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Association between the frequency of daily intellectual activities and cognitive domains: A cross‐sectional study in older adults with complaints of forgetfulness

Brain and Behavior, 2021
Objectives Frequent engagement in intellectual activities has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia. The present study sought to examine the association between the frequency of daily intellectual activities and cognitive domains in older ...
Ai Iizuka, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Susumu Ogawa, Tomoya Takahashi, Sachiko Murayama, Momoko Kobayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +6 more
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Exploring experiences of people participation activities in a British national health service trust: a service user-led research project

Research Involvement and Engagement, 2019
Background People participation teams are being established in many British NHS Trusts. They support active service user involvement in staff recruitment interviews, in evaluations of care and in programmes to improve services.
Adrian Curwen, Jane Fernandes, Rachael Howison, Paul Binfield, Frank Rohricht, Domenico Giacco   +5 more
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Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background An association between handgrip strength, hand dexterity and global cognition is suggested; however, it is unclear whether both hand motor functions are associated with executive function, which is important for performing daily activities ...
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +7 more
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A Systematic Approach to Project Related Concepts of Scrum [PDF]

Revista de Management Comparat International, 2016
Scrum models have clustered within the boundaries of product development and the limited world of development teams. Nonetheless, any Scrum adoption cannot be isolated from the rest of organization’s processes and structures.
Necmettin OZKAN, Civan KUCUK
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Group leader and participant perceptions of Balancing Everyday Life, a group-based lifestyle intervention for mental health service users

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2019
Background: There exist few recovery and occupation-based interventions for mental health service users. Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) is a new occupation-based lifestyle intervention that was created to fill this need.
Kristine Lund, Jenny Hultqvist, Ulrika Bejerholm, Elisabeth Argentzell, Mona Eklund   +4 more
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Opportunities and barriers for occupational engagement among residents in supported housing

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2022
Opportunities and barriers for occupational engagement among residents in supported housing. Background Research shows that people with psychiatric disabilities view supported housing (SH) as a possibility for social contact, but also as entailing a risk
Elisabeth Argentzell, Carina Tjörnstrand, David Brunt, Mona Eklund, Ulrika Bejerholm   +4 more
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Tracking dyspnea up to supplemental oxygen prescription among patients with pulmonary fibrosis

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background Dyspnea is the hallmark symptom of pulmonary fibrosis. Supplemental oxygen (O2) is prescribed to many patients with pulmonary fibrosis in hopes of alleviating dyspnea and improving physical functioning.
Amy L. Olson, Bridget Graney, Susan Baird, Tara Churney, Kaitlin Fier, Marjorie Korn, Mark McCormick, David Sprunger, Thomas Vierzba, Frederick S. Wamboldt, Jeffrey J. Swigris   +10 more
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A Community-Wide Intervention Trial for Preventing and Reducing Frailty Among Older Adults Living in Metropolitan Areas: Design and Baseline Survey for a Study Integrating Participatory Action Research With a Cluster Trial

Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
Background: Preventing and reducing frailty is an important challenge for Japan in the next decade, especially in metropolitan areas. We launched a community-wide intervention trial (the Ota Genki Senior Project) in 2016 to develop effective community ...
Satoshi Seino, Akihiko Kitamura, Yui Tomine, Izumi Tanaka, Mariko Nishi, Kumiko Nonaka, Yu Nofuji, Miki Narita, Yu Taniguchi, Yuri Yokoyama, Hidenori Amano, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Shoji Shinkai   +13 more
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The Kesennuma Study in Miyagi, Japan: Study Design and Baseline Profiles of Participants

Journal of Epidemiology, 2022
Background: To clarify the association between psychosocial problems and frailty in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and to develop strategies for preventive long-term care in the community, we launched the Kesennuma Study in 2019 ...
Mari Yamashita, Satoshi Seino, Yu Nofuji, Yasuhiro Sugawara, Yosuke Osuka, Akihiko Kitamura, Shoji Shinkai   +6 more
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Predictors of clinically important improvements in occupational and quality of life outcomes among mental health service users after completion and follow-up of a lifestyle intervention: multiple regression modelling based on longitudinal data

BMC Psychology, 2019
Background Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) is a new activity-based lifestyle intervention for mental health service users. An earlier study found BEL to be effective in increasing occupational engagement, occupational balance, activity level, and quality ...
Jenny Hultqvist, Kristine Lund, Elisabeth Argentzell, Mona Eklund   +3 more
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