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Sex Bias in Frailty Screening: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of PRISMA-7 and the Clinical Frailty Scale in Primary Care

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Frailty screening is essential in primary care for the early identification of vulnerable older adults. PRISMA-7 is a widely used screening tool, but Item 2 (“Are you male?”) introduces potential sex bias and overestimates frailty ...
Christian J. Wiedermann, Verena Barbieri, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Adolf Engl, Giuliano Piccoliori, Angelika Mahlknecht   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Six‐Month Monitoring Compared to Three‐Month Monitoring of Laboratories During Methotrexate Therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether extending the American College of Rheumatology–recommended monitoring interval for complete blood count and liver function tests in patients receiving methotrexate (MTX) affects timely detection of medication‐related toxicity.
Spencer Simko, Ray Zhang, Sohini Mukherjee, Puneet Bajaj, Bonnie L. Bermas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association of parental COVID-19 vaccination decisions with the mental health and lifestyle of children and adolescents

Scientific Reports
This study investigated how parental attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination influenced the mental health and lifestyle of children and adolescents aged 7–19 years in South Tyrol, Italy, using cross-sectional data from 2022 to 2023, with 6,842 and 4,525 ...
Verena Barbieri, Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl, Christian J. Wiedermann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceived Time Shapes Physical Fatigue Accumulation and Its Neural Oscillatory Correlates

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Can a clock change the course of physical fatigue? By covertly manipulating the clock calibration during repeated isometric contractions, we showed that perceived time shapes fatigue accumulation and frontal oscillatory dynamics. While fatigue accumulation was only reduced when the clock was slowed down, frontal oscillatory dynamics followed perceived ...
Pierre‐Marie Matta, Julien Duclay, Robin Baurès, Andrea Alamia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes towards career choice and general practice: a cross-sectional survey of medical students and residents in Tyrol, Austria

BMC Medical Education
Background The global primary healthcare workforce is declining, leading to a shortage of general practitioners. Although various educational models aim to increase interest in general practice, effective interventions are limited.
Angelika Mahlknecht, Adolf Engl, Verena Barbieri, Herbert Bachler, Alois Obwegeser, Giuliano Piccoliori, Christian J. Wiedermann   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the PRISMA-7 and a Modified Version (PRISMA-6) for Frailty Screening: Addressing Sex Bias in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Geriatrics
Background/Objectives: Frailty screening facilitates the identification of older adults at risk of adverse health outcomes. The Program of Research to Integrate Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy 7 (PRISMA-7) is a widely utilised frailty tool ...
Dietmar Ausserhofer, Angelika Mahlknecht, Verena Barbieri, Adolf Engl, Giuliano Piccoliori, Christian J. Wiedermann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age-Related Associations of Altruism with Attitudes towards COVID-19 and Vaccination: A Representative Survey in the North of Italy

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Background: During the coronavirus pandemic, altruism has been linked to personal protective behavior, vaccine development, and vaccination intention.
Verena Barbieri, Christian J. Wiedermann, Stefano Lombardo, Barbara Plagg, Giuliano Piccoliori, Timon Gärtner, Adolf Engl   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic Memory in Cardiovascular Disease: Encoding, Propagation, and Therapeutic Targeting

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cardiovascular risk often persists after metabolic abnormalities are corrected. This conceptual Review frames such persistence as metabolic memory, encoded through a narrowing therapeutic window from reversible marks to irreversible damage, with continuous input from peripheral organs.
Cheng Cheng, Minghui Tang, Zhaobo Zhang, Ruoyi Qu, Jianfei Pei, Tian Liu, Siyao Qu, Shilong You, Shenshen Cui, Wenke Wang, Rui Zhao, Yingxian Sun, Naijin Zhang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cluster-randomized study to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool in South Tyrolean primary care for patients with COPD, asthma, type 2 diabetes, and heart failure: the ABCC South Tyrol study

Trials
Background Chronic diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, type 2 diabetes, and heart failure, often coexist and contribute to a significant burden on individuals and health systems.
Christian J. Wiedermann, Pasqualina Marino, Angelika Mahlknecht, Verena Barbieri, Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl, Annerika H. M. Gidding-Slok   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating a Strategic Framework to Improve Health Education in Schools in South Tyrol, Italy

Epidemiologia
This narrative review addresses the integration of health education into school curricula in South Tyrol, an Italian province with significant cultural and linguistic diversity.
Christian J. Wiedermann, Patrick Rina, Verena Barbieri, Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source