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The DMP atlas for North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: results of the disease management programmes on district level

Research in Health Services & Regions
Disease Management Programmes (DMP) in Germany were initiated to enhance the quality of ambulatory health care for specific chronic diseases. They aim to prevent the progression of the disease and comorbidity as well as to improve quality of life.
Sabine Groos, Jens Kretschmann, Arne Weber, Michaela Assheuer, Bernd Hagen   +4 more
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Rare association of extensive myelinated retinal nerve fibers with vascular abnormalities and vitreous hemorrhage: A case report

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose: To report a rare case of unilateral extensive myelinated retinal nerve fibers (MRNFs) associated with retinal vascular changes, including diffusely sclerosed vessels, complicated by vitreous hemorrhage (VH).
Sonia Attia, Mouhamad Safouh Pasa, Nagi Ahmed, Zamzam M.A. Al Baker, Hashem Abu Serhan   +4 more
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Accuracy of quantitative positron emission tomography assessment for differentiating cerebral age-related from pathological amyloid deposition: A preliminary report from a case-series study

World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018
Previous observational studies using old qualitative methods have not clarified the role of amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) in the assessment of dementia.
Fulvio Lauretani, Livia Ruffini, Andrea Ticinesi, Antonio Nouvenne, Marcello Maggio, Tiziana Meschi   +5 more
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A Two‐Stage Questionnaire and Actigraphy Screening for iRBD in a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder is a prodromal marker of synucleinopathies. However, most cases remain undiagnosed due to the insufficient predictive value of questionnaires and limited access to confirmatory video‐polysomnography. We assessed a two‐stage screening strategy combining a brief questionnaire on rapid‐
Caleb A. Massimi, Giorgio Ricciardiello Mejia, Andre Metzger, Kang Hyun Ryu, Salonee Marwaha, Eva Grzegorczyk, Li Zhou, Eliana Jacobs, Boris Gilyadov, Claudia Kunney, Liqhwa Ncube, Ankit Parekh, Emmanuel Mignot, Fanny M. Elahi, Joseph Winer, Kathleen Poston, Andreas Brink‐Kjaer, Emmanuel H. During   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary Collaboration between a Community Pharmacy and a Travel Clinic in a Swiss University Primary Care and Public Health Centre

Pharmacy, 2018
This review is a narrative description of a collaboration between a travel clinic and a community pharmacy centre within a university primary care and public health centre (Lausanne/Switzerland).
Jérôme Berger, Marie-José Barbalat, Vanessa Pavón Clément, Blaise Genton, Olivier Bugnon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of a Novel Electric Health Record Sidecar Application to Display Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Outcomes During Clinic Visits: Results of a Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We developed a novel electronic health record sidecar application to visualize key rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes, including disease activity, physical function, and pain, via a patient‐facing graphical interface designed for use during outpatient visits (“RA PRO dashboard”).
Gabriela Schmajuk, Jing Li, Cathy Nasrallah, Cherish Wilson, Alicia Hamblin, Christine Hariz, Cammie Young, Stephen Shiboski, Emma Kersey, Mary Nakamura, Judith F. Ashouri, Mehrdad Matloubian, Andrew J. Gross, Jennifer Barton, Beth Berrean, Jonathan Prugh, Jinoos Yazdany   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Target Glycemic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly affects individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with increased risk of diabetes‐related complications. To better understand potential mechanisms, we examined the association between symptomatic knee OA and glycemic control in individuals with T2DM.
Lauren K. King, Alanna Weisman, Baiju R. Shah, Robert Goldberg, Amish Parikh, Ian Stanaitis, Vivian Hung, Rosane Nisenbaum, Abdalmohsen Almodahka, Lorraine Lipscombe, Gillian A. Hawker   +10 more
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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

1981 summary : National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey [PDF]

During 1981 an estimated 585.2 million office visits were made to nonfederally employed, office-based physicians in the conterminous United States, an average of 2.6 office visits per person per year.

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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source