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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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Evaluation of muscle strength and its relation to exercise habits in Japanese [PDF]

, 2009
The aim of this study was to explore muscle strength and its relation to exercise habits in Japanese. We used data from 3,018 men and 6,881 women aged 20-69 years and not using medications in a cross-sectional study.
Miyachi, Motohiko, Miyatake, Nobuyuki, Numata, Takeyuki, Saito, Takeshi, Tabata, Izumi   +4 more
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of change in grip strength over 3 years in the African American health project [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with change in grip strength. METHOD: Grip strength was measured at baseline and 3 years later. Change was divided into "decreased >/=5 kg," "increased >/=5 kg," and "no change" and analyzed using multinomial ...
Andresen, Elena M., Malmstrom, Theodore K., Miller, Douglas K., Miller, J. Philip, Schootman, Mario, Wolinsky, Fredric D.   +5 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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Evaluation of the sport intervention effect on the grip strength of workers exposed to hand-arm vibration

Muhandisī-i bihdāsht-i ḥirfah/ī, 2021
Introduction: Grip strength is one of the important parameters in hand muscle function that vibration can have a negative effect on it. The aim of this study was to determine of the sport intervention effect on the grip strength of workers exposed to ...
Behnam Moradi, Javad Azadi, Samira Barakat   +2 more
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Adiposity and grip strength: a Mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background Muscle weakness, which increases in prevalence with age, is a major public health concern. Grip strength is commonly used to identify weakness and an improved understanding of its determinants is required.
Snehal M. Pinto Pereira, Victoria Garfield, Aliki-Eleni Farmaki, David J. Tomlinson, Thomas Norris, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Spiros Denaxas, Chris Finan, Rachel Cooper   +8 more
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Gender specific age-related changes in bone density, muscle strength and functional performance in the elderly: a-10 year prospective population-based study [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Age-related losses in bone mineral density (BMD), muscle strength, balance, and gait have been linked to an increased risk of falls, fractures and disability, but few prospective studies have compared the timing, rate and pattern ...
A Shumway-Cook, Bjorn E Rosengren, EJ Bassey, Gayani Alwis, H Shin, Henrik G Ahlborg, HM Macdonald, Ingemar Sernbo, JE Himann, JM Guralnik, KY Forrest, KY Forrest, L Warming, LC Vianna, Magnus K Karlsson, ME Den Ouden, ME Nelson, MI Tolea, ML Callisaya, MT Hannan, N El Haber, N Emaus, N Emaus, NL Choy, P Era, RC Isles, RM Daly, Robin M Daly, RS Lindle, S Stenholm, S Studenski, T Rantanen, TJ Doherty, VA Hughes   +33 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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An inverted J-shaped association of serum uric acid with muscle strength among Japanese adult men: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Uric acid (UA) may protect muscle function from oxidative damage due to reactive oxygen species through its powerful antioxidant capacity.
Atsushi Otomo, Cong Huang, Haruki Momma, Hiroko Tadaura, Hui Guo, Kaijun Niu, Lei Guan, Masahiro Chujo, Ryoichi Nagatomi, Yoritoshi Kobayashi, Yufei Cui   +10 more
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