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Showing 1 to 20 of 284 for “"adult patients"”.
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General Practitioners' Views And Experiences Of Loneliness In Their Older Adult Patients
… mental health, cognition, and lifestyle. Older adults are one of the groups at highest risk of loneliness, and indeed about 46% of older adults in England are lonely. Those experiencing loneliness visit their General Practitioner (GP) more frequently than those who are not, which has the …
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The role of nurse navigators indiagnostic phase of adult patients with lung cancer
… health care field, especially in Canadian adults. The diagnostic phase is a clinical process that involves mapping the patient journey, identifying and prioritizing the symptoms, and corresponding the symptoms with relevant treatment. Oncology nurse navigators are professional nurses who …
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Implementing a postoperative nausea and vomiting protocol for adult patients undergoing general anesthesia
… hospital quality metric indicator. Up to 80% of patients experience PONV. Anesthesia providers can administer medications that antagonize various receptors to help prevent PONV (Dopamine 2, NK-1, Muscarinic, 5-HT-3, and Histamine 1). The 2020 Fourth Consensus Guidelines are a comprehensive and …
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Measuring And Understanding Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Adult Patients With Hemophilia
… of health-related quality (HRQOL) among adults with hemophilia in the United States. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using both a web-based and paper-based self-administered survey. Adults with hemophilia were recruited using an online panel, a Facebook community of …
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A Risk Stratification Model for Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Development and Evaluation
… of 67 months. In fully-adjusted models, patients with AHI > 30 had a 30% higher hazard of developing diabetes than those with AHI < 5. Among other OSA-related variables, REM-AHI, and SaO2<90%, heart rate and neck circumference were associated with incident diabetes. Conclusions: Based on …
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Nurse Caring Behaviors Perceived as Most Important and Least Important by Adult Patients with Cancer
… describe selected demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with cancer.<br> 2. To determine what nurse caring behaviors are perceived as most important and least important by patients with cancer.<br> 3. To determine if perceptions of grouped nurse caring behaviors differ according to the …
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The Ethical Argument for Implementing Screening For Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Care of Adult Patients
Childhood trauma greatly impacts the lives of patients and their future health outcomes. Since the discovery of the utility of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) screening tool in the 1990s, many providers have attempted to screen and intervene on these past experiences of trauma with mixed …
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TREATMENT INDICATIONS FOR SYMPTOMATIC VERSUS ASYMPTOMATIC FLORID CEMENTO-OSSEOUS DYSPLASIA IN ADULT PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
… Florid Cemento- Osseous Dysplasia in adult patients. To explore the relationship between clinical variables, demographics, and radiographic findings. Methods. A systematic review was conducted by an independent investigator using the electronic databases, PubMed, ProQuest, Embase, Web …
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Anxiety and Agitation in Adult Patients Admitted to an Emergency Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic
… sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in adults admitted to the ED during the pandemic (03/01/2020 through 12/31/2020).</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong>COVID-19 infections combined with the WHO and CDC recommendations to mitigate spread have had deleterious psychosocial and economic …
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Incidence of hypoxaemia with intravenous fentanyl and midazolam sedation in adult patients undergoing oral surgery procedures
… of Anaesthesiologists physical status I & II patients undergoing intravenous sedation with fentanyl and midazolam. The secondary aims included determination of the onset time of hypoxaemic events and significant risk factors for hypoxaemia. Methods: This prospective observational study …
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Disease pathogenesis, treatment effectiveness, and co-morbid burden among adult patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
… among children, it is generally chronic in adults. Despite a marked increase in epidemiological research over the past decade, unresolved questions remain with regard to disease pathogenesis, treatment effectiveness, and co-morbid burden among adults with primary ITP. Objectives 1. To launch …
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Development of a clinical deterioration prediction tool for adult patients during ambulance transportation in South Africa
… deterioration during ambulance transportation in adult patients within the South African context. Through classification and regression analysis it also sought to determine the variables associated with the occurrence of CD, with the goal of developing a pre-hospital clinical deterioration …
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Determinants Associated with Improvement in Depression Scores in a Cohort of Adult Patients Followed over 1 Year
… depression scores over one year in a cohort of adults. Methods The study was based on the data collected by The Neural Health Project (NHP) and was based on improvement in Beck Depression Inventory-II scores over a 12-month period (completed scores were available for 90 participants, n=90). …
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Increasing Physical Activity in Omani Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending Primary Health Care Facilities, MUSCAT
… physical activity and prolonged sitting time in adults with type 2 diabetes. The odds of meeting PA recommendations were significantly greater in males, individuals ≤57 years, individuals reporting active stages of PA and those with no reported barriers to PA. ‘Lack of willpower’ (in both males …
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Adherence to and effectiveness of guidelines for routine investigations of adult patients with mental and behavioural disturbances
… for general medical conditions in these patients. Adherance and effectiveness of these guidelines is unknown. Aim This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of and adherance to the Western Cape Provincial guidelines for routine investigations of adult patients with mental and …
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in adult patients with autoimmune connective tissue disease (CTD) at Groote Schuur Hospital
… Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is prevalent in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD), leads to significant morbidity and mortality and is poorly characterized in South Africa (SA). We undertook this study to describe the clinical, serological and radiological features of ILD …
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The Role of Acculturation in Parent-Child Relationships for Adolescent and Young Adult Patients' Adjustment to Cancer
Approximately 70,000 adolescents/young adults (AYAs; ages 15-39) are diagnosed with cancer annually in the United States (NCI, 2015). This psychosocially at-risk group is less studied and understood than other age cohorts, and experience disparities in access to developmentally informed treatment. …
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Unlocking Stroke Susceptibility: A Pilot Retrospective Analysis of In-Hospital Factors and Length of Stay in Adult Patients
… admissions. Hospital length of stay (LOS) for patients with an IHS adds another layer of concern. Research has yet to fully address the variations in hospital LOS associated with these occurrences and how certain factors place patients at greater risk. The average LOS after having a stroke is …
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An investigation into the prevalence, impact and management of cancer-related fatigue in teenage and young adult patients
Teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer patients describe debilitating fatigue. The impact of fatigue is particularly detrimental at this age because it hinders key developmental needs, such as independence. Although exercise and psychological treatments are the most effective management approaches in …
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