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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2023 Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurement has become an important health care outcome even in oncological pediatric scenario. During radiation therapy care path, pediatric patients and their relatives may suffer from emotional and ...
Elisa Marconi +15 more
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Health-related quality of life and unmet healthcare needs in Huntington’s disease [PDF]
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2017 Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder with a prevalence of 6 per 100.000. Despite increasing research activity on HD, evidence on healthcare utilization, patients' needs for healthcare services and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is still sparse. The present study describes HRQoL in a Norwegian cohort of HD patients, and
Gunvor A. Ruud +8 more
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Analysis of Sociodemographic and Psychological Variables Involved in Sleep Quality in Nurses [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Sleep quality is related to health and quality of life and can lead to the development of related disorders. This study analyzed the sociodemographic and psychological factors related to sleep quality in nurses.
Gázquez Linares, José Jesús +3 more
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Should health professionals screen women for domestic violence? : systematic review [PDF]
, 2002 Objective To assess the evidence for the acceptability and effectiveness of screening women for domestic violence in healthcare settings. Design Systematic review of published quantitative studies. Search strategy Three electronic databases (Medline,
Carter, Yvonne +4 more
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BMC NursingBackground Quality of work life (QWL) describes how well members of an organization can meet their personal needs through their work experiences. For healthcare organizations, maintaining a high QWL is essential to attract, retain, and motivate qualified
Abubeker Alebachew Seid +4 more
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Quality healthcare, evidence-based medicine and translational research [PDF]
, 2011 Advances in medical care ensure that with the passage of time we are increasingly able to effectively tackle diverse medical problems. These advances, however, do come at a cost and the benefits derived need to be assessed on a regular basis.
Vassallo, Josanne
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Ethical decision-making regarding infant viability: A discussion [PDF]
, 2016 © The Author(s) 2016. Background: There are no universally agreed rules of healthcare ethics. Ethical decisions and standards tend to be linked to professional codes of practice when dealing with complex issues. Objectives: This paper aims to explore the
Kelly, Janet, Welch, Emma
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Growth and Welfare under Endogenous Lifetime [PDF]
We develop a perpetual youth model to investigate how longevity affects economic growth and welfare. Life expectancy is determined by individuals’ investments in healthcare.
Maik T. Schneider, Ralph Winkler
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Healthcare Utilization and the Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2021 Introduction: Youth diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD) often utilize the healthcare setting to manage disease-related symptoms, yet the connection between healthcare use and their overall wellbeing has been understudied. This study investigates whether healthcare utilization predicts the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in youth with SCD ...
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Mobihealth: mobile health services based on body area networks [PDF]
, 2006 In this chapter we describe the concept of MobiHealth and the approach developed during the MobiHealth project (MobiHealth, 2002). The concept was to bring together the technologies of Body Area Networks (BANs), wireless broadband communications and ...
Bults, R.G.A. +7 more
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