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How to Deal With Scanxiety: Mesothelioma Patients Share Their Top Tips Mesotheliomais an aggressive and rare cancer that can be hard to diagnose and harder to treat. In a June 2024 study onmesothelioma and mental health, patients reported scanxiety was the most stressful aspect of living with ...
Sometimes it's inadvertent: A patient who is impaired due to dementia or medication may say or do something sexually inappropriate. Sometimes it's intentional: A patient may badger a doctor for a date; grope a nurse; or become aggressive, insistent, and disturbing. Whatever the circumstances, ...
When this is the case, caregiving experts seem to agree that the best thing to do is go with the flow. Do not try to talk dementia patients out of a delusion. Validation is a good coping technique, because what the elder is seeing, hearing or experiencing is very real to them. ...
He may seem better, but let’s face it…he wouldn’t be referring to it as prison or saying he doesn’t understand why he can’t be at home. You didn’t go into details of what all was happening at home in your post…but if he was incontinen...
Employees who are being harassed should stand up for themselves, and speak directly with theirtoxic peeron what’s happening. But experts say they should also approach the conversation professionally to avoid fanning any flames. “When facing a rude, aggressive, or mean coworker, it’s important...
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain tumor with an extremely bad prognosis. Recurrence after treatment is a major problem with a survival rate for one year ranging about 39.7% [1]. Ideal outcomes are still difficult to be achieved despite the recent treatment combinations. The...
Sometimes patients become physically aggressive, becoming a danger to themselves and others. Physical and chemical restraints for these people has been widespread, and is being considered by theRoyal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. ...
We used a cross-sectional survey to compare the views of African-American and white adult primary care patients (N = 76) regarding the importance of various aspects of depression care. Patients were asked to rate the importance of 126 aspects of depression care (derived from attitudinal domains...
Life insurance is yet another challenge for people with lupus. Insurance companies don’t have specific life insurance plans that cover lupus, and so lupus patients are left to wade through pools of insurance plans to find a suitable option. ...