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Estimating the Direct Cost of Cancer in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Cancer Hospital

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Background: The increasing prevalence of cancer and lack of strong health financing system in low income countries like Nepal is exerting an enormous financial burden on cancer patients.
Shiva Ram Khatiwoda, Raja Ram Dhungana, Vishnu Prasad Sapkota, Sarswoti Singh   +3 more
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
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Facial Cosmetic Therapy Use Among Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: An Australian Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with numerous facial manifestations for which patients may engage in cosmetic therapies. It is unclear how patients with SSc use these therapies. This study sought to characterize patient engagement and experiences with cosmetic therapies for SSc‐related and non‐SSc–related facial changes.
Zachary Warren, Diane Apostolopoulos, Gene‐Siew Ngian, Amanda M. Saracino, Laura Ross, Nava Ferdowsi, Jennifer Walker, Cindy Hall, Kim Griggs, Susanna Proudman, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurological diseases in Peru: a systematic analysis of the global burden disease study

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Background: Disease burden indicators assess the impact of disease on a population. They integrate mortality and disability in a single indicator. This allows setting priorities for health services and focusing resources.
Carlos ALVA-DÍAZ, Andrely HUERTA-ROSARIO, Kevin PACHECO-BARRIOS, Roberto A. MOLINA, Alba NAVARRO-FLORES, Wilfor AGUIRRE-QUISPE, Nilton CUSTODIO, Juan TORO-PEREZ, Nicanor MORI, Roberto ROMERO-SANCHEZ   +9 more
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Costs of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults in Germany

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
BackgroundPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the psychopathological consequences of sexual and/or physical abuse. The economic burden is assumed to be high, whereas health-related quality of life and education is negatively affected.
Judith Dams, Eline Rimane, Regina Steil, Babette Renneberg, Rita Rosner, Hans-Helmut König   +5 more
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Validation of Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric Measures for Children With Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To assess the validity of the Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric measures in patients with chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO). Methods Within the longitudinal patient registry of CNO, English‐speaking patients aged 8 years and older self‐reported PROMIS Pediatric measures of fatigue, pain ...
Mary M. Eckert, Eveline Y. Wu, Melissa Oliver, Joshua Scheck, Sivia Lapidus, Ummusen Kaya Akca, Shima Yasin, Aleksander Lenert, Sara Stern, Antonella Insalaco, Manuela Pardeo, Gabriele Simonini, Edoardo Marrani, Xing Wang, Bin Huang, Leonard K. Kovalick, Natalie Rosenwasser, Erin Balay‐Destrude, Gabriel Casselman, Adriel Liau, Ava Klein, Yurong Shao, Claire Yang, Molly Briggs, Ethan Mueller, Emily Deng, Paige Rhiannon Trunnell, Iris Hamilton, Elise Machrone, Doaa Mosad Mosa, Lori Tucker, Hermann Girschick, Ronald M. Laxer, Georgina Tiller, Jonathan Akikusa, Christian M. Hedrich, Karen Onel, Fatma Dedeoglu, Marinka Twilt, Seza Ozen, Polly J. Ferguson, Laura Schanberg, Bryce B. Reeve, Yongdong Zhao   +43 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

GeS as an Emerging OTS Material: Atomic Structure and Modeling of ON/OFF Switching

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The structural puzzle of glassy GeS, an advanced memory‐selector material, has finally been disentangled, revealing a patchwork of mixed tetrahedral and trigonal species. Under a high electric field, over‐ and under‐coordinated Ge and S defects, together with three‐membered rings, form an interconnected network associated with localized and extended ...
Andrey Tverjanovich, Jörg C. Neuefeind, Chris J. Benmore, Daniele Fontanari, Anton Sokolov, Maxim Khomenko, Shinji Kohara, Aleksei Bytchkov, Takeshi Usuki, Maria Bokova, Mohammad Kassem, Pascal Masselin, Mariana Milochova, Eugene Bychkov   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Out-of-Pocket Costs and Perceived Financial Burden Associated with Prostate Cancer Treatment in a Quebec Remote Area: A Cross-Sectional Study

Current Oncology, 2020
Background: In publicly funded healthcare systems, patients do not pay for medical visits but can experience costs stemming from travel or over-the-counter drugs. We lack information about the extent of this burden in Canadian remote regions.
Abir El-Haouly, Anais Lacasse, Hares El-Rami, Frederic Liandier, Alice Dragomir   +4 more
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Advancing Human Skin Equivalents: The Crucial Role of Neurovascular Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses the importance of integrating vascular and peripheral nerve systems into human skin equivalents (HSEs) to better recapitulate native skin physiology. Recent advances in vascularized, innervated, and neurovascularized HSEs are highlighted, together with emerging bioengineering strategies, current challenges, and future ...
Hao Wu, Lorenzo Moroni, Nicolas Lebonvallet, Vincent Flacher, Paul Wieringa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source