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Hydroxychloroquine Associated With Lower Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline in Lupus Nephritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) protects kidney function in lupus nephritis (LN) by preventing flares, yet some cohort studies show no significant benefit in kidney function with HCQ. Clarifying these conflicting findings by showing early and long‐term benefits of HCQ on kidney function preservation is critical.
Shivani Garg   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of home-based play-assisted stimulation on developmental performances of children living in extreme poverty : a randomized single-blind controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Children living with foster families in a resource-limited setting such as Ethiopia are at risk of developmental problems. It is not yet clear whether intensive home-based developmental stimulation assisted by play can reduce these problems ...
Abessa, Teklu Gemechu   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Testing a Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Familial Risk Factors and Emotional Problems in Early Childhood: The Promotive and Protective Role of Children’s Self-Efficacy and Self-Concept

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
The present study aimed to examine the promotive and protective role of general self-efficacy and positive self-concept in the context of the effects of early familial risk factors on children’s development of emotional problems from early to middle ...
Fabio Sticca   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between Learning and Behavioral Difficulties in Second-Grade Children

open access: yesChildren, 2020
Learning and behavioral difficulties often emerge during the first years of primary school and are one of the most important issues of concern for families and schools.
Emanuela Castro   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Healthy Marriage and the Legacy of Child Maltreatment: A Child Welfare Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Reviews research on the links between childhood physical or emotional abuse and barriers to healthy marriages, such as poverty and mental health problems.
Rutledge Q. Hutson, Tiffany Conway
core  

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Adolescents with Emotional or Behavioral Problems Respond to Cigarette Prices? [PDF]

open access: yes
Adolescents with mental health problems have much higher rates of smoking than those without such problems. Although a large body of evidence suggests that higher cigarette prices reduce smoking prevalence and the quantity smoked, little is known about ...
Erdal Tekin, Lan Liang, Naci Mocan
core  

Keeping a reflective journal : reflections of a mature student [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Reflective journals are used increasingly in Higher Education. Examples from an unstructured journal kept by the author in her role as a new Mechanical Engineering student raise issue of what 'ought' to be in journals, how emotional effects should be ...
Sinclair, C.M.
core  

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