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Effects of individualized nurse-led care plans on olaparib treatment duration.

Am J Manag Care

January 2025

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Objective: To assess the effects of a nurse-led personalized care plan on the duration of olaparib therapy among patients with cancer.

Study Design: Cohort study conducted from January 2020 to June 2022.

Methods: Data from an independent specialty pharmacy were used to identify patients 18 years and older with at least 1 olaparib (Lynparza) prescription who were at high risk for olaparib nonadherence as assessed using a pharmacy intake survey.

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Background: This study aimed to explore factors affecting adherence to targeted therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma, focusing on the fear of adverse drug reactions.

Methods: This retrospective case-control study selected patients with renal cancer who received targeted therapy at our hospital from June 2021 to April 2023, categorising them based on their adherence to oral targeted drugs.

Results: Patients with good compliance reported significantly lower levels of fear related to disease progression and adverse drug reactions ( < 0.

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Original Research: Exploring the Use of Passive vs. Active Insulin Safety Pen Needle Devices in a Pediatric Population: A Feasibility Study.

Am J Nurs

January 2025

Brenna Frankish is the clinical learning programs coordinator at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, where Kristina Amplo is the campus education coordinator and Christina Calamaro is the director of nursing research and evidence-based practice for nursing and allied health. Rachael Townsend is the pediatric program manager at Wellstar Health System in Marietta, GA. Tonya Miller-Roberts is a clinical psychologist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, GA. Akane Fujimoto Wakabayashi is a graduate research assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. This study was supported through funding from Owen Mumford, Ltd, which also supplied the active safety pen needle devices used. Contact author: Brenna Frankish, . The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Background: Insulin pens are the mainstay of insulin delivery in the pediatric population, especially among patients unable to use an insulin pump. Safety pen needle (SPN) devices have been embraced by both nurses and patients because they limit the risks of needlestick injury and exposure to blood-borne pathogens. With the commonly used traditional passive SPN device, however, it can be difficult to observe that the dose has been accurately or fully administered.

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Purpose: The burden of cervical cancer in India is enormous, with more than 60,000 deaths being reported in 2020. The key intervention in the WHO's global strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer is to aim for the treatment and care of 90% of women diagnosed with cervical lesions. The current screen-and-treat approach as an option for resource-limited health care systems where screening of the cervix with visual inspection with acetic acid application (VIA) is followed by immediate ablative treatment by nurses in the case of a positive test.

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Background: Clients with substance use disorders (SUDs) have a substantial risk of developing Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The connection between SUD and DM stems from rapid cell damage, pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction, and glucose dysregulation due to increased oxidative stress and decreased antioxidant activity. This study aims to reduce the risk of T2DM among individuals undergoing SUD recovery treatments.

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