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Long-term care insurance pilot exposure and severe-depression risk among older adults with baseline severe IADL impairment: a panel difference-in-difference-in-differences analysis

BMC Geriatrics
Background In the context of rapid population ageing, long-term care insurance (LTCI) has attracted growing attention for its potential effects on health and well-being.
MingHui Xing, LiXian Wu, ZhaoXue Li, Xiaoyong Yu   +3 more
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Community palliative care services on addressing physical and psychosocial needs in people with advanced illness: a prospective cohort study

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background The integration of palliative care into primary health care has been advocated to improve its accessibility and the continuity of care. Recent studies on such an approach have mainly focused on health care cost and utilization. This study aims
Helen Yue-lai Chan, Carmen Ka-man Chung, Shawn Sze-chai Tam, Rita Suk-kuen Chow   +3 more
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Safety and Effectiveness of a High‐Dose, Tailored Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy Protocol: A Joint Pediatric Hematology and Cardiac ICU Quality Improvement Initiative Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric thromboembolism is increasingly encountered in critical care. Systemic thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) facilitates vessel or valve patency, yet pediatric‐specific protocols remain undefined, and safety concerns persist. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a tailored, prolonged systemic tPA
Eran Shostak, Oded Gilad, Yael Feinstein, Sigal Nakav, Ofer Schiller, Joanne Yacobovich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Less Known Stroke Mimic: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2016
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-neuro-radiological diagnosis, which can complicate a wide range of conditions. Clinical features include generalised and/or focal neurological deficits.
Keneilwe Malomo, Ontefetse Ntlholang
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10‐year frailty trajectory is associated with Alzheimer’s dementia after considering neuropathological burden

Aging Medicine, 2021
Main Problem Frailty is an established risk factor for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Few studies have examined the longitudinal relationship between frailty and cognition. Methods Participants of Rush Memory and Aging project (n = 625, 67.5%
Lindsay M. K. Wallace, Olga Theou, Judith Godin, David D. Ward, Melissa K. Andrew, David A. Bennett, Kenneth Rockwood   +6 more
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Neuropsychological and Educational Outcomes in Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome—A Report From the North American Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome Registry

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare autosomal recessive ribosomopathy characterized by bone marrow failure and multisystem involvement, with emerging evidence of associated neurocognitive impairment. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 240 individuals with biallelic Shwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome (SBDS) mutations
Jane Koo, Melissa Gerstle, Leah Cheng, Richard Cooper, Katherine Coyne, Claire Dusa, Naomi E. Joffe, Diana Schwarz, Sarah Steltz, Akiko Shimamura, Kasiani C. Myers, Thea Quinton   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

An intervention to support stroke survivors and their carers in the longer term (LoTS2Care): study protocol for the process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial

Trials, 2018
Background Whilst pathways relating to the early stages of stroke care have become well established, strategies for longer-term care are less developed and longer-term outcomes remain poor for many stroke survivors. New Start, a complex intervention that
Natasha K. Hardicre, Thomas F Crocker, Alan Wright, Louisa-Jane Burton, Seline Ozer, Ross Atkinson, Allan House, Jenny Hewison, Christopher McKevitt, Anne Forster, Amanda J. Farrin, on behalf of the LoTS2Care Programme Management Group   +11 more
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Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be referred to an obstetrician during pregnancy and birth: results from a cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Women who smoke during pregnancy make less use of prenatal care; the relation of smoking behavior with the use of other forms of maternal healthcare is unknown.
S. Weiland, L.L. Peters, M.Y. Berger, J.J.H.M. Erwich, D.E.M.C. Jansen   +4 more
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Survival After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Diamond–Blackfan Anemia Syndrome: The Role of Iron Overload—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We assessed the effect of iron overload (IO) on mortality and complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with Diamond–Blackfan anemia syndrome (DBAS) in a systematic review of individual participant data and cohort data from observational studies.
Geoffrey Z. L. Kuppens, Evangelia Kiakou, Lieke de Zwart, Maurizio Miano, Eduard J. van Beers, Marc Bierings, Marije Bartels   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Referral Practices and Utilisation of Paediatric Oncology Physiotherapy Services in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Physical rehabilitation is highly recognised in improving the quality of life of cancer survivors through prehabilitation, sequelae management and palliative care, yet its integration into routine care in Ghana has not been characterised, leading to potential gaps in service access.
Dorothy Ekua Adjabu, Philip Junior Nyarko, Precious Madzimbe, Kofi Adesi Kyei, Tawagidu Mohammed, Sandra Banini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source