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Evaluation of a specialist nurse-led structured self-management training for peer supporters with type 2 diabetes mellitus with or without comorbid hypertension in Slovenia

BMC Nursing
Background The training of peer supporters is critical because the success of the entire peer support intervention depends on the knowledge and experience that peer supporters can share with other patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the
Tina Virtič Potočnik, Matic Mihevc, Črt Zavrnik, Majda Mori Lukančič, Nina Ružić Gorenjec, Antonija Poplas Susič, Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš   +6 more
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Prevalence, Characteristics and Determinants of Polypharmacy Among Elderly Patients Attending Primary Healthcare Centres in Bahrain: A cross-sectional study

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence, characteristics and determinants of polypharmacy among elderly patients in Bahrain. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and April 2022 in all primary healthcare centres
Mahmood Alawainati, Fatima Habib, Eman Ateya, Eman Dakheel, Muneera Al-Buainain   +4 more
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Detection of peripheral arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in family medicine clinic [PDF]

Biomedicinska istraživanja, 2019
Introduction. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive, occlusive and atherosclerotic vascular disease and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing this disease. The aim of the study was to determine the
Biljana Lakić, Saša Turajlić, Verica Petrović   +2 more
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Impact of barriers to SARS-Cov-2 vaccination uptake in HIV-infected patients

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022
HIV-positive (PLWH) persons should take the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination first due to the increased risk of developing a deadly strain of COVID-19. That's why it's important to monitor population vaccination rates and identify PLWH who aren't immunized.
Muhammad Wamiq Hameed, Muhammad Musab Hussain, Muhammad Ammar Aslam   +2 more
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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
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Influence of preventive sex education programmes in compulsory secondary education students: a descriptive observational study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Sex education programmes conducted by health professionals and educators are essential for young people to adopt healthy habits and attitudes towards their sexuality.
Arturo Hidalgo Berutich, María Barbosa Cortes, Esther Cárdenas Feria, Margarita Carrillo Rufete, Miguel Pedregal González, Eduardo Perez Razquin, Esteban Delgado Arcos   +6 more
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do we need one science of production in healthcare? [PDF]

, 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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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

Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care - an international series: United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2010
INTRODUCTION: The UK National Health Service (NHS) is essentially publicly funded through general taxation. Challenges facing the NHS include the rise in prevalence of long-term conditions and financial pressures.
Allison Worth, Mark Levy, Worth, Allison, Levy, Mark L., Fletcher, Monica, Pinnock, Hilary, Aziz Sheikh, Monica Fletcher, Hilary Pinnock, Pinnock, Hilary; id_orcid, Hoskins, Gaylor, Levy, Mark, Gaylor Hoskins, Sheikh, Aziz, Levy, Mark L   +14 more
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