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Adverse Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Children and Youths With Diabetes Mellitus in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify adverse outcomes and factors associated with diabetes mellitus among children and youths in East Africa. Design This review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses guidelines.
Chalie Marew Tiruneh, Marilyn Cruickshank, Muhammad Chutiyami, Lin Perry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpretative Phenomenological Study Exploring Why People With Kidney Failure Say ‘No’ to a Kidney Transplant

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To develop an in‐depth understanding of peoples' perceptions and experiences of decision‐making and reasons why they declined the opportunity of a kidney transplant. Design The Theory of Planned Behaviour informed the qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis. Methods Semi‐structured interviews were conducted between August 2022
Emma Jones, Leah McLaughlin, Kate Shakespeare, Jane Noyes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atypical pneumonia in adults in southern Africa [PDF]

, 2016
The true incidence of Legionella pneumophilia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Coxiella burnetti, the so-called atypical pathogens that cause adult community-acquired pneumonia in southern Africa, is unknown. Although there are a lack
Dlamini, S K, Mendelson, M
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A Concept Analysis of Expertise Associated With Practicing Clinical Nurses in Hospital Settings

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Analyse the concept of expertise among practicing clinical nurses in hospital settings. Background The generational loss of expert clinical nurses was exacerbated globally by the novel coronavirus. This ongoing loss combined with the increased complexity of hospitalised patients has prompted an urgent need to understand expertise among ...
Jonathan D. Hecht, Elizabeth M. Heitkemper, Valerie Danesh, Angela P. Clark, Linda H. Yoder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The “Reducing Inflammation for Greater Health Trial (RIGHT)” Study—Concept, Rationale, and Design

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Reducing Inflammation for Greater Health Trial's (RIGHT) study is a single‐center, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial designed to test whether clazkizumab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, can improve or slow decline in physical, cognitive, and vascular function in older adults, when compared to a placebo.
Sebastian E. Sattui, Marnie Bertolet, Daniel E. Forman, Michelle E. Danielson, Shanshan Yao, Oscar L. Lopez, Nancy W. Glynn, Neelesh K. Nadkarni, Akira Sekikawa, Tullia C. Bruno, Toren Finkel, Anne B. Newman   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The End of Life With Dementia in Asian Countries: Barriers, Facilitators and a Research Agenda for Advancing a Palliative Approach

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dementia—the seventh leading cause of death globally—is most prevalent in Asia, home to over half of those affected. Yet, palliative approaches to dementia, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia, and focused on improving quality of life through a holistic and ...
Chetna Malhotra, Ellie B. Andres, Chandrika Ramakrishnan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term impacts of Legionnaires’ disease on health and wellbeing: rationale, study design and baseline findings of a matched cohort study (LongLEGIO)

Swiss Medical Weekly
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Is there a post-acute infection syndrome for Legionnaires’ disease? Legionnaires’ disease is a form of primarily community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella spp. bacteria.
Melina Bigler, Malina Vaucher, Manuel Wiederkehr, Sophia Brülisauer, Werner C. Albrich, Sarah Dräger, Valentin Gisler, Isabel Akers, Daniel Mäusezahl   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Development of a Model to Predict Cognitive Decline Within 12 Months in Home Care Clients

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To develop and validate a model to predict cognitive decline within 12 months for home care clients without a diagnosis of dementia. Design We included all adults aged ≥ 18 years who had at least two interRAI Home Care assessments within 12 months, no diagnosis of dementia and a baseline Cognitive Performance Scale score ≤ 1.
Gary Cheung, Ruth Teh, Eamon Merrick, Nicole Williams, Dawn M. Guthrie   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is sputum evaluation useful for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? [PDF]

, 2005
No high-quality studies specifically address the utility of sputum Gram stain or culture in the assessment or treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or nursing home- acquired pneumonia (NHAP). The available evidence suggests that analysis of the
Morris, Carl G., Safranek, Sarah
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Effects of a Standardised Medical–Dental Collaborative Protocol on Acute Stroke Rehabilitation: A Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Effects of a standardised medical–dental collaborative protocol on acute stroke rehabilitation: A multicentre prospective cohort study. ABSTRACT Background Acute stroke often causes complications such as aspiration pneumonia, which can be prevented through oral hygiene. However, evidence supporting individualised oral care remains limited. We developed
Yu Yoshizumi, Yoshiyuki Sasaki, Motoki Inaji, Jun Karakama, Ayako Nakane, Chiaki Matsubara, Junichi Furuya, Shinsuke Irie, Shinichi Wakabayashi, Masateru Katayama, Katsuhiko Sakai, Takanori Hayakawa, Yoshihisa Kawano, Nobuhiro Inokuchi, Manabu Ishihara, Hideyuki Takano, Nobukazu Komoribayashi, Yasushi Tamada, George Umemoto, Kazuyuki Matsunaga, Junichi Yamazoe, Haruka Tohara, Taketoshi Maehara   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source