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Guidelines for replacement of a balloon gastrostomy tube in infants and pediatric patients: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

open access: yesJournal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Balloon gastrostomy tube (BGT) placements are increasing due to their ability to facilitate care of medically complex children. Management for routine and nonroutine tube replacement, including verification of proper replacement, lacks standardization, varying widely among different institutions and settings.
Beth Lyman   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary team meetings in cancer care: is there a psychologist in the house?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are considered best practice in the management and decision-making for cancer patients. The team typically consists of surgeons, medical oncologists, organ specialists, radiologists, pathologists and ...
Melissa Horlait   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early life abuse and neglect in breast cancer survivors: Associations with physical and psychological health throughout diagnosis and survivorship

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Childhood abuse and neglect worsen physical and mental health through adulthood. This study examined how childhood adversity affected physical and psychological symptoms associated with breast cancer treatment and survivorship at three points within the cancer trajectory. Breast cancer survivors (N = 209) were recruited following diagnosis and
Sonal K. Johal   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Is the Best Approach for the Management of Mental Health Disease Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients?

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Although patients with head and neck cancer (HND) commonly experience mental health disease (MHD) at rates equal to or greater than those of patients with other types of cancer, HNC patients with MHD are often underdiagnosed and untreated. Thus, validated surveys should be used to screen for MHD, as subjective clinical judgement may underdiagnose MHD ...
Matthew E. Lin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes and Innervation of Gracilis for Pediatric Facial Paralysis: A Systematic Review

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This systematic review compares innervation techniques for gracilis free muscle transfer in pediatric facial paralysis. Masseteric innervation produced the greatest commissure excursion, cross‐facial nerve grafting enabled spontaneous smiles, and dual innervation balanced both with high satisfaction and low complication rates across techniques ...
Kaiwen Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Communication

open access: yesJournal of Palliative Care & Medicine, 2016
Cancer is a multi-system disorder that influences all aspects of the life of affected individuals and their caregivers. Aside from the magnitude of the physical aspect of the disease and treatment there are complex sequalea that must be dealt with.
openaire   +1 more source

Gender‐Affirming Feminization Voice Surgery: A Scoping Review of Preoperative Assessments

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
PRISMA flowchart. ABSTRACT Objective To identify the preoperative assessments and criteria surgeons use to assess the suitability of transfeminine patients for voice feminization surgery. Data Sources Electronic search of Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and PubMed excluding MEDLINE records was performed on February 11,
Jadin Chahade   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial Demands of Speech Therapy with Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients: Clinical Experiences, Communicative Skills and Need for Training of Speech Therapists in Oncology

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2010
Head and neck cancer patients suffer from high levels of psychological comorbidity and often do not receive adequate psychological assistance. Therefore, speech therapists are frequently confronted with specific psychosocial challenges beyond the scope ...
Peter Ullrich   +5 more
doaj  

The Effect and Mechanism of Adverse Childhood Experience on Suicide Ideation in Young Cancer Patients During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

open access: yesRisk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020
Guoqing Yang1 ,* Chenchang Xiao2 ,* Shiyue Li,3 Ningxi Yang1 1College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 2City College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People ...
Yang G, Xiao C, Li S, Yang N
doaj  

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