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Why and When Are Evidence‐Based Interventions Adopted in Paediatric Supportive Care? A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Photobiomodulation Implementation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie, Kara A. Gray‐Burrows, Peter F. Day, Bob Phillips, Carl A. Thompson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health professionals’ referral practice and related healthcare utilization for people with low back pain in Singapore: A retrospective study [PDF]

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2019
Background: Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder that can incur high financial burden. A significant proportion of this burden may be incurred from referrals to health services and subsequent healthcare usages.
Fong-Ling Loy, Su-Yin Yang, Jamila Chemat, Soon-Yin Tjan   +3 more
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Dexamethasone for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Prevention in Pediatric Patients: International Consensus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An international Delphi panel of experts developed consensus statements to delineate the circumstances where the risks of dexamethasone as an antiemetic do and do not outweigh its benefits. Procedure Experts in supportive care of pediatric patients were invited to participate.
Negar Shavandi, Paula D. Robinson, Shana Jacobs, L. Lee Dupuis, the International Pediatric Dexamethasone Panel, Sameer Bakhshi, Tiene Bauters, Eva Brack, Simone Cesaro, Claire Fosbrook, Jason Freedman, Tamara MacDonald, Eloise Neumann, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Rod Rassekh, Florian Slimano, Johnathan Soggee, Joel Thompson, Marianne van de Wetering, Milena Villarroel, Jasper Wong   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the benefits and limitations of mixing virtual and face-to-face consultations to outpatient palliative care services; a mixed-methods study

BMC Palliative Care
Background The Covid-19 pandemic led to a rapid increase in the use of virtual consultations across healthcare. Post-pandemic, this use is expected to continue alongside the resumption of traditional face-to-face clinics.
Caradoc Morris, David Waterman, Lesley Anne Henson   +2 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Adolescent reproductive health and awareness of HIV among rural high school students, North Western Ethiopia. [PDF]

, 2004
Ethiopia is faced with an increasing problem from HIV infection, and the vulnerability of adolescents is a key concern. There is little information on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of this age group with respect to HIV, sexually transmitted ...
Banat, Ibrahim M, Díaz De Rienzo, Mayri A, Marchant, Roger, Stevenson, Paul   +3 more
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Efficiency as a determinant of loyalty among users of a community of clinical practice: a comparative study between the implementation and consolidation phases [PDF]

, 2020
A community of clinical practice called the Online Communication Tool between Primary and Hospital Care (ECOPIH) was created to enable primary care and specialist care professionals to communicate with each other in order to resolve real clinical cases ...
Flayeh Beneyto, Souhel, Jiménez Zarco, Ana Isabel, Lacasta Tintorer, David, Manresa Domínguez, Josep Maria, Mundet Tuduri, Xavier, Rodríguez Blanco, Teresa, Saigí Rubió, Francesc, Torán Monserrat, Pere   +7 more
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Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski, Rebecca Ronsley, Shannon M. Stasi, Jeffrey Stevens, Erin R. Rudzinski, Christina M. Lockwood, Sarah E. S. Leary, Bonnie L. Cole, Michelle A. Ting, Vera Paulson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electronic Consultations Between Primary and Specialty Care Clinicians: Early Insights [PDF]

, 2011
Outlines how e-consultation enables clinicians and specialists to communicate more easily and reduce the need for in-person referrals; experiences for patients, clinicians, and health systems; benefits such as continuity of care; and barriers to ...
Ed Wagner, Jim Tufano, Kathryn Horner
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source