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An intervention using quality of life and symptom information as a clinical tool in patients with advanced cancer
(International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science (IJIRMS), 2019-09-07)
The Schedule for Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life-Direct Weighting (SEIQoL-DW) recognizes the individuals’ values with no pre-judgement. The objective of this study was to determine if clinician awareness and ...
A guide to selecting a measurement tool for quality of life assessment
(Medical and Clinical Research, 2019-05-07)
Modern approaches to patient treatment and personalized medicine increasingly recognize the importance of the patient’s quality
of life outcome. The art of assessing and using quality of life information in routine practice ...
Exploring the innate human potential for positive adaptation in the ace of impending mortality: Is there a response shift in subjective quality of life over time in a group of patients with lung cancer receiving palliative treatment?
(International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science, 2020-05-06)
Traditionally changes in quality of life (QoL) are assessed using self report questionnaires. They rely on the assumption that the patient’s point of reference does not change over time. However in reality patients with ...
PhycoCanopy: An R Shiny tool for exploring primary production in macroalgal canopies
(Wiley, 2022-03-16)
1. Macroalgal canopies are considered important for coastal food webs and may have a role in carbon sequestration. Until recently, measures of canopy photosynthesis have been relatively rare, and simulations have sometimes ...
Child, parent or family? Applying a systemic lens to the conceptualisations of Family Support in Europe
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-11-19)
This paper considers how Family Support is conceptualised in the European context with respect to its primary beneficiaries. The central question considers the focus of concern in a child welfare system and what it means ...
Phylogenetic, species richness and logistic influences on the biodiscovery process in Cnidaria
(Frontiers Media, 2022-12-15)
The extent to which any particular taxon supplies novel natural products depends on biological and evolutionary differences, and on decisions made by (or constraints on) biodiscovery scientists. The influences of different ...
Why older rural women in Ireland want to work: it's not all about the money
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-11-15)
This paper extends our understanding of employment and gendered rural ageing by examining the latent benefits of paid work for mid-life women in rural Ireland. Existing social gerontology literature deals extensively with ...
Towards an integrative approach for making sense distinctions
(Frontiers Media, 2022-02-07)
Word senses are the fundamental unit of description in lexicography, yet it is rarely the case that different dictionaries reach any agreement on the number and definition of senses in a language. With the recent rise in ...
Protective support and supportive protection: Critical reflections on safe practice and safety in supervision
(MDPI, 2022-07-18)
This paper was based on a framework for practice and supervision based on `protective-support and supportive-protection¿ (PS-SP) that can be used to discuss and plan for practice in a way that maximises the capacity of ...
Children’s participation in practice: comparing the views of managers and practitioners in an early intervention and prevention programme
(Emerald, 2022-03-17)
Purpose
Participation is the active involvement of children and young people in decision-making regarding issues that affect their lives. It is crucial in the context of child protection and welfare systems and how they ...