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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

An evaluation of a nurse led unit: an action research study [PDF]

, 2006
This study is an exemplar of working in a participatory way with members of the public and health and social care practitioners as co-researchers. A Nurse Consultant Older People working in a nurse-led bed, intermediate care facility in a community ...
Bacon, E, Cooper, E, Davies, N, Eastwood, J, Evans, A, Freeman, S, Green, J, Hindley, G, Jeffreys, J, Johnson, J, Lee, N, Low, J, Martin, J, Rawle, A, Rayner, J, Reynolds, P, Richardson, M, Sewell, B, Tickner, D, Whitworth, J, Williamson, T   +20 more
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Dorsolateral Cervical Cord T2 Hyperintensity in KIF1C‐Related Disease (Spastic Paraplegia 58): Two Long‐Duration Cases

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pathogenic variants in KIF1C cause Spastic Paraplegia 58 (SPG58), typically presenting with cerebellar ataxia and spastic paraparesis. We report two unrelated patients with spastic paraparesis, cerebellar ataxia, and tremor. Whole‐exome sequence analysis identified novel homozygous variants in the motor domain of KIF1C (NM_006612.6): c.921G>A (
Akihiko Mitsutake, Masao Osaki, Takashi Matsukawa, Miho Osako, Chisen Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Ishiura, Jun Mitsui, Ryo Kurokawa, Harushi Mori, Yuji Takahashi, Jun Goto, Shoji Tsuji, Tatsushi Toda   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Family or Community Nurse in Dealing with Frail and Chronic Patients in Italy: A Scoping Review

Geriatrics
Even though Family and Community Nurses (FCNs) were introduced into the Italian healthcare system in 2000, to date, there is a substantial knowledge gap regarding the implementation of these professional figures within the Primary Care (PC) system.
Susan Scrimaglia, Matteo Ricci, Alice Masini, Marco Montalti, Andrea Conti, Claudia Camedda, Massimiliano Panella, Laura Dallolio, Yari Longobucco   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of Quality of Care in Critical Access Hospitals and Other Rural Hospitals [PDF]

, 2014
Purpose: The United States has about 2100 rural hospitals. Approximately 1300 are Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) with 25 beds or less. CAHs receive cost-based reimbursement through the federal Flex program with the goal to improve quality and access to
Baernholdt, Marianne, Bratt, Marilyn Meyer, Hinton, Ivora D., Keim-Malpass, Jessica, Yan, Guofen   +4 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The roles and competencies of welfare commissioners supporting children with developmental disorders and their families expected by Japan’s public health nurses

, 2023
Chihiro Kawai, Tomoya Yokotani, Feni Betriana, Hirokazu Ito, Yuko Yasuhara, Tetsuya Tanioka, Kenji Mori   +6 more
openalex   +2 more sources

A study of selected families to determine their knowledge and their use of existing public health nursing services [PDF]

, 1958
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston ...
Fitzgerald, Virginia Marston, Sheehan, Mary Evelyn   +1 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse prescribing and dispensing in South Africa: Gaps in the current legislative framework

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Background: Nurse prescribing and dispensing are central to ensuring universal health access in South Africa. Objective: To describe the historical development of the legal enablements of nurse prescribing and dispensing in South Africa and highlight ...
Talitha Crowley, Adrew L. Gray, Nelouise Geyer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source