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Integrating patient- and caregiver-reported outcome measures into the daily care routines of specialised outpatient palliative care: a qualitative study (ELSAH) on feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) and caregiver-reported outcome measures can raise the patient centeredness of treatment and improve the quality of palliative care. Nevertheless, the everyday implementation of self-report in
Hannah Seipp, Jörg Haasenritter, Michaela Hach, Dorothée Becker, Dania Schütze, Jennifer Engler, Cornelia Ploeger, Stefan Bösner, Katrin Kuss   +8 more
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Moving out to live independently? Experiences from young women with intellectual disabilities in Norway

Nordic Social Work Research
This article explores the process of four women in Norway moving into their own apartment, emphasizing how they experienced the process in relation to self-determination and living independently.
Anne Linn Midttun, Anita Gjermestad, Inger Marie Lid   +2 more
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Low agreement among patients and clinicians about urgency and safety to wait for assessment in primary care after hours medical care: results of cross-sectional matched surveys

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Discordance between patient and clinician perceived urgency may drive “inappropriate” presentations to after-hours medical services. This paper investigates the level of agreement between patient and clinicians’ perceptions of urgency and ...
Katelyn Barnes, Caitlin Arpel, Kirsty Douglas   +2 more
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“I Knew in My Soul It Was the Mood Stabilizer That Messed It Up!”: A Qualitative Study of Lived Experiences of Psychotropic Medication Tapering and Spirituality

Religions
Psychotropic medication is widely used in the treatment of severe mental illness, yet its impact on spirituality—understood as relating to the transcendent—remains underexplored.
Stine Madsen Kvaløy, Oddgeir Synnes, Anne Austad   +2 more
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From Precarious Work to Precarious Social Citizenship: Polish Workers’ Experiences with the Identification Number System in Norway

Central and Eastern European Migration Review, 2023
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the proliferation, rescaling and internalisation of borders. EU citizens who come to work in Norway are registered either with a Fødselsnummer – an identification number designating them as residents of
Mateus Schweyher
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“I want to live life, not just be in it!”: a qualitative study on existential aspects of choosing to reduce or stop psychotropic medication

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Purpose While psychotropic medication is commonly used to treat severe mental illnesses, some patients perceive it as a barrier to meaningful aspects of their lives, motivating them to reduce or stop taking it.
Stine Madsen Kvaløy, Oddgeir Synnes, Anne Austad   +2 more
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The Politics and Analytics of Health Policy [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014
Let us start with an example of health policy analysis in action. Within that category of countries loosely known as ‘the West’, quite basic differences exist in attitudes to health policy and also actual health policy.
Calum R. Paton
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 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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Study protocol: evaluation of specialized outpatient palliative care in the German state of Hesse (ELSAH study) – work package I: assessing the quality of care

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background In Germany, patients suffering from life-limiting conditions are eligible for specialized outpatient palliative care (SOPC). Evaluation of the quality of this service lacks currently integration of patient-relevant outcomes.
Katrin Kuss, Hannah Seipp, Dorothée Becker, Stefan Bösner, Antje Erler, Dania Gruber, Michaela Hach, Lisa R Ulrich, Jörg Haasenritter   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source