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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
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Illness perceptions, fear of progression and health-related quality of life during acute treatment and follow-up care in paediatric cancer patients and their parents: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychology, 2023
Background This study examines the role of illness perceptions and fear of progression (FoP) in paediatric cancer patients and their parents for patient’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL), controlling for sociodemographic and medical variables.
Kristina Herzog, Florian Schepper, Thomas Pletschko, Jessy Herrmann, Mihaela Budich, Holger Christiansen, Meinolf Suttorp, Julia Martini   +7 more
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Older people and medication taking behaviour: A review of the literature [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Older people represent a sizeable population of the UK. Many older people receive drug treatment for long term conditions. Adherence with medication is therefore an important clinical, financial and resource intensive concern.
Barber, Belcher, Benson, Benson, Blaxter, Bonner, Butler, Campbell, Carr, Chen, Chin, Cline, Cohen, Conrad, Corlett, De Geest, Dowell, Dunbar-Jacob, Ekman, Griffiths, Harrison, Hughes, Johnson, Kippen, Kjellgren, Kjellgren, Kripalani, Lee, Leventhal, Levy, Lumme-Sandt, Maggi Banning, Maidment, Mallion, Mancia, Mays, McElnay, Phatak, Pound, Pound, Roth, Sackett, Salas, Sale, Scotto, Senior, Struthers, Svensson, Unson, Van der Wal, Veehof, Vermiere, Watson, Zafran   +53 more
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Bridging the gap: Multi‐stakeholder perspectives of molecular diagnostics in oncology

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Although molecular diagnostics is transforming cancer care, implementing novel technologies remains challenging. This study identifies unmet needs and technology requirements through a two‐step stakeholder involvement. Liquid biopsies for monitoring applications and predictive biomarker testing emerge as key unmet needs. Technology requirements vary by
Jorine Arnouts, Senada Koljenović, Elise Daems, Karolien De Wael, Marc Peeters, Léon C. van Kempen, Greetje Vanhoutte, Karen Zwaenepoel, Timon Vandamme   +8 more
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Illness perceptions and coping determine quality of life in COPD patients

International Journal of COPD, 2016
Jitske Tiemensma,1 Erin Gaab,2 Maarten Voorhaar,3,4 Guus Asijee,3,5 Adrian A Kaptein6 1Psychological Sciences, 2Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced, CA, USA; 3Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Care ...
Tiemensma J, Gaab E, Voorhaar M, Asijee G, Kaptein AA   +4 more
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Predicting and Comparing the Subjective Health Experience of Older Cancer Survivors and Non‐Cancer Survivors: A Modeling Approach

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This study underscores the significant influence of frailty and vitality on the subjective health experience of older cancer survivors with acceptance and control emerging as salient mediators. These findings affirm the conceptual and empirical robustness of the model highlighting its potential utility in shaping future interventions for older cancer ...
Damien S. E. Broekharst, Sjaak Bloem, Eline J. Mertens, Nathascha Hanzen, Michel van Agthoven   +4 more
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The impact of physical symptoms on depression and quality of life in patients with lung cancer: the moderating effects of illness perceptions and gender

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Background Physical symptoms negatively affect lung cancer patients’ emotional well-being and quality of life. It remains understudied about what psychosocial factors may buffer the negative impact of physical symptoms.
Jinhuan Yang, Danni Dong, Gan He, Zhenghao Ge, Zhonglin Chen, Chenyan Han, Yi Zhao, Yaping He, Qiao Chu   +8 more
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Are lay people good at recognising the symptoms of schizophrenia? [PDF]

, 2013
©2013 Erritty, Wydell. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
AF Jorm, AF Jorm, AR Yung, B Dell’Osso, C Lauber, C Lincoln, C Morgan, D Köhn, DJ Castle, DO Perkins, E O’Callaghan, H Krstev, HL Pote, I Joa, J Addington, J Klosterkötter, J Luty, JA Lieberman, JCS Chiang, JE Overall, JP McEvoy, JS Brekke, JS Choi, K Etheridge, L Stone, LH Rogler, M Marshall, M Marshall, NC Andreasen, P Gourzis, P Mason, Peter W. Halligan, Philip Erritty, SP Singh, Taeko N. Wydell, TJ Miller   +35 more
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Nationwide Survey of Atopic Myelitis and Plexin D1‐Immunoglobulin G‐Related Pain

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To elucidate the features of plexin D1‐immunoglobulin (Ig)G‐associated neuropathic pain and its relationship to atopic myelitis (AM) in a nationwide Japanese survey. Methods A preliminary survey questionnaire was sent to 1574 selected departments (neurology and pediatrics/pediatric neurology) to explore the numbers of AM and plexin ...
Jun‐ichi Kira, Xu Zhang, Takayuki Fujii, Mikio Mitsuishi, Miho Ushijima, Sato Yoshidomi, Ayako Sakoda, Tomohiro Imamura, Satoshi Kuwabara, Noriko Isobe, Yuri Nakamura   +10 more
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Illness perceptions and stress: mediators between disease severity and psychological well-being and quality of life among patients with Crohn’s disease

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Maochen Zhang,1,* Liwen Hong,1,* Tianyu Zhang,1 Yun Lin,1 Sichang Zheng,1 Xiaolin Zhou,1 Rong Fan,1 Zhengting Wang,1 Chenli Zhang,2 Jie Zhong1 1Department of Gastroenterology, 2Exclusive Medical Center, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao
Zhang M, Hong L, Zhang T, Lin Y, Zheng S, Zhou X, Fan R, Wang Z, Zhang C, Zhong J   +9 more
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