the language of mobility assessment

... Introduction II Epidemiology III The Language of Mobility Assessment IV An Overview of Approaches to the Causes of Mobility Disability 10 V Treatment of Dysmobility to Improve Function or ... severe mobility limitations III THE LANGUAGE OF MOBILITY ASSESSMENT Mobility is the ability to move one’s body through space While walking may be considered the most common manifestation of mobility, ... assistance (30) The simpler Barthel score includes common mobility tasks based on need for help from another (31) Professional assessment of mobility is an important element of disease-specific...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... (BIC) and choose the model with the smallest BIC values [37,38] Then, the prevalence of participants in each of the latent classes, and the conditional probability of the indicator variables for ... in the BRFSS is a PSU, so the results with the cluster statement are the same as the results without the cluster statement Whether we used _finalwt or the rescaled weight variable to run the ... with four classes of HRQOL The analysis indicated that the fourclass model is the better model During the second stage of analysis, when covariates were included in the models, the four-class LCR...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... continuous versions of the variables did not change the inference (whether they are statistically significant or not) for these factors Model reliability checking supported the results of the regression ... regression to the mean that could be common to any added treatment rather than cost-offsets unique to SNRIs In the light of these potential limitations, the results of this study need to be further replicated ... prescription for or use of the same medication was present in the prior months Patients were included in the study if they were commercially insured, 18 to 64 years of age on the index date, and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:23

... smaller in the latter case (see Fig 5B); however, the effect of alamethicin in mitochondria treated with ADP was not as great as the effect of the peptide in the absence of the nucleotide, and therefore ... than in the presence of the nucleotide This is at odds with the finding that mitochondrial Ca2+ capacity is decreased in the presence of adenine nucleotides, and even the volume fraction of the calcium-rich ... as compared with the known structure of bovine ANT Comparison of the predicted three-dimensional structure of Artemia ANT with that of bovine ANT The structure of bovine ANT (isoform 1) is known...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 00:20

... than the range of values for the middle deciles so we further divided the sample by examining the lowest and highest 5% of the sample in regards to step width variability The classification of ... determined as the distance between two consecutive footprints, measured from the heel of one footprint to the heel of the next footprint Step width was determined as the distance between the outer ... fall status was based on the participants' remembering if they had fallen during the past year One of the limitations of using past year fall status is the likelihood of recall error which may...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... measuring the distance a foot travels from initial heel contact to heel contact for the next stride of the same foot using a tape measure on the floor The average of three trials was taken and the ... at the ankle was measured as previously described [15] Briefly, the patient was measured in the supine position with the knee on the frontal plane The ankle was dorsiflexed maximally with the ... steps Statistical analysis This is secondary analysis of an existing data set The unit of analysis was the foot rather than the individual Since the observations were not entirely independent, a...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... aging and thereby leads to reduced levels of SDF-1 [21,22] The results of these studies suggest that both local proliferation of endothelial cells by VEGF in the setting of ischemia, and the recruitment ... induce the expression of stromal cellderived factor-1 (SDF-1) [20] SDF-1 enhances the recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in the setting of tissue injury or ischemia One of the hallmarks ... from 22 to 92 years of age Over time there was a significant increase in the activity of NFκB and the expression of inflammatory genes During the process of vascular aging there is a similar increase...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:22

... sequencing of the candidate genes HHG and AG participated in the design and coordination of the study, interpretation of the data and the development of the manuscript All authors read and approved the ... in the synthesis of storage proteins can already be observed at the transcriptional level [5-7] In barley, B-hordein represents the largest fraction of the storage protein Functional analysis of ... added Weights to model the error variance of adjusted means in stage two were computed based on the diagonal elements of the inverse of the asymptotic variance-covariance matrix of adjusted means...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 03:21

... all of the SSc patients had RP during the course of the disease regardless of the autoantibody specificity However, only of 17 anti-RNAP III positive patients did not have RP by the time of initial ... between the onset of Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and SSc is short [2,5], the time course of the onset of RP and SSc has not been well described In the present study, the clinical features of anti-RNAP ... units to 112 units prior to the development of RP two years later RP is often the first symptom of SSc and may start many years prior to development of SSc [2] Since cases of anti-RNAP III positive...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:22

... diagnostic hypothesis of the dataset and the total manifestations that describe the respective diagnostic hypothesis A cutoff point may be subtracted from the N % value depending on the effect of the concave-shaped ... Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The task force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology ... as the ratio between the count of manifestations found in each diagnostic hypothesis of the dataset and the total manifestations collected at the exam This criterion indicates the ‘strength’ of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... outside of the ICU Secondary outcomes consisted of in-hospital mortality, hospital LOS, number of invasive procedures performed and limitation of life support therapies, as judged by the number of ... conjunction with the Intensivist and depending on the experience level of the trainee, the Intensivist may or may not directly supervise the procedure A record of all procedures is documented in the ICU ... binomial distribution Given the size of the cohort, all relevant variables felt to potentially impact the dependent variable in each of the models were included [7] Therefore, the following independent...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and not necessarily represent the official views of the ... during the interferon treatment responded well to the therapy and these side effects, if not severe, may not be indications for withholding or reducing the dose of the treatment We hypothesized ... by the COBAST (TaqMan) test, which has a limit of detection of 28 IU/mL Body weight measurement and laboratory data were collected and compared at the beginning and at the end of therapy The...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

... turnover rates (8) However, despite the universal use of aspirin, the underpinnings of the etiology of aspirin resistance remain unclear as is the putative relative role of peripheral (serum) and central ... the correlations between the variables The log-transformed values of aspirin esterase were used in these correlation analyses because of the skewed distribution A value of P < 0.05 was considered ... affected by adjustment for all the measured variables (Table 1) Table 1: The correlation between the change in the levels (∆ values) of aspirin esterase and the other variables during an intervention...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

... plasma BNP level is not an accurate reflection of the function of the NPPB gene In the present study, the overall distribution of the VNTR genotype and the allele frequency were significantly different ... underscores the clinical relevance of the relationship of age, gender, and BNP In both studies that used different assays, the effect of gender on BNP was substantial and independent of other factors ... necessarily imply that there is a relationship between the NPPB gene and EH Further studies of other polymorphisms are needed to determine whether there is an association between the NPPB gene and...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 10:04

... previously that G/G of the PTPN11 gene encoding SHP-2 increased the risk of gastric atrophy among the seropositive subjects [18] The present study examined the association of a polymorphism of Gab1 with ... eradication of the bacteria However, the OR of the A/A genotype for H pylori seropositivity was 0.25 (95% CI 0.09-0.71) So, the Gab1 polymorphism was associated with the low risk of the infection ... increased the risk of gastric atrophy [18] Table shows the age-sex-adjusted ORs of the Gab1 and the combinations of PTPN11 and Gab1 genotypes for gastric atrophy among seropositive healthy controls The...

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2012, 15:37

... 192 Figure The effect of the T allele on the plasma homocysteine in the different studied groups Bar chart illustrating the effect of the T allele on the level of homocysteine in the different ... level of fruits and green vegetables in the diet of the Egyptian population in general However, the lack of correlation between the plasma tHcy and the folate could be explained by the presence of ... difference between the patients group and the other two groups regarding the distribution of the TT genotype These results are close to the results of previous studies that evaluated the TT genotype...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 09:49

... delimiting the cellular area of interest free hand, using predetermined criteria to define the region of interest The immune intensity of the cellular Vgf encompassing the L3-L5 regions of spinal ... optimal image The overall illumination was also adjusted so that the distribution of relative values fell within the limits of the system avoiding a floor or ceiling effect Once established, the setting ... The technician who performed these measurements had no knowledge of the study groups To normalize any unevenness in lighting across the field of view; background values were determined over the...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:52

... associated with neurologic disease The unique pattern of multifocal chorioretinitis can help establish an early diagnosis of the disease while serologic testing is pending Therefore, an ocular examination, ... part of the routine evaluation of patients with clinically suspected WNV infection References Hayes EB, Gubler DJ West Nile virus: epidemiology and clinical features of an emerging epidemic in the ... long term solution, is still in the research phase In conclusion, chorioretinal involvement, frequently asymptomatic and self-limited, is present in almost 80% of patients with WNV infection associated...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:17

... before the ILR monitoring revealed the diagnosis The result of the recurrent and unpredictable nature of these syncopal episodes can result in a marked reduction in the quality of life in many of these ... had aura during the episode of syncope (while being on ILR monitoring) and resembled the index episode Duration of syncope: The duration of syncope was determined from the loss of consciousness ... base of implanted loop recorders We identified 150 patients who received ILR over a period of years for evaluation of unexplained nature of their syncope Out of these 150 patients only 14 had either...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:17

... group A total of 81 terms were evaluated The terms were evaluated individually and/or clustered in groups of 2–3 terms based on the similarity of their definition (the Microsoft Thesaurus was ... on their emotion profile One of the products (Flavor 3) was clearly different using Analysis of Variance (GLM procedure) and lower in many of the emotions compared to the other products We then ... (happiness); the other has small numbers of both positive and negative emotions These facial scaling systems were originally designed for consumer products other than food The goal of this research was the...

Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2013, 21:07