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... followed by the north of Thailand [14] A second survey conducted in 1999 produced similar findings [15] Studies have been undertaken in Thailand examining health problems of people with disabilities, ... was guided in part by the ICF, but also by a review of existing measures and a series of qualitative interviews One of the concerns of existing measures is that most have been developed in English-speaking ... pre-tested during training Clarity was confirmed through back-translation prior to pilot testing and finalizing the instrument The initial Thai language version of the PIPP was pilot tested in the study...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... followed by the north of Thailand [14] A second survey conducted in 1999 produced similar findings [15] Studies have been undertaken in Thailand examining health problems of people with disabilities, ... was guided in part by the ICF, but also by a review of existing measures and a series of qualitative interviews One of the concerns of existing measures is that most have been developed in English-speaking ... pre-tested during training Clarity was confirmed through back-translation prior to pilot testing and finalizing the instrument The initial Thai language version of the PIPP was pilot tested in the study...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... farms can be explained by the differences in profit margins (low in IN37, high in IN2) As IN2 consumes most of the milk within the household and obtains most of its income from off farm employment, ... IN4 IN2 2 Farm Types IN3 7 IN2 IN4 IN2 2 IN3 7 Farm Types 24 Analysis of the Dairy Sector in Haryana 3.7 Margins in the Dairy Chain: Farmer to Consumer In this section, the margins in the dairy chain ... 0% IN IN4 IN2 2 IN 37 IN2 IN IN 22 IN 37 P ro fit M arg in Net Cash Farm Incom e (N CFI) 45% 40% 1000 US$/ Farm C rops 20% 35% 8,2 30% 6,1 25% 20% 15% 10% 1,6 5% 0,04 IN IN4 IN2 2 IN 37 0% IN Farm...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 04:20

... diagnosis, with 92.9% of individuals starting insulin therapy within months of diagnosis and a median of insulin injections per day These clinical characteristics affirm that the subjects in this ... Underweight Normal weight Overweight Started insulin within months Insulin injections per day -median (min, max) Presence of Diabetic Complications Retinopathy Neuropathy/Peripheral vascular disease ... Previous research with profile and preference-based measures in type and type diabetes have found similar trends in determinants of HRQL burden such as type of treatment and the presence of diabetic...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... manuscript including reading the literature and integrating the literature with the findings and writing the discussion MA: involved with recruitment of subjects, setting up the design of the study ... details and included all the references 11 12 13 14 15 TJS: Involved in the writing of the manuscript including reading the literature and integrating the literature with the findings and writing the ... writing the discussion 16 SVF: Involved in the writing of the manuscript including reading the literature and integrating the literature with the findings and writing the discussion 18 17 19 Faraone...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... becomes very thin, causing ruptures at the suture line and preventing the tightening of the diaphragm Pleural space was drained using single chest tube Pain control was achieved with a thoracic ... Student’s paired t-test touching and feeling Following the incision of the diaphragm and the examination of the underlying organs, the suturing procedure becomes easier with a tightened diaphragm ... expanding to prevent limiting inspiration The incidence of phrenic nerve dysfunction in adults after coronary artery by pass grafting reported to be 10% to 60% [14-16] Katz et al showed that 80% of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... to difficulty with walking in about 75% of people with RA, and is the main or only cause of walking difficulty in 25% [1] In the foot, joint pain and stiffness is the most common initial presentation, ... should be in place whereby everyone with a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis receives a foot examination within three months of diagnosis [16] Patients with RA should be provided with information ... of mobility 42% of RA patients are registered disabled within yrs of diagnosis [2] 80% are moderately to severely disabled within 20 yrs At diagnosis, 16% of RA patients may have foot joint involvement...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... describe themselves in clinical interviews or in self-rate questionnaires in a way that corresponds to PD characteristics [38] Our findings, with two-thirds of our subjects meeting criteria for ... findings point to the need for a careful reexamination of the exclusion criteria of concomitant disorders for adult patients with ASDs in the next revision of the DSM In spite of a normal or high intelligence, ... NOS group, is in line with other studies describing a subgroup of antisocial individuals having atypical autistic features presenting as PDD NOS [37] Patients afflicted with ASDs often describe...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:20

... Chronicity of sleep problems in children with and without Chronicity of sleep problems in children with and without chronic illness DIMS = difficulties initiating and/ or maintaining sleep potential ... Sleep problems (wave and 2) Child-reported sleep problems were assessed with one question encompassing difficulties with initiating and/or maintaining sleep (DIMS: "Does your child have problems initiating ... studies of sleep problems in children in general have yielded mixed results on chronicity [9-11], the current study indicates that children have more problems initiating and maintaining sleep...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... selecting a pain measurement tool in clinical settings 33 Assessment of other parameters in children with persisting pain 34 Overcoming the challenges of assessing persisting pain in children ... lack of knowledge about the use of opioids in children as well as in adults are often a barrier to the relief of pain The efficacy of strong opioids in the relief of pain is established; indirect ... Rotation of opioids: for the purposes of these guidelines, rotation (or routine rotation) of opioids is defined as the clinical practice of changing between different opioids in a set schedule, not in...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 04:20

... for internal consistency In clinical practice there is increasing need to evaluate the methods used in rehabilitation because of a greater emphasis on patient safety and a growing interest in ... three meters with his/her ordinary walking aid, turn around, walk back and sit down again in the chair and the result is measured in seconds The TUG test is easy to use in clinical settings and it ... reliable in testing of function in an elderly population [17] Evaluation of validity We examined the completeness of item responses, the distribution of the scores, and the extent of ceiling and...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... studying reaching and grasping in healthy subjects and in individuals with hemiparesis by comparing movement kinematics of identical tasks made in a physical and a virtual environment Since reaching ... Cirstea M, Levin MF: Compensatory strategies for reaching in stroke Brain 2000, 123:940-953 Levin MF: Interjoint coordination during pointing movements is disrupted in spastic hemiparesis Brain 1996, ... while increased elbow extension at the end of the second phase of the movement (at the time of placing the ball) in the VR condition Discussion Figure Interjoint coordination Interjoint coordination...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... not with life satisfaction [61] In a survey of 3,308 adults with/ without chronic conditions, having a heart disease was associated with lower HRQL but not with rating of overall QoL, compared with ... life satisfaction in adults with T1D, and interaction effects of diabetes type on identified determinants of HRQL and life satisfaction using data on a large sample of adults with diabetes There ... determinants of HRQL and QoL (life satisfaction) in adults with T1D; and, (2) the interaction effects of diabetes type (i.e., T1D/T2D) on significant determinants of HRQL and QoL in the combined...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... there is need for routine use of screening instruments to assist in making diagnoses The importance of involving medical professionals at all levels is seen in the fact that even in the foreseeable ... was involved in interpretation of data VNM participated in acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data and was involved in drafting the manuscript FAO-O participated in acquisition of data ... recorded in 78.6% of patients with other medical conditions and 64.7% of those with HIV/AIDS Psychosis Query psychosis was detected in two out of three general surgery patients and three out of four...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21

... prevalent in Southern China, particularly in Guangdong province and in the northern parts of Africa and Inuits of Alaska[1] Till date radiotherapy remains the mainstay treatment of NPC[2] A definitive ... Classical histological findings of TLN include various degrees of coagulative necrosis of brain parenchyma associated with fibrinoid changes of blood vessels while demyelination without blood vessel ... presence of injured but potentially salvageable brain tissue However, paradoxical findings have also been obtained with this technique in patients presumably with radiation induced brain necrosis...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:21

... cross-reaction of antidsDNA with intraglomerular antigens is key [13,15] Although cross-reactivity with a number of proteins (including laminin and type IV collagen) has been postulated (reviewed in [13]), ... between levels of anti-α-actinin antibodies and indicators of renal disease such as proteinuria To our knowledge, ours is the first longitudinal study of anti-αactinin levels in patients with LN Although ... least 50%, serum albumin of at least 30 g/L, and either normal serum creatinine if the baseline creatinine was less than 260 μmol/L or a 50% decrease in creatinine if the baseline value was at least...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... examined determinants of HRQL in adolescents and young adults with T1D [12-17], only a few studies have examined the determinants of HRQL and QoL in adults with T1D One study that examined 397 adults ... associated with HRQL but not with life satisfaction [61] In a survey of 3,308 adults with/ without chronic conditions, having a heart disease was associated with lower HRQL but not with rating of overall ... negative linear relationship in the T1D group The results of this study add to the limited literature on the determinants of HRQL and QoL in adults with T1D and on differences in determinants of HRQL...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... websites, including clinicaltrials.gov All participants completed baseline testing which included a series of questionnaires, a tender point examination, and a six-minute walk test At baseline, participants ... help minimally active adults with FM increase their physical activity by working toward accumulating at least 30 minutes of self-selected moderate-intensity physical activity most days of the ... collection DC participated in designing the study and assisted with the drafting of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests Kevin R Fontaine and Lora Conn...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 12:20

... to the definition of outcome and setting and management of patients within the trial Clarity is needed in the reporting of these trials, particularly in defining exacerbations, reporting the management ... necessary in these trials on ethical grounds, differences in discontinuation between groups are not of paramount importance in assessing the effect of withdrawal Analysis and interpretation of individual ... performed in Stata, version 10.1 We identified features of the included trials that we felt were important in interpreting results Based on an examination of the treatment of these features in the included...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... those routinely used in clinical practice Involvement of the small airways, even in patients with mild asthma is increasingly recognised [16] Improved deposition of inhaled corticosteroid in the ... with run in medication The demography and lung function at screening (before run in) of the remaining 39 subjects who were eligible for randomisation is shown in Table Baseline measurements of ... options available in clinical practice The bronchodilator profile of salmeterol in asthma is well established, with maximal effects observed within 1–2 hrs [13,14] In this study using SFC, it was...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:20