BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background TB transmission in healthcare facilities is an important public health problem, especially in the often-overcrowded settings of HIV treatment scale-up. The problem is compounded by the emergence of drug resistant TB.
A. Roderick Escombe +4 more
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Nursing Management (Springhouse), 2003 Sharing patient information is the hallmark of nursing care continuity. Learn how HIPAA affects the way nurses practice.
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Hotel-like hospital rooms' impact on patient well-being and willingness to pay: An examination using the theory of supportive design [PDF]
, 2018 While there is increasing evidence to suggest the importance of the provision of hospitality in healthcare settings, research on these developments remains under-represented, particularly in the hospitality literature.
Mody, Makarand, Suess, Courtney
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma occurring most commonly in adolescence and young adulthood. Methods We present the clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed ASPS enrolled on the Children's Oncology Group study ARST0332.
Jacquelyn N. Crane +11 more
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‘Halo effect’: room impacts patient perception of overall hospital experience
BMJ Open QualityPrivate hospital rooms offer potential advantages over semiprivate rooms, but the impact of room type on patient experience across multiple dimensions of care remains understudied.
Lisa Shieh +4 more
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Current practices in managing acutely disturbed patients at three hospitals in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil: a prevalence study [PDF]
, 2002 The medical management of aggressive and violent behaviour is a critical situation for which there is little evidence. In order to prepare for a randomised trial, due to start in the psychiatric emergency rooms of Rio de Janeiro in 2001, a survey of ...
Adams, C.E. +8 more
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“Going down” and “getting deeper”: Physical and metaphorical location and movement in relation to death and spiritual care in a Scottish hospice [PDF]
, 2008 The final version of the article can be accessed at the link below.This paper illustrates how attending to the metaphors people use for particular concepts, and to the context in which they use them, can increase our understanding of the meanings they ...
Vivat, B
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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig +13 more
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Randomized controlled trial on promoting influenza vaccination in general practice waiting rooms.
PLoS ONE, 2018 BackgroundMost of general practitioners (GPs) use advertising in their waiting rooms for patient's education purposes. Patients vaccinated against seasonal influenza have been gradually lessening.
Christophe Berkhout +7 more
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Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez +14 more
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