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Family medicine in times of 'COVID-19': A generalists' voice.
The novel coronavirus epidemic is transforming the world
in which we live. This pandemic will bring sweeping changes everywhere, not least in the field of primary care medicine. Like one of our colleagues said: âafter this crisis, perhaps even our calendar needs to be redefined. From now on, âBCâ might stand for âBefore Coronavirusââ. This quote puts into perspective just how significant the current times are for our profession. In this editorial, we will discuss challenges and tasks the COVID-19 crisis presents for family medicine
Landelijk Meetnet Gewasbeschermingsmiddelen Land- en Tuinbouw. Evaluatie resultaten 2016
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Identifying patient values impacting the decision whether to participate in early phase clinical cancer trials: a systematic review
Background For many patients with advanced cancer, the decision whether to participate in early phase clinical trials or not is complex. The decision-making process requires an in-depth discussion of patient values. We therefore aimed to synthesize and describe patient values that may affect early phase clinical trial participation. Methods We conducted a systematic search in seven electronic databases on patient values in relation to patientsâ decisions to participate in early phase clinical cancer trials. Results From 3072 retrieved articles, eleven quantitative and five qualitative studies fulfilled our inclusion criteria. We extracted ten patient values that can contribute to patientsâ decisions. Overall, patients who seek trial participation usually report hope, trust, quantity of life, altruism, perseverance, faith and/or risk tolerance as important values. Quality of life and humanity are main values of patients who refuse trial participation. Autonomy and social adherence can be reported by both trial seekers or refusers, dependent upon how they are manifested in a patient. Conclusions We identified patient values that frequently play a role in the decision-making process. In the setting of discussing early phase clinical trial participation with patients, healthcare professionals need to be aware of these values. This analysis supports the importance of individual exploration of values. Patients that become aware of their values, e.g. by means of interventions focused on clarifying their values, could feel more empowered to choose. Subsequently, healthcare professionals could improve their support in a patientsâ decision-making process and reduce the chance of decisional conflict
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