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Two Studies Of Family-Centered Care Family-Centered Care And Shared Decision Making: Are They The Same Construct? And The Association Of Family-Centered Care And Shared Decision Making With Receipt Of All Needed Prescription Drugs And Emergency Department Visits In Children With Asthma, Barbara Lee Brumbaugh
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Family-Centered Care (FCC) is considered the standard of care in pediatrics, being affirmed in 2003 by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Family centered practices center around five specific provider actions: (1) did the provider spend enough time; (2) did the provider listen carefully; (3) was the provider sensitive to the needs of the family, including their values and customs; (4) did the provider provide information as needed; (5) did the provider make the caregiver feel like a partner in the care of the child. In addition to FCC practices, shared decision making (SDM) has been indicated as important in …
Role Of Allergic Sensitization, Filaggrin Variants, And Dna, Ali H. Ziyab
Role Of Allergic Sensitization, Filaggrin Variants, And Dna, Ali H. Ziyab
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Background: Allergic disorders, including eczema, asthma, and rhinitis, have emerged as a global public health concern due to their elevated prevalence and the associated clinical morbidity. Environmental, immunologic, and genetic factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders. Allergic sensitization (representing deviated immune responses) and filaggrin gene (FLG) variants (leading to dysfunctional epidermal barrier) have shown to be common predisposing factors in the development of allergic disorders. However, there is a lack of knowledge on their joint effects on the development of single and multiple (coexistence) allergic disorders. More recently, epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, have emerged …