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Stages of change for the component behaviors of advance care planning. |
Fried TR, Redding CA, Robbins ML, Paiva A, O'Leary JR, Iannone L. |
Stages of Change for Component Behaviors of Advance Care Planning Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is a process requiring a series of separate behaviors.1 Can measurement of these behaviors ... |
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Cancer patients' roles in treatment decisions: do characteristics of the decision influence roles? |
Keating NL, Beth Landrum M, Arora NK, et al. |
Variation in Cancer Patients' Roles in Treatment Decisions Background: Patients who more actively participate in their healthcare have greater satisfaction with care and possibly have better health o... |
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A randomized clinical trial on preventing pressure ulcers with wheelchair seat cushions. |
Brienza D, Kelsey S, Karg P, et al. |
Preventing Pressure Ulcers with Wheelchair Cushions Background: Occurring in an estimated 2% to 24% of nursing home (NH) residents,1 pressure ulcers are associated with poorer quality of life, functi... |
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Sleep duration and mortality according to health status in older adults. |
Mesas AE, Lopez-Garcia E, Leon-Munoz LM, Guallar-Castillon P, Rodriguez-Artalejo F. |
Sleep Duration and Mortality in Older Adults Background: Both short and long sleepers are at increased risk of all-cause mortality;1 this association may be due to health disorders that influence bot... |
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Caregiver symptom burden: the risk of caring for an underserved patient with advanced cancer. |
Palos GR, Mendoza TR, Liao KP, et al. |
Caregiver Symptom Burden Among Underserved Cancer Populations Background: Physical and psychological health of cancer patients' caregivers is a public health concern; outcomes for caregivers to under... |
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