... as a major motivational theme as it demonstrates yet another dimension ofthe QOL Appraisal Profile and further helps elucidate the nuances ofthe profile The major theme of reaching an event/ ... ofthe study, gathering ofthe data, analysis of data, and drafting ofthe publication BB and GD helped to develop the study, write the protocol, recruit patients, and write the introduction of ... measures Completeness of Data Due to the complex nature of treating patients with bladder cancer, the difficult course leading up to the surgery, and the method of retrieval ofthe survey, several...
... their elevated BMI values Both patients subsequently became “responders” In addition, 15 of 17 patients opted to continue Apatone therapy following the 12 week trial The PSA values of these patients ... weeks, the start of Apatone therapy and end of therapy ( ) indicate where patients went off Apatone or started alternative therapy Table PSA Velocity and Doubling Time in Months PSA Velocity Patient ... decrease The binomial expansion was used to calculate the exact probability ofthe number of successful outcomes among the enrolled patients A probability of p
... avoid radiation therapy plays a role in the decision process New options are now available for these women and they represent the forefront ofthe surgical therapy for breast cancer patients Oncologic ... Effect of radiotherapy and surgery in early breast cancer An overview ofthe randomized trials N Engl J Med 1995, 333:1444-55 64 EBCTCG: Effects of radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of ... standard of care for breast cancer patients around the world, the incidence of local recurrence (LR) has been widely studied It occurs in 5-10% of patients at 10 years, and it is more pronounced in the...
... factors of undernutrition should use the mini nutritional assessment to determine thenutritional status ofthepatient before treatment proceeds If thepatient is undernourished or at risk of undernutrition ... flats, often alone and widely scattered across the streets and suburbs of Australia and there is no register of who they are We hope the meeting of November 2005 will increase awareness ofthe community, ... nutrition of disabled and frail old people in their own homes CNOA is part ofthe Nutrition Research Foundation ofthe University of Sydney The major funding for the Conference comes from the Australian...
... involved in patient safety We adopted a national perspective, the goal of which was to assess the progress ofthe AHRQ initiative and the activities of other federal agencies in the context ofthe larger ... standards of practice Recent Events Two major events during 2003–2004 either have altered the scope ofthepatient safety initiative or were expected to so One of these was the shift in focus ofpatient ... and by extending the resources and reach ofthe agency for translation and diffusion of practices THE PRODUCT EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF MEASURES To assess the effects ofthepatient safety initiative,...
... lesser of 10% ofthe value ofthe gift and $75, then the value ofthe advantage is considered to be zero For example, if the price to attend the benefit dinner is $200 and the value ofthe dinner ... only if the bid amount exceeds the value ofthe item by 20% The amount ofthe receipt is equal to the difference between the bid amount and the value ofthe item Can a charity issue an official ... the value ofthe dinner is $40 and the value of a gift bag received is $45, then the total advantage is $85 or 85% ofthe ticket price and therefore cannot be receipted However if the value of...
... the distance from the tip ofthe left middle finger to the sternal notch (in cm, to the nearest 0.1 cm) Total arm-span Measure the distance from the tip ofthe left middle finger to the tip of ... region (the others are Japan and the United States), with 13.2–17.9% of their population already over 65 years In these countries, the increase in the elderly population will be ofthe order of 30–140% ... benefit the elderly (http://www.helpage.org/) The nutrition of elderly people: Report ofthe Working Group on the Nutrition of Elderly People ofthe Committee on the Medical Aspects of Food Policy...
... In practice, a number of problems arise The first of these is the definition ofthe word requirement The U.S usage (Institute of Medicine, 1997) is that the requirement is the lowest intake that ... Catabolism of CoA 12.2.3 The Formation and Turnover of ACP 12.2.4 Biosynthesis of Pantothenic Acid 12.3 Metabolic Functions of Pantothenic Acid 12.4 Pantothenic Acid Deficiency 12.4.1 Pantothenic ... requirement (the criteria of adequacy), then determine the intake required to meet these criteria 1.2.1 Criteria of Vitamin Adequacy and the Stages of Development of Deficiency For any nutrient, there...
... engaged As the innovation matures, adoption then levels off After five years ofthepatient safety initiative, the United States stands at the threshold ofthe upward moving portion ofthe curve ... QIOs to promote the adoption of other kinds of health IT in a variety of health care settings AVAILABILITY OFPATIENT SAFETY MEASURES The absence of a comprehensive set of national patient safety ... adoption of effective practices Chapter presents the results ofthe product evaluation, including our assessment of effects ofthepatient safety initiative on patient outcomes and other stakeholders...
... Care in the Elderly 2012:4 Elderly patient with multiple sclerosis Pain Pain is one ofthe most common symptoms of MS and can be seen in more than half of all patients with MS Pain can either be ... mobility in patients with MS.5 Furthermore, exercise can help counteract the effects of disuse atrophy Given the potential implications of serious falls, many older patients may develop a “fear of falling” ... density in patients with MS There are currently no clinical guidelines in the evaluation, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in MS patients.53 The current recommendations of screening the general...
... contains a list ofthepatient conditions that the author is using to specify the selection of pieces of text The right-hand portion ofthe screen contains a window on the text ofthe master document ... are persuasive to thepatient For more discussion, see DiMarco, et al (1995) other parts ofthe system—i.e., the user interface for the clinician, the software interface to the online medical-records ... simplest kind of tailoring is inclusion of simple numerical or alphabetic data from thepatient s record, such as the name ofthepatient or of a prescribed medication—in effect, filling in the blanks...
... expansions of γδ T-cells are not addressed Aim ofthe study was the application of mathematical markers to describe the global restriction ofthe αβ TCR repertoire in the different compartments rather ... in the conduct ofthe study ET participated in design and conduct ofthe study UK participated in design and conduct ofthe study DN conceived ofthe study, coordinated the study and drafted the ... in fold of standard deviation ofthe respective family (C) The sum ofthe modulus' normalized concentrations of all families ofthe samples (CD) and the number of families elevated more than...
... writing ofthe manuscript PA and MG participated in the design ofthe study, oversaw the collection ofpatient samples, and edited the manuscript BW participated in the design and analysis ofthe ... Tissue Bank The majority of ovarian cancer patients had stage III or IV serous tumors (n = 51), the others had stage I and II tumors (n = 7) The median age ofthe ovarian cancer patients was ... in the ovarian cancer tumor extracts and was present in the protein extracts of only a few ofthe ovarian cancer cell lines It is possible that this ~51 kD glycoform of LRG1 is secreted by the...
... should be underlined that the design ofThe composition ofthe subscales is supported by the fact that the OPSAT-Q items were more highly correlated with their hypothesized scales than competing ... Conclusion The OPSAT-Q demonstrated acceptable measurement properties, including validity ofthe subscales and reliability ofthe subscale and composite scores The findings supportthe use ofthe OPSAT-Q ... The range for the CSS was 44 to 100 The percentage of subjects scoring at the floor was 1% for all subscales and composite scores Among the subscales, the percentages of subjects scoring at the...
... define the optimal cutoff point for the SCC-Ag values relative to the probability of a recurrence Results Table shows the demographic and clinical characteristics ofthe 112 enrolled patients ... portions ofthe study SMY participated in research design, coded thepatient database, conducted the analysis and wrote the manuscript draft KHS designed the project, analyzed the data and revised the ... (p = 0.001) Then, we performed ROC analysis of ΔSCC-Ag to determine the optimal levels for predicting the probability of tumor recurrence (Figure 2) The area under the ROC curve of ΔSCC-Ag, which...
... Evaluation ofthe EPP – Report II: Examination ofthe implementation ofthe Expert Patients Programme within the structures and locality contexts ofthe NHS in England University of Manchester, ... at the heart of public services The Stationery Office 2004 Kennedy A, Rogers A, Gately C: Assessing the introduction ofthe Expert Patients Programme into the NHS: a realistic evaluation of recruitment ... There may be a number of alternative criteria by which the implementation ofthe EPP could be judged, such as evidence of EPP as a trigger for the development of user-initiated, independent support...
... because they got blood but rather the timing of how much fluid they received At the end of 72 hours, both groups received the same amount of fluid but it was frontloaded in the early goal-directed therapy ... issue If the need arises then support him with invasive or noninvasive ventilation and get him through this Regardless ofthe cause ofthe tachycardia, fluid load this patient Dr A Would there be ... intake My immediate therapeutic concern is the tachycardia, the nature ofthe cardiac rhythm, and the possibility of myocardial ischemia Dr A As we stand at the bedside, reviewing the admission laboratory...
... that the patients ofthe Rivers study not represent all septic patients Do the Rivers patients represent all septic patients? One ofthe most outstanding findings ofthe Rivers study is that the ... goal in both the standard therapy and the EGDT groups in the Rivers study, the use of a target value of 70% for the ScvO2 was, in fact, the main and only difference in the management of these two ... shock patients either in the ED or on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) [16-18] In two of these studies [17,18], the mean ScvO2 was 72% to 74%; in one of them [18], only out of 125 patients...
... CHARACTERIZATION OFTHE PROMOTER OFTHE CANCER- ASSOCIATED GENE, FAT10 ZHANG DONGWEI (M Sc.) Wuhan Institute of Virology Chinese Academy of Science A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE ... Characterization ofthe Promoter ofthe FAT10 Gene 32 2.3.2 The responsive domain ofthe FAT10 promoter to TNF-α and IFN-γ resides in the region upstream of FAT10 promoter To ascertain which domain ofthe ... 90% of HCC patients (Lee et al., 2003) To determine whether there are mutations within the FAT10 promoter that can account for the aberrant over-expression ofthe FAT10 gene in the tumors of HCC...
... 2015 State ofthe Connected Patient research To explore how Americans today manage their health and communicate with providers Key Findings: 86% of patients are generally satisfied with their care ... generally satisfied with their care 60% of millennials supportthe use of telehealth options 71% of millennials would like their doctor to use a mobile app How Patients Currently Connect with Providers: ... Person 44% 35% By Phone The Web Traditional Mail Email 17% 15% 12% What does the future of health look like: How interested are millennials in using the following technologies in their health experience?...