Background: Chemotherapy is often used in the treatment of breast cancer in women. Side effects such as diarrhea, fatigue, hair loss, fever or disturbances in blood formation impair the women’s quality of life.
Schnell-Inderst, Petra +5 more
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Time to publication for NIHR HTA programme-funded research: a cohort study [PDF]
ObjectiveTo assess the time to publication of primary research and evidence syntheses funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme published as a monograph in Health Technology Assessment and as
Ashton-Key, M. +4 more
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Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH). A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation [PDF]
Study registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN 89936343.Background - The effectiveness of exercise for improving hand and wrist function in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncertain.
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Open-source data management system for Parkinson’s disease follow-up [PDF]
Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition of the central nervous system that causes motor and non-motor dysfunctions. The disease affects 1% of the world population over 60 years and remains cureless.
João Paulo Folador +3 more
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Assessment of educational technology in lactation physiology by health students [PDF]
Objectives: to assess the suitability, facilitators, and barriers of using a video clip for teaching lactation physiology to health students. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with online data collection at a higher education institution ...
Daiani Oliveira Cherubim +4 more
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Noninvasive assessment of inspiratory muscle neuromechanical coupling during inspiratory threshold loading [PDF]
Diaphragm neuromechanical coupling (NMC), which reflects the efficiency of conversion of neural activation to transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi), is increasingly recognized to be a useful clinical index of diaphragm function and respiratory mechanics in ...
Estrada Petrocelli, Luis Carlos +6 more
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Using biomodels for maxillofacial surgeries: 10 years of experience in a Brazilian public service
Aim: To evaluate 10 years of experience of use of biomodels at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, showing the difficulties and importance of using biomodels in a ...
Gabriela Mayrink +5 more
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Spectrum of topics for world congresses and other activities of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) : a first proposal [PDF]
Background: One of the objectives of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is to improve the continuity of World Congresses.
Fialka-Moser, Veronika +8 more
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Health technology assessment methods guidelines for medical devices : how can we address the gaps? The International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering perspective [PDF]
Objectives Current health technology assessment (HTA) methods guidelines for medical devices may benefit from contributions by biomedical and clinical engineers.
Akpinar +10 more
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Primary care provider perceptions and use of a novel medication reconciliation technology
Background Although medication reconciliation (MR) can reduce medication discrepancies, it is challenging to operationalise. Consequently, we developed a health information technology (HIT) to collect a patient medication history and make it available to
Blake Lesselroth +8 more
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