Renal transplantation remains the most effective treatment of End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF). In this cross sectional study we explore the reasons behind refusal of renal transplantation among adults’ Sudanese haemodialysis patients. The subjects of the study are ESRF adults’ patients on regular haemodialysis treatment in 15 haemdoialysis centres in Khartoum/Sudan. All patients who are on regul...

Dr Kevin J Dalton LLM FRCOG FCLM Dept Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Box 223), Cambridge CB2 2QQ, [email protected] It is rare for a pregnant woman to refuse a recommended intervention to protect the life of her viable fetus, and few obstetricians have ever come across the problem. Nevertheless, a number of cases of such a refusal have gone to court for ...

We review three alternative approaches to modelling survey noncontact and refusal: multinomial, sequential and sample selection (bivariate probit) models. We then propose a multilevel extension of the sample selection model to allow for both interviewer effects and dependency between noncontact and refusal rates at the household and interviewer level. All methods are applied and compared in an ...

Methods Eligible participants were acupuncture-naïve children and adolescents undergoing treatment for cancer at CUMC. Upon consent, participants completed the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale and were offered a variety of CAM. Requested therapies and reasons for acceptance and refusal were recorded every 3 weeks over a 6 month period. Participants receiving acupuncture completed questionnaire...

OBJECTIVES Psychiatric advance directives allow competent persons to document advance instructions or designate a health care agent to communicate their preferences for future mental health treatment in the event of an incapacitating crisis. Although laws authorizing psychiatric advance directives have proliferated, little is known about clinicians' understanding and perceptions of these legal ...

School refusal behavior is defined as any child-motivated refusal to attend classes and/or difficulty remaining in classes for an entire day. Although many researchers have focused on older children and adolescents in their samples, few have specifically focused on young children aged 5-9 years (i.e., kindergarten to third grade). In this article, a general description is made of school refusal...

background: medication errors are mentioned as the most common important challenges threatening healthcare system in all countries worldwide. this study is conducted to investigate the most significant factors in refusal to report medication errors among nursing staff. methods: the cross-sectional study was conducted on all nursing staff of a selected education& treatment center in 2013. data w...