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Measurement of Quality of Care and Quality of Life at the End of Life [PDF]
The Gerontologist, 2002 Consumers and providers demand better indicators for quality of care and quality of life at the end of life. This article presents recommendations for advancing the science of measurement at end of life.The authors reviewed the extant literature and applied the Institute of Medicine's conceptual framework for national health care quality to end-of-life
Virginia P, Tilden +3 more
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Teaching well-being/quality of life from a philosophical perspective [PDF]
, 2020 Before academic disciplines were invented, philosophers were teaching their students about the good life. These days, academics from a broad range of disciplines, including philosophy, teach their students about various aspects of well-being or quality ...
Weijers, Dan M.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is assessed by cell counting and cytomorphology from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is used for treatment stratification worldwide. The ratio of “CNS2” patients in clinical trials ranges from 3% to 40%, with unclear prognostic significance ...
Laura Almási +14 more
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Social Indicators Research, 1975 Ten patients are presented in whom a continent ileostomy (internal ileal reservoir or Kock Pouch) was constructed. The series is unique in that it includes the first such ileostomy successfully constructed in this country. The other 9 patients, for a variety of reasons, sought conversion from a standard ileostomy with an external appliance, to a ...
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Quality of Life Philosophy I. Quality of Life, Happiness, and Meaning in Life [PDF]
The Scientific World JOURNAL, 2003 In the Danish Quality of Life Survey, we asked 10,000 people about their quality of life with the validated SEQOL questionnaire with more than 300 questions on their quality of life. How did they feel? How content were they with their lives? How happy were they? Did they feel their needs were fulfilled? And many more questions.
Søren Ventegodt +2 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli +3 more
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QUALITY OF LIFE AT END OF LIFE [PDF]
Journal of Renal Care, 2012 SUMMARYPatients with chronic kidney disease, particularly those with diabetes, often have a heavy burden of vascular comorbidity and hence a poor overall prognosis. Unfortunately, patients and their healthcare teams often have unrealistic expectations about outcomes and receive ineffective and often harmful interventions towards their end of life.
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Ten-year follow-up of health-related quality of life among ambulatory persons with multiple sclerosis at baseline [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose The aim of this 10-year follow-up study was to determine changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over time among ambulatory persons with MS (PwMS) at the baseline using generic and disease-specific instruments.
Häkkinen, Arja +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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, 2012 The objective of this study is to investigate the association between womens perceptions of their husbands drinking behavior and their health- related quality of life HRQOL in the postpartum period.
CHANG, PEI-JEN;WU, LI-YAO;CHEN, YI-CHUN;CHUANG, CHAO-HUA;HSIEH, WU-SHIUN;LIN, SHIO-JEAN;CHEN, PAU-CHUNG +1 more
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