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Different views : including others in participatory health service innovation [PDF]

, 2011
We describe our experiences employing experience-based design (EBD) to improve an outpatients health service in the UK and discuss the impacts of incorporating the voices of those not directly using or working within the service. We suggest that such new
Bowen, Simon, Cobb, Mark, Dearden, Andy, Wolstenholme, Dan   +3 more
core  

The Impact of Tilburg Frailty on Poststroke Fatigue in First‐Ever Stroke Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Unified Measurement Tools and Improved Statistics

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Poststroke fatigue (PSF) and frailty share substantial overlap in their manifestations, yet previous research has yielded conflicting results due to the use of heterogeneous frailty assessment tools. Objective To evaluate the independent impact of frailty on PSF using a unified measurement system (Tilburg Frailty Indicator, TFI ...
Chuan‐Bang Chen, Xiao‐Xue Wang, Shao‐Rui Bao, Sui‐Li Lin, Mei‐Chun Shu, Xi‐Xi Ye, Wen‐Jie Cong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between psychosocial factors and adverse effects of light-to-moderate ambient heat in patients with chronic diseases: results of the prospective cohort study CLIMATE-II

BMC Medicine
Background Global temperatures are increasing. Adaptation of health behavior could mitigate adverse effects of heat, but health benefits are probably limited and depend on the context. Therefore, other strategies are also needed.
Ingmar Schäfer, Valentina Paucke, Julia Nothacker, Agata Menzel, Susanne Döpfmer, Klaus Hager, Susann Hueber, Arian Karimzadeh, Thomas Kötter, Christin Löffler, Beate S. Müller, Martin Scherer, Dagmar Lühmann   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relação entre a Escala de Adesão Terapêutica de oito itens de Morisky (MMAS-8) e o controle da pressão arterial Association between the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) and blood pressure control

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2012
FUNDAMENTO: A não adesão terapêutica é um importante e frequentemente não reconhecido fator de risco que contribui para o reduzido controle da Pressão Arterial (PA).
Alfredo Dias Oliveira-Filho, José Augusto Barreto-Filho, Sabrina Joany Felizardo Neves, Divaldo Pereira de Lyra Junior   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-effectiveness of Ivermectin on Inpatients and Outpatients With COVID-19; Results of Two Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundIvermectin which was widely considered as a potential treatment for COVID-19, showed uncertain clinical benefit in many clinical trials. Performing large-scale clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of this drug in the midst of the ...
Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Fatemeh Ahangarkani, Andrew Hill, Leah Ellis, Manya Mirchandani, Alireza Davoudi, Gohar Eslami, Fatemeh Roozbeh, Farhang Babamahmoodi, Nima Rouhani, Ahmad Alikhani, Narges Najafi, Roya Ghasemian, Hossein Mehravaran, Azin Hajialibeig, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Leila Shahbaznejad, Golnar Rahimzadeh, Majid Saeedi, Reza Alizadeh-Navai, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Shahab Saeedi, Seyedeh-Kiana Razavi-Amoli, Shaghayegh Rezai, Fereshteh Rostami-Maskopaee, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Faezeh Sadat Movahedi, John S. Markowitz, Reza Valadan   +28 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fast evaluation of appointment schedules for outpatients in health care [PDF]

, 2011
We consider the problem of evaluating an appointment schedule for outpatients in a hospital. Given a fixed-length session during which a physician sees K patients, each patient has to be given an appointment time during this session in advance.
B. Denton, C. Alexopoulos, C.J. Ho, D. Lindley, G.C. Kaandorp, J. Charnetski, J. Sola-Vera, K. Muthuraman, L. Liu, L.V. Green, M. Babes, M.E. Zonderland, N.T.J. Bailey, N.T.J. Bailey, P. Harper, P.P. Wang, R. Hassin, S. Chakraborty, T. Cayirli, T.N.O. Lehmann, T.R. Rohleder, W.R. Reinus   +21 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
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Health Care for Patients with Multimorbidity: A Mixed-Methods Study to Explore the Feasibility and Process of Aligning Scheduled Outpatient Appointments through Collaboration between Medical Specialties

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2022
Background: Many patients with multimorbidity have appointments and parallel trajectories in several outpatient clinics across medical specialties. This organisation may disintegrate care and challenges the navigation of the healthcare system.
Cathrine Bell, Charlotte Weiling Appel, Anne Frølich, Anders Prior, Peter Vedsted   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Portable Low‐Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The aging population of people with HIV (PWH) raises heightened concerns regarding accelerated aging and dementia. Portable, low‐field MRI (LF‐MRI) is an innovative technology that could enhance access and facilitate routine monitoring of PWH.
Annabel Sorby‐Adams, Malachi Keo, Jennifer Guo, Daire Daly, Richard Ahern, Kimon Zachary, Gregory Robbins, Rajesh T. Gandhi, Bragi Sveinsson, Adam de Havenon, Kevin N. Sheth, Otto Rapalino, Juan Eugenio Iglesias Gonzales, W. Taylor Kimberly, Shibani S. Mukerji   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks, Anna Wolska, Diala Ghazal, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Alexander Burnham, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Alan T. Remaley, Robert Zivadinov, Murali Ramanathan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source