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Association between body composition, sarcopenia and pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by progressive and irreversible airflow limitation. Different factors that modify pulmonary function include age, sex, muscular strength, and a history of exposure to toxic agents ...
Nathalie Martínez-Luna   +9 more
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The impact of hydration status and fluid distribution on pulmonary function in COPD patients

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients have alterations in body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) evaluates body composition, hydration status, and fluid distribution.
Arturo Orea-Tejeda   +10 more
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Caring in the silences: why physicians and surgeons do not discuss emergency care and treatment planning with their patients — an analysis of hospital-based ethnographic case studies in England

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Background Despite increasing emphasis on integrating emergency care and treatment planning (ECTP) into routine medical practice, clinicians continue to delay or avoid ECTP conversations with patients.
Frances Griffiths   +4 more
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Body composition and risk factors associated with sarcopenia in post-COVID patients after moderate or severe COVID-19 infections

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Post-COVID-19 syndrome is characterized by diverse symptoms and abnormalities that persist beyond 12 weeks from the onset of acute COVID-19.
Dulce González-Islas   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between muscle quality index and pulmonary function in post-COVID-19 subjects

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Background The SARS-CoV2 pandemic impacted many critically ill patients, causing sequelae, affecting lung function, and involving the musculoskeletal system. We evaluated the association between lung function and muscle quality index in severely ill post-
Dulce González-Islas   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological and family intervention with a person diagnosed with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome

open access: yesTelangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2023
Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) is a rare condition resulting due to the inability of the cell to respond to the masculine hormone (androgen). Often, CAIS patients identify themselves as female and may experience significant psychological
Mysore Narasimha Vranda   +7 more
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Indicators of psychological distress and body image disorders in female patients with breast cancer

open access: yesJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2020
Breast cancer patients are vulnerable to elevated stress related to receiving the diagnosis, unfamiliar and invasive treatment, and coping with the side-effects of treatment, which may find various forms of expression.
Helena van Oers, Lourens Schlebusch
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Two Cannabidiol Oil Products on Self-Reported Stress Relief: A Quasi-Experimental Study

open access: yesMedical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, 2023
Introduction: Estimated rates of past-month cannabidiol (CBD) use in the general public are 13–26% and emerging research examines CBD as a potential adjunct treatment for several medical conditions, including stress-related disorders (e.g., depression ...
Mohammed Faraj   +3 more
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The Walls Have Ears: Accessing Participant Narratives amid Silence, Secrecy, and Mistrust

open access: yesMedicine Anthropology Theory, 2021
Eritreans have long been considered a close-knit community bound by the memorialisation of history and the preservation of cultural practices. My anthropological enquiry into the everyday experiences of mental distress among diasporic women revealed that
Brittney Shanel Mengistu
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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Faculty, Staff, and Students and Coping Strategies Used During the Lockdown in the United Arab Emirates

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown instigated serious mental health conditions. So far, the UAE data on mental health problems due to this pandemic outbreak is still scarce.
Abdullah Seif Abdullah Al Miskry   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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