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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498095/transparency-enhancing-technology-allows-the-three-dimensional-assessment-of-esophageal-carcinoma-obtained-by-endoscopic-submucosal-dissection
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yuichi Asahina, Munetoshi Hinata, Asami Tanaka, Kaori Oshio, Haruki Ogawa, Makoto Aihara, Hiroshi Onodera, Tetsuo Ushiku
BACKGROUND: Although much progress has been made in diagnosis of carcinomas, no established methods have been confirmed to elucidate their morphological features. METHODS: Three-dimensional structure of esophageal carcinomas was assessed using transparency-enhancing technology. Endoscopically resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma was fluorescently stained, optically cleared using a transparency-enhancing reagent called LUCID, and visualized using laser scanning microscopy...
March 18, 2024: Esophagus: Official Journal of the Japan Esophageal Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498077/morphological-and-functional-correlations-in-acute-central-serous-chorioretinopathy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Peter Kiraly, Maja Šuštar Habjan, Jaka Smrekar, Polona Jaki Mekjavić
PURPOSE: We evaluate morphological and functional correlations in patients with acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on 50 patients with an acute CSC episode lasting less than 3 months. At baseline, assessments included optical coherence tomography (OCT), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity (CS), microperimetry (MP), and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG). A correlation analysis between OCT morphological parameters (maximal subretinal fluid height (SRF), central retinal thickness (CRT), and macular volume (MV)) and functional parameters was conducted on the affected eye for each patient...
March 18, 2024: Documenta Ophthalmologica. Advances in Ophthalmology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498076/longitudinal-assessment-of-classic-and-11-oxygenated-androgen-concentrations-and-their-association-with-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-development-the-troms%C3%A3-study
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Giovanni Allaoui, Charlotta Rylander, Ole-Martin Fuskevåg, Guri Grimnes, Maria Averina, Tom Wilsgaard, Vivian Berg
AIM: We aimed to investigate changes in pre-diagnostic concentrations of classic and 11-oxygenated androgens in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) cases and healthy controls, associations between androgen concentrations and T2DM, and the potential for androgens to improve the prediction of T2DM when considered in combination with established risk factors. METHODS: Androgen concentrations were analysed in serum samples from 116 T2DM cases and 138 controls at 3, pre-diagnostic time-points: 1986/87 (T1), 1994/95 (T2), and 2001 (T3)...
March 18, 2024: Acta Diabetologica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498075/monopolar-diathermy-versus-a-vessel-sealing-device-for-reducing-postoperative-drain-output-after-simple-mastectomy-randomized-clinical-trial
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Stephen Keelan, Gavin P Dowling, Trudi Roche, Aisling Hegarty, Matthew G Davey, Amenah A Dhannoon, Sorcha O'Grady, Eithne Downey, Jarlath Bolger, Michael Boland, Jan Sorensen, Colm Power, Abeeda Butt, Chwanrow Baban, Arnold D K Hill
BACKGROUND: Electrosurgical devices are commonly used during mastectomy for simultaneous dissection and haemostasis, and can provide potential benefits regarding vessel and lymphatic ligation. The aim of this prospective RCT was to assess whether using a vessel-sealing device (LigaSure™) improves perioperative outcomes compared with monopolar diathermy when performing simple mastectomy. METHODS: Patients were recruited prospectively and randomized in a 1 : 1 manner to undergo simple mastectomy using either LigaSure™ or conventional monopolar diathermy at a single centre...
March 2, 2024: British Journal of Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498073/a-pandemic-of-delirium-an-updated-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-occurrence-of-delirium-in-older-adults-with-covid-19
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Maria Beatrice Zazzara, Alice Margherita Ornago, Camilla Cocchi, Elisabetta Serafini, Giuseppe Bellelli, Graziano Onder
PURPOSE: Delirium has been recognized as an atypical presenting feature of COVID-19 in older adults and is independently associated with mortality. We aimed to perform an updated systematic review of the literature and proportional meta-analysis to assess prevalence and incidence of delirium in older adults with COVID-19, addressing differences according to sex, frailty status, and settings. METHODS: We searched databases for English-language articles on prevalence and incidence of delirium in older adults with COVID-19, published between March 2020 and January 2023...
March 18, 2024: European Geriatric Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498063/hybrid-molecular-and-functional-micro-ct-imaging-reveals-increased-myocardial-apoptosis-preceding-cardiac-failure-in-progeroid-ercc1-mice
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bibi S van Thiel, Martine de Boer, Yanto Ridwan, Marion G J de Kleijnen, Nicole van Vliet, Janette van der Linden, Isa de Beer, Paula M van Heijningen, Wilbert P Vermeij, Jan H J Hoeijmakers, A H Jan Danser, Roland Kanaar, Dirk J Duncker, Ingrid van der Pluijm, Jeroen Essers
PURPOSE: In this study, we explored the role of apoptosis as a potential biomarker for cardiac failure using functional micro-CT and fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) imaging techniques in Ercc1 mutant mice. Ercc1 is involved in multiple DNA repair pathways, and its mutations contribute to accelerated aging phenotypes in both humans and mice, due to the accumulation of DNA lesions that impair vital DNA functions. We previously found that systemic mutations and cardiomyocyte-restricted deletion of Ercc1 in mice results in left ventricular (LV) dysfunction at older age...
March 18, 2024: Molecular Imaging and Biology: MIB: the Official Publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498062/imposing-motion-variability-for-ergonomic-human-robot-collaboration
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mark Zolotas, Rui Luo, Salah Bazzi, Dipanjan Saha, Katiso Mabulu, Kristian Kloeckl, Taşkın Padır
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS"Overassistive" robots can adversely impact long-term human-robot collaboration in the workplace, leading to risks of worker complacency, reduced workforce skill sets, and diminished situational awareness. Ergonomics practitioners should thus be cautious about solely targeting widely adopted metrics for improving human-robot collaboration, such as user trust and comfort. By contrast, introducing variability and adaptation into a collaborative robot's behavior could prove vital in preventing the negative consequences of overreliance and overtrust in an autonomous partner...
March 18, 2024: IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498055/objective-demonstration-of-eyelid-spasm-relief-with-smartphone-and-custom-software-in-hemifacial-spasm-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gustavo R Gameiro, Cristina Yabumoto, Midori H Osaki, Lucas G Monteiro, Paulo Schor, Tammy H Osaki
PURPOSE: To objectively demonstrate eyelid spasms relief in hemifacial spasm (HFS) patients using a smartphone and a custom-made software. METHODS: Nineteen patients with HFS had standardized videos recorded with a smartphone (iPhone 6S, Apple) camera before and 15 days after receiving onabotulinumtoxinA injections. Nineteen age-matched control subjects were also assessed. The Eye Aspect Ratio (EAR) is an algorithm previously described to determine whether the eye is opened or closed...
March 18, 2024: International Ophthalmology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498052/investigating-nonspecific-effects-of-the-live-attenuated-japanese-encephalitis-vaccine-on-lower-respiratory-tract-infections-in-children-aged-25-35-months-retrospective-cohort-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Siyi Zhan, Hongbo Lin, Yingying Yang, Tao Chen, Sheng Mao, Chuanxi Fu
BACKGROUND: Live attenuated vaccines may be used to prevent nontargeted diseases such as lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) due to their nonspecific effects (NSEs). OBJECTIVE: We aimed to analyze the NSEs of the Japanese encephalitis vaccine on pediatric LRTIs in children aged 25 months to 35 months. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted by using a population-based electronic health record database in Zhejiang, China...
March 18, 2024: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498049/the-effect-of-a-couple-based-posttraumatic-growth-intervention-in-supporting-couples-coping-with-colorectal-cancer-a-randomized-controlled-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhiming Wang, Xuan Chen, Junrui Zhou, Chunyan Lin, Jie Zhao, Qiuping Li
OBJECTIVES: To promote posttraumatic growth (PTG) in colorectal cancer (CRC) couples, a couple-based PTG intervention was conducted, and the intervention had previously proved be feasible in CRC couples. The current study was conducted to validate the effects of intervention in CRC couples. METHOD: This is a randomized controlled study that included 174 CRC couples. All participants were randomized to either the intervention (usual care plus 5-week PTG intervention, n = 87) or the control group (usual care, n = 87)...
March 2024: Psycho-oncology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498043/characteristics-of-occupational-therapy-interventions-to-promote-healthy-aging-protocol-for-a-scoping-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Katrina Bannigan, Nicole Jade Larkan, Emmanuelle Renee Rogelia Meurgue, Jason Chun Hin Sze
BACKGROUND: Healthy aging is a pressing public health priority. Focusing on what people do every day may be a meaningful approach to lifestyle change, suggesting a need for occupation therapy interventions to promote healthy aging. A preliminary database search was conducted, and no current or underway systematic or scoping reviews on the topic were identified. Developing an overview of studies of occupational therapy interventions to promote healthy aging is a necessary first step to understanding the existing knowledge and increasing the impact of future interventions...
March 18, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498042/quality-assessment-of-smartphone-medication-management-apps-in-france-systematic-search
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Mickael Toïgo, Julie Marc, Maurice Hayot, Lionel Moulis, Francois Carbonnel
BACKGROUND: Adherence to medication is estimated to be around 50% for chronically ill patients in high-income countries. Improving the effectiveness of adherence interventions could have a far greater impact on population health than any improvement in specific medical treatments. Mobile health (mHealth) is one of the most effective solutions for helping patients improve their medication intake, notably through the use of mobile apps with reminder systems. With more than 327,000 apps available in the mHealth field, it is difficult for health care professionals and patients alike to choose which apps to recommend and use...
March 18, 2024: JMIR MHealth and UHealth
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498040/association-between-physical-activity-and-the-risk-of-burnout-in-health-care-workers-systematic-review
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Pierpaolo Mincarone, Antonella Bodini, Maria Rosaria Tumolo, Saverio Sabina, Riccardo Colella, Linda Mannini, Eugenio Sabato, Carlo Giacomo Leo
BACKGROUND: Burnout is a multidimensional psychological syndrome that arises from chronic workplace stress. Health care workers (HCWs), who operate in physically and emotionally exhausting work contexts, constitute a vulnerable group. This, coupled with its subsequent impact on patients and public economic resources, makes burnout a significant public health concern. Various self-care practices have been suggested to have a positive effect on burnout among HCWs. Of these, physical activity stands out for its ability to combine psychological, physiological, and biochemical mechanisms...
March 18, 2024: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498039/reducing-loneliness-and-social-isolation-of-older-adults-through-voice-assistants-literature-review-and-bibliometric-analysis
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REVIEW
Rachele Alessandra Marziali, Claudia Franceschetti, Adrian Dinculescu, Alexandru Nistorescu, Dominic Mircea Kristály, Adrian Alexandru Moșoi, Ronny Broekx, Mihaela Marin, Cristian Vizitiu, Sorin-Aurel Moraru, Lorena Rossi, Mirko Di Rosa
BACKGROUND: Loneliness and social isolation are major public health concerns for older adults, with severe mental and physical health consequences. New technologies may have a great impact in providing support to the daily lives of older adults and addressing the many challenges they face. In this scenario, technologies based on voice assistants (VAs) are of great interest and potential benefit in reducing loneliness and social isolation in this population, because they could overcome existing barriers with other digital technologies through easier and more natural human-computer interaction...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Medical Internet Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498038/development-and-validation-of-an-interpretable-conformal-predictor-to-predict-sepsis-mortality-risk-retrospective-cohort-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Meicheng Yang, Hui Chen, Wenhan Hu, Massimo Mischi, Caifeng Shan, Jianqing Li, Xi Long, Chengyu Liu
BACKGROUND: Early and reliable identification of patients with sepsis who are at high risk of mortality is important to improve clinical outcomes. However, 3 major barriers to artificial intelligence (AI) models, including the lack of interpretability, the difficulty in generalizability, and the risk of automation bias, hinder the widespread adoption of AI models for use in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop and validate (internally and externally) a conformal predictor of sepsis mortality risk in patients who are critically ill, leveraging AI-assisted prediction modeling...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Medical Internet Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498037/implementation-documentation-and-process-assessment-of-the-pharmnet-intervention-observational-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lori Ann Eldridge, Beth E Meyerson, Jon Agley
BACKGROUND: The number of overdose deaths in the United States involving opioids continues to exceed 100,000 per year. This has precipitated ongoing declarations of a public health emergency. Harm reduction approaches, such as promoting awareness of, ensuring access to, and fostering willingness to use naloxone to reverse opioid overdose, are a key component of a larger national strategy to address the crisis. In addition, overdose reversal with naloxone directly and immediately saves lives...
March 18, 2024: JMIR Formative Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498035/group-acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-for-recovery-from-psychosis-protocol-for-a-single-group-waitlist-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marilyn L Cugnetto, Eric M J Morris, Siobain F Bonfield, Jesse Gates, Ilona Morrison, Ellie R Newman, Julia D Nicholls, Lisa M Soares, Megan T Antonucci, Jacinta R Clemente, Claire L M Garratt, Eliot Goldstone, David A Pavone, John Farhall
BACKGROUND: Psychological interventions, along with antipsychotic medications, are recommended for adults diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. While initially designed to mitigate positive symptoms, psychological interventions targeting personal recovery were developed and aligned with the recovery framework that many mental health services have adopted. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for psychosis is one such intervention that shows promise when delivered in an individual format...
March 18, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498031/assessing-a-gps-based-6-minute-walk-test-for-people-with-persistent-pain-validation-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joshua Simmich, Nicole Emma Andrews, Andrew Claus, Megan Murdoch, Trevor Glen Russell
BACKGROUND: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used method to assess the exercise capacity of people with many health conditions, including persistent pain. However, it is conventionally performed with in-person supervision in a hospital or clinic, therefore requiring staff resources. It may also be difficult when in-person supervision is unavailable, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic, or when the person is geographically remote. A potential solution to these issues could be to use GPS to measure walking distance...
March 18, 2024: JMIR Formative Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498024/exploring-the-major-barriers-to-physical-activity-in-persons-with-multiple-sclerosis-observational-longitudinal-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chloé Sieber, Christina Haag, Ashley Polhemus, Sarah R Haile, Ramona Sylvester, Jan Kool, Roman Gonzenbach, Viktor von Wyl
BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) represents a low-cost and readily available means of mitigating multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms and alleviating the disease course. Nevertheless, persons with MS engage in lower levels of PA than the general population. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to enhance the understanding of the barriers to PA engagement in persons with MS and to evaluate the applicability of the Barriers to Health Promoting Activities for Disabled Persons (BHADP) scale for assessing barriers to PA in persons with MS, by comparing the BHADP score with self-reported outcomes of fatigue, depression, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life, as well as sensor-measured PA...
March 18, 2024: JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498021/tanzania-s-and-germany-s-digital-health-strategies-and-their-consistency-with-the-world-health-organization-s-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025-comparative-policy-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Felix Holl, Jennifer Kircher, Attila J Hertelendy, Felix Sukums, Walter Swoboda
BACKGROUND: In recent years, the fast-paced adoption of digital health (DH) technologies has transformed health care delivery. However, this rapid evolution has also led to challenges such as uncoordinated development and information silos, impeding effective health care integration. Recognizing these challenges, nations have developed digital health strategies (DHSs), aligning with their national health priorities and guidance from global frameworks. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (GSDH) guides national DHSs...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Medical Internet Research
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