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Frailty and surgical outcomes in gastrointestinal cancer: Integration of geriatric assessment and prehabilitation into surgical practice for vulnerable patients

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 27-41, January 2023., 2023
Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the integration of preoperative geriatric assessment and prehabilitation for frail patients into clinical practice may improve perioperative and long‐term outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. We proposed an example for the integration of older patients‐specific care into treatment strategies for ...
Kosuke Mima   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Working Conditions Surveys in Europe: A Compilation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
[Excerpt] Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) has been measuring working conditions across the European Union for the past 20 years. It is a unique instrument for better understanding the quality of work and employment and the factors ...
Cabrita, Jorge, Peycheva, Darina
core   +1 more source

ChatGPTest: opportunities and cautionary tales of utilizing AI for questionnaire pretesting [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
The rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence have opened up new avenues for enhancing various aspects of research, including the design and evaluation of survey questionnaires. However, the recent pioneering applications have not considered questionnaire pretesting.
arxiv  

Effects of Dalcroze Eurhythmics Exercise Versus Multicomponent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Function, and Falls in Older Adults: The EPHYCOS Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesAdvanced Biology, EarlyView.
In this randomized clinical trial conducted among 142 community‐dwelling older adults at high risk for falls over 12 months, a Dalcroze Eurhythmics exercise intervention (once weekly, group‐based) improved a variety of physical and cognitive/executive function outcomes compared with a multicomponent exercise intervention (twice weekly, group‐ and home ...
Mélany Hars   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reappraisal of telesurgery in the era of high‐speed, high‐bandwidth, secure communications: Evaluation of surgical performance in local and remote environments

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 167-174, January 2023., 2023
This study aims to examine the feasibility of telerobotic surgery by validating the communication environment and local/remote robot operation. The performance of remote surgery over a commercial line was equivalent to that of the local environment. Therefore, remote surgery using a commercial line can be performed safely, indicating that we have the ...
Yoshiya Takahashi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving response rates using a monetary incentive for patient completion of questionnaires: an observational study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background: Poor response rates to postal questionnaires can introduce bias and reduce the statistical power of a study. To improve response rates in our trial in primary care we tested the effect of introducing an unconditional direct payment of 5 pound
Andrew Garratt   +33 more
core   +5 more sources

A Novel Digitalization Approach for Smart Materials – Ontology‐Based Access to Data and Models

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
In order to access heterogeneous material data and model‐based knowledge, the established ontology‐based data access (OBDA) is extended to include material models. This novel ontology‐based data and model access (OBDMA) enables the computation of new responses beyond stored data.
Jürgen Maas   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical perception of stroke care conditions in Brazil

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Stroke is currently the second leading cause of death in Brazil. Neurologists’ reports on the absence of adequate resources for stroke care are frequent; however, there are no objective data on this perception.
Vivian Dias Baptista Gagliardi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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