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Better off by risk adjustment? Socioeconomic disparities in care utilization in Sweden following a payment reform

open access: yesJournal of Policy Analysis and Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Reducing socioeconomic health inequalities is a key goal of most health systems. A challenge in this regard is that healthcare providers may have incentives to avoid or undertreat patients who are relatively costly to treat. Due to the socioeconomic gradient in health, individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES) are especially likely to be
Anders Anell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Faecal incontinence is associated with an impaired rectosigmoid brake and improved by sacral neuromodulation

open access: yesColorectal Disease, Volume 24, Issue 12, Page 1556-1566, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background The rectosigmoid brake, characterised by retrograde cyclic motor patterns on high‐resolution colonic manometry, has been postulated as a contributor to the maintenance of bowel continence. Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is an effective therapy for faecal incontinence, but its mechanism of action is unclear.
Anthony Y. Lin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Special Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Quality of Life in Women with Urinary Incontinence, A Clinical Trial

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 2018
Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the involuntary loss of urine which occurs with physical exertion and an increase in intra-abdominal pressure. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is generally recommended to reduce SUI.
Abbas Ali Pourmomeny   +2 more
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Reclaiming Korean queerness through the gender bender drama: Analyzing gender fluidity in “Coffee Prince” and “Secret Garden”

open access: yesPopular Culture Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This thesis engages in a “queering” of two South Korean television dramas, “Coffee Prince,” or “커피 프린스 1호점,” aired in 2007, and “Secret Garden” or “시크릿 가든,” aired in 2010, by exploring the complex representations and visuality of gender fluidity in tandem with queer, Marxist, and postcolonial theory.
Arin Kim Wise
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of a mat‐based Pilates program for community dwelling seniors to improve balance and core strength

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Popular programs to combat the increased rates of falls and improve overall balance and strength in the aging population are limited by accessibility or focus on distal movements, thereby limiting gains from the programs. The use of an age‐appropriate, community‐based Pilates program focusing on core strengthening for improved ...
Luigi Gonzales   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting G-quadruplex by TMPyP4 for inhibition of colorectal cancer through cell cycle arrest and boosting anti-tumor immunity

open access: yesCell Death and Disease
G-quadruplex (G4) is a noncanonical DNA secondary structure known to induce DNA damage and regulate the expression of immune-related genes. We aim to exploit the G4 folding as a treatment strategy to trigger anti-tumor immune response.
Peisi Li   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the impact of weight loss and exercise on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) management [PDF]

open access: yes
Introduction: Pelvic organ prolapse is a descent of pelvic organs such as the bladder, cervix, apex of the vagina, and rectum which create herniation and slide into the direction of the vagina entrance.
Bednarczyk, Małgorzata Maria   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Isolated Choreic Manifestations Indicative of Anti‐Amphiphysin Antibody‐Related Encephalitis in Breast Cancer

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Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Stela Dodaj   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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