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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
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Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children referred to special needs clinic in Giza

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023
Background Little is known about the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among the population with disability in Egypt. Furthermore, the increasing prevalence of ASD and the variability of the ASD manifestations and severity highlight the ...
Nagwa A. Meguid, Neveen Hassan Nashaat, Heba Ghannoum, Heba Saher Hashem, Gina Hussein, Amal El-Saied   +5 more
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The Special Need of the Local Church [PDF]

, 2018
All around this world are individuals with special needs who are seeking to find a place where they truly belong: “According to a 2010 U.S. Census study, 56.7 million Americans, or about one in five U.S. residents have a disability” (Lee 40). With such a
Deacon, Sarah
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oropharyngeal microbiome dysbiosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: taxonomic shifts, metabolic reprogramming, and geographic disparities in a high-incidence cohort [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality globally, with pronounced geographic disparities in incidence.
Ying Liu, Erman Wu, Fang Cheng, Meng Zhang, Qian Rou, Zinati Nuertai, Maorong Xu, Shanshan Xu, Minghui Li, Lei Zhang, Aheli Nasiroula   +10 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of a fluency rating scale for Swiss German Sign Language

Frontiers in Education
IntroductionSign language fluency is an area that has received very little attention within research on sign language education and assessment. Therefore, we wanted to develop and validate a rating scale of fluency for Swiss German Sign Language ...
Tobias Haug, Nivja H. de Jong, Franz Holzknecht, Katja Tissi, Sandra Sidler-Miserez, Alessia Battisti, Regula Perrollaz, Sarah Ebling, Sabine Reinhard, Sarah Caminada   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two perspectives on the language of special needs computing: towards a shared view [PDF]

, 1998
This paper reviews and examines the language used in literature that describes the educational and therapeutic use of microcomputers with people who have special needs. In the language of special needs computing two perspectives are identified.
Seale, Jane K.
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
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Enhanced learning to improve letter knowledge in children with Down syndrome and severe intellectual disability: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
Children with Down syndrome and severe intellectual disability have difficulties in learning a language. Enhanced learning procedure, including mora segmentation is beneficial to understand letter–sound correspondence in such children.
Haruo Fujino, Yumeho Imatome
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