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Exploring the Effects of Frailty and Sarcopenia on Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Frailty and sarcopenia may influence head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment outcomes, including dysphagia. Current understanding of this relationship, however, remains limited. This scoping review aimed to synthesize existing evidence on the relationship between frailty and/or sarcopenia and dysphagia in adults with HNC.
Rishni Perera, Elizabeth C. Ward, Nicole O'Donnell, Paul Yates, Rebecca L. Packer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swallowing‐Related Quality of Life After Carotid Body Tumor Resection: A Longitudinal Trajectory Analysis

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify longitudinal swallowing‐related QoL trajectories after carotid body tumor (CBT) resection and explore associated characteristics. Methods A prospective study assessed swallowing‐related QoL using the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory at nine timepoints from preoperation to 12 months postdischarge.
Pan Chen, Qiao‐Dan Lu, He‐Jing Liang, Ming‐Hua Guo, Jia‐Pin Chen, Chun‐Xu Yang, Guang‐Chao Gu, Lei Wang, Yue‐Hong Zheng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting acute childhood malnutrition in Kenya using machine learning and diverse sets of indicators.

PLoS ONE
ObjectivesMalnutrition is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for children under-5 globally. Low- and middle-income countries, such as Kenya, bear the greatest burden of malnutrition.
Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Laura Ferguson, Caleb Robinson, Shiphrah Kuria, Herbert Wanyonyi, Samuel Murage, Samuel Mburu, Rahul Dodhia, Juan M Lavista Ferres, Bistra Dilkina   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lymphoedema in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Improvements in head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment have increased survival rates, resulting in survivors living with side effects, such as head and neck lymphoedema (HNL). We aimed to document healthcare professionals' perceptions of HNL, approaches to managing HNL, and integration of HNL management into routine practice in ...
Kadriye Yusra Sert, Purnima Sundaresan, Emma Charters, Rebecca Venchiarutti, Chindhu Shunmuga Sundaram, Melissa Thorne, Haryana M. Dhillon   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute malnutrition relapse and associated factors among 6–59 months old children treated in the community-based management of acute malnutrition in Dessie, Kombolcha, and Haik towns, Northeast Ethiopia

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionUndernutrition is a major health concern in many developing countries, and is one of the main health problems affecting children in Ethiopia.
Yibeltal Asmamaw Yitayew, Zemen Mengesha Yalew, Samuel Nebiyu, Desalegn Abebaw Jember   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Areas under curve (AUC) for wasting and severe acute malnutrition.

, 2014
Areas under curve (AUC) for wasting and severe acute malnutrition.
Sophie Whitney (591328), Sophonneary Prak (591326), Lindsey Horton (591330), Joel Conkle (591329), Sam Oeurn Un (591331), Marjoleine A. Dijkhuizen (591332), Arnaud Laillou (170804), Frank T. Wieringa (504033), Richard de Groot (591327)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

The Heart and Acute Malnutrition

Malnutrition in children remains a significant global health challenge and is a major contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It leads to structural and functional alterations in the cardiovascular system, as it does in other body systems.
openaire   +1 more source

Attacks on sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn healthcare in armed conflict: Accountability for the gendered reverberating effects

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Attacks on sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn healthcare are an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary armed conflict, yet their gendered effects remain underexamined. This narrative review synthesizes evidence from global health, humanitarian practice, conflict studies, and international law, drawing on examples from Gaza ...
Sunneva Gilmore, Luke Moffett
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of Underlying Factors and Consequences of Childhood Malnutrition and Care‐Seeking Behaviour for Children Under 5 Years With Acute Malnutrition: A Qualitative Study in Rural Bangladesh

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Acute Malnutrition affects 45 million children under five globally, with Bangladesh contributing more than 1.7 million cases. While community‐based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) guidelines in Bangladesh exist, they primarily emphasise ...
Md. Abdul Alim, Bibi Marium, Benjamin Guesdon, M. Munirul Islam, Caroline Antoine, Mehedi Hasan Anik, Stefaan De Henauw, Tahmeed Ahmed, Souheila Abbeddou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Amoxicillin for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
Rawson, T, Moore, LS, Holmes, AH
openaire   +5 more sources