Barriers and Solutions for Improving Pain Management Practices in Acute Hospital Settings: Perspectives of Healthcare Practitioners for a Pain-Free Hospital Initiative [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2019 Background Effective pain management is a fundamental human right. However, global disparities in pain management practices exist across health settings.
Nuraqilah Akbar +4 more
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Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes of Colchicine Poisoning Cases; a Cross Sectional Study
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Colchicine is a medication with narrow therapeutic index, leading to both accidental and suicidal poisonings incidents. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory manifestations, as well as outcomes of colchicine poisoning ...
Mitra Rahimi +5 more
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Symptom Bother, Physical and Mental Stress, and Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Overactive Bladder Syndrome [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2013 PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to identify the relationships among symptom bother, physical and mental stress and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome.
Mi Young Kim +3 more
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Bleeding assessment tools to predict von Willebrand disease: Utility of individual bleeding symptoms
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2020 Background Bleeding assessment is part of the diagnostic workup of von Willebrand disease (VWD). Bleeding assessment tools (BATs) have standardized obtaining this information but have been criticized because they are time consuming.
Jordan Spradbrow +10 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive movement disorder characterized by heterogenous motor dysfunction with fluctuations in severity.
John B. Sanderson +24 more
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2021 Objective: Older adults with cancer (OAC) may be at elevated risk for immune-related adverse events (irAEs) during immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy due to the normal organ function changes of aging, as well as related to a higher prevalence of ...
Matthew D Biniakewitz +2 more
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Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Gallstones
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023 Gallstones are relatively common in the general population, and the clinical presentation is asymptomatic in most patients or has a benign course, such as biliary colic or vague gastrointestinal symptoms.
Kwang Hyun Chung
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Effectiveness of Family-Engaged Multidimensional Team Planning and Management for Recovery in Patients With Severe Stroke and Low Functional Status [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019 Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of family-engaged multidimensional team planning and management for patients with severe stroke and low functional status and to identify factors predictive of improved outcome at 1 month after admission.
Fukumi Hiragami +2 more
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Brain and Behavior, 2023 Objective Many people, including patients with eating disorders (EDs), experience an increased urge for physical activity. “Trait”‐like activity in patients with EDs is assessed by existing questionnaires, but there are few clinically validated ...
Lina Amin +4 more
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Validation of the Dutch version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
Cancer Medicine, 2020 Background The Utrecht Symptom Diary (USD) is a Dutch and adapted version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, a patient‐reported outcome measurement (PROM) tool to asses and monitor symptoms in cancer patients. This study analyses the validity and
Frederieke H. van derBaan +12 more
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