A5019479425- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Education and Islamic Studies
University of Birmingham
2019-2023
University of Canterbury
2013
University of Miami
2006-2007
AbstractChristchurch, the second largest city in New Zealand with a pre-earthquake population of 376,700, was rattled by two major earthquakes span 6 months from September 2010. With significant loss life, collapsed buildings and damaged infrastructure, consumers were confronted notion that retail spaces, event an earthquake, had potential to be unsafe source personal harm. This paper presents results qualitative study explored how modified their shopping behaviour following sequence...
Abstract Evidence points toward the impact of nurses' personal views and knowledge about religion, religiosity, spirituality on health care. This qualitative research investigates concepts how they use these in practice. Thirty‐four nurses were interviewed at a hospital state São Paulo, Brazil. Content analysis was used to organize code results. Three main themes generated from interviews (i) religiosity/spirituality as an important dimension life; (ii) notions religiosity spirituality;...
Abstract Background Palliative care day services provide a safe environment for people with palliative needs, enabling them to access range of while acting as respite family caregivers. Viewed marginal services, they are often under resourced and researched. The aim this study was understand how contribute client from the perspective management hospice multidisciplinary teams. Methods A descriptive qualitative study, using six focus groups conducted staff at three United Kingdom hospices in...
Bereavement can be a distressing experience and the importance of bereavement support has been recognised in policy practice for many years. This rapid evidence assessment was undertaken to evaluate provision effectiveness United Kingdom (UK) identify gaps service areas need with regard services.The main finding review that is extremely varied there no conclusive its effectiveness. There widespread recognition potentially negative impact on people, plethora recommendations focused raising...
Palliative Care Day Services (PCDS) offer supportive care to people with advanced, progressive illness who may be approaching the end of life. Despite growth PCDS in recent years, evidence their costs and effects is scarce. It important establish value such services so that health decision-makers can make evidence-based resource allocation decisions. This study examines estimates different service configurations three centres across UK England, Scotland Northern Ireland.People had been...
For outcome measures to be useful in health and care decision-making, they need have certain psychometric properties. The ICECAP-Supportive Care Measure (ICECAP-SCM), a seven attribute measure (1. Choice, 2. Love affection, 3. Physical suffering, 4. Emotional 5. Dignity, 6. Being supported, 7. Preparation) developed for use economic evaluation of end-of-life interventions, has face validity is feasible use. This study aimed assess the construct responsiveness ICECAP-SCM hospice inpatient...
Post-separation for domestic violence (DV) survivors is known to be a period of heightened risk homicide. Evidence points increased rates DV during the Covid-19 pandemic, with specific challenges in help-seeking from services, yet studies that capture this qualitatively are still emerging. This UK study investigated experiences 21 separated (all women) pandemic. Inductive, thematic analysis highlighted participants’ psychological distress, isolation, fear transmission, and detachment support...
<h3></h3> The number of people requiring palliative care is increasing sharply (Etkind et al., 2017). Forty per cent more will need by 2040. Recommendations are that should be initiated at diagnosis, even concurrently with curative treatment (Guo 2012). In response, Palliative Care Day Services designed to support during assessment and through the provision regular outpatient attendance specialist centres deliver out-patient services so patients can remain home. Such interventions have been...
This study is the first evaluation of impacts on long-term health issues (and associations with ethnicity and poverty) a domestic violence intervention, Identification Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS). IRIS training, support referral programme based mainly in primary care settings. was convergent, parallel, mixed methods UK study. In quantitative phase, we matched records 294 patients who had marker for from service track conditions participants before after IRIS. qualitative conducted...
16500 Background: Self identified racial groups share an unequal burden of head and neck cancer . Recent evidence suggests that outcome among races is different the causes are multifactorial. Nonetheless, differences ethnic have not been reported. Herein, we decided to analyze in treatment response our white Hispanic patient population treated for locally advanced cancer. Methods: Patients were using tumor registry. We reviewed retrospectively data from medical records. 100 Hispanics (WH) 50...
The present study was undertaken with a view to investigate suitability of age-associated weight gain as potential risk hyperglycemic indications in randomised middle-aged and geriatric population Darbhanga, Bihar. Quantitative estimations Fasting 2 hours Post-Prandial Blood Glucose concentrations both the sexes urbanite human subjects (n=460)residing commissionary town Bihar, India consented for required clinical tests were carried out. categorised into two age intervals 45-59 60-75 years...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the socio-cultural factors associated with alcohol consumption by women, in previous year, and during gestational period (not knowing that they were pregnant). Method : This is a cross-sectional study, conducted 112 pregnant women using Primary Health Care services two municipalities São Paulo state, Brazil. Sociodemographic obstetric information tests to identify problems used. Results The majority of participants young, married, Evangelical faith, had low...