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Health-related quality of life and the ability to perform activities of daily living: a cross-sectional study on 1079 war veterans with ankle-foot disorders

Military Medical Research, 2017
Background The ankle-foot injuries are among the war-related injuries that cause many serious secondary problems for a lifetime. This nationwide study aimed to assess health-related quality of life and the ability to perform activities of daily living in
Mostafa Allami, Amir Yavari, Amir Karimi, Mehdi Masoumi, Mohammadreza Soroush, Elahe Faraji   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital exclusion and functional dependence in older people: Findings from five longitudinal cohort studiesResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: Older people are more likely to be excluded from the digital world, and this has been linked to poor health outcomes. The extent and direction of the influence of digital exclusion on functional dependency is, however, not well ...
Xinran Lu, Yao Yao, Yinzi Jin
doaj   +1 more source

Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Criterion-Related Validity of the Children\u27s Occupational Performance Questionnaire [PDF]

, 2015
This study examined concurrent, criterion-related validity of a new measure of occupational performance for children, the Children’s Occupational Performance Questionnaire (COP-Q).
Zukowski, Kelsey
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Disability for basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older individuals

PLoS ONE, 2019
Aims To know the prevalence, associated factors and temporal trends of disabilities for basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older people in Spain from 2009 to 2017. Background Disability in older people is associated with health problems,
J. Carmona-Torres, M. Rodríguez-Borrego, J. A. Laredo-Aguilera, P. López-Soto, Esmeralda Santacruz-Salas, A. I. Cobo-Cuenca   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Response of Levodopa Carbidopa Combination in Patients with Idiopathic Parkinsonism [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Parkinson’s disease is the most common form of a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders. The use of levodopa as dopamine – replacement therapy is highly effective in ameliorating the symptoms of the disease and remains the ...
ABHIJITH LALESH MERAJOTH, PRADEEP SADASIVAN PILLAI, THOMAS IYPE   +2 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The bidirectional relationship between activities of daily living and frailty during short-and long-term follow-up period among the middle-aged and older population: findings from the Chinese nationwide cohort study

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveFrailty and activities of daily living (ADL) disability are common conditions among older population. Studies on the bidirectional relationship between frailty and ADL are limited.
Xiaoping Li, Xiaoguang Li, Lu Sun, Liu Yang, Congzhi Wang, Ting Yuan, Yunxiao Lei, Jing Li, Mingming Liu, Dongmei Zhang, Ying Hua, Haiyang Liu, Lin Zhang   +12 more
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Vitamin D Level and Activities of Daily Living in Octogenarians: Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018
IntroductionDespite the growing number of octogenarians, little is known about their vitamin D status and activities of daily living (ADL) relations.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate peculiarities of vitamin D and ADL and to assess their ...
Vidmantas Alekna, Justina Kilaite, Asta Mastaviciute, Marija Tamulaitiene   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source