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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"Supportive care"”.
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Quality of Life and Supportive Care after Oesophageal Cancer Surgery. Long-term experiences and evaluation of a telephone based nurse-led supportive care programme
… to investigate patients’ experiences of QOL and supportive care as well as to evaluate a telephone based nurse-led supportive care programme to patients after oesophageal cancer surgery. The thesis comprises two quantitative (I, IV) and two qualitative studies (II, III). The aim of Study I was to …
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The design and delivery of late phase supportive care oncology trials
… the pilot phases of two late phase, multicentre, supportive care randomised trials for cancer patients: the EASI-SWITCH (Early switch to oral antibiotics in patients with low risk neutropenic sepsis) and CHALLENGE-UK trial (A UK Cohort of the Colon Health and LifeLong Exercise ChaNGE …
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A Holistic Assessment of the Perceived Supportive Care Needs of Cancer Patients during Treatment
… outpatient clinic by examining their perceived supportive care needs. The theoretical basis of the study lies in Alfred Adler's holistic view of human beings as unique and indivisible (1927/1954). Six individuals recently diagnosed with cancer were recruited from the same regional outpatient …
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Understanding the supportive care needs of glioma patients and their relatives: a qualitative longitudinal study
… growing recognition that non-clinical aspects of care for both patients and their families need to be acknowledged and integrated into health care provision in line with a patient-focused ethos of care. Currently, there is relatively little research exploring the psychosocial issues and needs of …
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Family experiences and viewpoints of palliative and supportive care for children with cancer: Can we do better?
Background: The palliative and supportive care needs of children with cancer and their families are unique and require special attention. Children and their families in Africa facing lifethreatening/ life-limiting diseases have unique needs and have the right to achieve effective and evidence-based …
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The Unmet Psychosocial and Supportive Care Needs of Young Adults who have a Parent with a Non-Communicable Disease
… been investigated with formal and informal adult caregivers and ill individuals within psycho-oncology; findings indicate unmet needs are associated with negative affective state and caregiver burden. Research relating to adolescent children’s experiences of unmet needs during parental illness …
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A supportive care model for mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in selected health institutions of Limpopo Province, South Africa
… by the family members, community, and health care professionals and other support service providers.The overall purpose of the study was to develop a model to support mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in selected institutions of Limpopo Province.An exploratory sequential mixed …
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Assessing the Effect of a Learning Organization on Change in Levels of Developmentally Supportive Care in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
… on an increase in levels of developmentally supportive, family-centered care (DSC). The intervention occurred in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Clinical nurse leaders (N = 9) were encouraged to model research-based, developmentally supportive …
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A model for nurses to facilitate supportive care to men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their families in the intermediate hospital Oshakati: A hospital based approach
… to have no existing guidelines to facilitate supportive care for men diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) in the oncology departments at the Intermediate Hospital Oshakati (IHO). In King et al.’s (2015) opinion it is crucial for healthcare workers involved in delivering care for men diagnosed …
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The clinical care of patients with lung cancer: identifying and supporting those with unmet care needs
… psychosocial needs and a high mortality. Supportive care needs are often relevant from diagnosis. Despite this there are no clear follow-up structures for lung cancer patients that address both cancer management and supportive care. The aims of this study were to evaluate supportive care …
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Examining Variation in Access to Long-term Home Care Services for Ontario Seniors
… of seniors will require formal and informal care to remain in their homes. To effectively maintain seniors in their homes, equitable access to home care services is required. However, variations in access to these services have persisted in Ontario for decades. Purpose: The purpose of this …
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Rural Women's Perspectives on Cancer Care in Southern Saskatchewan
… in their lifetime. A cancer diagnosis requires supportive care during diagnosis, treatment, follow up and palliative care. Those living in rural areas in Canada experience additional burdens in meeting supportive care needs. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of women who …
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Access and Utilization of Transitional Care Services by the Elderly According to Payer Source
Keywords: transitional care, transitional care services, chronic care, supportive care, discharge planning, home health, community services, chronic disease management.
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A mixed-methods study into the quality of life of adult survivors of haematological malignancies.
… haematological malignancies and identify unmet supportive care needs. The first quantitative survey phase used QoL questionnaires validated for use in cancer (EORTC QLQ C30 & EQ-5D), and disease-specific questionnaires for survivors of multiple myeloma (MY-20) and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia …
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OPTIMISTIC: OPTIMISing care and support for patients with inoperable pancreaTIC cancer and their family carers
… intrinsic case study explores the provision of supportive care to people with inoperable pancreatic cancer and their family carers (FCs) in England. The aim of the research was to develop recommendations for optimising supportive care provision for this cohort. Sixty semi-structured interviews …
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Emergency Department Staff Knowledge and Practice of Caring for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Seeking Mental Health Care
… to out-patient community-based mental health care. Emergency departments have become a fundamental entry for patients with intellectual disabilities to receive mental health care, leaving patients with intellectual disabilities being frequent users of the emergency department when compared to …
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Prädiktive Wertigkeit dreier onkogeriatrischer Screenings
… geriatric assessment (CGA) for verification of supportive care needs was undertaken on patients with impaired G8 scores. During chemotherapy treatment patients were assessed, capturing grade 0–5 CRT as defined by NCI CTCAE 4. Results: 104 patients with non-haematological cancers were included at …
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The Midwife's coracle: a phenomenological study of midwives' experiences of emotionally supporting motherhood.
… through pregnancy, labour, birth and early childcare. The literature review indicated that midwives were providing for the emotional needs of women but there was no indication of how, despite the recent studies conducted into the emotion work of midwives by Hunter and her colleagues (Hunter …
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Pharmacological management of leukemia in children
… in children. in summary, with addition of supportive care and palliative care, treatment may include a mix of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and bone marrow transplant. The outlook or prognosis for an individual child is affected by the type of leukemia.
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INTERDEPENDENT REGULATION OF METABOLISM AND INFLAMMATION IN HUMAN MONOCYTES
… cost of over $25 billion. Modern advances in supportive care have brought the mortality rate down to its current level, however there is currently no molecular-based treatment available for sepsis. Many treatments have been tested in clinical trials, but none have proven reliably beneficial. …
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