Honesty in Difficult Conversations: Insights From Healthcare Professionals
ABSTRACT When being honest is expected to cause emotional distress to those it concerns, it can be difficult to practice. This study examines how honesty is understood and accounted for in situations of emotional, moral and relational complexity. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with 16 Danish healthcare professionals (8 doctors and 8 nurses), we ...
Anna Louise Z. Malfilâtre +4 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of end-of-life care and decision making amongst doctors in South African Emergency Departments. [PDF]
Edem AO +3 more
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Everyone Knows It's a Hoax: The Role of Perceived Descriptive Norms in Conspiracy Beliefs
ABSTRACT People's belief in conspiracy theories is shaped by social influence processes. This contribution investigated these processes in six studies (total N = 2906) by examining the role of descriptive norms, that is, the perception that others endorse conspiracy theories.
Jan‐Willem van Prooijen +3 more
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Treatment-Limiting Decisions in Neurointensive Care: Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures. [PDF]
Ankerstjerne IC +8 more
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Clinical trial barriers in neurostimulation for pediatric drug‐resistant epilepsy
Abstract Objective The NeuroPace responsive neurostimulation (RNS) System effectively treats focal drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) in adults but lacks pediatric regulatory approval. Despite effective off‐label pediatric use, systemic device‐trial challenges have impeded label expansion.
Mira C. Hasner +15 more
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End-of-Life Care in India: Withholding and Withdrawal after the Harish Rana Judgement. [PDF]
Thota RS, Ramanjulu R.
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Seizure forecasting: The long and winding road to clinical translation
Abstract Seizure forecasting has progressed from theoretical aspiration to a rapidly advancing research domain, yet clinical translation remains limited. Over the past decades, advances in algorithm development, chronic electroencephalography (EEG), wearable sensors, and the characterization of seizure cycles have demonstrated that seizure risk is not ...
Philippa J. Karoly +7 more
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Criteria for Withholding or Withdrawing Treatment
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Author Response: From Courtroom to Intensive Care Unit: The Unfinished Journey of End-of-life Care in India. [PDF]
Mani RK.
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Perils and progress in epilepsy surgery utilization: Twenty‐five years later
Abstract More than 25 years have passed since the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) established that surgery is superior to continued anti‐seizure medication (ASM) for drug‐resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, and nearly as long since a joint practice parameter urged that appropriate surgical candidates be referred to a specialized center for ...
Dario J. Englot
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