Search results for "medical care"
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HCV: the best cure possible or the best possible cure?
2015
Progress in medicine goes along with an exponential growth of the cost of drugs and devices. While any person has the right to obtain the best possible benefit from medical care, a state needs to strike a balance between granting the optimal personal benefit to each individual and the needs of the society as a whole. Health systems in all countries therefore are facing a huge problem of distributive justice, as while they should guarantee individual rights, among which the right to health in its broader sense, including physical, psychological and social well-being (therefore not limited to healing, but extending to compliance and quality of life), they must also grant equal access to the h…
Emergencies in patients with advanced cancer followed at home.
2012
Abstract CONTEXT: Patients with advanced cancer stay at home for most of their time, and acute problems may occur during home care. Caregivers may call medical services for an emergency, which can result in patients being admitted to the hospital. No data exist on emergencies in patients followed by a home care team. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this multicenter prospective study was to assess the frequency, reasons for, and subsequent course of emergency calls for patients followed at home by a palliative care team. METHODS: A consecutive sample of patients admitted to home care programs was surveyed for a period of seven months. Epidemiological data, and characteristics of emergency calls and o…
Medical Support for Children During Mass Gatherings
2001
Eating disorders and primary care: The challenge of new technologies
2014
a Servicio de Psiquiatria, Hospital Miguel Servet, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Aragones de Ciencias de la Salud, Zaragoza, Espana b Departamento de Psicologia Basica, Clinica y Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Espana c Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluacion y Tratamientos Psicologicos, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Espana d Red de Investigacion en Atencion Primaria (RD12/0007), Instituto Carlos III, Espana e CIBER Fisiopatologia, Obesidad y Nutricion (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Espana
Ethische Entscheidungen am Lebensende - Kenntnisstand und Einstellungen Medizinstudierender
2004
Hintergrund und Fragestellung: Arzte werden haufig mit ethischen und rechtlichen Fragestellungen am Ende des Lebens konfrontiert. In dieser Studie wurden Medizinstudierende in Mainz und Berlin zu Kenntnissen der Richtlinien der Bundesarztekammer (BAK) zur Sterbebegleitung, zur moralischen Haltung und rechtlichen Einschatzung bei der Begrenzung medizinischer Masnahmen sowie zur Beurteilung der medizinischen Ausbildung im Hinblick auf diese Fragestellungen befragt. Methodik: 569 Studierende am Fachbereich Medizin der Universitat Mainz im 1. und 4. klinischen Semester und im 3. Tertial des Praktischen Jahres (PJ) sowie im 5. Studienjahr an der Berliner Charite erhielten einen Fragebogen zu eth…
Aesthetic perception of single implants placed in the anterior zone. A cross-sectional study
2016
Background: Several aesthetic indexes have been described to assess implant aesthetics. The aim of this study was to compare the aesthetic assessment made by dental professionals and students of single-tooth implants placed in the upper incisors. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey study using a subjective questionnaire to assess the aesthetics in 3 implant supported single-tooth cases in the anterior maxilla was performed. The interviewed subjects were divided into 4 groups: dentists with experience in implant treatment, dentists without experience in implants and 3rd and 5th year dental students. The questionnaire consisted of 2 visual analogue scales (VAS) to evaluate aestheti…
Physical Activity Among Children With Congenital Heart Defects in Germany: A Nationwide Survey
2020
Objective: In children with congenital heart defects (CHD), a sedentary lifestyle should be avoided and usually WHO recommendations on physical activity (PA) are supposed to be followed. In order to obtain representative data of the actual amount of PA (and potential influencing factors) in children with CHD we performed a nationwide online survey.Methods: All patients aged 6–17 years registered in the German National Register for CHD were contacted by email and asked to participate in the survey using the comprehensive questionnaire of the “Motorik-Modul” from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS), thus allowing the comparison with a repres…
Survey of midwives' knowledge of caries prevention in perinatal care.
2014
Purpose To assess midwives' knowledge about oral health and early caries prevention during perinatal care for mothers and babies. Study design and methods A survey developed by the investigators was conducted among midwives to assess their knowledge about caries etiology, their attitude toward their role in early caries prevention, and prophylactic measures recommended during pregnancy, and after birth, for their babies. Self-administered questionnaires were sent to 180 midwives in hospitals and 323 midwives from a midwives' association in Hesse, Germany. Results Response rates were 46% (83/180) and 56% (181/323); a total of 264 questionnaires were evaluated. Most midwives were familiar wit…
Cost-effectiveness of a Telemedicine-based Coagulation Service versus Routine Medical Care for the Management of Patients Receiving Vitamin K-antagon…
2019
Vivere con una deturpazione fisica: conseguenze psicologiche e strategie di adattamento.
2013
Subjects with a congenital or acquired physical disfigurement have to cope with specific challenges related to self-perception and social relationships. Research into the objective severity of disfigurement and the quality of the subject’s psychosocial regulation revealed a non-linear and non-univocal correlation between these two variables. This review analyses factors that influence adjustment in cases of disfigurement: personal history, phase of life cycle, social support and coping strategies. From a clinical perspective it is stressed how attention to the psychological dimension increases the effectiveness of different types of psychological, educational and medical intervention.