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Clinical indicators of quality for Australian residential aged care facilities : establishing reliability, validity, and quality thresholds [PDF]

, 2010
Background: In response to the need for more comprehensive quality assessment within Australian residential aged care facilities, the Clinical Care Indicator (CCI) Tool was developed to collect outcome data as a means of making inferences about quality ...
O'Reilly, Maria Therese
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CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
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Photographic Assessment of Change in Trichotillomania: Psychometric Properties and Variables Influencing Interpretation [PDF]

, 2016
Although photographic assessment has been found to be reliable in assessing hair loss in Trichotillomania, the validity of this method is unclear, particularly for gauging progress in treatment.
Compton, Scott N., Franklin, Maddison R., Franklin, Martin E., Houghton, David C., Neal-Barnett, Angela M., Saunders, Stephen M., Twohig, Michael P., Woods, Douglas W.   +7 more
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Validity of a Wearable Digital Insole for Assessing Gait ON and OFF in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Gait impairment is a distinctive symptom of Parkinson's disease that negatively impact mobility. We assessed the validity of wearable digital insoles against a validated reference gait analysis system for measuring select gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A comparative analysis between digital insoles
Deborah A. Hall, Kimberly Kwei, Rolando J. Acosta, Bharatkumar Koyani, Erin Robertson, Pratyush Rai, Roland Barge, Emily Timm, Nicollette L. Purcell, Natasha Desai, Dhanesh Patel, Ana‐Maria Visoiu‐Knapp, Samuel Stuart, Rinol Alaj, Matthew F. Wipperman, Oren Levy, Joan A. O'Keefe   +16 more
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Discriminant and concurrent validity of a simplified DSM-based structured diagnostic instrument for the assessment of autism spectrum disorders in youth and young adults [PDF]

, 2011
Background: To evaluate the concurrent and discriminant validity of a brief DSM-based structured diagnostic interview for referred individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
Aude Henin, Benjamin Meller, Carter R Petty, Gagan Joshi, Jamie A Micco, Janet Caruso, Janet Wozniak, Joseph Biederman, Maribel Galdo, Meghan Kotarski, Robert Doyle, Ronna Fried, Stephen V Faraone   +12 more
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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
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Concurrent validity of the Sensory Organization Test measures in unilateral transtibial amputees [PDF]

, 2012
This article is available open access through the publisher’s website at the link below. Copyright @ The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics 2012.Background and Aim: The physical asymmetries associated with a prosthesis raises the ...
Jayakaran, P, Johnson, GM, Sullivan, SJ
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Validation of the short version of the 10/66 dementia diagnosis in multiethnic Asian older adults in Singapore

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
Background To validate the short version of the 10/66 dementia diagnosis against the standard version of the 10/66 dementia diagnosis and clinical diagnosis and examine concurrent validity with the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment schedule
Edimansyah Abdin, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Louisa Picco, Boon Yiang Chua, Martin Prince, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam   +6 more
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ALDOA Promotes Glycolysis and NLRP3/GSDMD Pyroptosis to Accelerate ALS Progression

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration. Glycolytic dysregulation is implicated in disease progression, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigates how Aldolase A (ALDOA) drives ALS progression through glycolysis‐mediated motor neuron pyroptosis.
Kaixin Yan, Yan Jiang, Yuxuan Yong, Tianshuo Zhang, Niannian Zhang, Qianqian Zeng, Xue Gong, Li Meng, Fangfang Bi, Yongmin Liu   +9 more
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Nutrition screening in geriatric rehabilitation: Criterion (concurrent and predictive) validity of the Malnutrition Screening Tool and the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Nutrition screening is required for early identification and treatment of patients at risk for malnutrition so that clinical outcomes can be improved and health care costs reduced.
Bauer, Judith, Isenring, Elizabeth, Marshall, Skye, Young, Adrienne   +3 more
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