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Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proportionality, Terminal Suffering and the Restorative Goals of Medicine

open access: yes, 2002
Recent years have witnessed a growing concern that terminally ill patients are needlessly suffering in the dying process. This has led to demands that physicians become more attentive in the assessment of suffering and that they treat their patients as ...
Jansen, Lynn A., Sulmasy, Daniel P.
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Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goals for Goal Setting: A Scoping Review on Personal Informatics

open access: yesProceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2023
Tina Ekhtiar   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Quantifying Global Cooperation in the Sustainable Development Goals

open access: yes
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hinges critically on extensive international cooperation. However, the extent and evolution of such cooperation at the global level, along with the relative synergy contributions of different country ...
Rongqing Liu, Ying Zhang
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Engagement Patterns With an Artificial Intelligence Health Coach for Systemic Sclerosis Self‐Management: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate utility of an artificial intelligence (AI) health coach for systemic sclerosis (SSc) self‐management and identify patterns associated with participant engagement. Methods We conducted a mixed methods study in which an AI health coach, powered by a large language model (LLM), was used to support self‐management for SSc.
Nirali Shah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring progress towards global poverty goals: Challenges and lessons from southern Africa [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper draws on the work in Lesotho and Namibia of tracking progress towards cutting poverty in half by 2015, which is the key poverty target of the Millennium Development Goals. The paper serves at least two purposes.
Levine, Sebastian
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Clinician and Patient Factors Associated With Long‐Term Glucocorticoid Use in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Advanced Therapies

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite guideline recommendations, long‐term glucocorticoid (GC) use is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We conducted a clinician survey nested within a large registry to identify patient and clinician factors associated with GC use. Methods Clinicians contributing patients to the CorEvitas Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry were surveyed ...
Michael D. George   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The managerial challenge of setting goals conducive to individual ambidexterity

open access: yes, 2017
This study explores how managers’ goal setting can enable individuals to pursue both explorative and exploitative activities, i.e. individual ambidexterity.
Karlsson, Anna,, Bengtsson, Lars,
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Employment Trajectories of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Factors Driving Transitions Between States

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) significantly impacts employment capacity. This study aimed to investigate the impact of burden of disease activity, damage, and treatment on employment outcomes and transitions in patients with SLE. Methods Using data from a single center, we analyzed employment transitions, adjusted mean disease activity ...
Javier Mencia‐Ledo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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