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The multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) for the prognostic stratification of older inpatients with COVID-19: A multicenter prospective observatio…
2021
Background: The topic of prognosis in COVID-19 research may be important in adopting appropriate clinical decisions. Multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) is a frailty assessment tool widely used for stratifying prognosis in older people, but data regarding inpatients, affected by COVID-19, are not available. Objectives: To evaluate whether MPI can predict in-hospital mortality and the admission to intensive care unit (ICU) in older inpatients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection. Methods: In this longitudinal, Italian, multi-center study, older patients with COVID-19 were included. MPI was calculated using eight different domains typical of comprehensive geriatric assessment and categoriz…
Effect of a social intervention of choice vs. control on depressive symptoms, melancholy, feeling of loneliness, and perceived togetherness in older …
2016
Objectives: This study examined effects of a social intervention on depressive symptoms, melancholy, loneliness, and perceived togetherness in community-dwelling Finnish older people. Method: Promotion of mental well-being in older people (GoodMood; ISRCTN78426775) was a single-blinded randomized control trial lasting 1.5 years. Two hundred and twenty-three persons aged 75–79 years reporting symptoms of loneliness or melancholy were randomized into intervention and control groups. The intervention group was allowed to choose among supervised exercise, social activity, or personal counseling. Follow-up measurements were conducted at the end of 6-month intervention, and at 3, 6, and 12 months…
Opposite Ends: widows' narratives of contemporary late life
2020
The life course perspective frames this study of contemporary late life. Thematic narrative analysis is employed to analyse the stories of 16 Finnish widows aged 79–89 years (Moving in Old Age: Transitions in Housing and Care research project) in order to explore the experiences related to growing old. The results indicate two kinds of narratives: nostalgic reminiscences about a happy past are typical of the retiring to solitude story, characterised by experiences of life nearing its end and of letting go; and those inclined towards the keeping up narrative are still seeking new experiences and playing active roles in everyday life. Both kinds of stories encompass well-being, in spite of…
The Importance of the Nurse’s Role in the Management of Complex Diabetic Outpatients: It is the Time to Manage Patient’s Multidimensions
2018
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in 2015
2016
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Photography in Arts-Based Educational Research
2021
[Resumen] Este artículo analiza el uso de la fotografía como artefacto y documentación pedagógica de la investigación educativa basada en las artes. Su puesta en práctica se materializa a través del proyecto colaborativo “Maneras de hacer mundos”, entre dos universidades españolas. Este ahonda en los discursos docentes, sus metodologías y su pensamiento a través de acciones performativas mediante el uso de la fotografía. Dichas acciones constituyen una manera de subvertir el aula y reflexionar sobre ella, sobre todo, al centrarnos en la formación inicial del profesorado en artes visuales. Los resultados de las acciones permiten visualizar los espacios de reflexión y análisis que los partici…
Aortic valve stenosis: Treatments options in elderly high-risk patients
2016
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sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 – Supplemental material for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and loc…
2021
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and local authorities: A preliminary contribution of big data by Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, Daniel Weisz, Jonathan Cottenet and Catherine Quantin in Palliative Medicine
sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 – Supplemental material for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and loc…
2021
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pmj-10.1177_02692163211019299 for Variation in end-of-life care and hospital palliative care among hospitals and local authorities: A preliminary contribution of big data by Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, Daniel Weisz, Jonathan Cottenet and Catherine Quantin in Palliative Medicine
818299_supp_mat_ – Supplemental material for Assessing quality of care for the dying from the bereaved relatives’ perspective: Using pre-testing surv…
2019
Supplemental material, 818299_supp_mat_ for Assessing quality of care for the dying from the bereaved relatives’ perspective: Using pre-testing survey methods across seven countries to develop an international outcome measure by Catriona Rachel Mayland, Christina Gerlach, Katrin Sigurdardottir, Marit Irene Tuen Hansen, Wojciech Leppert, Andrzej Stachowiak, Maria Krajewska, Eduardo Garcia-Yanneo, Vilma Adriana Tripodoro, Gabriel Goldraij, Martin Weber, Lair Zambon, Juliana Nalin Passarini, Ivete Bredda Saad, John Ellershaw and Dagny Faksvåg Haugen in Palliative Medicine