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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
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin D testing patterns among general practitioners in a major Victorian primary health care service

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: To examine 25(OH)D testing patterns and frequency among general practitioners in a major community health service. Method: A clinical audit of patient records at a community health centre in Melbourne was undertaken. Patients aged 18 years and
Usha Gowda, Ben J. Smith, Anita E. Wluka, David P.S. Fong, Ambika Kaur, Andre M.N. Renzaho   +5 more
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Evidence-based public health, community medicine, preventive care.

Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2003
The use of evidence-based reasoning and decision-making theory and practice is becoming increasingly commonplace in most of the health sciences. Public health, which encompasses health protection, disease prevention and health promotion, has traditionally been more evidence-based than clinical medicine.
Milos, Jenicek, Sylvie, Stachenko
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Designing a serious game for community-based disease prevention in the Amazon

, 2014
Many developing regions around the world rely on community-based healthcare strategies and practices to deal with prevention and control of often neglected diseases, by educating the local population and healthcare professionals, on the mechanisms by ...
Rogers, Bill, Bill Rogers, Saturnino Luz, Masoodian, Masood, Cesario, Manuel, Manuel Cesario, Cesario, Raquel Rangel, Masood Masoodian, Luz, Saturnino, Raquel Rangel Cesario   +9 more
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Integrating Patient‐Reported Quality Measures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Development of the American College of Rheumatology Implementation Guide

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To support high‐quality, patient‐centered care for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed evidence‐based measures incorporating clinical and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we conducted semistructured interviews ...
Catherine Nasrallah, Cherish Wilson, Christine Hariz, Christie M. Bartels, Shanthini Kasturi, Wambui Machua, Amy Bennett, Kate Chiseri, Allison Plitman, Starla Hairston Blanks, April Jorge, Patti Katz, Jinoos Yazdany, Shivani Garg   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of life outcomes in colorectal cancer survivors: insights from an analytical study at a tertiary cancer center-Qatar

Frontiers in Oncology
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is a major public health concern that affects patients’ quality of life (QoL) and imposes challenges on families and healthcare systems.ObjectivesTo assess QoL and its determinants among CRC patients in Qatar and ...
Nada Adli, Mohammed Adil Arbab Ahmed, Nahlah AlMesbah, Nagah Selim, Nagah Selim, Mohamed Abdelsalam Elimam Ibrahim, Sujood Abdulwakeel Musa Awadelseed, Mohamed Iheb Bougmiza, Mohamed Iheb Bougmiza, Mohamed Iheb Bougmiza, Hadi Mohamad Abu Rasheed, Kakil Rasul, Kakil Rasul   +12 more
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Health and survival of young children in southern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2008
With a view to developing health systems strategies to improve reach to high-risk groups, we present information on health and survival from household and health facility perspectives in five districts of southern Tanzania.
Ketende, Sosthenes Charles, Schellenberg, David, Armstrong Schellenberg, Joanna R M, Kizito Shirima, Manzi, Fatuma, Mbuya Conrad, Alonso Pedro L, Sosthenes Charles Ketende, Conrad Mbuya, Schellenberg David, Schellenberg, Joanna R. M., Joanna RM Armstrong Schellenberg, Marcel Tanner, Mushi, Adiel K., Fatuma Manzi, Hassan Mshinda, Adiel K Mushi, Mshinda Hassan, Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Armstrong Schellenberg, Joanna RM, Mushi Adiel K, Pedro L Alonso, Mushi, Adiel K, Mshinda, Hassan, Tanner, Marcel, Alonso, Pedro, Mrisho Mwifadhi, Manzi Fatuma, Armstrong Schellenberg Joanna RM, Shirima Kizito, Mwifadhi Mrisho, David Schellenberg, Tanner Marcel, Shirima, Kizito, Alonso, Pedro L, Ketende Sosthenes, Mbuya, Conrad   +36 more
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Trajectories of Physical Function in Canadian Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We describe trajectories of physical function in children newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and identify trajectories with persisting functional impairments and associated baseline characteristics. Methods We included patients enrolled in the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) Registry ...
Clare Cunningham, Meghan McPherson, Lillian Lim, Roberta A. Berard, Matthew Berkowitz, Jean‐Philippe Proulx‐Gauthier, Brian M. Feldman, Nicole Johnson, Dax G. Rumsey, Heinrike Schmeling, Lori B. Tucker, Thomas Loughin, Kristin M. Houghton, Jaime Guzman, for the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) Registry Investigators, David A. Cabral, Gaëlle Chédeville, Ciarán M. Duffy, Kerstin Gerhold, Jaime Guzman, Linda Hiraki, Adam M. Huber, Heinrike Schmeling, Natalie J. Shiff, Lori B. Tucker, Julie Barsalou, Daniah Basodan, Michelle Batthish, Roberta A. Berard, Nicholas Blanchette, Gilles Boire, Roxana Bolaria, Alessandra Bruns, David A. Cabral, Sarah Campillo, Tania Cellucci, Mercedes Chan, Gaëlle Chédeville, Amieleena Chhabra, Julie Couture, Paul Dancey, Jean‐Jacques De Bruycker, Erkan Demirkaya, Muhammed Dhalla, Ciarán M. Duffy, Talal El Tal, Tommy Gerschman, Jaime Guzman, Liane Heale, Julie Herrington, Kristin M. Houghton, Adan M. Huber, Andrea Human, Nicole Johnson, Roman Jurencak, Bianca Lang, Claire LeBlanc, Lillian Lim, Lily S. H. Lim, Nadia Luca, Jeanine McColl, Tara McGrath, Tamara McMillan, Megan McPherson, Paivi Miettunen, Kimberly Morishita, Honyan Ng, Jonathan Park, Jean‐Philippe Proulx‐Gauthier, Johannes Roth, Evelyn Rozenblyum, Dax G. Rumsey, Heinrike Schmeling, Rosie Scuccimarri, Gordon Soon, Rebeka Stevenson, Elizabeth Stringer, Herman Tam, Lori B. Tucker, Marinka Twilt, Ruud H. J. Verstegen, Karen Watanabe Duffy   +81 more
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Chemotherapy delays among cancer patients in Iran during COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health
Background and objectives Following the outbreak of COVID-19, a set of restrictions, health advice, and limitations were put in place to reduce the spread of the virus.
Moein Rast, Pedram Fadavi, Marzieh Nojomi, Donya Hatami, Kiarash Ansari, Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi, Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi   +6 more
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