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A study of sleep quality and quality of life in children with atopic dermatitis between 6 and 12 years of age

Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2023
Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, chronic, relapsing dermatitis, affecting mainly children. It is associated with intense pruritus which can disrupt the sleep and quality of life (QOL), thereby impairing the neurocognitive development. An
Febin Kallan, Rathish T Pillai, P T Hijaz, P S Simi, Rakhee V Nair   +4 more
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Diagnosing Severe Falciparum Malaria in Parasitaemic African Children: A Prospective Evaluation of Plasma PfHRP2 Measurement. [PDF]

, 2012
In African children, distinguishing severe falciparum malaria from other severe febrile illnesses with coincidental Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia is a major challenge. P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) is released by mature sequestered
Amos, Ben, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Day, Nicholas P J, Dondorp, Arjen M, Fanello, Caterina I, Gesase, Samwel, Gomes, Ermelinda, Hendriksen, Ilse C E, Joseph, Sarah, Karema, Corine, Lee, Sue J, Maitland, Kathryn, Mtove, George, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Olaosebikan, Rasaq, Pan-Ngum, Wirichada, Reyburn, Hugh, Saiwaew, Somporn, Silamut, Kamolrat, Tshefu, Antoinette K, von Seidlein, Lorenz, White, Lisa J, White, Nicholas J, Woodrow, Charles   +23 more
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A latent class analysis of parental bipolar disorder: examining associations with offspring psychopathology [PDF]

, 2015
Bipolar disorder (BD) is highly heterogeneous, and course variations are associated with patient outcomes. This diagnostic complexity challenges identification of patients in greatest need of intervention.
Freed, Rachel D., Henin, Aude, Nierenberg, Andrew A., Otto, Michael W., Tompson, Martha C.   +4 more
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Impact of disease duration on functional status of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Objective: To correlate disease duration in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) with disease severity, balance and functionality. Method: Sixteen SCA2 patients were analyzed for: disease duration, disease severity (SARA score), balance (Berg balance ...
Thiago R. Padilha Amarante, Sibele Y. M. Takeda, Hélio A. G. Teive, Marise Bueno Zonta   +3 more
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The relationship of illness perceptions with demographic features, pain severity, functional capacity, disability, depression, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain.

Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2019
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of illness perceptions (IPs) with demographic features, severity of pain, functional capacity, disability, depression, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP ...
Ö. Ünal, Y. Akyol, B. Tander, Y. Ulus, Y. Terzi, Ö. Kuru   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Illness Severity among Non-English, Non-Spanish Speaking Patients in a Public Emergency Department [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) have poor health outcomes compared to English proficient patients. Most studies on language proficiency and health disparities focus on Spanish.
Dirvonas, Tyler, M.D., Ence, Thomas, M.D., Kuo, Dick, M.D., Peacock, William F, M.D., Pillow, Malford T, M.D., M.Ed.   +4 more
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A feasibility study of signed consent for the collection of patient identifiable information for a national paediatric clinical audit database [PDF]

, 2005
Objectives: To investigate the feasibility of obtaining signed consent for submission of patient identifiable data to a national clinical audit database and to identify factors influencing the consent process and its success.
Chaudhry, B., Darowski, M., Davey, N., Draper, E.S., Jones, S., McKinney, P.A., Parry, G., Parslow, R., Stack, C.   +8 more
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Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients with Chronic Urticaria in Kurdistan Province

مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان, 2020
Background and Aim: Chronic urticaria is a dermal disease with continuous rash, itching or angioedema, papules and inflammatory plaques, which under conditions transformed from the acute phase to the chronic phase, causing depression and anxiety for many
Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi, saman Amini, Mohsen Shahidi, Sima Touzandeh jani, Bijam Nouri, Behzad Khalafi, Wesam Kooti   +6 more
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Community-acquired pneumonia: economics of inpatient medical care vis-à-vis clinical severity, [PDF]

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2015
Objective: To assess the direct and indirect costs of diagnosing and treating community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), correlating those costs with CAP severity at diagnosis and identifying the major cost drivers.
Vojislav Cupurdija, Zorica Lazic, Marina Petrovic, Slavica Mojsilovic, Ivan Cekerevac, Nemanja Rancic, Mihajlo Jakovljevic   +6 more
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Linking the severity of illness and the weekend effect: a cohort study examining emergency department visits

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
BackgroundDespite extensive research on the “weekend effect” i.e., the increased mortality associated with hospital admission during weekend, knowledge about disease severity in previous studies is limited.
Iben Duvald, A. Moellekaer, M. A. Boysen, Betina Vest-Hansen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source