Therapeutic use of play in hospitals. Play for most hospitalized children centers around self and stressful situations as perceived by the child and is restricted in terms of what the environment and physical limitations of the child present. Play can be a tool to understand... IJ D'Antonio -...
In 1972, a British charity, Relaxation for Living, was established “to promote the teaching of physical relaxation, to combat stress, strain, anxiety and the tension of modern life, and to reduce fatigue”. This article explores the origins and developm
Frances Archer (1855–1926), wife of play- wright William Archer (1856–1924), was largely responsible for introducing Call's methods in the British context after learning relaxation exercises directly from her in Massachusetts. Before the First World War, Archer established a "Nerve Training ...
40 Considered a nursing intervention, it is used by nurses in at least 80 hospitals in North America,33 often without the permission or even knowledge of attending physicians.41-43 The policies and procedures books of some institutions recognize TT,44 and it is the only treatment for the "...
It is particularly important to avoid transmission of infection to high risk infants and children in hospital with other comorbidities who are at increased risk of severe disease and increased mortality from nosocomially acquired respiratory viral infection. In hospitals visitors with symptoms of viral ...
The application of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in the management of hematological malignancies has emerged as a noteworthy therapeutic breakthrough. Nevertheless, the utilization and effectiveness of CAR-T cell therapy in solid tumors are sti
For example, children living in racially segregated communities are prone to develop obesity due to barriers to accessing high-quality, nutritious food and poor walkability. Interestingly, health inequalities in nutrition and obesity correlate significantly with the racial and ethnic disparities associated ...
Therefore, we evaluated the diagnostic efficacy of these methods for the purpose of screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.This randomized, controlled trial, open-labeled, took place across the seven participating hospitals. Patients at high risk for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) ...
that resistance training would require bulky and expensive exercisers, and neither those nor the rooms for them are available in hospitals or nursing homes. Fourth, medical staff are already overworked, and it will be generally difficult to find additional staff. Fifth, thresholds for patients are...
Ever present hurdles for the discovery of new drugs for cancer therapy have necessitated the development of the alternative strategy of drug repurposing, the development of old drugs for new therapeutic purposes. This strategy with a cost-effective way o