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The Experience of Being a Guide Dog Puppy Raiser Volunteer: A Longitudinal Qualitative Collective Case Study

Animals, 2014
There are no published studies that consider the experiences of guide dog puppy raisers. As these people are volunteers, their continued willingness to participate in the training of dogs for assisting the vision impaired and blind is essential for the ...
Anna Chur-Hansen, Lucy-Kate Werner, Clare E. McGuiness, Susan Hazel   +3 more
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Genetic Diversity and Expanded Phenotypes in Dystonia: Insights From Large‐Scale Exome Sequencing

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most prevalent movement disorders, characterized by significant clinical and etiological heterogeneity. Despite considerable heritability (~25%), the etiology in most patients remains elusive. Moreover, understanding correlations between clinical manifestations and genetic variants has become increasingly ...
Mirja Thomsen, Fabian Ott, Sebastian Loens, Gamze Kilic‐Berkmen, Ai Huey Tan, Shen‐Yang Lim, Ebba Lohmann, Kaja M. Schröder, Lea Ipsen, Lena A. Nothacker, Linn Welzel, Alexandra S. Rudnik, Frauke Hinrichs, Thorsten Odorfer, Kirsten E. Zeuner, Friederike Schumann, Andrea A. Kühn, Simone Zittel, Marius Moeller, Robert Pfister, Christoph Kamm, Anthony E. Lang, Yi Wen Tay, Ana Luísa de Almeida Marcelino, Marie Vidailhet, Emmanuel Roze, Joel S. Perlmutter, Jeanne S. Feuerstein, Victor S. C. Fung, Florence Chang, Richard L. Barbano, Steven Bellows, Aparna A. Wagle Shukla, Alberto J. Espay, Mark S. LeDoux, Brian D. Berman, Stephen Reich, Andres Deik, Andre Franke, Michael Wittig, Sören Franzenburg, Jens Volkmann, Norbert Brüggemann, H. A. Jinnah, Tobias Bäumer, Christine Klein, Hauke Busch, Katja Lohmann   +47 more
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Validation of a Kazakhstani Version of the Mental Health Continuum—Short Form

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Positive mental health and well-being are significant dimensions of health, employment, and educational outcomes. Research on positive mental health and well-being requires measurement instruments in native languages for use in local contexts and target ...
Daniel Hernández-Torrano, Laura Ibrayeva, Ainur Muratkyzy, Natalya Lim, Yerden Nurtayev, Ainur Almukhambetova, Alessandra Clementi, Jason Sparks   +7 more
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A Systematic Clinical Framework for Postimplantation Monitoring in Thalamic Neuromodulation: Insights From Twiddler's Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case described a 25‐year‐old pregnant woman with refractory multifocal epilepsy, diagnosed in 2020 and treated with bilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the centromedian and pulvinar nuclei. Prior to DBS, she experienced daily focal seizures, often progressing to generalized tonic–clonic seizures despite optimal ...
Shalin Shah, Ganne Chaitanya, Jeston Chin, Nicholas Delcimmuto, Jay R. Gavvala   +4 more
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Compensatory Belief in Health Behavior Management: A Concept Analysis

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
PurposeThis study aimed to identify the exact definition of the concept of compensatory belief (CB) and to help clinicians and caregivers to distinguish patients who tend to form such beliefs.MethodsThis study is a conceptual analysis based on the ...
Kang Zhao, Xinyi Xu, Hanfei Zhu, Qin Xu
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Faith, Health and Psychology

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
AbstractReviews of research on religion and health have concluded that at least some types of religious behaviours are related to higher levels of physical and mental health. The objective of this paper is to display and demonstrate how religion can be directly effective on human health.
Seyed Aliakbar Rabinataj, Ramezan Mahdavi Azadboni   +1 more
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Psychologically informed health care

Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2023
Abstract The term “psychologically informed health care” refers to the comprehensive integration of psychological principles into health care. Psychologically informed health care has the potential to lead to a transformation of care, resulting in truly transdisciplinary care.
Joost Dekker, Samuel F Sears, Pernilla Åsenlöf, Katherine Berry   +3 more
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Remaining Burden of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Among Treated Patients: A Survey of Patients and Caregivers

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) significantly impacts motor function. This study aimed to assess the persistent burden and unmet needs among currently treated patients with SMA and their caregivers. Methods Two complementary web‐based surveys were distributed in August 2024 among patients with SMA and their caregivers.
Julie A. Parsons, Natalie Land, Melissa Culhane Maravic, Claire Cagle, Amal Jamaleddine, Hemal Shah, Thomas Brown, Christabella Cherubino, Mouhamed Gueye   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring public attitude toward biofeedback technologies: Knowledge, preferences and personality tendencies

Journal of Public Health Research, 2020
Background: Biofeedback is increasingly used in the clinical area and in daily health monitoring through wearable devices (e.g. smart watches). Nevertheless, it remains rather unknown.
Gaetano A. Russo, Serena Oliveri, Clizia Cincidda, Paolo Guiddi, Gabriella Pravettoni   +4 more
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Digital Activity Markers in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the utility of smartwatch and smartphone‐based activity metrics for assessing disease severity and quality of life in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Methods In the electronic monitoring of disease activity in patients with CIDP (EMDA‐CIDP) trial, we performed a prospective ...
Lars Masanneck, Jan Voth, Noëmi Gmahl, Konstantin Jendretzky, Niklas Huntemann, Noah M. Werner, Linea Schmidt, Menekse Oeztuerk, Paula Quint, Christina B. Schroeter, Hans Peter Hartung, Thomas Skripuletz, Gerd Meyer zu Hörste, Tobias Ruck, Sven G. Meuth, Marc Pawlitzki   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source