... communities, a database containing the names ofolderadults interested in clinical trials research, and advertisements placed in the local newspaper We were primarily interested in targeting olderadults ... of quality of life and selfefficacy inolderadults The data indicate that the mode of training resulted ina differential pattern of change Whereas the PT condition resulted in increases in self-efficacy, ... training on quality -of- life parameters in cardiac rehabilitation patients American Journal of Cardiology 1997, 80:841-846 Chin APMJ, Van Poppel MN, Twisk JW, Van MW: Effects of resistance and all-round,...
... may directly improve participation, environmental influences on functioning may be of greater importance inolder adults, such that participation may be maintained even in the presence ofhealth ... wanted" in all aspects of life at baseline indicated that they were not doing so in at least one aspect of life three years later, whereas almost one third of those who had a restriction at baseline ... these community- dwelling older adults, we have shown that there is a substantial degree of change in participation status over a three-year period Nearly 30% of those who were participating "as and...
... starts with an assessment which includes medical history, detailed analysis of the anatomical relationships within the foot and both a postural and a gait analysis [12] Treatment may consist of ... examination after three months to enable the process evaluation (see process evaluation of podiatric treatment) The presence of diabetic neuropathy in van der Zwaard et al Journal of Foot and Ankle ... entrance examination will be made available to the expert panel Sample size There are no evidence-based estimates for clinically important change in assessing forefoot pain or for Page of clinically...
... brisk walking, hiking/treadmill, racket sports, and other Assessment of pain Annually since 1987, pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) where = no pain and 100 = worst pain From ... performed statistical analyses, interpretation of data, and drafting of the manuscript; JFF participated in study design, interpretation of data, and drafting of the manuscript; DL par- 22 14 15 ... rheumatoid arthritis, Ward and Leigh [22] noted that pain was a larger contributor to measurement of overall health status than physical disability and among both older male and female individuals...
... was determined, group invariance and longitudinal invariance were examined Invariance testing involves the sequential comparison across nested models through the incremental addition of equality ... invariance), intercepts (scalar invariance), and then residual variances (strict invariance) We set the metric of the scale by constraining the factor means to zero and factor variances to Additionally, ... surprising, as aerobic and resistance training have each been associated with favorable self-reported changes in vitality, and less favorable outcomes including reduced pleasure and increased fatigue...
... satisfaction and mentalhealth (r = 0.39), job satisfaction and physical health/ well-being (r = 0.36), mental and physical health/ well-being (r = 0.37), and workplace stress and mental strain ... may indicate that physical and mentalhealth mediates the relationship between job satisfaction and work ability The higher prevalence of physical and mentalhealth problems among the "dissatisfied" ... Participants were originally recruited for a populationbased study initiated in 1990 to examine issues related to mentalhealth within two geographically diverse areas in Norway Further details...
... consequently diminish quality of life inolderadultsInolder adults, chronic conditions have been associated with an increased risk for a variety of secondary health issues including medical conditions, ... regions in Canada This sampling strategy was supplemented with a random digit dialing approach (10% of total sample) and a list frame of telephone numbers (7% of the total sample) This resulted ina ... This information is vital to understanding the role of physical activity in promoting quality of life inolderadults The data were collected by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics...
... likelihood of receiving mentalhealth care Among those with relatively good general health status, worsening mentalhealth was associated with an increased likelihood of receiving mentalhealth care, ... 65 and older at baseline, the probability of receiving mentalhealth care decreased with increasing age One potential explanation is that the greater comorbidity that accompanies increasing age ... following: stair climbing, rising from a chair, standing and walking; ii) swelling, pain or stiffness in any joint lasting at least six weeks; and iii) indicated on a diagram that a hip or knee had been...
... the available treatment options, as well as support from their clinicians to make treatment decisions Given the paucity of data in the area, particularly for clients seen in tertiary mentalhealth ... [10,11], and availability of services [12] Once in treatment, engagement remains a considerable challenge [13] In order to maximize the chances of successful engagement, a collaborative approach to treatment ... participants treatment choice, assume that clients have a desire to be involved in making decisions about their own treatment and care A narrative review investigating factors related to patient...
... baseline visits The primary endpoint of the trial was combined nonfatal and fatal stroke over a 5-year period Secondary endpoints included nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) plus fatal coronary ... monitoring oftreatmentin ambulatory care settings including physician visits and laboratory tests have an estimated cost of $284 per patient per year [14] Total cost of the NNT for years of each ... data from a randomized controlled trial Journal of American Board Family Practice 1999, 12:105-114 Pahor M, Psaty B, Alderman MH, Williamson JD, Applegate WB, Cavazzini C, Furberg CD: The health...
... were maintained In assessing any therapy whilst obtaining a statistically significant result is important, a far more relevant indicator of ultimate usefulness is the determination of clinical significance ... (COES®) – Repatriation Hospital 1996 using standard scoring algorithms and analysis of means and standard deviation in that program Table demonstrates the breakdown of participant race within the project ... that reported in the Australian 2001 Census data of people living in the same geographical area (Ryde, New South Wales) [14] Table indicates means and standard errors of (NDI) as a function of...
... visits in any calendar year (lower volume users) Framework for selection of covariates The AHEAD survey data contains a litany of information on individuals, the totality of which has not been available ... socioeconomic and geographic variables Demographic covariates are age at baseline, sex, race, and marital status Socioeconomic measures included educational attainment, income distribution (quintiles), Page ... This model highlights predisposing characteristics that play a role in predicting and explaining health services use in general, and for our analysis, chiropractic use Variability in demographic...
... years We sincerely thank the personnel of Tampere Chaos Clinic (Seija Nordback, Jaana Lindberg, Teppo Ja¨rvinen, Jyrki Rintala, Laura Lehtinen, Terhi Tiittanen, Jaana Ma¨kiranta, Panu Nordback), ... while in Lappeenranta it was a part of the services ofa private Lappeenranta Service Centre Foundation Both clinics had three health care professionals: a nurse, a physiotherapist and a physician ... Jamar hand dynamometer.29,30 Medical examination The medical examination was made by the Chaos Clinic physician The cardiovascular assessment included heart auscultation, palpating peripheral pulses...
... tasking could be a particularly significant predictor of falls amongst frail olderadults The lack of standardization in dual-task paradigms certainly explains many of the discrepancies listed above ... (10-m) Normal pace Backward counting aloud starting from 50 Attention-demanding task Straight walk (10-m) Normal pace Walking task Dual task First Fall Increase backward counting performance 12 ... Normal pace Straight walk (20 m course) and turn walk (20 m course with a turn at 10 m) Normal pace TUG Normal pace TUG Normal pace Walking task Dual task Table Summary of main characteristics of...
... be cancelled We are not aware of any formalism or computational approach that offers a unified explanation for the cancellability of pragmatic inferences in general, and of no approach that handles ... information and that information can be more easily updated in the future T h a t means that if an interpretation m0 makes an utterance true by assigning to a relation R a defensible status, ... semantics of stratified logic The lattice depicts the three levels of strength that seem to account for the inferences that pertain to natural language semantics and pragmatics: indefeasible information...
... Med, 1992; 117: 251-53 24 Yamasaki-Nakagawa M, Ozasa K, Yamada N et al: Gender difference in delays to diagnosis and health care seeking behaviour ina rural area of Nepal Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, ... indicative ofa delayed treatment [14,18] Clinic delay was defined as the time from admission to initiation oftreatment Regarding the diagnosis and treatment intervals, those that exceeded two days ... of the diagnosis intervals and initiation oftreatment intervals with respect to days One hundred and three patients (50.5%) had delays in diagnosis and 51 patients (25%) had delays in initiation...
... smoked in the working place, which was having poor housekeeping practices and minimum engineering control, lacking local and general exhaust ventilation and washing facilities culminating into alarmingly ... synthesis and elevated levels of the precursor δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), which is a weak gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist that decreases GABA release by presynaptic inhibition [6,7] Lead is ... accompanied by aggressive environmental intervention The potential health hazards of lead poisoning still exist and are rising due to the lack of education regarding the dangers of working with lead...
... social, and psychological well-being [1] Maintaining a high level of quality of life into advanced age is a growing public health concern as the older adult population continues to increase In fact, ... regardless of age, health and activity status [3] Data from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, consisting ofa large sample with a wide range of demographic and physical characteristics, ... physical activity and all domains of HRQL in healthy, olderadultsIn aging populations, the health benefits from physical activity (i.e., decreased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes,...
... for a walk, feels safe walking alone during the day or night] Biological (or health) approaches to achieve successful ageing have been defined as the avoidance of disease and risk factors, maintenance ... during past month (i.e health and social engagement) Current social approaches include maintenance of high levels of social activity, interaction and participation [14]; and psychological approaches ... within each approach, as well as traditional cut-off points (achieving all or mostly good scores for the indicators included within an approach [9]) were analysed The biomedical approach was thus...
... CN138-134 Mania Mania Mania Mania Mania Depression Depression Maintenance Mania Overall side effects Anxiety Agitation Acathisia Constipation Headache Hyperprolactinaemia Insomnia Nausea Sedation ... combination are approved for the treatmentof acute bipolar depression, and olanzapine, quetiapine and aripiprazole are approved for maintenance phase treatment http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/8/1/27 ... control of agitation through sedation, but no data on psychotic symptoms are analysed Additionally, there is a concern regarding aripiprazole and olanzapine maintenance data because the relevant...