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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: A Case Cohort Analysis From ELSA‐Brasil

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada, Marcos Rafael N. Cavalcante, Itamar de Souza Santos, Márcio S. Bittencourt, Vandrize Meneghini, Paulo A. Lotufo, Alessandra C. Goulart, Isabela M. Bensenor   +7 more
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Examining the Educational and Professional Learning Contexts where Occupational Therapy Practitioners Gained Competencies for Intraprofessional Collaboration

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2020
The findings described in this article are part of a broader scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project examining competencies for intraprofessional practice.
Jennifer S. Pitonyak, Cecille Corsilles-Sy, Rachel B. Diamant, Anne Birge James   +3 more
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Employment Trajectories of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Factors Driving Transitions Between States

Arthritis 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, Zahi Touma, Laura Whittall Garcia, Dafna D. Gladman, Behdin Nowrouzi‐Kia   +4 more
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"Empowering independence: the role of occupational therapy in overcoming life challenges"

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Occupational Therapist promote functional independence and achievement of life goals. Occupational Therapy means to make the patient independent in activities of daily living (ADLs) according to patient potential. Occupational therapy practitioners help
Sadia Saleem, Khadija Saleem, Sabeen Masood, Faiza Yousaf, Laiba Saleem   +4 more
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Occupational therapy-Work assessment and preparation

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 1983
This paper presents aspects of the role of the occupational therapist in the assessment and preparation of patients for work. The roles of the occupational therapist in working with two broad categories of workers, viz.
Mary-Ann Jack-Bleach
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
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Hearing complaints and the audiological profile of the users of an academic health center in the western region of São Paulo

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013
Summary Introduction: Few population-based studies have quantified hearing levels in Brazil; additional studies on this subject are needed.
Alessandra Giannella Samelli, Camila Quintiliano de Andrade, Marília Barbieri Pereira, Carla Gentile Matas   +3 more
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Occupational therapy rehabilitation managers’ perspectives on community integration of persons with spinal cord injuries in Nairobi, Kenya

South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2023
Introduction: Spinal cord injuries (SCI) present complex clinical challenges requiring comprehensive rehabilitation management to facilitate adequate community reintegration.
Evans Obara Obaigwa, Catharina Jacoba Elizabeth Uys, Pragashnie Govender   +2 more
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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
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A Panel of Circulating Exosomal sncRNAs Associated With Lung Cancer Risk up to 10 Years in Advance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lung cancer is often diagnosed too late, and current screening overlooks many people at risk. In a long‐term study of smokers, a panel of small non‐coding RNAs carried in blood exosomes signals elevated lung cancer risk up to ten years before diagnosis, pointing toward a blood‐based tool for earlier risk detection.
Zhuokun Feng, Masaki Nasu, Ayman Abdul‐Ghani, Yu Chen, Shaoqiu Chen, Isam Mohd Ibrahim, Hanqiu Zhang, Lauren Higa, Zitong Gao, Hua Yang, Raphael Bueno, Loïc Le Marchand, Youping Deng   +12 more
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