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Melatonin Levels in 89 Individuals With Smith Magenis Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In patients with Smith–Magenis syndrome (SMS), an inverted circadian rhythm of melatonin (MT) contributes to the sleep disturbance. Standard treatment of sleep disturbance with MT often leads to extremely high daytime MT levels, resulting in even more sleep disorders. We therefore retrospectively evaluated the MT data of 89 SMS patients.
Wiebe Braam, Ann C. M. Smith
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Genome‐Wide Association Study of Symptom Change Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Common Mental Disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well‐established, evidence‐based treatment for common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, and obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD). However, treatment outcomes vary widely, and a substantial proportion of patients do not achieve sufficient improvement.
Julia Bäckman, Olly Kravchenko, Matthew Halvorsen, Elles de Schipper, Ekaterina Ivanova, Viktor Kaldo, Nils Hentati Isacsson, Thorstein Olsen Eide, Kira D. Höffler, Manuel Mattheisen, Bjarne Hansen, Gerd Kvale, Kristen Hagen, Jan Haavik, David Mataix‐Cols, James J. Crowley, John Wallert, Christian Rück, Nordic OCD and Related Disorders Consortium (NORDiC), Julia Bäckman, Long‐Long Chen, James J. Crowley, Elles de Schipper, Diana Pascal, Jan Haavik, Kristen Hagen, Matthew W. Halvorsen, Bjarne Hansen, Kira D. Höffler, Fredrik Johansson, Anna K. Kähler, Elinor K. Karlsson, Gerd Kvale, Paul Lichtenstein, Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh, Manuel Mattheisen, David Mataix‐Cols, Kathleen Morrill, Christian Rück, Thorstein Olsen Eide, Nora I. Strom, John Wallert   +41 more
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Frailty Indices and Nutritional Screening Tools as Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalised Older People [PDF]

, 2013
Frailty and malnutrition are two major medical issues influencing the health of older people. This doctoral thesis investigated the predictive ability and discriminatory power of clinically applicable frailty instruments and their malnutrition ...
Dent, Elsa
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
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‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
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Loneliness and Frailty Among Older Adults Receiving Home Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Özge Tuncer,1 Ayça Asma Sakallı2 1Department of Family Medicine, HSU Izmir Medical Faculty Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; 2Department of Family Medicine, HSU Balıkesir Atatürk City Hospital, Bal&inodot ...
Tuncer Ö, Asma Sakallı A
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Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
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Building the capacity of older adults and community: findings from a developmental evaluation of United Way British Columbia’s social prescribing programs for older adults

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
IntroductionOlder adults with higher needs are ideal candidates for social prescribing interventions, given the complex and intersectoral nature of their needs.
Laura Kadowaki, Bobbi Symes, Kahir Lalji, Grace Park, Wynona Giannasi, Jennifer Hystad, Elayne McIvor   +6 more
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Disability and frailty among elderly Canadians: A comparison of six surveys

, 2001
The first wave of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) constituted a large health survey of a representative sample of elderly Canadians. Other Canadian surveys from the same era provided equivalent figures, and the present report compares the ...

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