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Hospital Readmissions: Measuring for Improvement, Accountability, and Patients [PDF]

, 2013
The Commonwealth Fund and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement convened 15 experts in May 2013 to help address the current controversy over the measurement of hospital readmissions. Experts agreed that Medicare should, through payment and other means,
Clifford Marks, Douglas McCarthy, Saranya Loehrer   +2 more
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Walk well:a randomised controlled trial of a walking intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities: study protocol [PDF]

, 2013
Background - Walking interventions have been shown to have a positive impact on physical activity (PA) levels, health and wellbeing for adult and older adult populations. There has been very little work carried out to explore the effectiveness of walking
A Bandura, A Hawkins, AE Bauman, AE Bodde, AF Kirk, Alex McConnachie, Andrew Walker, B Resnick, BC Martinson, BE McGuire, C Fitzsimons, C Tudor -Locke, C Tudor-Locke, C Tudor-Locke, CA Melville, CA Melville, CAG Wolfs, CC Draheim, CE Foster, CL Sidman, Craig Melville, D Ogilvie, D Spanos, DR Lubans, E Carmeli, E Carmeli, E Emerson, E Emerson, EL Bird, F MacMillan, FF Sniehotta, FF Sniehotta, Fiona Mitchell, G Baker, G Ewing, G Le-Masurier, GL Krahn, H Beange, Heather Murray, HI Stanish, HI Stanish, HI Stanish, HW Kohl, J Finalyson, J Finlayson, J Mann, J Michael, J Perry, J Perry, J Robertson, JJ Peterson, JJ Peterson, JM Gleeson-Kreig, K Riggen, KF Schulz, Kirsten Stalker, L Mattews, Lynsay Matthews, M Nind, M Scheepers, M Wullink, MRC, Nanette Mutrie, NHS Health Scotland, PR Messent, R Glasgow, RL Schalock, RM Ryan, S Ashford, S McDermott, S Thomas, S Treweek, S-A Cooper, SJ Moss, T Heller, TI Hilgenkamp, TL Hart, VA Temple, VA Temple, VA Temple, VA Temple, WHO Commission on Social Detriments of Health   +81 more
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Use of Symptomatic Drug Treatment for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis and Patterns of Work Loss

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the use of central stimulants and amantadine for fatigue in MS and evaluate a potential association with reduced work loss in people with MS. Methods We conducted a nationwide, matched, register‐based cohort study in Sweden (2006 to 2023) using national registers with prospective data collection.
Simon Englund, Johan Reutfors, Thomas Frisell, Fredrik Piehl   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a decision support intervention for family members of adults who lack capacity to consent to trials

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2021
Background Informed consent is required for participation in clinical trials, however trials involving adults who lack capacity to consent require different enrolment processes.
Victoria Shepherd, Fiona Wood, Richard Griffith, Mark Sheehan, Kerenza Hood   +4 more
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What do stroke survivors think about evidence based care they receive? Learning from insights at the periphery [PDF]

, 2011
Permission to archive the publisher pdf of this article was granted by the publisher in February 2012Rationale and aim of study: While exploring the experience of stroke survivors of secondary stroke prevention as part of a wider patient and public ...
Allison, R, Evans, PH, Kilbride, C
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Shared Genetic Effects and Antagonistic Pleiotropy Between Multiple Sclerosis and Common Cancers

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Epidemiologic studies have reported inconsistent altered cancer risk in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Factors such as immune dysregulation, comorbidities, and disease‐modifying therapies may contribute to this variability.
Asli Buyukkurt, Marius Ygonia, Ali Manouchehrinia, Philippe Lefrançois, Ingrid Kockum, Adil Harroud   +5 more
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Ambient Air Toxic Releases and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [PDF]

, 2009
Previous studies have shown that women exposed to certain air pollutants are at an increased risk for preterm delivery and/or delivering a low birth weight newborn. Preterm delivery and low birth weight are associated with an increased risk for morbidity
Carman, April E
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Coupled ethical-epistemic analysis of public health research and practice: categorizing variables to improve population health and equity [PDF]

, 2015
The categorization of variables can stigmatize populations, which is ethically problematic and threatens the central purpose of public health: to improve population health and reduce health inequities. How social variables (e.g., behavioral risks for HIV)
Katikireddi, S. Vittal, Valles, Sean A.
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CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

US policy in the Horn of Africa: aboulia or proxy intervention?

Review of African Political Economy, 1977
Among the many questions raised by the dramatic events in the Horn of Africa none is more important or more misunderstood than that of the role played by the USA, and by its various Middle Eastern allies, in the region. The Carter Administration claims that it has avoided direct involvement in the conflicts and has berated the Soviet Union and Cuba for
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