Assisted feeding techniques in hospitalised felines

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
Kirsty Crouch
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Nutritional Requirements ◽  
Important Family ◽  
Family And Household ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Feeding Techniques

Both dogs and cats continue to be important family and household members. However, because felines are obligate carnivores, they have complicated, and unique nutritional requirements compared with their canine counterparts. These nutritional demands can become even more of a challenge when they are placed in a stressful or hospital environment.

The Death of Charlotte Bloomfield in 1828: Family Roles in an Evangelical Household

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 354-365
Author(s):  
Anthony Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Family Crisis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family And Household ◽  
Small Collection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Household Members ◽  
At Home

A small collection of family papers provides intimate and illuminating material on the illness and death of a much-loved teenager. Charlotte Bloomfield was the daughter of Lord Benjamin Bloomfield, confidant of the Prince Regent and from 1823 British ambassador at Stockholm. In 1825 Bloomfield had Charlotte painted with pretty golden curls by the fashionable miniaturist Anne Mee (Fig. 1). She holds her pet rabbit. Her story has rich resonances for the study of the evangelical household. This essay explores how a lingering death of this kind could produce a family crisis, which was in effect a test of faith. The case is also interesting in terms of the history of the medical treatment of children at home. Moreover, it shows how memorialization of such a death sustained the evangelical piety of the family in the decades that followed. This account gives particular attention to the particular roles and responsibilities of family and household members.

Commentary on Parenteral Nutrition

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-552
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Nutritional Support ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Gastrointestinal Disease ◽  
Nutritional Requirements ◽  
Strict Adherence ◽  
Special Support ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Crystalline Amino Acids ◽  
Feeding Techniques

Nutritional requirements of young infants, both premature and full-term, can be met better by recognizing the absorptive and digestive limitations present. When gastrointestinal disease is superimposed on an immature digestive system, special support frequently is needed to maintain adequate growth. This support can be offered as parenteral nutrition or with specialized enteral feeding techniques and formulations. Because parenteral solutions are formulated to provide complete nutritional support, they may be used for short as well as extended periods of time. Recommendations for use include: 1. Careful catheter placement and confirmation of position by roentgenogram; strict adherence to aseptic techniques and established guidelines of catheter care; and laboratory and clinical monitoring of patients for intolerance. 2. Protein, in the form of crystalline amino acids, should be provided at a rate of 2 to 3 g/kg/d. The concentration of carbohydrate, as glucose (dextrose), should be advanced in a methodical manner to ensure tolerance.

A single-item measure of childhood relationship quality and association with adult health and health behaviours

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482110224
Author(s):  
Gudmundur Love ◽  
Asgeir R. Helgason ◽  
Alfgeir L. Kristjansson
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Single Item ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Family And Household ◽  
Household Members

Aims: Adverse childhood experiences are known to relate positively to various health risks and adverse health behaviour in adult life, although the precise mechanisms are still debated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a single-item measure of the quality of childhood relationships with family and household members might show a similar association. Methods: We measured the overall quality of relationships with family and household members during the first 18 years of life. A one-dimensional question scored 0–10 ( N=4983) was included in the ongoing SIBS Iceland Patient Association’s national ‘Life and Health’ public health prevention project among adults. Relationship quality was then assessed against measures of health and health behaviour using 21 validated scales. Results: A lower childhood relationships score was associated with a higher risk of all 21 suboptimal health and health behaviour outcomes in adulthood, with adjusted effect sizes measured by standardised betas (magnitude 0.111–0.284), variance explained (1.3–8.5%) and per-point adjusted odds ratios (1.10–1.30). The strongest associations were found with measures of social and mental health, followed by physical health, alcohol and tobacco use, sleeping problems, financial sustenance, physical pain and aerobic fitness. Conclusions: Odds were found to match well with pooled odds ratios presented in a systematic review of 37 adverse childhood experiences studies. This may indicate that a one-dimensional relationships question is a useful substitute in surveys in which a traditional multi-question adverse childhood experiences scale cannot be accommodated. Further investigations are recommended to investigate the applicability of a single adverse childhood experiences question.

Reassessment of Suicide Attempters at Home, Shortly After Discharge from Hospital

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bas Verwey ◽  
Jeroen A. van Waarde ◽  
Molla A. Bozdağ ◽  
Iris van Rooij ◽  
Edwin de Beurs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
Suicide Intent ◽  
Initial Hospital ◽  
Discharge From Hospital ◽  
At Home

Background: Assessment of suicide attempters in a general hospital may be influenced by the condition of the patient and the unfavorable circumstances of the hospital environment. Aims: To determine whether the results of a reassessment at home shortly after discharge from hospital differ from the initial assessment in the hospital. Methods: In this prospective study, systematic assessment of 52 suicide attempters in a general hospital was compared with reassessment at home, shortly after discharge. Results: Reassessments at home concerning suicide intent, motives for suicide attempt, and dimensions of psychopathology did not differ significantly from the initial hospital assessment. However, patients’ motives for the suicide attempt had changed to being less impulsive and more suicidal, worrying was significantly higher, and self-esteem was significantly lower. A third of the patients had forgotten their aftercare arrangements and most patients who initially felt no need for additional help had changed their mind at reassessment. Conclusions: Results from this group of suicide attempters suggest that a brief reassessment at home shortly after discharge from hospital should be considered.

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