... decision making palliative care in surgery infective endocarditis end-of-life decision making communication strategies surgical education about palliative care Infective endocarditis (IE) is a common complication in intravenous drug users, associated with high morbidity and mortality [ 1 ]. One in 10...

... percentage (12.9%) returned them to medicine take-back facilities. We found that there was a positive correlation between returning unused medicines and knowing how to dispose of them properly [(r(29) = 0.50, P = .006)]. However, actual disposal practice did not correlate with knowing about...

...Andrew Sneddon Ambition: Chad is about to appear on television as a political commentator. The President is embroiled in a scandal. The evidence against the President is well known and very clear: he did it. Nevertheless, the President is fighting the allegations, and he values those who...

... Journals Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights ) Abstract Background Concerns about falling (CaF) are common in older people and can lead to avoidance of activities, social isolation and reduced physical function. However, there is limited knowledge about...

... for analysis were twofold. First, Quora has established itself as the leading question-and-answer website. Its massive user base—as of March 2023, more than 300 million unique users visit Quora every month ( Ruby, 2023 )—provides a vast pool of data for exploring attitudes, beliefs, and concerns about growing...

...Sofia Hiltner; Erin A Cech Yet, understandings of economic inequality may not be the only beliefs about inequality shaped by economic mobility. We contend that upward and downward mobility may also impact how people understand the operation and legitimacy of social hierarchies more...

... assessed were the dimensions of sexual function and frequency from the Relationship and Sexuality Scale and communication about sexuality with healthcare providers. Results Out of 1350 participating women, 60.2% experienced a decrease in sexual desire, 61.4% reported a lower frequency of intercourse...

... merely symbolic) Jewish lineage. Also, I consider Brontë’s portrayal of Bertha in relation to gender-specific tropes about Jews, which were familiar to Brontë and her Victorian readers. Furthermore, I discuss the sociopolitical zeitgeist during Brontë’s formative years and in the period in which she...

... is in danger of falling (fear), followed by worrisome thoughts about injuries that one may sustain if they were to fall (anxiety). Anxiety can also occur in the absence of an immediate postural threat. For instance, someone may be safe at home, but then imagine what would happen if they were...

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...://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact [email protected] fear-of-falling concerns-about-falling Falls Efficacy Scale International...

... Abstract Background People living with multimorbidity may hold complex beliefs about medicines, potentially influencing adherence. Polynomial regression offers a novel approach to examining the multidimensional relationship between medication beliefs and adherence, overcoming limitations associated...

... Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire, scores for work productivity and activity impairment were assessed over 2 years together with the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire and a variety of demographic and clinical variables. Results At baseline patients had a mean age of 56.4 years...

.../funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) Abstract Background Sexual dysfunctional beliefs are known to be negative predictors of women’s sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction, but little is known about the role that beliefs about sexual functioning play in women’s sexual functioning and sexual...

...-traumatic stress disorder) but rather, on the most coherent conception of moral injury, PTSD is (in effect) a species of moral injury. In doing so, I make use of the notion of caring deeply about something or someone worthy of being cared deeply about. Second, I consider so-called “dirty hands” actions...

... Check-All-That-Apply Just-About-Right sorghum teff yacon Autoimmune and chronic inflammatory enteropathic disease, better known as celiac disease (CD), is diagnosed as gluten intolerance due to an immune disorder of the small intestine that develops in genetically predisposed individuals (Green...

... patients receiving placebo treatment would have experienced symptoms regardless of any placebo administration. In addition, little is known about nocebo mechanisms or psychological characteristics that distinguish between high and low nocebo responders [ 20 , 22 ]. There is growing evidence...

.../licenses/by/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Deflationism about truth describes truth as a logical notion. In the present paper, I explore the implication of the alleged logicality of truth from...

... challenge to externalist representationalism. colour representationalism about consciousness phenomenal content externalism hallucination (Gow’s Thesis) The property represented by an experience token is determined by the external property by which the token in question is actually caused. To set...

... response is “yes.” However, to date, philosophers have often struggled to justify this idea—known as the “specialness thesis about health care” or STHC. In this article, I offer a new justification of STHC, one I take to be immune from objections that have undercut other defenses. Notably, unlike previous...