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“My bitterness is deeper than the ocean”: understanding internalized stigma from the perspectives of persons with schizophrenia and their family caregivers

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2018
Background It is estimated that 8 million of the Chinese adult population had a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Stigma associated with mental illness, which is pervasive in the Chinese cultural context, impacts both persons with schizophrenia and their ...
Yin-Ling Irene Wong, Dexia Kong, Lufei Tu, Rosemary Frasso   +3 more
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Social Work and Social Policy Practice: Imperatives for Political Engagement

The International Journal of Community and Social Development, 2019
This article discusses why and how social workers need to engage in social policy practice and how such engagement necessitates political action. The local conditions relating to health, education, housing, employment, gender equality and socioeconomic ...
M. Pawar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk factors for pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations in long-term care facility residents: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Older adults who reside in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at particularly high risk for infection, morbidity and mortality from pneumonia and influenza (P&I) compared to individuals of younger age and those living outside institutional ...
Patience Moyo, Andrew R. Zullo, Kevin W. McConeghy, Elliott Bosco, Robertus van Aalst, Ayman Chit, Stefan Gravenstein   +6 more
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Assessing Shared Decision-Making in Cystic Fibrosis Care Using collaboRATE: A Cross-Sectional Study of 159 Programs

Journal of Patient Experience, 2021
There are numerous opportunities for shared decision-making (SDM) in cystic fibrosis (CF) care, yet little is known about patients’ SDM experiences. This study evaluated SDM across 159 CF care programs (4024 participants) in the United States.
Karen Homa PhD, Gabrielle Stevens PhD, Rachel Forcino MSc, PhD, Peter Scalia MSc, PhD, Pamela Mertz ACC, Glyn Elwyn MB, BCh, PhD   +5 more
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Dissemination and publication of research findings: an updated review of related biases

Health Technology Assessment, 2010
Objectives: To identify and appraise empirical studies on publication and related biases published since 1998; to assess methods to deal with publication and related biases; and to examine, in a random sample of published systematic reviews, measures ...
F Song, S Parekh, L Hooper, YK Loke, J Ryder, AJ Sutton, C Hing, CS Kwok, C Pang, I Harvey   +9 more
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Policy Advocacy on Women's Issues in India

Critical Social Work, 2019
Advocating human development and social justice, and influencing the policy-induced change, are primary roles of social workers. However, in India, policy advocacy on women’s issues involves context-specific challenges due to politico-religious society ...
Govind Dhaske
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Economic impact of a rapid, on‐demand ADAMTS‐13 activity assay for the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2022
Background Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life‐threatening thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), characterized by ADAMTS‐13 activity
Alicia White, Rosie Martin, Keven Sew, Amanda Stucke, Rob Cook   +4 more
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Enrollment, retention, and strategies for including disadvantaged populations in randomized controlled trials: a systematic review protocol

Systematic Reviews, 2021
Background Many randomized controlled trials fail to reach their target sample size. When coupled with the omission and underrepresentation of disadvantaged groups in randomized controlled trials, many trials fail to obtain data that accurately ...
Abigail LaPlante, Renata W. Yen, Talia Isaacs, Joanna Crocker, Zsofia Demjen, Danielle Schubbe, Alice M. Kennedy, Jaclyn Engel, Nancy O’Brien, Carla Richters, Marie-Anne Durand   +10 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Snapshot of Policy-Oriented Projects Based on Administrative Benefits Data in the UK

International Journal of Population Data Science
Objectives We present research projects conducted linking administrative benefits data held by local authorities with other datasets. Leveraging the richness of this individual-level monthly data, we demonstrate its potential to support local ...
Deven Ghelani, Juliet-Nil Uraz, Francisca Torres Cortés   +2 more
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