Pilot Testing of a Nurse-Led Basic Symptom Self-management Support for Patients Receiving First-Line Systemic Outpatient Anticancer Treatment: A Cluster-Randomized Study (Symptom Navi Pilot Study). [PDF]
, 2021 BACKGROUND The Symptom Navi Program (SNP) is a nurse-led intervention supporting basic symptom self-management for patients with any cancer diagnosis. The SNP has been accepted by patients and healthcare professionals alike.
Borner, M. +33 more
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Symptom-burden in people living with frailty and chronic kidney disease
, 2020 BackgroundFrailty is independently associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the relationship between frailty and symptom experience is not well described in people living with CKD.
HML Young (7711055) +8 more
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Investigating the potential for expediting diagnosis of ovarian cancer via prompt symptom recognition & "targeted screening" [PDF]
, 2009 PhDThis thesis explores the potential for using symptoms as a tool to bring forward the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Current evidence supports the existence of prediagnostic symptoms, however symptom lead time has yet to be adequately quantified ...
Lim, Anita Wey Wey
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Perceived symptom manageability - synthesis of a new use of a known concept based on a sample of HIV outpatients [PDF]
, 2012 Symptom management issues are regularly discussed in medical follow-up appointments, however, despite the integration of patients' perspectives in symptom management negotiations, traditional-ly used measures (i.e., symptom severity and frequency) to ...
Fierz, Katharina
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Significance of Symptom Clustering in Palliative Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
, 2011 Patients with advanced cancer often experience multiple concurrent symptoms. To explore this symptom clustering and its associated parameters , we prospectively surveyed 427 consecutive patients on admission to the Palliative Care Unit.
蔡兆勳;吳治勳;邱泰源;陳慶餘 +1 more
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Microglia depletion fails to abrogate inflammation-induced sickness in mice and rats
Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2020 Background Production of inflammatory mediators by reactive microglial cells in the brain is generally considered the primary mechanism underlying the development of symptoms of sickness in response to systemic inflammation.
Elisabeth G. Vichaya +5 more
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Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2021 Background The incidence of diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy continues to rise, and studies have shown that macrophages play an important role in their pathogenesis.
James M. Nichols +5 more
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Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2018 Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment (CICI) is a commonly reported neurotoxic side effect of chemotherapy, occurring in up to 75% cancer patients. CICI manifests as decrements in working memory, executive functioning, attention, and processing speed,
Jiacheng Ma +4 more
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Astrocytes rescue neuronal health after cisplatin treatment through mitochondrial transfer
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2020 Neurodegenerative disorders, including chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, are associated with neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction. Cisplatin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic, induces neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction in vivo and in vitro ...
Krystal English +5 more
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Harnessing the placebo effect to enhance emotion regulation effectiveness and choice
Scientific Reports, 2023 The placebo effect demonstrates how positive expectancies shape the effectiveness of various treatments. Across studies, placebo treatments are interventions (creams, pills, etc.) that are presented to individuals as, and are learned to be, beneficial ...
Roni Shafir, Maya Israel, Luana Colloca
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