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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Performance Status"”.
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The clinical care of patients with lung cancer: identifying and supporting those with unmet care needs
… this questionnaire. Respiratory symptoms, performance status, service usage, preferences and satisfaction were also assessed. Data were stratified to allow evaluation of three clinical groupings: all patients, newly diagnosed patients and patients in the last three months of life. Analyses …
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Development of a hybrid intelligent system for on-line real-time monitoring of nuclear power plant operations
… large amount of information for determining the performance status of the SSCs and for providing decision support in the NPP operations. The immediate goal of this work is to design the methodology for the cognition system of an automated multi-faceted HMS to be implemented at NPPs. The tasks of …
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Study of prognostic markers in advanced cancer
… Clinical markers including weight loss and Performance Status (PS), and biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), White cell count (WCC) and albumin, all representative of systemic inflammation, have been shown to be predictive of survival. Several prognostic …
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Net Impulse and Net Impulse Characteristics in Vertical Jumping
… in vertical jumping to monitor athletes' performance status and responses/adaptations to interventions. Five variables were proposed as net impulse characteristics: net impulse height and width, rate of force development, shape factor, and net impulse proportion. The following were then …
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An exploration of symptom burden among breast and gynaecological cancer patients accessing care at University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
… were obtained from the case notes. Karnofsky Performance Status Scale was used to assess functional status. Results: Fifty breast and 49 gynaecological cancer patients were studied. Eighty percent of breast cancer and 91.9% of gynaecological cancer patients had advanced cancer. The overall …
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Chemotherapy for lung cancer: Determinants of guideline adherence and associated patient outcomes
… studied among large populations, mainly because performance status (PS), a key component in assessing chemotherapy appropriateness, is missing from claims-based datasets. Among a large cohort of patients with known PS, this dissertation describes chemotherapy use relative to guideline …
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Prognostic Factor Analysis of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Palliative Chemotherapy
… high expression of ERCC1(p=0.003), poor performance status(p=0.029), lack of disease control(p=0.001) were independent prognostic factors for poor OS. CONCLUSIONS: High expression of ERCC1 may be a useful predictor of poor outcome in advanced NSCLC patients treated with platinum-based …
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Aerotropoli agriculture: a study of the Dube AgriZone at the Dube TradePort, KwaZulu-Natal
… of this study was to investigate the current performance status of the Dube AgriZone's operation. This research made use of data collected from key informant interviews, document analysis and observational recordings during site visits. The information was used to compile a case study of the …
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An exploratory study to identify risk factors for the development of capecitabine-induced Palmar Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE)
… the literature relates to biographical factors, performance status, co-morbidities and renal function. There is a lack of empirical evidence to support the theory that PPE is caused by damage to the microcapillaries due to everyday activities that cause friction or pressure to the hands or feet. …
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Comparison of Three Angle of Attack (AOA) Indicators: A Usability Study
… aeronautical concept used to understand the performance status of an aircraft during different flight stages. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has indicated the importance of developing and encouraging the use of affordable AOA based systems to increase inflight safety. <a …
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The design of human-information interfaces for visual production management in construction
… real-time progress information that reflects the status of construction; (2) location-based data analytics that promotes collaboration among subcontractors; (3) accurate model breakdown structure that reflects the plan in production level; (4) centralized information that tracks issues and enables …
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Association of opioid requirement and cancer pain with survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
… of survival, after adjustment for age, stage and performance status. Conclusions: Severity of chronic cancer-related pain or greater opioid requirement are associated with shorter survival in advanced NSCLC, independently of known prognostic factors. While pain adversely influences prognosis, …
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Falls And Hospitalized Cancer Patients
… scores were low, fatigue scores were moderate, performance status on average was 70, and general self-efficacy scores and safe activity behaviors were moderately high. The findings from this study provide new knowledge to an area where little is known about cancer patients who fall in the …
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Integration der Lebensqualitätserfassung in den Versorgungsprozess
… younger, less depressed, have a better overall performance status and require less additional support than patients refusing or dropping out of the study. Significant changes show in some scores and subscores as there are the physical and overall qol and the relationship with the doctors …
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The Effects of Curcumin On Body Composition of Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
… time from advanced cancer, baseline albumin, performance status, and number of prior therapies were not independently correlated with changes in body composition variables. Patients treated with curcumin had borderline shorter survival when compared with untreated patients. Sarcopenic treated …
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Sino-Nasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SNSCC): a retrospective review of the treatment outcomes of patients treated at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
… The majority (75%) of patients had an ECOG performance status of 1 with facial asymmetry secondary to tumour mass or swelling being the most common presenting symptom (present in 68,75% of cases). 62,50% of cases originated within the maxillary antrum and 56,25% of cases were classified as …
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A review of the incidence and management of complications following malignant oesophageal stenting
… local invasion, metastatic disease, or poor performance status. Immediate technical success rates are very high, with clinical improvement approaching 90% in most reported series. Complications specific to oesophageal stenting include perforation, pain, aspiration, volume reflux, bleeding, …
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Palliative care needs and outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: the case of Uganda cancer institute and Mulago national referral hospital
… as stage 3 or 4 disease with 72% having an ECOG performance status 0 – 2. Fourty two percent of participants received chemotherapy and out of these 18% completed the study. Seventy-two percent of participants scored moderate to severe pain (>3/5) with a Median of (IQR) 4(3 - 5) on APCA POS and …
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Patterns of care and outcomes for women with locally advanced cervical cancer, treated with curative intent, between 2013-2017 at a tertiary centre in South Africa
… regression adjusting for age, stage, and HIV status, showed that patients with stage III/IV disease were less likely to receive chemotherapy (HR 48.17, p<0.001) and were less likely to have haemoglobin >=10g/dL (HR 0.20, p<0.001). The 2- year OS was 87.4% for patients who received concurrent …
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Quantifying under-treatment in older adult breast, lung and colorectal cancer patients
… team meetings, the NICR and self-reported health status (SRHS) from the 2011 NI Census data. Age was categorised into younger (<75 year of age) and older (≥75), and primary treatment defined as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or no treatment. A causal inference mediation approach, …
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