scholarly journals The application of a conceptual framework to integrate oral health in childhood cancer care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupama Ivaturi ◽  
Rachana Seth ◽  
Harsh Priya
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care

scholarly journals Protecting Family Interests: An Interview Study with Foreign-Born Parents Struggling On in Childhood Cancer Care

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernilla Pergert ◽  
Solvig Ekblad ◽  
Olle Björk ◽  
Karin Enskär ◽  
Tom Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Classic Grounded Theory ◽  
The Common ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Sweden's population is gradually changing to become more multiethnic and diverse and that applies also for recipients of health care, including childhood cancer care. A holistic view on the sick child in the context of its family has always been a cornerstone in childhood cancer care in Sweden. The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge about the experiences and main concern of foreign-born parents in the context of paediatric cancer care. Interviews were performed with eleven foreign-born parents and data were analysed using a classic grounded theory approach. Foreign-born parents often feel in a position of powerless dependence, but family interests are protected in their approaches to interaction with healthcare staff, through cooperation, contesting, and reluctant resigning. Healthcare staff need to listen to foreign-born parents and deal with their concerns seriously to prevent powerless-dependence and work for trustful cooperation in the common fight against childhood cancer.

scholarly journals Development of a conceptual framework to improve sexual wellbeing communication in routine prostate cancer care

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
pp. 1150-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eilís McCaughan ◽  
Kader Parahoo ◽  
Carrie Flannagan ◽  
Roma Maguire ◽  
John Connaghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Sexual Wellbeing

scholarly journals Childhood cancer care in the Middle East, North Africa, and West/Central Asia: A snapshot across five countries from the POEM network

2020 ◽  
pp. 101727
Author(s):  
Maya Basbous ◽  
Mazin Al-Jadiry ◽  
Asim Belgaumi ◽  
Iyad Sultan ◽  
Alaa Al-Haddad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
West Central

An intervention study to test Locker’s conceptual framework of oral health in edentulous elders

Gerodontology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eijiro Yamaga ◽  
Yusuke Sato ◽  
Shunsuke Minakuchi
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Intervention Study

scholarly journals Access to WHO Essential Medicines for Childhood Cancer Care in Trinidad and Tobago: A Health System Analysis of Barriers and Enablers

2020 ◽  
pp. 67-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Tang ◽  
Curt Bodkyn ◽  
Sumit Gupta ◽  
Avram Denburg
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Essential Medicines ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Essential Medicines List ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Relevant Evidence ◽  
Context Specific

PURPOSE Improving access to essential medicines is necessary to reduce global mortality resulting from childhood cancer. However, there is a lack of context-specific data in many low- to middle-income countries on the determinants of access to essential childhood cancer medicines. We conducted a mixed-methods case study of the barriers to and enablers of access to WHO essential medicines for childhood cancer care in Trinidad and Tobago, in response to domestic calls for policy attention and reform. METHODS We interviewed stakeholders (N = 9) across the pharmaceutical supply system using a novel analytic framework and qualitative interview guide. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed with constant comparative methods to capture emergent themes. Quantitatively, we examined alignment of the national essential medicines list with the 2017 WHO Essential Medicines List for Children (EMLc). National buyer prices for EMLc cancer medicines were compared with median international prices, with calculation of median price ratios to assess procurement efficiency. RESULTS Principal barriers identified included a lack of data-driven procurement, low supplier incentive to engage in tenders, reactive rather than proactive processes in response to stockouts, and siloed information systems. Recurring themes of regionalization, standardization, and proactivity emerged as priorities for policy reform. Quantitative analysis of the national essential medicines list and median price ratios for procured medicines aligned with findings reported qualitatively. CONCLUSION Our study contributes to global efforts to improve childhood cancer care by identifying policy-relevant evidence on access to essential childhood cancer medicines and providing a model for future studies in other jurisdictions.

Ethnicity, Aging, and Oral Health Outcomes: A Conceptual Framework

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Andersen ◽  
P.L. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Oral Health Outcomes

An expanded version of Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization is used as the theoretical and analytical framework for the International Collaborative Study of Oral Health Outcomes (ICS-II). The conceptual framework for understanding determinants of oral health is based on a "systems" perspective. The framework posits that characteristics of the external environment, the dental care delivery system, and the personal characteristics of the population influence oral health behaviors. The expanded behavioral model conceptualizes health behaviors (oral hygiene practices and dental services utilization) as intermediate dependent variables, which in turn influence oral health outcomes (evaluated, perceived, patient satisfaction). The framework is presented with an increased focus on the effects of race-ethnicity and age cohort, the major exogenous variables used in this study for systematic assessment of the differences in the multitude of factors influencing oral health. The framework can be applied by policy analysts and health services managers to help describe, predict, and explain population-based health behaviors and health outcomes.

My child matters program: A UICC-sanofi-aventis partnership to improve pediatric cancer care in developing countries

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9526-9526 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Ribeiro ◽  
T. Eden ◽  
J. Hartford ◽  
J. Lemerle ◽  
I. Magrath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Outcome Analysis ◽  
Children With Cancer

9526 Background: Despite dramatic advances in curing childhood cancer in developed countries, most children with cancer live in low-income countries, where misdiagnosis, late diagnosis, lack of access to treatment and abandonment of treatment hinder progress. Methods: In 2004 the International Union against Cancer and sanofi-aventis initiated a campaign to improve childhood cancer care in developing countries through grants for local projects (up to 50,000 euros/year each), a survey of childhood cancer care (conducted by the public health consulting firm Sanisphere), and lobbying to increase political support. The projects focus on professional education, improved access to care, pain management, and psychosocial/educational support. Results: During 2006, 14 pilot projects in Bangladesh, Egypt, Honduras, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Vietnam were selected on the basis of feasibility, expected benefit, sustainability, and potential to serve as models. Only eight countries had pediatric hematology/oncology units, ranging from 20 (Tanzania) to 350 (Egypt) beds. These units manage 100 (Senegal) to 1,000 (Bangladesh) children with cancer per year (a small fraction of actual cases in these countries). One-year outcome analysis showed that various short-term objectives were met, including improved patient care infrastructure, public and professional education, earlier detection, improved access to care, the introduction of psychosocial support, decreased abandonment and better follow up. On the basis of these results, 12 additional projects have been funded in Bolivia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Peru and Romania. Conclusions: Relatively small investments, accompanied by external mentoring, can help build sustainable capacity for the diagnosis and care of children with cancer in selected institutions in developing countries. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

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