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The McCance Brain Care Score and Mortality: Evidence From a Large‐Scale Population‐Based Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to examine the relationship between the McCance Brain Care Score (BCS) and mortality in the general population. Methods We conducted a prospective, population‐based cohort study using data from the UK Biobank. Participants with complete data enabling calculation of BCS and full mortality information were included ...
Zhiqiang Xu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Nan Li
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Managing \u27shades of grey\u27: a focus group study exploring community-dwellers’ views on advance care planning in older people [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Community-dwelling consumers of healthcare are increasing, many aging with life-limiting conditions and deteriorating cognition. However, few have had advance care planning discussions or completed documentation to ensure future care ...
Michael, N, O\u27Callaghan, C, Sayers, E
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
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A familial case of Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome complicated with lung cancer: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Medicine
The Birt–Hogg–Dubé (BHD) syndrome is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in the FLCN gene, which encodes a tumor suppressor protein.
Jingjing Feng, Yunxia Yu, Yi Liu, Yi Ding, Junyi Mu, Rong Jiang, Lokesh Sharma, Zhijun Jie   +7 more
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Development and psychometric properties of the hospitalized elder abuse questionnaire (HEAQ): a mixed methods study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Older patients are more vulnerable and prone to abuse and neglect in hospitals and acute care settings. The present study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of a questionnaire for screening abuse in hospitalized older ...
Zeinab Naderi, Sakineh Gholamzadeh, Abbas Ebadi, Ladan Zarshenas   +3 more
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Designing community care systems with AUML [PDF]

, 2003
This paper describes an approach to developing an appropriate agent environment appropriate for use in community care applications. Key to its success is that software designers collaborate with environment builders to provide the levels of cooperation ...
Beer, M., Hill, R., Huang, W.
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Cognitive Status in People With Epilepsy in the Republic of Guinea: A Prospective, Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick, Cheick O. Soumah, Malé Doré, Oumar Mara, Desiré Neldje, Fodé A. Cissé, Toure M. Lamine, Aminata Diallo, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Alexander J. X. Chen, Alice Liu, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Farrah J. Mateen, The Guinea Epilepsy Project   +14 more
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Creating Excellence in Dementia Care: A Research Review for Ireland's National Dementia Strategy [PDF]

, 2012
Examines the prevalence and economic and social costs of dementia; policies, practices, and data on health and social care services in community-based, acute care, and long-term residential settings; and proposed elements for a new ...
Eamon O'Shea, Maria Pierce, Suzanne Cahill   +2 more
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Cutaneous Phosphorylated Alpha‐Synuclein in Lewy Body Dementia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the test performance of cutaneous phosphorylated alpha‐synuclein (P‐SYN) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), individuals with reduced Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and healthy controls. Methods This is the first subgroup analysis of the Synuclein‐One study, a prospective, blinded study evaluating P‐SYN detection ...
Christopher H. Gibbons, Todd Levine, Charles H. Adler, Bailey Bellaire, Ningshan Wang, Pinky Agarwal, Georgina M. Aldridge, Alexandru Barboi, Daniel Claassen, Virgilio G. H. Evidente, Douglas Galasko, Alejandra Gonzalez‐Duarte, Ramon Gil, Mark Gudesblatt, Stuart H. Isaacson, Horacio Kaufmann, Pravin Khemani, Rajeev Kumar, Guillaume Lamotte, Andy J. Liu, Nikolaus R. McFarland, Mitchell G. Miglis, Adam Reynolds, Gregory A. Sahagian, Marie‐Helene Saint‐Hilaire, Julie B. Schwartzbard, Wolfgang Singer, Michael J. Soileau, Steven Vernino, Patricio Millar Vernetti, Oleg Yerstein, Roy Freeman   +31 more
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The dignity of burn patients: a qualitative descriptive study of nurses, family caregivers, and patients

BMC Nursing, 2021
Background As an ethical principle, showing respect for human dignity is a professional duty of all nurses. The aggressive nature of severe burn injuries makes it hard to respect the existential values and dignity of burn patients.
Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Camellia Torabizadeh, Mohammad Fararouei, Mark Gillespie   +4 more
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