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Postmodernization: a phase we're going through? Management in social care [PDF]

, 2005
This paper considers the challenges facing managers of social care services in public sector organizations in the UK. Some theorists might argue that these challenges are the manifestation of a new postmodern era. It is argued here, however, that society
Harlow, E, Lawler, J
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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Chronic patients: persons with diabetes frequent attenders in Croatian family practice [PDF]

, 2007
Chronic diseases cause high frequency visits and generate the long-term frequent attenders (FAs). The connection between frequent attendance and specific morbidities in the health care systems in transitional Europe has been underestimated.
Botica, Iva, Katić, Milica, Kovačić, Luka, Pavlić Renar, Ivana, Tiljak, Hrvoje, Vrca Botica, Marija   +5 more
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
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Predictors of nursing home conveyances to emergency department

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background With increasing rates of patient conveyances from nursing homes to emergency departments worldwide, we aim to examine factors causing high rates of conveyances from nursing homes to the emergency department (ED) of an acute tertiary hospital ...
Keerthana, Yee Har Liew, Mui Hua Jean Lee, Chong Yau Ong   +3 more
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La continuità di cura tra ospedale-territorio: strumenti e modelli a confronto

Italian Journal of Medicine
Quali strumenti per favorire la continuità assistenziale ospedale-territorio? Il Transitional Care Model, il modello delle cure di transizioni R. Buso, M. Tiepolo, F.
Paola Gnerre, Andrea Montagnani
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Informal carers' support needs, facilitators and barriers in the transitional care of older adults: A qualitative study

Health Expectations, 2022
Introduction Inclusion of informal carers in transitional care is challenging because of fast throughput and service fragmentation. This study aimed to understand informal carers' needs during the care transitions of older adults from inpatient care to ...
Jacqueline Allen, Michelle Lobchuk, Patricia M. Livingston, Natasha Layton, Alison M. Hutchinson   +4 more
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Effect of transitional nursing care on quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Nursing Practice Today, 2023
Background & Aims: Type 2 diabetes accounts for 95% of all diabetes cases worldwide, and its prevalence continues to rise. The constant management of blood glucose levels can be burdensome, further deteriorating patients' quality of life.
Alfiani Rahmi Putri, Saranya Pimolkatekul, Yan Adi Wibawa, Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, Tirza Jo Lawrence, Made Satya Nugraha Gautama   +5 more
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The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project: Supporting Mental Health Treatment in Primary Care [PDF]

, 2010
Outlines the implementation and success of a program that provides primary care providers treating children with telephonic psychiatric and clinical guidance and, in turn, in-person assessment, transitional therapy, and/or linkage to community ...
Wendy Holt
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Co-ordinated and individualised transition planning for young people with complex needs [PDF]

, 2016
Effective transition services can help young people with long-term conditions, such as cerebral palsy, and learning disabilities to learn to practise self-care and develop healthy behaviours.
Milnes, L
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