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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why is it difficult to implement e-health initiatives? A qualitative study [PDF]

, 2011
<b>Background</b> The use of information and communication technologies in healthcare is seen as essential for high quality and cost-effective healthcare.
A Jeyaraj, A McDonnell, A Nolan, A Webster, AD Mackinnon, AK Jha, AK Yarbrough, B Chaudhry, B Doolin, BA de, C May, C May, C May, CA Barry, Carl May, Catherine O'Donnell, CD Helfrich, Clinical Effectiveness Research Agenda Group, CR May, CR May, DA Ludwick, DD Pothier, EG Poon, Elizabeth Murray, F Mair, Frances Mair, FS Mair, J Bell, J Ritchie, J Sinclair, J Watkins, Joanne Burns, K Davis, L Gask, L Luck, M Berg, M Cross, M Cross, MC Christensen, MP Eccles, National Audit Office, P Legris, P Shekelle, Paul Wallace, R Grol, R van de Wetering, R van de Wetering, RK Yin, S Anthony, S Collin, SH Woolf, T Finch, T Greenhalgh, The World Health Report 1999, TL Finch, Tracy Finch, VJ Dzau   +56 more
core   +6 more sources

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Lesson Study to Enhance the Quality of Teaching and Learning in Health Professions Education

Acta Medica Iranica
Lesson study (LS) offers a systematic, but flexible, approach for enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in Health Professions Education (HPE).
John Sandars, David Allan
doaj   +1 more source

IDEAS project - Professional advice network study in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2018
The IDEAS project sought to improve the health and survival of mothers and babies through generating evidence to inform policy and practice. This collection contains quantitative data, collection tools and documentation associated with a social ...
Sabot, Kate
core   +1 more source

Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collaboration between occupational health services and other health care: a scoping review

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Background Occupational health services play an important role in supporting employees’ work ability and co-ordinating rehabilitation processes. However, they may operate quite separately from other health care systems, and the level of the collaboration
Tuulia Varanka-Ruuska, Mari Immonen, Jari Lundmark, Hanna Hakulinen, Pauliina Kangas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A falls prevention programme to improve quality of life, physical function and falls efficacy in older people receiving home help services: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Falls and fall-related injuries in older adults are associated with great burdens, both for the individuals, the health care system and the society. Previous research has shown evidence for the efficiency of exercise as falls prevention.
A Bandura, A Dadgari, A Saletti, A Vuillemin, AC Scheffer, AF Ambrose, AJ Campbell, AP Vivanti, Astrid Bergland, B Meinow, B Senn, B Vellas, C Luthy, C Meyer, C Sherrington, C-H Chou, CJ Jones, CMA Marques-Vieira, D Altman, Dawn A. Skelton, DM Landers, DM Peters, E McAuley, E McAuley, E McAuley, E McInnes, ER Vieira, ET Petridou, F El-Khoury, FB Gillison, G Salkeld, GA Kelley, HC Kraemer, I Vikman, JH Loge, K Christensen, K Delbaere, K Frändin, K Hawkins, K Haywood, KF Schulz, KF Schulz, KJ Preacher, KO Berg, L Yardley, LF Hektoen, LS Acree, LZ Rubenstein, M Bonnefoy, M Herdman, M Janssen, M Lawton, M Markle-Reid, M Ory, Maria Bjerk, MC Robertson, N Vries De, PC Fletcher, PC Fletcher, R Brooks, R Elkan, R Forkan, S Heydarnejad, S Hollis, S Michie, S Vaapio, SE Lamb, SE Lamb, SM White, SS Vaapio, T Brovold, The EuroQol Group, The WHOQOL Group, Therese Brovold, TN Tombaugh, Y Guigoz, Y Hellström, Y Netz   +77 more
core   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Matrix Support: interface between Specialty Dental Centers and primary oral health care in Brazil

BMC Health Services Research
Background Matrix Support (MS) is a strategy that can be used to improve integration between Primary Health Care (PHC) and other levels of care. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the association between MS carried out in Brazilian Dental
Thaislaine Gonçalves Martins Santos, Livia Fernandes Probst, Rafaela da Silveira Pinto, Edilson José Zafalon, Alessandro Diogo De-Carli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source