Most individuals view ethics in healthcare as reserved only for dramatic situations such as withdrawing life support. However, almost everyday, routine decisions in healthcare involve ethics. Providing patient education in an effective manner depends upon using an ethical approach. This article discusses various philosophical approaches to making ethical decisions in healthcare, specifically patient and family and education; however, the main purpose of the article is the application of the Symphonological approach utilizing case studies.
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Front Microbiol
December 2024
Shenzhen Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, China.
Background: The emergence of , which can confer resistance to phenicols and oxazolidinones in spp., poses a growing public health threat.
Methods: 102 -positive enterococci (OPEs) including various species were isolated from feces of 719 healthy volunteers in a Shenzhen community, China.
Health Serv Insights
January 2025
Department of Health Care Sciences, Marie Cederschiöld University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Introduction: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) involves a long trajectory with high risk of complications. In person-centred care (PCC), patients' needs, resources and the care relationship are central to the care process. Healthcare professionals' (HCPs) ratings of PCC have not previously been investigated in this context.
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December 2024
College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Objective: Family caregivers (FCGs) of cancer patients who are in hospice experience psychological challenges and poor quality of life (QOL) as a consequence of caregiving demands and anticipatory loss. Supportive interventions are needed. Exposure to nature offers a source of relaxation; however, FCGs are often homebound and have limited opportunities for respite.
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November 2024
Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Research Center Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Background: Chamomile and flaxseed are traditionally used medicinal plants to treat painful menstruation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of chamomile and flaxseed on pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and dysmenorrhea in endometriosis patients.
Materials And Methods: A controlled randomized clinical trial was conducted on 102 endometriosis patients referred to Reyhane Infertility Center of Qom University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from July 2021 to March 2022.
Telemed Rep
December 2024
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
The United States faces a growing scarcity of primary care resources within an already overstressed and poorly accessible health care system. Many health care organizations are evaluating novel models of care and adoption of digital technologies to improve primary care access and efficiency of health care delivery. This article describes a virtual primary care (VPC) model that expands access and increases the efficiency of the traditional primary care team by utilizing on-demand and asynchronous digital tools.
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