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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integration of patient-reported outcome measures with key clinical outcomes after immediate latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction and adjuvant treatment

open access: yes, 2013
Background: linical evidence on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) in breast reconstruction is lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate PROMs in implant-assisted latissimus dorsi (LDI) or tissue-only autologous latissimus dorsi (ALD) flap ...
Balta, V   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Relational use of an electronic quality of life and practice support system in hospital palliative consult care: a pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objectives: This study is part of an overarching research initiative on the development and integration of an electronic Quality of Life and Practice Support System (QPSS) that uses patient-reported outcome and experience measures in clinical practice.
Krawczyk, Marian, Sawatzky, Richard
core   +1 more source

Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient-reported outcomes of periacetabular osteotomy from the prospective ANCHOR cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Current literature describing the periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is mostly limited to retrospective case series. Larger, prospective cohort studies are needed to provide better clinical evidence regarding this procedure.
Amstutz   +53 more
core   +2 more sources

Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prioritising patient involvement in patient reported outcome measures– a PROMising way to improve headache care

open access: yesThe Journal of Headache and Pain
Background The optimal management of migraine involves care strategies that reflect what matters most to patients. This usually involves an assessment of treatment efficacy with respect to headache reduction, safety of prescribed medications and overall ...
Lakshini Gunasekera   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient empowerment: The need to consider it as a measurable patient-reported outcome for chronic conditions

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background Health policy in the UK and elsewhere is prioritising patient empowerment and patient evaluations of healthcare. Patient reported outcome measures now take centre-stage in implementing strategies to increase patient empowerment.
McAllister Marion   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Response to letter regarding article, "patient-reported measures provide unique insights into motor function after stroke". [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background and PurposePatient-reported outcome measures have been found useful in many disciplines but have received limited evaluation after stroke.
Cramer, Steven C, Stewart, Jill Campbell
core   +2 more sources

‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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