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Economic evaluation of non-pharmacological interventions in Alzheimer's disease [PDF]

Dementia & Neuropsychologia
. Alzheimer's disease (AD) has significant physical, psychological, and socioeconomic impacts, shortens life expectancy, and reduces quality of life. Non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) in dementia provide health gains.
Margarida Sobral, Susana Oliveira
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Rights, responsibilities and NICE: a rejoinder to Harris [PDF]

, 2007
Harris' reply to our defence of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (NICE) current cost-effectiveness procedures contains two further errors.
Claxton, Karl, Culyer, Anthony J.
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Downregulation of sST2, a decoy receptor for interleukin‐33, enhances subcutaneous tumor growth in murine pancreatic cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Subcutaneous implantation of murine Panc02 pancreatic cancer cells depleted of sST2, a soluble decoy receptor for the proinflammatory interleukin‐33 (IL‐33), leads to a decreased number of GLUT4‐positive cancer‐associated adipocytes, reduced levels of the anti‐inflammatory molecule adiponectin, increased phosphorylation of IκBα, elevated Cxcl3 ...
Miho Akimoto, Nobuko Koshikawa, Takao Morinaga, Mimi Tamamori‐Adachi, Atsushi Takatori, Keizo Takenaga   +5 more
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A Comparison of Seasonal Resident and Year- Round Resident Hospitalizations in Florida

Florida Public Health Review, 2005
Florida, like many “sunbelt” states, attracts a large number of temporary seasonal residents who migrate from colder climates during winter months. This research explores the characteristics of seasonal residents (i.e., “snowbirds”) who were discharged ...
Tiffany A. Radcliff, Aram Dobalian, R. Paul Duncan   +2 more
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Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus nurse-led telephonic palliative care of older adults with advanced illness [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction Emergency department (ED)-initiated palliative care has been shown to improve patient-centred outcomes in older adults with serious, life-limiting illnesses. However, the optimal modality for providing such interventions is unknown.
Cho, Jeanne, Goldfeld, Keith S., Grudzen, Corita R., Schmucker, Abigail M., Shim, Deborah J.   +4 more
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The MSA Atrophy Index (MSA‐AI): An Imaging Marker for Diagnosis and Clinical Progression in Multiple System Atrophy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Reliable biomarkers are essential for tracking disease progression and advancing treatments for multiple system atrophy (MSA). In this study, we propose the MSA Atrophy Index (MSA‐AI), a novel composite volumetric measure to distinguish MSA from related disorders and monitor disease progression. Methods Seventeen participants with an
Paula Trujillo, Kilian Hett, Amy Cooper, Amy E. Brown, Jessica Iregui, Manus J. Donahue, M. Erik Landman, Italo Biaggioni, Margaret Bradbury, Cynthia Wong, David Stamler, Daniel O. Claassen   +11 more
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Effects of Spinal Decompression and Segmental Spinal Instrumentation on Lower Limb Functionality in Patients with Spinal Osteoarthritis

Life
Spinal osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition of the spine, significantly impairs quality of life, causing pain, stiffness, and limited mobility. Treatment primarily aims to improve functionality and quality of life. This study investigated the effects
Milan Mirković, Filip Kukić, Dragan Mirkov, Dejan Marinković, Lazar Mičeta, Sanja Mirković, Biljana Božić Nedeljković, Zoran Baščarević   +7 more
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Continuous Monitoring of Bladder Dysfunction in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Wearables for the Bladder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Bladder dysfunction affects over 85% of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), yet current assessment methods are limited to periodic in‐clinic evaluations or subjective patient reports, failing to capture real‐world symptom fluctuations.
Valerie J. Block, Shane Poole, Leah McIntyre, Nikki Sisodia, Chelyn Park, Gabby Joseph, Michelle E. Van Kuiken, Anne M. Suskind, Riley Bove   +8 more
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Effect of tele–health care on quality of life in patients with severe COPD: a randomized clinical trial

International Journal of COPD, 2018
Oliver D Tupper,1 Thorbjørn L Gregersen,1 Thomas Ringbaek,1,2 Eva Brøndum,1 Ejvind Frausing,1 Allan Green,1 Charlotte S Ulrik1,2 1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; 2Institute of Clinical Medicine ...
Tupper OD, Gregersen TL, Ringbaek T, Brøndum E, Frausing E, Green A, Ulrik CS   +6 more
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Are Healthcare Providers Adequate Raters of Patients' Quality of Life - Perhaps more than we think? [PDF]

, 2000
Kommer C. A Mirjam A. G. Sprangers
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