... downregulation ofthe expression of calmolulin-dependent kinases, cdk4 and cdk6, cyclin D1 and cyclin D3 Approximately half ofthe berries evaluated, including those of Vaccinium, significantly inhibited the ... mediated through norepinephrine andthe renin-angiotensin system originating inthe kidneys (both neurohormonal deactivating effects), andthe slowing ofthe heart rate and decreased nerve impulse ... an increase inthe intracellular concentration of sodium and then an increase inthe intracellular concentration of calcium (Sanborn, 2007) The increased myocardial 11 Use of Selected Medicinal...
... consideration of discrimination and systematic exclusion as the definitive factors in shaping the social destinies of disabled people Beginning inthe United Kingdom inthe 1970s, the social model ... Chapter is the Office on the Status of Disabled Persons, a division ofthe Presidency, which is mandated to monitor and develop the integration of disability issuesinthe design and delivery of services ... level of functioning Here we are addressing the whole person, undertaking or executing complex activities necessary for daily living These include activities of learning, handling stressand making...
... working in her garden andof rounding up the baby chicks and picking them up or chasing them into their roost We gave the chicks names and kept track of how many we caught I also played inthe ... oriented to the able-bodied.”35 On the other hand, the experience of dedicated wheelchair athletes, like Melvin andthe protagonists in Murderball, suggests another side ofthe story These are individuals ... effortlessly the players maneuver their chairs with such speed and agility, maintaining their stamina for the duration of a forty- or forty-eight-minute game And they Introduction • 13 14 • Introduction...
... consideration of discrimination and systematic exclusion as the definitive factors in shaping the social destinies of disabled people Beginning inthe United Kingdom inthe 1970s, the social model ... Chapter is the Office on the Status of Disabled Persons, a division ofthe Presidency, which is mandated to monitor and develop the integration of disability issuesinthe design and delivery of services ... level of functioning Here we are addressing the whole person, undertaking or executing complex activities necessary for daily living These include activities of learning, handling stressand making...
... within the domain of life stories involves knowing more ofthe personal story and appreciating the patient’s meaningful understanding of those events In treatment, the patient is persuaded by the ... asset in one set of circumstances or a liability in another The inherent strengths and weaknesses ofthe individual vary depending on the individual ‘dose’ ofthe characteristic andthe task at hand ... Vlaeyen and Linton, 2000] Fear of pain, movement, reinjury, and other negative consequences that result inthe avoidance of activities promote the transition to and sustaining of chronic pain and...
... within the domain of life stories involves knowing more ofthe personal story and appreciating the patient’s meaningful understanding of those events In treatment, the patient is persuaded by the ... asset in one set of circumstances or a liability in another The inherent strengths and weaknesses ofthe individual vary depending on the individual ‘dose’ ofthe characteristic andthe task at hand ... Vlaeyen and Linton, 2000] Fear of pain, movement, reinjury, and other negative consequences that result inthe avoidance of activities promote the transition to and sustaining of chronic pain and...
... disease and/ or prevention of chronic disease Quality of Care In 1996 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) initiated a focus on assessing and improving the quality of care inthe United States A number of ... identity ofthe illness—connecting the symptoms with the illness and having an understanding ofthe illness; 2) timeline—duration and progression ofthe illness; 3) causes—perceived reason for the ... combining their summary of findings into one document in an effort to reinforce the need to consider simultaneously the quality of health care and disparities across populations when assessing the...
... Chinese polity Inthe intervening years, in Wts and starts, in innumerable ways, and at different levels of intensity, these biologically informed methods became institutionalized within China ... brings us to the third analytical theme Not only are state institutions andthe people working within them extraordinarily influential in producing distinctive iterations of biopower, the institutions ... on the one hand, the development of a new governmental agency and, on the other hand, a transforming and expanding sphere of difference? Should our method be that of a compartmentalizing clinician,...
... from such language issuesin advance ofthe rescoring Inthe original scoring system, however, the two ofthe depression items (item and 10) may undermine a precise evaluation of depressive level ... but the depression factor consists of all the original depression items and item Table shows the model fit indexes among the competing models in Group Of these models, the current model indicated ... shows the absolute indexes ofthe goodness -of- fit inthe modified oblique models, Models A, B, and C Model A was the baseline model used to test the common factor pattern, while the magnitude of the...
... establishing the meaningful concepts contained inthe assessment items) [27] Offering on-line training on how to use the ICF linking rules and presenting difficult coding examples are types of initiatives ... studies Interpreting the questions and determining the meaningful concepts can be influenced by culture andthe experience ofthe coders and enhancements to the ICF linking rules will help improve the ... the data coding, assisted inthe interpretation ofthe results and commented on the manuscript AC assisted with the data coding and assisted in interpreting the results JS, LCM and MFD were involved...
... the negative effects of pain on physical QoL The indirect effect of depression on the pain-QoL link pathway was 0.08, indicating that about 75% ofthe effect of pain on QoL impacted through the ... mediated the painQoL link for the physical aspect (Model 4) When pain was the mediator, it accentuated the negative effects of depression on mental functioning The indirect effect of pain on the depression-QoL ... 0.043, suggesting that about 28% ofthe effect of depression on the mental aspect of QoL went through the mediator of pain, and over 72% ofthe effect was direct When depression was the mediator,...
... linear regression analysis where the instrument of interest is the dependent andthe anchors the independent variable Using the equation one can estimate the minimal important difference ofthe ... 0.5.[23] Using the regression equation andthe minimal important difference ofthe anchors (0.5 points for the CRQ[15] and points for the FT[23]) we estimated the minimal important difference ofthe ... instrument of interest In our analysis, we first assessed the correlation between the anchors (CRQ and Feeling Thermometer) andthe HADS domain and total score We decided to use linear Page of...
... are different types of UI including stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, neurogenic incontinence, functional incontinence or overflow incontinence [8] This study ... self-efficacy and quality of life Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, 1:35 Parkkinen A, Karjalainen E, Vartiainen M, Penttinen J: Physiotherapy for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Individual Therapy ... items), there are subscales for the domains of physical well-being, social well-being, emotional well-being and functional well-being Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument (I-QOL) The Incontinence...
... therefore, loss of self-sufficiency ofthe subject Intense research is currently aimed at defining the cause ofthe disease: the most recent findings stressthe multi-factorial aetiology ofthe disease ... emerging from the present study indicate that the quality of life ofthe informal caregivers is closely correlated with the severity ofthe behavioural disorders and to the duration ofthe disease ... constant commitmentofthe person taking care ofthe AD patient, as well as the inadequacy ofthe public service; the consequent effects upon the emotional and interpersonal relations; the direct and...
... knee Reducing the swelling in your surgical leg Avoiding infection in your surgical knee Sleeping better at night Increasing the bend in your surgical knee Increasing the straightening in your surgical ... then linked to the components ofthe ICF [15] Seven of these concerns were linked to the Body Function component ofthe ICF while 15, and concerns were linked to the Activity, Participation and ... supports the differentiation ofthe Activity and Participation components ofthe ICF inthe clinical context of this study To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of this nature The...
... referred to the study by a consultant in rehabilitation medicine ofthe department of rehabilitation medicine in one ofthe five participating hospitals inthe South ofthe Netherlands They were ... role inthe acquisition ofthe data and had a substantial contribution in drafting the manuscript RJS has been involved inthe analysis and interpretation ofthe data in combination with drafting ... (CRPS) were included inthe study; they were referred to the rehabilitation department by one ofthe anaesthesiologists ofthe pain clinic inthe Laurentius hospital in Roermond And secondly,...
... Cholesterol is a major component of myelin and statins may hinder remyelination by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis inthe brain [36,37] The studies of statin treatmentin MS have likewise also yielded ... conducted inthe subset of patients who were not on statins to assess the contributions of lipid profile variables inthe absence of statin treatment To correct for the multiple testing involved, ... frequency of disease-modifying therapy usage inthe group on statin treatment (51% interferon-beta 1a, 7% glatiramer acetate, 20% natalizumab, 9% no current diseasemodifying therapy, with the remainder...
... position ofthe victim ofthe discrimination in society, the purpose sought to be achieved by the discrimination, the extent to which the rights or interests ofthe victim ofthe discrimination ... became the leading instrument within the UN system addressing the human rights of people with disabilities, including through the work ofthe Special Rapporteur The Standard Rules also helped inform ... elements of international law? Within the regional human rights systems, the definition of "disability" inthe 1999 Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against...
... respondents are aware of HIV/ AIDS and its transmission, some still believe in false modes of infection: "41% named biting of mosquitoes, kissing (39.6%), and sharing of eating and drinking utensils with ... 46.4% ofthe participants reported that they had been victims of sexual violence during their lifetime [52], with most ofthe victims being women between the ages of 19 and 29 In 70% ofthe cases, ... disability are outcomes of interactions between health conditions, other intrinsic features ofthe individual and extrinsic features ofthe social and physical environment" [5] Nevertheless, people not...
... outcome One oftheissues facing clinicians wishing to screen for high levels of anxiety and depression among their patients is the choice of a screening tool In a hospital setting, the tool needs ... common in patient populations The HADS consists of an anxiety and depression subscale, each containing seven items, making it quick and easy to use in clinical settings Since its publication inthe ... however the content ofthe factors obtained not fully support the original scale structure proposed by the authors The major inconsistency in relation to this sample is the tendency of one of the...