Abstract Background The Changes in Outlook Questionnaire (CiOQ) is a self-report instrument designed to measure both positive and negative changes following the experience of severely stressful events.Previous research has focused on click here the Western context.The aim of this study is to translate the short form of the measure (CiOQ-S) into sim
Out-of-pocket costs near end of life in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Background Globally, there is a rise in chronic disease, including cancer, major organ failure and dementias.Patients and their families in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pay a high proportion of medical costs out of pocket (OOP), and a diagnosis of serious illness often has catastrophic financial consequences.We therefore conducted a rev
Ritualized Mesolithic Hoarding in Southern Scandinavia: An under-recognised Phenomenon
Intentionally deposited groups of artefacts, here classified as hoards, form a relatively understudied aspect of the southern sophie allport bee curtains Scandinavian Mesolithic.Here analysis of 124 southern Scandinavian Mesolithic hoards is used to further the concept of ritualization, applying a holistic approach to the observed variability and p