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Behavioural responses of brown bears to helicopter capture
Understanding the effects of capture and handling on wild animals is crucial in evaluating ethical practices in ecological research, and in avoiding biased conclusions from misinterpreting biologging data potentially affected by capture. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of helicopter capture on the behaviour of Scandinavian brown bears ...
Alexandra Thiel+9 more
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Validation of the FNIH sarcopenia criteria and SOF frailty index as predictors for longterm mortality in ambulatory older men [PDF]
De Buyser, Stefanie+6 more
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A novel program for ABSN students to generate interest in geriatrics and geriatric nursing research. [PDF]
Mewshaw J+7 more
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ABSTRACT Population aging impacts the utilization of health services, especially in Emergency Departments (EDs). A rising share of older adults in the US report ED use, especially frequent ED use, defined as ≥ 4 visits annually. Prior works have examined frequent utilization of EDs among geriatric populations, but no study has focused on age‐based ...
Uma Kelekar+5 more
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Understanding Self‐Rated Health: Examining the Mediating Effect of Self‐Efficacy
ABSTRACT Understanding self‐rated health (i.e., individuals' perception of their health status) is essential because it not only serves as a reliable and valid indicator of population and individual health, but also provides an important basis to formulate health policies and to evaluate the effectiveness of these policies (Salomon et al., 2009 ...
Ho Man Leung+2 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To identify risk of long‐term institutionalization (LTI) among Veterans receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). Study Setting and Design We developed the “Predicted Long‐term Institutionalization” (PLI) risk model for Veterans alive in the community at the end of fiscal‐year (FY) 2017 followed for LTI in nursing ...
Bruce Kinosian+10 more
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Association of Pathways to Success Launch With Quality inBeneficiaries With Traditional Medicare
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between implementation of “Pathways to Success” and quality among beneficiaries cared for in Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations (ACOs). Study Setting and Design Medicare initiated “Pathways to Success” in 2019 that required upside‐risk only ACOs in Shared Savings Program to transition to
Meiling Ying+5 more
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Abstract Introduction This study aims to investigate how the preferences of older women are different from their young counterparts. Methods Female patients with operable breast cancer diagnosed between September 2009 and August 2015 were recruited. Participants were invited to complete a questionnaire to score the importance of a list of items while ...
To‐ki Dacita Suen, Ava Kwong
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Abstract Introduction Peritoneal solute transfer rates (PSTR) are reported to increase with time. Changes in PSTR were reviewed in long‐term peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients to determine whether lower glucose degradation products (low GDP) dialysates prevented an increase in PSTR. Methods PSTR was determined with a 4‐h peritoneal equilibrium test with
Andrew Davenport
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