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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perception and Usage of Point of Care Devices: A Cross-sectional Study Targeting Residents and Trainers in Oman

Oman Medical Journal, 2021
Objectives: The use of mobile technologies and handheld computers by physicians has increased worldwide. However, there are limited studies globally regarding training physicians on the use of such devices in clinical practice.
Amna Al Harrasi, Laila Mohammed Al Mbeihsi, Abdulhakeem Al Rawahi, Mohammed Al Shafaee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating Patient Adherence With Pathology Testing in Primary Care and How Point of Care Testing Can Improve It

, 2016
Objective The effective treatment of many chronic diseases in primary care relies on patients undergoing regular blood tests, but patient adherence with this process has been shown to be suboptimal. Point-of-care testing, whereby timely pathology results
Johnson, Tracey, Ramsay, Niamh, Badrick, Tony   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Approach of family physicians to the use of ultrasonography in Türki̇ye

BMC Primary Care
Background With the decreasing costs and increased accessibility of ultrasound devices, many specialties have begun implementing Point of Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) into their clinical practices and incorporating it into residency training programs ...
Enescan Özmen, Hilal Aksoy, İzzet Fi̇danci, Duygu Ayhan Başer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Lateral Flow Assay Accuracy in Severely Immunosuppressed AIDS Patients

Journal of Fungi
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia detected by lateral flow assay (LFA) in AIDS patients and its accuracy in the diagnosis of cryptococcosis.
Adriana Carla Garcia Negri, Maína de Oliveira Nunes, Gláucia Moreira Espíndola Lima, James Venturini, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Márcia dos Santos Lazera, Lídia Raquel de Carvalho, Marilene Rodrigues Chang, Rosianne Assis de Sousa Tsujisaki, Adriana de Oliveira França, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes, Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance of the microINR Point-of-Care System Used by Self-Testing Patients: A Multicenter Clinical Trial

TH Open, 2021
Introduction Anticoagulation monitoring is a major practical and clinical challenge. We assessed the performance of the microINR system in patient self-testing (PST). Methods This study was performed at four US medical centers.
Majed A. Refaai, Alan K. Jacobson, Jack C. Rosenfeld, Robert R. Orr   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Point-of-care biosensor systems for cancer diagnostics/prognostics [PDF]

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2006
With the growing number of fatalities resulting from the 100 or so cancer-related diseases, new enabling tools are required to provide extensive molecular profiles of patients to guide the clinician in making viable diagnosis and prognosis. Unfortunately with cancer-related diseases, there is not one molecular marker that can provide sufficient ...
Soper, S. A., Brown, K., Ellington, A., Frazier, B., Garcia-Manero, G., Gau, V., Gutman, S. I., Hayes, D. F., Korte, B., Landers, J. L., Larson, D., Ligler, F., Majumdar, A., Mascini, M., Nolte, D., Rosenzweig, Z., Wang, J., Wilson, D.   +17 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source