Strain-life methodologies are commonly employed for fatigue estimation in military aircraft structures. These methodologies rely on models describing the elastoplastic response of the material under cycling. Despite the ...

FOREWORD The introduction of Nurse Prescribing of Medical Ionising Radiation (X-ray) in Ireland is a significant initiative in the Irish health service which has positive implications for patients in terms of improved ...

The number of older people in Europe is increasing and the demand for care and support is changing. All over Europe there is a need to educate students and professionals in health and social care with the right competences ...

Nurses’ knowledge regarding advance directives may affect their administration and completion in end-of-life care. Confidence among nurses is a barrier to the provision of quality end-of-life care. This study investigated ...

Advances in the medical treatment of cancer have increased the number of survivors, particularly among older adults, who now represent the majority of these. Survivorship care plans (SCPs) are documents that cancer patients ...

Introduction: Sedentary behavior (SB) research has relied on accelerometer thresholds to distinguish between sitting/lying time (SLT) and light-intensity physical activity (LIPA). Such methods may misclassify SLT, standing ...

Summary Background/aim Exercise can be used as a strategy to attenuate hyperglycaemia experienced during gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). To maximize its use for clinical management, the most effective modality ...

Objectives: To synthesise the existing published literature on general practitioners (GP)'s knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) with a view to ...

The meninges are pivotal in protecting the brain against traumatic brain injury (TBI), an ongoing issue in most mainstream sports. Improved understanding of TBI biomechanics and pathophysiology is desirable to improve ...

Objectives—To review the current evidence base for treating episodes of delirium in palliative care settings and propose a framework for future development. Methods—We combined multidisciplinary input from delirium ...