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Can patient and family education prevent medical errors? A descriptive study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background This study aims to increase understanding of how patient and family education affects the prevention of medical errors, thereby providing basic data for developing educational contents.
Yoon-Sook Kim, Hyuo Sun Kim, Hyun Ah. Kim, Jahae Chun, Mi Jeong Kwak, Moon-Sook Kim, Jee-In Hwang, Hyeran Kim   +7 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric 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, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of warm-up on hand grip strength in sedentary overweight women

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2020
Introduction: In recent years, handgrip strength assessment has gained special relevance in health. However, a standardized application protocol that includes warm-up procedures is required to measure it.
Jordan Hernández-Martínez, Maria Rauch-Gajardo, Diego Cisterna, Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Jason Moran, Beat Knechtle, Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis, Cristian Álvarez   +7 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Performance Quality of Local Police Officers in Enforcing Local Regulations

Athena
Enforcement of local regulations (Perda) is one of the strategic functions of local governments in maintaining public order and community peace. The Civil Service police unit (Satpol PP), as a local government agency, plays a key role in enforcing these ...
Hamdan Muzakky, Siti Khumayah
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of confidential reports to physicians on their prescribing of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes

Implementation Science Communications, 2020
Background Antipsychotic medication use in nursing homes is associated with potential for harms. In Ontario, Canada, an agency of the provincial government offers nursing home physicians quarterly audit and feedback on their antipsychotic prescribing. We
Noah M. Ivers, Monica Taljaard, Vasily Giannakeas, Catherine Reis, Cara L. Mulhall, Jonathan M.C. Lam, Ann N. Burchell, Gerald Lebovic, Susan E. Bronskill   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Daily and weekly external loads in the microcycle: Characterization and comparison between playing positions on amateur soccer

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022
Ensuring adequate levels of training and recovery to maximize player performance is critical; however, there are methodological challenges in designing a periodized training program for soccer teams. This study aims to describe and characterize the daily
Mauro Miguel, Mauro Miguel, Mauro Miguel, Alberto Cortez, Felix Romero, Felix Romero, Nuno Loureiro, Nuno Loureiro, Javier García-Rubio, Sergio José Ibáñez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grasp quality measures: review and performance [PDF]

Autonomous Robots, 2014
The correct grasp of objects is a key aspect for the right fulfillment of a given task. Obtaining a good grasp requires algorithms to automatically determine proper contact points on the object as well as proper hand configurations, especially when dexterous manipulation is desired, and the quantification of a good grasp requires the definition of ...
Roa Garzón, Máximo, Suárez Feijóo, Raúl   +1 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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

Pediatric 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, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Pediatric 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, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source