Ideal Outcome after Left Pancreatectomy in North America, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

Background: Composite outcome measures aim to provide a more holistic view when determining the effectiveness and safety of surgical interventions. Recently, 'Ideal Outcome' (IO) harmonized the European and American composite outcome of pancreatic surgery. The rate of IO after pancreatoduodenectomy was 54% but is unknown after left pancreatectomy(LP).

Posttraumatic growth and religion in Rwanda: individual well-being vs. collective false consciousness.

Some scholars include changes in spirituality, such as a greater commitment to their religious beliefs or an enhanced understanding of spiritual matters, in the definition of posttraumatic growth; others conclude that questions of spirituality should be excluded from this definition. This article highlights the fundamental difference of religion to other domains of posttraumatic growth because religions are ideologies (and other domains of growth are not). As ideologies, it is argued that religions can affect different levels of identity in different ways.

Facilitating medication adherence in patients with multiple sclerosis.

This article reviews adherence to medication in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients from the perspective of nurse and social worker authors. It reviews data on patient adherence and offers practical, evidence-based strategies that health-care providers can use to facilitate adherence. In addition, it examines how emerging MS therapies may affect patient adherence and associated interventions.

Caregivers' experiences of caring for a husband with Parkinson's disease and psychotic symptoms.

Psychotic symptoms are a common nonmotor complication in Parkinson's disease. Research exploring the impact of psychotic symptoms on coping by caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease is sparse. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of individuals living with a partner with Parkinson's disease and psychotic symptoms.