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Ann Hematol
January 2025
Mission Nationale Surveillance et Prévention des Infections Associées aux Dispositifs Invasifs (SPIADI), Centre d'Appui pour la Prévention des Infections Associées aux Soins en région Centre val de Loire, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Hôpital Bretonneau, Tours, France.
Hematology patients require central venous catheters for cancer treatment and nutrition, which increases their risk of intravascular device-associated bacteremia. In the absence of recent data, we investigated intravascular device-associated bacteremia in this specific context. A three-month surveillance was conducted annually in 27 hematology wards, using a protocol derived from the HAI-Net ICU ECDC protocol (2020-2024).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatient Prefer Adherence
December 2024
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
Background: As the global population ages, there is increasing pressure on health systems to provide high-quality and cost-effective care for this growing segment of the population. Reablement, primarily a strategic home-based rehabilitation approach, has been demonstrated to be a cost-effective, multidisciplinary, holistic, and person-centred approach to maintaining functional independence as one ages. Given that care delivery in the home setting for older persons is complex, a key feature of effective implementation of reablement is the integration of a multidisciplinary team.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth Info Libr J
December 2024
Library and Knowledge Service, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
Introduction: Although thematic analysis of health librarianship (HL) presentations at conferences in the USA exists, no similar research has been reported focused on HL at UK conferences.
Objectives: To determine trends in HL conference presentations from 2017 to 2022 at three UK-based HL conferences and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) conferences.
Methods: Thematic analysis of conference programmes obtained from websites, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine and conference organisers.
BMC Med Ethics
November 2024
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University (www.najah.edu), Box 7, 707, Nablus, Palestine.
Background And Aim: Promoting ethical medical practices and preserving human rights principles require an understanding of patient rights. Studies show varying awareness levels among patients regarding their rights. This study aims to assess the level of awareness among patients in Palestine about their rights and the compliance of healthcare professionals.
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November 2024
Queen Mary University of London Wolfston Institution of Population Health-Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Yvonne Carter House, London E1 2AD, UK.
Introduction: People from minoritised ethnic groups are diagnosed with dementia later in the disease. We explored pathways that may determine the timing of diagnoses in a UK ethnically diverse, urban area.
Methods: We conducted 61 semi-structured interviews: 10 community-dwelling older people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds with diagnosed and undiagnosed dementia (mean age = 72 years; males = 5/10), 30 family members (51; 10/30), 16 health or social care professionals (42; 3/15), 3 paid carers and 2 interpreters for people with dementia.
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