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The chaperone protein clusterin may serve as a cerebrospinal fluid biomarker for chronic spinal cord disorders in the dog [PDF]

, 2014
Chronic spinal cord dysfunction occurs in dogs as a consequence of diverse aetiologies, including long-standing spinal cord compression and insidious neurodegenerative conditions. One such neurodegenerative condition is canine degenerative myelopathy (DM)
A Brodbelt, A Felbecker, AM Lidstrom, AM Lidstrom, AM Nilselid, B Szoor, C Sihlbom, C Wang, DR Averill, EM Schrijvers, FA Wininger, GB Cherubini, GD Shelton, H Reiber, H Satoh, H Tumani, Intan N. F. Shafie, IR Griffiths, Jacques Penderis, JR Coates, JW Harvey, K Al-Saktawi, K Sasaki, L Klimaschewski, M Calero, MA Stoodley, Mark McLaughlin, Mary Ann A. Lim, O Cordero-Llana, P Montague, P Narayan, PA March, Pamela E. J. Johnston, Paul Montague, PEJ Johnston, Richard Burchmore, RP Grewal, SE Jones, T Awano, Thomas J. Anderson   +39 more
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Agreement between actigraphic and polysomnographic measures of sleep in adults with and without chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2019
Wrist actigraphy (ACT) may overestimate sleep and underestimate wake, and the agreement may be lower in people with chronic conditions who often have poor sleep and low activity levels.
S. Conley, A. Knies, J. Batten, Garrett I. Ash, Brienne Miner, Youri Hwang, S. Jeon, N. Redeker   +7 more
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Assessment of short and long-term outcomes of diabetes patient education using the health education impact questionnaire (HeiQ)

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Background Type 2 diabetes is a progressive chronic illness that will affect more than 500 million people worldwide by 2030. It is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.
Ditte Hjorth Laursen, Karl Bang Christensen, Ulla Christensen, Anne Frølich   +3 more
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Forecasting models for leprosy cases: a scoping review protocol

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and the eyes.
Bruna Oliveira Ascef, Gustavo Laine Araújo de Oliveira, Carmelita Ribeiro Filha Coriolano, Haliton Alves De Oliveira Junior   +3 more
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Narrative Medicine: Improving Patient Care and Shifting Office Culture [PDF]

, 2017
Chronic pain and depression are both prevalent in the Unites States and often co-exist in the same population. According to the literature, there is no consensus between providers as to the best practice of treating chronic pain and concomitant ...
Qumsiyeh, Yazen, Shatten, Julia
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Development of a tool to estimate sugar and caloric contents in alcoholic beverages for a diabetes self-management program in Thailand

Heliyon, 2023
Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is recommended as a standard of care for patients with diabetes worldwide. Alcohol consumption is one aspect mentioned within the DSMES program in Thailand where alcohol consumption is the highest ...
Thin Nyein Nyein Aung, Kanittha Thaikla, Nutchar Wiwatkunupakarn, Chanchanok Aramrat, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Orawan Quansri, Iliatha Papachristou Nadal, Sanjay Kinra, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon   +9 more
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Cultural Comparison of Chronic Conditions, Functional Status, and Acceptance in Older African-American and White Adults [PDF]

, 2010
Acceptance of functional decline accompanying chronic illness is challenging for all elders, and even more so for African-American elders. This study examined functional status and the number, types, and acceptance of chronic conditions in 16 African ...
Bekhet, Abir K., McDonald, Patricia, Zauszniewski, Jaclene   +2 more
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Diagnosis isn\u27t enough: Understanding the connections between high health care utilization, chronic conditions and disabilities among U.S. working age adults [PDF]

, 2015
Background Under the ACA, new programs are being developed to enhance care coordination and reduce health care costs among people with chronic conditions, disabilities, and high utilization of health care.
Chan, Leighton, Gulley, Stephen P., Rasch, Elizabeth K., Reichard, Amanda   +3 more
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Psychosocial factors related with caregiver burden among families of children with chronic conditions

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2019
BackgroundThe impact of looking after children who live with complex chronic conditions is a growing public health issue. However, it is unclear whether sociodemographic and psychosocial variables can be used to predict the burden on the caregiver and ...
Filiberto Toledano-Toledano, Miriam Teresa Domínguez-Guedea   +1 more
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Pedobarography as a clinical tool in the management of diabetic feet in New Zealand: a feasibility study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2017
Background The peripheral complications of diabetes mellitus remain a significant risk to lower-limb morbidity. In New Zealand, risk of diabetes, comorbidity and lower-limb amputation are highly-differential between demographic groups, particularly ...
Jason K. Gurney, Uwe G. Kersting, Dieter Rosenbaum, Ajith Dissanayake, Steve York, Roger Grech, Anthony Ng, Bobbie Milne, James Stanley, Diana Sarfati   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source