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Homecare workers - an untapped resource in preventing emergency department visits among older individuals? A qualitative interview study from Sweden

BMC Geriatrics
Background Older individuals with functional decline and homecare are frequent visitors to emergency departments (ED). Homecare workers (HCWs) interact regularly with their clients and may play a crucial role in their well-being.
Pia Bastholm-Rahmner, Monica Bergqvist, Karin Modig, Lars L. Gustafsson, Katharina Schmidt-Mende   +4 more
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Risk Prediction Models for Recurrence After Curative Treatment of Early‐Stage or Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This systematic review synthesizes prognostic models for survival and recurrence in resected non‐small cell lung cancer. While many models demonstrate moderate to good discrimination, few are externally validated and reporting quality is variable, limiting clinical applicability and highlighting the need for robust, transparent model development ...
Evangeline Samuel, S. Tissera, E. Paul, J. Zalcberg, R. G. Stirling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do we need one science of production in healthcare?

, 2012
The question addressed is: Is there need, in health care, for one consolidated science of production? For responding to this question, the classical science of production is reviewed and the current approaches to production and service in healthcare ...
Koskela, Lauri, Codinhoto, Ricardo, Rooke, John, Kagioglou, Mike   +3 more
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Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source

Talk weight : an observational study of communication about patient weight in primary care consultations

, 2015
Obesity is a major public health issue and primary care practitioners are well placed to opportunistically raise the issue of overweight or obesity with their patients.
Cecil, Joanne Elizabeth, Laidlaw, Anita Helen, Locke, Heather, McHale, Calum Thomas   +3 more
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Management of gout in primary care of Hong Kong in accordance with international guidelines: any gaps to bridge?

BMC Primary Care
Background The global prevalence of gout ranges from 1 to 6.8% in different countries, while around 3% in Hong Kong. Sudden elevated serum urate level (SUA) will result in acute arthritis and repeated flare-ups.
Kamsheung Chan, Lapkin Chiang, Ken Kaming Ho, Yimchu Li, SH Ko, Catherine Xiaorui Chen   +5 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

GP : general practitioner or general pragmatist? : the plight of management within primary healthcare

, 2012
Primary healthcare services hold an important role in Western healthcare systems. As the conduit to specialist and tertiary services, they can filter patient presentations, moderate patient-flow, and improve resource-use.
Dadich, Ann M. (R10177)
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Significance of Dyspnoea as a symptom in the Emergency Department of the Primary Healthcare Centre [PDF]

Scripta Medica, 2020
Background/Aim: Dyspnoea represents a subjective feeling of laboured breathing of different intensity. The aim of this study was to determine how often patients come with dyspnoea to a local Emergency Department of the Primary Healthcare Centre (EDPHC ...
Maksimović Žana M., Banjac Nada, Čović Miloš   +2 more
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Clinical Spectrum and Outcomes of SOX1 Antibody‐Associated Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes: A Chinese Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background SOX1 antibody‐positive paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) exhibit significant population‐specific clinical heterogeneity. While Western cohorts predominantly manifest Lambert‐Eaton myasthenic syndrome (65%–80%), comprehensive clinical characterization and treatment response data in Asian populations remain critically ...
Jin‐Long Ye, Zu‐Ying Kuang, Bo Li, Meng‐Qiu Pan, Li‐Hua Zhou, Yang‐Yang Dai, Si‐Fen Xie, Xian‐Guang Lin, Ye‐Peng Hu, Li‐Hong Jiang, Zhan‐Hang Wang, Wei‐Jing Zhang   +11 more
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