseau, Kimberly Buff, Michele A. Scialla, Kimberly S. Canter, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi‐Brown, Julia B. Tager, Kamyar Arasteh, Anne E. Kazak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient enablement requires physician empathy: a cross-sectional study of general practice consultations in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation in Scotland [PDF]

, 2012
<b>Background</b> Patient 'enablement' is a term closely aligned with 'empowerment' and its measurement in a general practice consultation has been operationalised in the widely used patient enablement instrument (PEI), a patient-rated ...
Maxwell Margaret, Maxwell, M., Wong, Samuel Y S, Margaret Maxwell, Bhautesh D Jani, Jani Bhautesh D, Watt Graham CM, Wong Samuel YS, Watt, G.C.M., Mercer, S.W., Mercer, Stewart W, Jani, B.D., Watt, Graham C M, Samuel YS Wong, Maxwell, Margaret, Mercer Stewart W, Stewart W Mercer, Graham CM Watt, Wong, S.Y.S., Jani, Bhautesh D   +19 more
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Questionnaire measuring patient participation in health care: Scale development and psychometric evaluation [PDF]

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2020
Background: Patient participation in treatment and care is often encouraged and is desirable because of its proven positive impact on treatment, quality of care and patient safety. Aims: To develop an instrument to measure patient participation in health care and to investigate the measurement properties of the Patient Participation Questionnaire (PPQ).
Berg, Selina Kikkenborg, Færch, Jane, Cromhout, Pernille Fevejle, Tewes, Marianne, Pedersen, Preben Ulrich, Rasmussen, Trine Bernholdt, Missel, Malene, Christensen, Jan, Juel, Knud, Christensen, Anne Vinggaard   +9 more
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Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey questionnaire: Health impacts and information needs in

, 2022
Template for the national survey questionnaire on demographics, background factors, symptoms and changes over time, health impacts, and information needs and practices among the group of long-COVID / post-COVID sufferers in Sweden conducted within the ...
questionnaire
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Major depressive disorder in detention officers

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2021
OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) in detention officers. METHODS This cross-sectional study included all detention officers from the largest prison complex in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Sheila Nascimento Santos, Kionna Oliveira Bernardes Santos, Fernando Martins Carvalho, Rita de Cássia Pereira Fernandes   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Development of a health literacy questionnaire for Taiwanese hemodialysis patients

BMC Nephrology, 2016
Dialysis has long been a critical issue in the field of nephrology, though the burden this lifesaving technology places on society can be immense. Effectively increasing the health literacy of hemodialysis patients can be beneficial for their health outcomes and self-care abilities.
Shih, Chung-liang, Chang, Tuan-hsun, Jensen, Dana A., Chiu, Chiung-hsuan   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source