Understanding the assessment of the will to die and its link with hastened death requests: Findings from a systematic review.
European Psychologist, Vol 29(1), 2024, 43-54; doi:10.1027/1016-9040/a000522Understanding the will to die in patients with a serious and incurable disease is essential due to its complexity and potential connection with requests for hastened death. This systematic review aimed to identify any new assessment tools developed since 2016 to evaluate the will to die and determine if there is a relationship with the growing legalization of hastened death processes. The review followed the PRISMA guidelines, and out of 1,588 initially identified studies, 33 were selected for analysis. Within this review, 12 assessment tools were ...
Source: European Psychologist - April 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
So much for plain language: An analysis of the accessibility of U.S. federal laws over time.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Vol 153(5), May 2024, 1153-1164; doi:10.1037/xge0001572Over the last 50 years, there have been efforts on behalf of the U.S. government to simplify legal documents for society at large. However, there has been no systematic evaluation of how effective these efforts—collectively referred to as the “plain-language movement”—have been. Here we report the results of a large-scale longitudinal corpus analysis (n ≈ 225 million words), in which we compared every law passed by congress with a comparably sized sample of English texts from four different baseline genres publishe...
Source: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General - April 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Opportunistic screening in the emergency department
Smoking cessation is currently topical with recent government announcements regarding restricting the sale of disposable vapes and a consultation on raising the legal age of buying tobacco from 18 years, so that anyone born after a certain year will never be able to buy cigarettes legally. This edition of the EMJ contains a randomised controlled multicentre trial of smoking cessation initiated in the emergency department (ED).1 The intervention group received brief smoking cessation advice as well as provision of an e-cigarette starter kit and referral to the local stop smoking services, while the control group received ad...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - April 22, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: France, J. Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Geographic disparities in telemedicine mental health use by applying three way ANOVA on Medicaid claims population data
Utilization of telemedicine care for vulnerable and low income populations, especially individuals with mental health conditions, is not well understood. The goal is to describe the utilization and regional di... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Benjamin Ukert, Mark Lawley and Hye-Chung Kum Tags: Research Source Type: research
p53 immunohistochemistry as an ancillary tool for rapid assessment of residual disease in TP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that p53 IHC can be used as a rapid tool (within 24 hours) to aid in the detection of residual disease that may complement MRD-FC or NGS in cases in which the flow cytometry immunophenotype is equivocal and/or the bone marrow aspirate is suboptimal.PMID:38643353 | DOI:10.1093/ajcp/aqae034 (Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - April 21, 2024 Category: Pathology Authors: Nivaz Brar Lauren Lawrence Eula Fung James L Zehnder Peter L Greenberg Gabriel N Mannis Tian Y Zhang Dita Gratzinger Jean Oak Oscar Silva Jason Kurzer Brent Tan Joshua R Menke Sebastian Fernandez-Pol Source Type: research
Advocate from Home for Medicare Payment Reform on Capitol Hill
As ACR leaders and volunteers visit Capitol Hill to advocate for stabilizing Medicare physician payment rates, you can join the effort from anywhere. Send your lawmakers a message today through the Legislative Action Center. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - April 21, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: Legislation & Advocacy Advocacy Leadership Conference Source Type: research
Evolution of endosymbiosis-mediated nuclear calcium signaling in land plants
Curr Biol. 2024 Apr 15:S0960-9822(24)00403-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.063. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe ability of fungi to establish mycorrhizal associations with plants and enhance the acquisition of mineral nutrients stands out as a key feature of terrestrial life. Evidence indicates that arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) association is a trait present in the common ancestor of land plants,1,2,3,4 suggesting that AM symbiosis was an important adaptation for plants in terrestrial environments.5 The activation of nuclear calcium signaling in roots is essential for AM within flowering plants.6 Given that the earliest lan...
Source: Current Biology - April 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Anson H C Lam Aisling Cooke Hannah Wright David M Lawson Myriam Charpentier Source Type: research
Shared risk and shared responsibility: the ethics of male contraceptives
ConclusionsThis updated framework more fully captures the complexity of this novel technology and may be of use to regulatory and legal agencies grappling with an intervention that poses medical risks to the member of the relationship who does not face risks of becoming pregnant. (Source: Andrology)
Source: Andrology - April 20, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Georgina D. Campelia,
Eli Y. Adashi,
John K. Amory Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research
End-of-life care in Germany between 2016 and 2020 – A repeated cross-sectional analysis of statutory health insurance data
The Hospice and Palliative Care Act of 2015 aimed at developing and regulating the provision of palliative care (PC) services in Germany. As a result of the legal changes, people with incurable diseases should... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 20, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Katharina van Baal, Melissa Hemmerling, Jona Theodor Stahmeyer, Stephanie Stiel and Kambiz Afshar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association between hip muscle strength/function and hip cartilage defects in sub-elite football players with hip/groin pain.
To explore associations between hip muscle strength and cartilage defects (presence and severity) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in young adults with hip/groin pain participating in sub-elite football. (Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage)
Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - April 20, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: SL Coburn, KM Crossley, JL Kemp, F Gassert, J Luitjens, SJ Warden, AG Culvenor, MJ Scholes, MG King, P Lawrenson, T Link, JJ Heerey Source Type: research
Cancers, Vol. 16, Pages 1577: National Experiences from 30 Years of Provider-Mediated Cascade Testing in Lynch Syndrome Families & mdash;The Danish Model
In conclusion, the Danish model combining family- and provider-mediated contact can increase the effect of cascade genetic testing. (Source: Cancers)
Source: Cancers - April 20, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lars Joachim Lindberg Karin A. W. Wadt Christina Therkildsen Helle Vendel Petersen Tags: Article Source Type: research
The challenges of research data management in cardiovascular science: a DGK and DZHK position paper —executive summary
AbstractThe sharing and documentation of cardiovascular research data are essential for efficient use and reuse of data, thereby aiding scientific transparency, accelerating the progress of cardiovascular research and healthcare, and contributing to the reproducibility of research results. However, challenges remain. This position paper, written on behalf of and approved by the German Cardiac Society and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, summarizes our current understanding of the challenges in cardiovascular research data management (RDM). These challenges include lack of time, awareness, incentives, and funding ...
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - April 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Effect of Isocaloric, Time-Restricted Eating on Body Weight in Adults With Obesity : A Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSION: In the setting of isocaloric eating, TRE did not decrease weight or improve glucose homeostasis relative to a UEP, suggesting that any effects of TRE on weight in prior studies may be due to reductions in caloric intake.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: American Heart Association.PMID:38639542 | DOI:10.7326/M23-3132 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 19, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Nisa M Maruthur Scott J Pilla Karen White Beiwen Wu May Thu Thu Maw Daisy Duan Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran Di Zhao Jeanne Charleston Courtney M Peterson Ryan J Dougherty Jennifer A Schrack Lawrence J Appel Eliseo Guallar Jeanne M Clark Source Type: research
Assessing Clinician Utilization of Next-Generation Antibiotics Against Resistant Gram-Negative Infections in U.S. Hospitals : A Retrospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSION: Despite FDA approval of 7 next-generation gram-negative antibiotics between 2014 and 2019, clinicians still frequently treat resistant gram-negative infections with older, generic antibiotics with suboptimal safety-efficacy profiles. Future antibiotics with innovative mechanisms targeting untapped pathogen niches, widely available susceptibility testing, and evidence demonstrating improved outcomes in resistant infections might enhance utilization.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration; NIH Intramural Research Program.PMID:38639548 | DOI:10.7326/M23-2309 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 19, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Jeffrey R Strich Ahmed Mishuk Guoqing Diao Alexander Lawandi Willy Li Cumhur Y Demirkale Ahmed Babiker Alex Mancera Bruce J Swihart Morgan Walker Christina Yek Maniraj Neupane Nathaniel De Jonge Sarah Warner Sameer S Kadri National Institutes of Health An Source Type: research
Nationally standardized broad consent in practice: initial experiences, current developments, and critical assessment
DISCUSSION: The introduction of the MII consent documents at the university hospitals creates a uniform legal basis for the secondary use of patient data. However, the comprehensive implementation within the sites remains challenging. Therefore, minimum requirements for patient information and supplementary recommendations for best practice must be developed. The further development of the national legal framework for research will not render the participation and transparency mechanisms developed here obsolete.PMID:38639817 | DOI:10.1007/s00103-024-03878-6 (Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz)
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - April 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sven Zenker Daniel Strech Roland Jahns Gabriele M üller Fabian Prasser Christoph Schickhardt Georg Schmidt Sebastian C Semler Eva Winkler Johannes Drepper Source Type: research
