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Family physicians' involvement in palliative cancer care

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Family physicians' (FPs) long‐term relationships with their oncology patients position them ideally to provide primary palliative care, yet their involvement is variable.
Christine C. Moon, Kenneth Mah, Ashley Pope, Nadia Swami, Breffni Hannon, Jenny Lau, Ernie Mak, Ahmed al‐Awamer, Subrata Banerjee, Laura A. Dawson, Amna Husain, Gary Rodin, Lisa W. Le, Camilla Zimmermann   +13 more
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Educational roles as a continuum of mentoring’s role in medicine – a systematic review and thematic analysis of educational studies from 2000 to 2018

BMC Medical Education, 2019
Background Recent studies have gone to great lengths to differentiate mentoring from teaching, tutoring, role modelling, coaching and supervision in efforts to better understand mentoring processes. This review seeks to evaluate the notion that teaching,
Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna, Yaazhini Renganathan, Kuang Teck Tay, Benjamin Jia Xing Tan, Jia Yan Chong, Ann Hui Ching, Kishore Prakash, Nicholas Wei Sheng Quek, Rachel Huidi Peh, Annelissa Mien Chew Chin, David C. M. Taylor, Stephen Mason, Ravindran Kanesvaran, Ying Pin Toh   +13 more
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Effects of mammary cancer and chemotherapy on neuroimmunological markers and memory function in a preclinical mouse model

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 2023
Treatment modalities for breast cancer, including cyclophosphamide chemotherapy, have been associated with the development of cognitive decline (CRCD), which is characterized by impairments in memory, concentration, attention, and executive functions. We
Colleen Netherby-Winslow, Bryan Thompson, Louis Lotta, Mark Gallagher, Paige Van Haute, Rachel Yang, Devin Hott, Hamza Hasan, Katherine Bachmann, Javier Bautista, Scott Gerber, Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, Michelle Janelsins   +12 more
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Supportive care for end-stage kidney disease: an integral part of kidney services across a range of income settings around the world. [PDF]

, 2020
A key component of treatment for all people with advanced kidney disease is supportive care, which aims to improve quality of life and can be provided alongside therapies intended to prolong life, such as dialysis.
Davies
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Medical Student Portfolios: A Systematic Scoping Review

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 2022
Phenomenon Medical Student Portfolios (MSP)s allow medical students to reflect and better appreciate their clinical, research and academic experiences which promotes their individual personal and professional development. However, differences in adoption
Rei Tan, Jacquelin Jia Qi Ting, Daniel Zhihao Hong, Annabelle Jia Sing Lim, Yun Ting Ong, Anushka Pisupati, Eleanor Jia Xin Chong, Min Chiam MSc (Medical Humanities), Alexia Sze Inn Lee BSc (Psychological Science), Laura Hui Shuen Tan MBBS, Annelissa Mien Chew Chin MSc (Info & Lit), Limin Wijaya MBBS (Melbourne), MRCP (UK), DTM&H (Liverpool), Warren Fong MBBS, MRCP, FAMS, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna MD, MBChB, FRCP, FAMS, MA (Medical Education), MA (Medical Ethics), PhD (Medical Ethics)   +13 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Patients With Colorectal Cancer: Significant Differences by Type D Personality

, 2017
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the association between supportive care needs and type D personality and to identify personality traits, including negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI), and their influence on the supportive care needs of ...
陳杏佳;李姵萱;孫秀卿;賴裕和;林本仁;黃約翰, Shun, Shiow-Ching;Yeh, Kun-Huei;Liang, Jin-Tung;Huang, John;Chen, Shing-Chia;Lin, Been-Ren;Lee, Pei-Hsuan;Lai, Yeur-Hur   +1 more
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Supportive oncofertility care, psychological health and reproductive concerns: a qualitative study

, 2020
© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Purpose: Impaired fertility in cancer patients and survivors of reproductive age (15–45 years) may lead to psychological distress and poor mental health outcomes, and may negatively impact ...
Wang, Y, Cohn, RJ, Anazodo, A, Stern, K, Wakefield, CE, Ledger, WE, Segelov, E, Logan, S, Jayasinghe, Y, Deans, R, McLachlan, RI, Agresta, F, Sullivan, E, Gerstl, B   +13 more
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Giving and receiving thanks: a mixed methods pilot study of a gratitude intervention for palliative patients and their carers

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Psychological research examining the nature and workings of gratitude has burgeoned over the past two decades. However, few studies have considered gratitude in the palliative care context.
Mathieu Bernard, Emmanuelle Poncin, Emilie Bovet, Emmanuel Tamches, Boris Cantin, Josiane Pralong, Gian Domenico Borasio   +6 more
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