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Health benefits of volunteering

, 2011
The proposal seems too good to be true: give time to help others, and benefit yourself too. Be healthier and eventually live longer. Would it be so simple? Studies actually suggest there may be some truth in the idea that helping others through volunteer work helps people stay healthy. Yet many of these studies use small samples.
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach

BMC Health Services Research
Background Because cirrhosis is often unrecognized, we aimed to develop a stepwise screening algorithm for cirrhosis in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and assess this approach’s feasibility and acceptability. Methods VHA hepatology clinicians (“
Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal   +15 more
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Do collaboRATE Scores Reflect Differences in Perceived Shared Decision-Making Across Diverse Patient Populations? Evidence From a Large-Scale Patient Experience Survey in the United States

Journal of Patient Experience, 2020
Patient characteristics have been linked to prevalence and quality of shared decision-making (SDM) behaviors across diverse studies of varied size and focus. We aim to evaluate the extent to which patient characteristics are associated with patient-rated
Rachel C Forcino Msc, Marcus Thygeson MD MPH, A James O’Malley PhD, Marjan J Meinders PhD, Gert P Westert PhD, Glyn Elwyn MD PhD   +5 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
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Applicability of academic real-world data research in the case studies of the HTx project to practical health technology assessment work

Frontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionNext-Generation HTA (HTx) is a recently finalised EU project which aimed to connect academic HTA researchers with HTA practitioners.MethodsThis paper studies the applicability of the academic RWD research conducted through four case studies ...
Carl Björvang, Johan Pontén, Anders Viberg, Andrea Manca, Georgia Salanti, Pekka Siirtola, Gema García-Sáez, Saskia Knies, Saskia Knies, Diana Delnoij, Diana Delnoij, Dalia Dawoud, Dalia Dawoud, Jamie Elvidge, Lifang Liu, Bertalan Németh, Zoltán Kaló, Zoltán Kaló, Zoltán Kaló   +18 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Drug supply chain disruptions and outpatient medication shortages in the Veterans Health Administration, 2017–2020

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
Purpose: We sought to describe how often and circumstances in which supply chain disruptions were associated with outpatient drug shortages within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Sherrie L. Aspinall, Clara Kima, Xinhua Zhao, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Francesca E. Cunningham, Walid F. Gellad, Peter A. Glassman, Chester B. Good, Jennifer Martin, Mina Tadrous, Katie J. Suda   +10 more
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