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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validity and reliability of the DMSES UK : a measure of self-efficacy for type 2 diabetes self-management [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives Self-efficacy is an important outcome measure of self-management interventions. We aimed to establish UK validity and reliability of the diabetes management self-efficacy scale (DMSES).
Hilary Hearnshaw, Wakelin, Melanie, Jackie Sturt, Sturt, Jackie, Sturt, Jackie; id_orcid, Wakelin, M., Melanie Wakelin, Hearnshaw, Hilary   +7 more
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Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study on the prevalence and influencing factors of the willingness of healthy subjects to participate in clinical trials

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveTo investigate the willingness of healthy subjects to participate in clinical trials and its influencing factors, to improve recruitment efficiency.MethodsA convenience sampling method was employed to conduct a questionnaire survey among healthy
Zhen Shen, Tao Wang, Fang-Fang Liu, Qi-Qiong Ding, Xiao-Qin Liu, Qing Li, Yi-Jun Zhang, Lian-Lian Fan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality assurance of the SCOPE 1 trial in oesophageal radiotherapy

Radiation Oncology, 2017
Background SCOPE 1 was the first UK based multi-centre trial involving radiotherapy of the oesophagus. A comprehensive radiotherapy trials quality assurance programme was launched with two main aims: 1.
Lucy Wills, Rhydian Maggs, Geraint Lewis, Gareth Jones, Lisette Nixon, John Staffurth, Tom Crosby, on behalf of the SCOPE 1 trial management group and collaborators   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Project management lessons learned from the multicentre CYCLE pilot randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background Clinical trials management can be studied using project management theory. The CYCLE pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted to determine the feasibility of a future rehabilitation trial of early in-bed cycling in the intensive ...
Devin S. McCaskell, Alexander J. Molloy, Laura Childerhose, F. Aileen Costigan, Julie C. Reid, Magda McCaughan, France Clarke, Deborah J. Cook, Jill C. Rudkowski, Christopher Farley, Tim Karachi, Bram Rochwerg, Anastasia Newman, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Margaret S. Herridge, Vincent Lo, Deanna Feltracco, Karen EA Burns, Rebecca Porteous, Andrew J. E. Seely, Ian M. Ball, Amy Seczek, Michelle E. Kho   +22 more
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Incidence, Mortality and Medical Expenditure in Patients with Asthma in Taiwan: Ten-year Nationwide Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Background This study examines incidence, mortality, medical expenditure and prescription patterns for asthma on a national scale, particularly in Asian countries for asthma is limited.
Kuang-Ming Liao, Pei-Jun Chen, Yu-Tung Hung, Tzu-Ju Hsu, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Te-Chun Shen   +5 more
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Antiosteoporosis medications and cardiovascular disease: a population-based nationwide nested case–control study

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Purpose: Patients with osteoporosis are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Several antiosteoporosis medications have been demonstrated with the benefit of preventing osteoporosis.
Wen-Hsuan Tsai, Fung-Chang Sung, Fung-Chang Sung, Fung-Chang Sung, Chih-Hsin Muo, Ming-Chieh Tsai, Shu-I. Wu, Shu-I. Wu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source