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Discharge Against Medical Advice in Teaching Hospitals: A Telephone Survey

Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care, 2017
Background: Discharge with personal consent is considered as one of the main problems in hospitalization condition since many patients leave the hospital prematurely against the doctor’s advice.
Majid Heydari, Omid Khosravizadeh, Rohollah Kalhor, Marziye Sharifi, Azadeh Ahmadzadeh Ghasab   +4 more
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Gastric Cancer at a University Teaching Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Retrospective Review of 232 Cases. [PDF]

, 2012
Despite marked decreases in its incidence, particularly in developed countries, gastric cancer is still the second most common tumor worldwide. There is a paucity of information regarding gastric cancer in northwestern Tanzania. This study was undertaken
Chalya, Phillipo L, Jaka, Hyasinta, Koy, Mheta, Mabula, Joseph B, Masalu, Nestory, Massaga, Fabian, McHembe, Mabula D, Rambau, Peter F   +7 more
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Higher Amyloid and Tau Burden Is Associated With Faster Decline on a Digital Cognitive Test

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective A 2‐min digital clock‐drawing test (DCTclock) captures more granular features of the clock‐drawing process than the pencil‐and‐paper clock‐drawing test, revealing more subtle deficits at the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A previous cross‐sectional study demonstrated that worse DCTclock performance was associated with
Jessie Fanglu Fu, Talia Robinson, Marina Rodriguez Alonso, Adela Francis Malave, Roos J. Jutten, Michael J. Properzi, Brian C. Healy, Jackson C. Thompson, Grace Del Carmen Montenegro, Emma Thibault, Dana Penney, Randall Davis, Reisa A. Sperling, Kathryn V. Papp, Keith A. Johnson, Julie C. Price, Dorene M. Rentz   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse Staffing, Discharge Preparation, and Postdischarge Utilization [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives. To determine the impact of unit-level nurse staffing on quality of discharge teaching, patient perception of discharge readiness, and postdischarge readmission and emergency department (ED) visits, and cost-benefit of adjustments to unit ...
Bobay, Kathleen, Weiss, Marianne E., Yakusheva, Olga   +2 more
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Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks, Anna Wolska, Diala Ghazal, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Alexander Burnham, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Alan T. Remaley, Robert Zivadinov, Murali Ramanathan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recovery of “Intrinsic Value” Damages in Case of Negligently Killed Pet Dog [PDF]

, 2012
The North Carolina Court of Appeals, in a case where negligent killing of a pet dog with no market value was admitted, has denied recovery of “intrinsic” damages (also called “actual” damages). Shera v.
Gerber, Calley, Reppy, William A., Jr.
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Psychological Factors and Treatment Adherence Behavior in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Chronic heart failure adversely affects 300,000 Australians. Symptom stabilization and prognosis are partially determined by patients following medical and lifestyle recommendations.
Dwyer, Jonathan, Head, Kathryn, Schweitzer, Robert   +2 more
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Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Education and Written Feedback on the Quantity and Quality of Documenting Patients\' Records in a General Teaching Hospital: An Action Research Study [PDF]

مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان
Background and Aim: Numerous studies conducted in Iran have shown that the quality of documentation of medical records by physicians and medical staff is not very satisfactory.
Bahar Moasses-Ghafari, Asefeh Abbaszadeh, Khaled Rahmani   +2 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source