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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Next of kin"”.
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Let me be part of the plan - Experiences of information and information needs after colorectal cancer surgery
The overall aim of this thesis is to study the experiences of patients and next of kin with regard to information and information needs after being discharged after colorectal cancer surgery. The aim was also to study factors related to this. Different methods were combined in this explorative …
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Forensic genetic research on sudden unexpected death in an infant (SUDI) at Salt River Mortuary: experiences an perceptions of parents
The unexpected and sudden death of an infant (SUDI) is a traumatic event. SUDI is defined as all deaths occurring suddenly and unexpectedly in infants under the age of one year. Molecular autopsy is used to determine the potential genetic contribution to SUDI and may lead to screening and …
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Retrospective analysis of the utilisation of DNA analyses in the identification of human remains at Salt River Mortuary (Cape Town, South Africa)
… particularly in developing countries. The use of forensic DNA profiling is a reliable method for human identification and was legislated in South Africa in January 2015. However, the use and success of DNA as an identification tool at Salt River Mortuary (SRM) in South Africa are unknown. …
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Post-mortem toxicological investigations in a paediatric population
… South Africa, little is known about the presence of drugs in infant cases admitted for post-mortem medico-legal examinations,as toxicological investigations are not routinely performed. It was hypothesised that drugs would be detected in sudden and unexpected death ofinfant (SUDI) cases admitted …
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Does a verbal autopsy narrative provide accurate information about treatment default for people who have died from HIV/AIDS?
Background: The South African National Cause-of-Death Validation (2017/18) project utilized the WHO 2016 standard VA questionnaire, which included both structured questions and an open narrative from the next of kin to describe the events surrounding deaths. An unexpected finding was the …
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A nested case-control study of lung cancer and central nervous system neoplasms among chemical workers
… lung cancer and 11 CNSN cases who were members of a cohort previously examined in a retrospective follow-up study. Two and four controls were selected for each lung cancer and CNSN case, respectively, from among cohort members who had the same year of birth as the case and who were under …
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Investigating Medical Examiners' Practices: Genetic Evaluation For Fatal Acute Aortic Dissection
… and dissection predispose to a heritable form of disease thereby conferring an increased risk for TAD. Genetic testing plays a pivotal role not only in diagnosis, but also in risk stratification for relatives and medical management to prevent premature death from dissection. Due to its high …
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n Narratief-pastorale perspektief op palliatiewe sorg met terminale pasiente
… in pastoral care with a focus on the importance of spirituality and/or religion. Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of both patients and their families by posing a multidisciplinary support structure which looks after the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the …
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Comparison of sars-cov-2 rapid tests and formal serological testing on deceased persons in Cape Town Metro
… been infected. Additionally, there is a paucity of research into post mortem antibody testing. An antibody screening tool that is suitable for use in the mortuary setting would go a long way to better document previous COVID-19 infections in deceased persons for surveillance purposes, which would …
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Job satisfaction, strain and stress of conscience among nurse assistants working in residential care for older people
The overall aim of the thesis was to investigate and explore job satisfaction, strain and stress of conscience (SC) among nurse assistants (NAs) working in residential care for older people. The thesis had a descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational design and consisted of one paper where …
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Attitudes towards organ donor advocacy among Swedish intensive and critical care nurses.
End-of-Life Care in the intensive and critical care unit (ICU) involves the rare situation of caring for brain dead persons who, by their death, become potential organ donors (POD). A consequence might be that end-of-life care continues into after-death care in order to facilitate organ donation …
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Seroprevalence of anti-toxoplasma IgG antibody in HIV patients with neurological manifestations
Neurological complications of HIV disease secondary to opportunistic infections are significantly common. At least one third of patients with advanced HIV disease will present with neurological complications possibly secondary to opportunistic Infections such as Cerebral Toxoplasmosis. In patients …
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Toxicological Findings in Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Cape Town: A Pilot Study
… global burden. Toxicological analyses in cases of RTA fatalities are not performed routinely in SA (apart from alcohol analysis), thus understanding the burden of other drug impairment on road traffic deaths is limited. Aim: A prospective toxicological analysis was performed in a cohort of road …
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Understanding end-of-life admissions: an interview study of patients admitted to a large English hospital shortly before death
Hospital admissions for patients close to the end of life are considered ‘inappropriate’ in contemporary English health policy. Hospitals are supposedly unable to offer a ‘good’ death for patients, and dying there is thought to contradict patient choice, since patients are assumed to want to die at …
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Cortisol and inflammation in delirium and long-term cognitive decline after hip fracture
… adverse outcomes, including an increased risk of developing dementia and increased mortality. The underlying mechanisms of delirium are poorly understood, and there are currently no specific treatments. This thesis investigated the roles of the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis and …
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A pilot study on the prevention of HIV related Tuberculosis in Zambia
… there has been an increase in notification rates of tuberculosis in many developing countries the world over. Epidemiological evidence has linked this increase to the HIV epidemic in many of these countries, the mechanism of which is thought to be either reactivation of a distantly acquired latent …
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A pilot study on the prevention of HIV related Tuberculosis in Zambia
… there has been an increase in notification rates of tuberculosis in many developing countries the world over. Epidemiological evidence has linked this increase to the HIV epidemic in many of these countries, the mechanism of which is thought to be either reactivation of a distantly acquired latent …
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Äldre personers sista tid i livet. Livskvalitet, vård, omsorg och närståendes situation.
The aim of this thesis was to investigate old people's care and quality of life during the last period of life, but also to investigate their own and next-of-kin's experience of this phase. The thesis is based on four studies using separate samples. The sample (n=1198) in study I was drawn from the …
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Effects of Systematic Orienting Stimuli on Comatose Patients : Six Case Studies
<p>As a part of a larger, on-going, quasi-experimental research project, this study was an initial clinical trial for the early exploration of a therapeutic regimen of nursing care for the comatose patient. The overall objectives were to elucidate methods to improve the quality of care delivered to …
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Environmental Enrichment and Nursing Therapy with Comatose Patients : Two Case Studies
<p>As a part of a larger research project with comatose patients the problem stated for this portion of the research study was to investigate the potential for identifying whether or not the quality of nursing care for comatose patients could be improved by nursing therapy with environmental …