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BMC Palliat Care
January 2025
College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Objectives: Palliative care (PC) is an interdisciplinary approach aimed at improving the physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being of patients and families affected by life-threatening diseases. This study aimed to investigate the need for PC among critically ill patients and their quality of life (QOL) in low-income groups in Bangladesh.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at four healthcare facilities from March to April 2023, involving 553 registered patients with advanced chronic conditions.
Health Promot J Austr
January 2025
Australian Institute of Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Energy hardship is increasingly recognised as a significant determinant of health, with evidence linking it to numerous negative health and wellbeing outcomes. The association between energy hardship and public health raises questions about what roles the health sector can or should play in addressing the issue. While there are limited examples in the literature, the role of health sectors to date has been predominantly as an intermediary connecting eligible individuals to energy hardship interventions, such as financial counselling and household upgrades to improve energy efficiency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Seasonal agricultural migration leads to both economic hardship and humanitarian challenges. Individuals involved in this migration face severe poverty and deprivation, with mothers critical participants in agrarian work, being especially vulnerable due to challenging conditions and family responsibilities. This study explores the experiences of migratory seasonal agricultural worker mothers and their children, particularly how the earthquake in Turkey impacted them on February 6, 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Patient Exp
October 2024
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
In Shared Traumatic Reality (STR), therapists and patients face similar threats, leading to increased stress and blurred personal-professional boundaries for healthcare providers. It impacts everyone in the community, as witnessed in the southern region of Israel. The challenge for caregivers aiding displaced individuals was unique-providing therapy while caring for their children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKidney Med
November 2024
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Rationale & Objective: Latinx individuals are more likely to start and remain receiving in-center hemodialysis, over home dialysis, than non-Latinx White individuals. The objective of our study was to understand the drivers of sustained in-center dialysis and deterrents of switching to home dialysis use for Latinx individuals receiving in-center dialysis.
Study Design: This qualitative study used semistructured one-on-one interviews.
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