Guide to assessment scales in Parkinson's disease
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Pablo Martinez-Martin, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Maria Joao Forjaz, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri.
--London:
Springer Healthcare
, c2014.
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- Martinez-Martin, Pablo
- Responsibility
- Pablo Martinez-Martin, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Maria Joao Forjaz, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer Healthcare
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 96 pages)
- ISBN
- 9781907673887 (electronic bk.)
- 9781907673870
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Parkinson Disease - diagnosis
- Disability Evaluation
- Quality of Life
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Parkinson's disease - Diagnosis
- Neurology
- Quality of Life Research
- Contents
- Introduction -- Multi-domain scales -- Global severity assessments -- Movement disorders and disability scales -- Comprehensive non-motor symptoms assessments -- Non-motor disorders scales -- Mental aspects scales (cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms) -- Quality of life scales.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Health-related quality of life in cardiovascular patients
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Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Marek Klocek, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk ... [et al.], editors.
--Milan:
Springer
, c2013.
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A modern definition of health goes beyond the biological dimension to encompass human functionality and well-being. Quality of life is one of the most popular health-related concepts and simultaneously reflects several dimensions of individual health. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is taken to include physical, psychological, and social aspects of positive well-being as well as negative effects of illness, treatment, and infirmity. Quality of life outcomes are now considered an importan…
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- Kawecka-Jaszcz, Kalina
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- Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Marek Klocek, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk ... [et al.], editors
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 133 p.)
- ISBN
- 9788847027695
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - psychology
- Quality of Life
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cardiology
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life - Research
- Abstract
- A modern definition of health goes beyond the biological dimension to encompass human functionality and well-being. Quality of life is one of the most popular health-related concepts and simultaneously reflects several dimensions of individual health. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is taken to include physical, psychological, and social aspects of positive well-being as well as negative effects of illness, treatment, and infirmity. Quality of life outcomes are now considered an important indicator of the success of both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In this book, recognized experts discuss the findings of various studies, including their own, regarding HRQoL in patients with cardiovascular diseases. The impact of the newest forms of medical treatment on well-being is considered in patients with arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and stroke as well as in patients who have undergone interventional procedures or have implantable cardiac devices. By summarizing established facts and presenting new data, this book will be an invaluable source of information for all practitioners in the field.
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- Preface -- The genesis of health: Evolution of the Concept of Health-Related Quality of Life.-Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients -- Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.-Quality of Life in Patients after Coronary Interventional Treatment -- Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure -- Quality of Life in Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances -- Quality of Life in Patients with Implantable Cardiac Devices -- Quality of Life in After Stroke -- Appendix: Questionnaires Used for the Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases with Relevant References.
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- e-Book
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ICU resource allocation in the new millennium : will we say "no"?
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David W. Crippen, editor.
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Springer
, c2013.
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Intensive care medicine is one of the fastest growing services provided by hospitals and perhaps one of the most expensive. Yet in response to the global financial crisis of the last few years, healthcare funding is slowing or decreasing throughout the world. How we manage health care resources in the intensive care unit (ICU) now and in a future that promises only greater cost constraints is the subject of this book, the third in an informal series of volumes providing a global perspective on …
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- Crippen, David W
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- David W. Crippen, editor
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 351 p. : 11 ill., 9 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461438663
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Intensive Care Units - economics
- Critical Care - economics
- Critical Care - ethics
- Prognosis
- Resource Allocation - ethics
- Abstract
- Intensive care medicine is one of the fastest growing services provided by hospitals and perhaps one of the most expensive. Yet in response to the global financial crisis of the last few years, healthcare funding is slowing or decreasing throughout the world. How we manage health care resources in the intensive care unit (ICU) now and in a future that promises only greater cost constraints is the subject of this book, the third in an informal series of volumes providing a global perspective on difficult issues arising in the ICU. Leading healthcare experts, including critical care physicians, critical care nurses, ethicists, and attorneys, provide snapshots of current ICU resource allocation in 12 developed countries on which other experts then draw to analyze resource allocation and consumer demand at the level of the global medical village. The process is repeated with an eye toward the future that takes into account initiatives and reforms now underway. A fictional healthcare plan, the "Fair & Equitable Healthcare Plan," is put forth to address weaknesses in existing approaches, and healthcare experts and ethicists are invited to respond to its often provocative provisions. Structured as a dialogue, the book is a great starting point for serious discussion about the looming issue of ICU healthcare resource allocation.
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- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I. Contrasts in Global Health Care Resource Allocation -- 1. Australia: Where Have We Been? -- 2. Brazil: Where Have We Been? -- 3. Canada: Where Have We Been? -- 4. Germany: Where Have We Been? -- 5. India: Where Have We Been? -- 6. Israel: Where Have We Been? -- 7. Italy: Where Have We Been? -- 8. The Netherlands: Where Have We Been? -- 9. New Zealand: Where Have We Been? -- 10. South Africa: Where Have We Been? -- 11. United Kingdom: Where Have We Been? -- 12. United States, Private Practice: Where Have We Been? -- 13. United States, Academic Medicine: Where Have We Been? -- 14. Australia: Where Are We Going? -- 15. Brazil: Where Are We Going? -- 16. Canada: Where Are We Going? -- 17. Germany: Where Are We Going? -- 18. India: Where Are We Going? -- 19. Italy: Where Are We Going? -- 20. The Netherlands: Where Are We Going? -- 21. New Zealand: Where Are We Going? -- 22. South Africa: Where Are We Going? -- 23. United Kingdom: Where Are We Going? -- 24. United States, Private Practice: Where Are We Going? -- 25. United States, Academic Medicine: Where Are We Going? -- 26. Analysis of the Demand for Health Care in the Global Medical Village -- 27. First Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions -- 28. Second Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions -- 29. Third Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions -- 30. Fourth Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions -- Part II. The Fair and Equitable Health Care Act -- 31. The Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA) -- 32. First Critique of the Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA) -- 33. Fixing the Foundation of Critical Care at the End-stage of Life -- 34. Third Critique of the Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA) -- Part III. Legal and Nursing Viewpoints -- 35. Medical Judgment Versus Capitulation -- 36. Nursing Aspects of Inappropriate Patient Care -- Part IV. Conclusions -- 37. Where Is "Universal" Health Care Headed in the Global Village? -- 38. The New Shape Of Intensive Care In The United States -- 39. Health Care in the Year 2050 -- Afterword -- Index.
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