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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38525666/guidance-for-the-gastrointestinal-evaluation-and-management-of-iron-deficiency-in-sub-saharan-africa
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REVIEW
W M Simmonds, Y Awuku, C Barrett, M Brand, K Davidson, D Epstein, E Fredericks, S Gabriel, S Grobler, C Gounden, L Katsidzira, V J Louw, V Naidoo, C Noel, E Ogutu, N Ramonate, N Seabi, M Setshedi, J Van Zyl, G Watermeyer, C Kassianides
BACKGROUND: Over 30% of the world's population is anaemic, with a significant proportion of these being iron deficient. As iron deficiency (ID) anaemia in men and post-menopausal women is mostly caused by gastrointestinal blood loss or malabsorption, the initial evaluation of a patient with ID anaemia involves referral to a gastroenterologist. The current drive towards patient blood management in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)prescribes that we regulate not only the use of blood transfusion but also the management of patients in whom the cause of iron loss or inadequate iron absorption is sought...
February 2, 2024: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38525330/kairos-study-protocol-a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-the-study-of-school-timing-and-its-effects-on-health-well-being-and-students-performance
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daniel Gabaldón-Estevan, Diego Carmona-Talavera, Belén Catalán-Gregori, Elena Mañas-García, Vanessa Martin-Carbonell, Lucía Monfort, Elvira Martinez-Besteiro, Mònica González-Carrasco, María Jesús Hernández-Jiménez, Kadri Täht, Marta Talavera, Ana Ancheta-Arrabal, Guillermo Sáez, Nuria Estany, Gonzalo Pin-Arboledas, Catia Reis
Recent evidence from chronobiology, chssronomedicine and chronopsychology shows that the organisation of social time (e.g., school schedules) generally does not respect biological time. This raises concerns about the impact of the constant mismatch between students' social and internal body clocks on their health, well-being and academic performance. The present paper describes a protocol used to investigate the problem of (de) synchronisation of biological times (chronotypes) in childhood and youth in relation to school times...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524817/investigation-of-the-involvement-of-platelet-activating-factor-in-the-control-of-hypertension-by-aerobic-training-a-randomized-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
João Paulo Prado, Ana Emilia Castro, Jonatan Carvalho, Daniele Pereira, Lúcia Helena Faccioli, Carlos Sorgi, Rômulo Novaes, Silvia Silva, Giovane Galdino
Although studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of exercise in controlling systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), the mechanisms involved in this effect are still poorly understood. Thus, this study investigated the impact of aerobic training on the relationship between platelet-activating factor (PAF) circulating levels and blood pressure in hypertensives. Seventy-seven hypertensive subjects were enrolled in this randomized controlled trial (age 66.51 ± 7.53 years, body mass 76.17 ± 14.19 kg)...
March 2024: Biology of Sport
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523707/strength-in-arms-empowering-older-adults-against-the-risk-of-slipping-and-falling-a-theoretical-perspective
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jonathan Lee-Confer
BACKGROUND: Slips and falls are a serious health concern, particularly among older adults. Current physical therapy protocols strengthen the legs to improve balance. However, arm movements help maintain balance during a slip incident. Understanding how arm movements improve balance may help clinicians develop more comprehensive fall-prevention protocols to improve patient outcomes. CLINICAL QUESTION: What limitations exist in current fall prevention protocols for reducing falls in older adults during slip incidents, and what new strategies can enhance these outcomes? KEY RESULTS: Slip incidents often result in a sideways loss of balance, leading to hip fractures in older adults...
2024: Frontiers in sports and active living
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523629/impacts-of-the-early-covid-19-pandemic-on-depressive-symptoms-and-mental-health-among-student-athletes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christopher S Ahmad, Justin E Hellwinkel, Rifat Ahmed, Frank J Alexander, Alan W Reynolds, Dana P Piasecki, Thomas S Bottiglieri, T Sean Lynch, Charles A Popkin, Bryan M Saltzman, David P Trofa
OBJECTIVE: Social distancing protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in premature ending of athletic seasons and cancellation of upcoming seasons, placing significant stress on young athletes. Inability to play or forced early retirement has significant consequences on athlete's mental health, as demonstrated by an extensive body of injury literature. We hypothesize that premature suspension and cancellation of athletic events due to the COVID-19 pandemic leads to higher incidence of depressive symptoms among high-school and collegiate athletes...
2024: Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522328/effects-of-mindful-breathing-training-combined-with-diary-based-rehabilitation-guidance-in-lung-cancer-patients-undergoing-surgery-a-randomized-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yan-Yan Liu, Han-Bing Lu, Ya-Jie Li, Zi-Yu Wang, Yu-Han Liu, Shuai Qiao, Jiao Xie
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lung cancer surgery patients experience severe physical and mental symptoms, which seriously affect their quality of life and prognosis. Mindful breathing training is a promising strategy to improve their symptoms, but its effectiveness is affected by training compliance, and diary-based rehabilitation instruction has been shown to help improve training compliance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mindful breathing training combined with diary-based rehabilitation guidance on improving perioperative outcomes in lung cancer surgery patients...
March 20, 2024: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522033/morning-exercise-and-pre-breakfast-metformin-interact-to-reduce-glycaemia-in-people-with-type-2-diabetes-a-randomized-crossover-trial
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brenda J Peña Carrillo, Emily Cope, Sati Gurel, Andres Traslosheros, Amber Kenny, Oscar Michot-Duval, Nimesh Mody, Mirela Delibegovic, Sam Philip, Frank Thies, Dimitra Blana, Brendan M Gabriel
Exercise is recommended in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and can improve insulin sensitivity. However, previous evidence suggests that exercise at different times of the day in people with type 2 diabetes may have opposing outcomes on glycaemia. Metformin is the most commonly prescribed initial pharmacological intervention in type 2 diabetes, and may alter adaptions to exercise. It is unknown if there is an interaction between metformin and diurnal exercise outcomes. We aimed to investigate glycaemic outcomes of moderate intensity morning vs...
March 24, 2024: Journal of Physiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38520055/feasibility-acceptability-and-initial-efficacy-of-a-wheelchair-exercise-training-program-in-persons-with-multiple-sclerosis-study-protocol-for-a-parallel-group-randomized-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Stephanie L Silveira, Robert W Motl, Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, Mitch Kay
Purpose: This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that examines the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of a home-based, remotely supported and supervised exercise training program that was developed using a three-step community engaged research process for persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are wheelchair users. Materials and Methods: The study design is a parallel group RCT (NCT05888727). We aim to enroll 24 wheelchair users with MS who will be randomly assigned using REDCap randomization module into exercise training or attention/contact wellness control conditions...
March 22, 2024: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38520001/acute-physiological-responses-and-muscle-recovery-in-females-a-randomised-controlled-trial-of-muscle-damaging-exercise-in-hypoxia
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Erich Hohenauer, G Bianchi, V Wellauer, W Taube, R Clijsen
BACKGROUND: Studies have investigated the effects of training under hypoxia (HYP) after several weeks in a male population. However, there is still a lack of knowledge on the acute hypoxic effects on physiology and muscle recovery in a female population. METHODS: This randomized-controlled trial aimed to investigate the acute effects of muscle damaging exercise, performed in HYP and normoxia (CON), on physiological responses and recovery characteristics in healthy females...
March 22, 2024: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519983/lifestyle-counselling-as-secondary-prevention-in-patients-with-minor-stroke-or-transient-ischemic-attack-a-randomized-controlled-pilot-study
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jacob Liljehult, Stig Molsted, Tom Møller, Dorthe Overgaard, Thomas Christensen
BACKGROUND: Patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attacks have an increased risk of future strokes. These patients are often discharged home with limited specialized follow-up, although close to half of them experience cognitive deficits. Simple encouragements to avoid smoking, be physically active, and to take preventive medication are often insufficient to ensure adherence and more comprehensive interventions are needed to support the patients in adapting healthy behaviour...
March 22, 2024: Pilot and Feasibility Studies
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519961/the-effects-of-phoniatric-prehabilitation-in-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-on-aspiration-and-preservation-of-swallowing-prehaps-study-protocol-of-a-monocentric-prospective-randomized-interventional-outcome-blinded-trial
#31
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Julian Kuenzel, Stephan Duerr, Sarah Vester, Florian Zeman, Gunnar Huppertz, Michael Koller, Gerda Pfleger, Annika Woertgen, Hazem Salloum, Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke, Tobias Pukrop, Peter Kummer
BACKGROUND: Dysphagia, with its negative impact on life expectancy and quality of life, is a major side effect of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In a typical Head and Neck Cancer Center, more than half of patients are affected. Improving treatment, and ideally prevention respectively prehabilitation, therefore seems more than desirable. METHODS: The study is planned as a monocentric, prospective, outcome-blinded, randomized interventional study comparing an advanced phoniatric-logopedic prehabilitation with a control (standard of care)...
March 22, 2024: Trials
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519280/the-transatlantic-recommendations-for-prostate-gland-evaluation-with-magnetic-resonance-imaging-after-focal-therapy-target-a-systematic-review-and-international-consensus-recommendations
#32
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexander Light, Nikhil Mayor, Emma Cullen, Alex Kirkham, Anwar R Padhani, Manit Arya, Joyce G R Bomers, Tim Dudderidge, Behfar Ehdaie, Alex Freeman, Stephanie Guillaumier, Richard Hindley, Amish Lakhani, Douglas Pendse, Shonit Punwani, Ardeshir R Rastinehad, Olivier Rouvière, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Ivo G Schoots, Heminder K Sokhi, Henry Tam, Clare M Tempany, Massimo Valerio, Sadhna Verma, Geert Villeirs, Jan van der Meulen, Hashim U Ahmed, Taimur T Shah
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect recurrences after focal therapy for prostate cancer but there is no robust guidance regarding its use. Our objective was to produce consensus recommendations on MRI acquisition, interpretation, and reporting after focal therapy. METHODS: A systematic review was performed in July 2022 to develop consensus statements. A two-round consensus exercise was then performed, with a consensus meeting in January 2023, during which 329 statements were scored by 23 panellists from Europe and North America spanning urology, radiology, and pathology with experience across eight focal therapy modalities...
March 21, 2024: European Urology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38513367/high-intensity-interval-training-combining-rowing-and-cycling-improves-but-does-not-restore-beta-cell-function-in-type-2-diabetes
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maria Houborg Petersen, Jacob Volmer Stidsen, Martin Eisemann de Almeida, Emil Kleis Wentorf, Kurt Jensen, Niels Ørtenblad, Kurt Højlund
AIMS: We investigated whether a high-intensity interval training (HIIT)-protocol could restore beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes compared with sedentary obese and lean individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In patients with type 2 diabetes, and age-matched, glucose-tolerant obese and lean controls, we examined the effect of 8-weeks of supervised HIIT combining rowing and cycling on the acute (first-phase) and second-phase insulin responses, beta-cell function adjusted for insulin sensitivity (disposition index) and serum free fatty acid (FFA) levels using the Botnia clamp (1-h IVGTT followed by 3-h hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp)...
March 1, 2024: Endocrine Connections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38512827/prevalence-and-impact-of-sarcopenia-in-individuals-with-heart-failure-with-reduced-ejection-fraction-the-sarc-hf-study-a-prospective-observational-study-protocol
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pablo Marino Corrêa Nascimento, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Junior, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Valéria Gonçalves da Silva, Bernardo Rangel Tura, Fabio César Sousa Nogueira, Gilberto Domont, Adriana Bastos Carvalho, Antônio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, Taís Hanae Kasai-Brunswick, Claudio Tinoco Mesquita, Humberto Villacorta Junior, Helena Cramer Veiga Rey
Sarcopenia, a clinical syndrome primarily associated with reduced muscle mass in the elderly, has a negative impact on quality of life and survival. It can occur secondarily to other diseases such as heart failure (HF), a complex clinical syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. The simultaneous occurrence of these two conditions can worsen the prognosis of their carriers, especially in the most severe cases of HF, as in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). However, due to the heterogeneous diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia, estimates of its prevalence present a wide variation, leading to new criteria having been recently proposed for its diagnosis, emphasizing muscle strength and function rather than skeletal muscle mass...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38512294/gamified-strength-recognition-and-quiz-to-enhance-covid-19-prevention-knowledge-and-behaviors-and-family-well-being-web-based-pilot-intervention
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shirley Man-Man Sit, Agnes Yuen-Kwan Lai, Hoi-Wa Wong, Ka-Shun Hung, Man-Ping Wang, Sai-Yin Ho, Tai-Hing Lam
Background: Promoting COVID-19 prevention is key to pandemic control and innovative interventions can help communicate reliable science to the public. Under the Hong Kong Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project, we developed and evaluated a pilot intervention for promoting COVID-19 prevention through a web-based family game, guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior and a strength-based approach. Methods: The "SMART Epidemic prevention" pilot theme was launched to the public on September 21, 2020 for 4 weeks. The game had two parts: (i) strength recognition and (ii) quiz questions on knowledge and behaviors about COVID-19 prevention...
March 20, 2024: Games for Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38511835/the-effects-of-biological-and-chemical-silver-nanoparticles-along-with-aerobic-and-anaerobic-training-protocols-on-tissues-morphological-and-histopathological-evaluation
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sayyed-Javad Ziaolhagh, Hanieh Alsadat Mirkatuli, Mohammadhasan Baghbani, Miromid Safari, Seyyed Shaban Ehsani Jokandan, Nima Ameli, Behrooz Yahyaei
Nanotechnology and its byproducts are used increasingly considering its global nanotechnology market size and many applications in the health field. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of aerobic and anaerobic exercises on cellular uptake of nanoparticles in body tissues. Fusarium oxysporum was used to synthesize biological AgNPs in silver nitrate solution and UV-vis spectrophotometer; XRD and TEM were used to confirm production of nanoparticles. Moreover, 45 male Wistar rats were purchased and randomly divided into 9 equal groups including healthy control groups, aerobic preparation, anaerobic preparation, biological AgNPs, chemical AgNPs, biological AgNPs+aerobic preparation, biological AgNPs+anaerobic preparation, chemical AgNPs+ aerobic preparation, chemical AgNPs+anaerobic preparation...
March 21, 2024: Microscopy Research and Technique
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38511808/the-effects-of-exercise-on-cardiogenic-shock-with-an-intra-aortic-balloon-pump-a-case-report
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Vanessa M Ferreira, Dayane Nunes Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Mendez Contreras, João M Rossi, Rui Fernando Ramos, Gustavo Oliveira, Mayron F Oliveira
This case report describes the exercise program on a hospitalized 54-year-old male patient with cardiogenic shock waiting for a heart transplant assisted by an intra-aortic balloon pump, a temporary mechanical circulatory support device. The temporary mechanical circulatory support device, an intra-aortic balloon pump, was placed in the left subclavian artery, enabling the exercise protocol. Measurements and values from Swan-Ganz catheter, blood sample, brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), as well as the six-minute walk test (6MWT) and venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) were obtained before and after an exercise protocol...
2024: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38511105/lung-expansion-therapy-for-the-potential-populations-a-literature-review
#38
REVIEW
A Sankarganesh, Kumaresan Abathsagayam, Natesh Prabu Ravisankar, Nityal Kumar Alagingi
Secretion retention, atelectasis, and reduced lung compliance occur when endotracheal or tracheostomised patients cough ineffectively. There is a possibility of infection if the collapsed regions of the lungs are not reinflated. Therefore, to improve clinical outcomes, such as diaphragm mobility and thickness, lung volume, and thickness of the abdominal muscles, and decrease the length of hospitalizations, mechanical and manual techniques, such as balloon blowing exercises and incentive spirometer, are required...
November 2023: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38510861/the-significance-of-proprioceptive-training-in-the-post-operative-rehabilitation-of-patients-undergoing-achilles-tendon-reconstruction
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Snehal Samal, Subrat Samal, Vaishnavi M Thakre
In the human anatomy, the Achilles tendon (AT) is the strongest and largest tendon. Also, it ruptures the most often. Because it impairs the patient's ability to function adequately, a ruptured AT injury is a serious clinical issue. Reconstruction of the tendon through surgical intervention is the preferred approach to treatment in the case of tendon rupture. Establishing an effective post-operative rehabilitation regimen that mostly consists of functional physiotherapy measures is crucial in the management of AT rupture...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38510225/novel-allograft-in-the-load-bearing-portion-of-the-femoral-head
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Andrew Renshaw, Nneoma Duru, Eric Assid, Gerard K Williams, Misty Suri, Deryk Jones
Background: An osteochondral defect in the hip can be a painful and limiting pathologic process. The damaged joint may progress into premature osteoarthritis, further limiting a patient's functionality. Case Report: A 24-year-old male presented to the clinic with left hip pain. The patient had been involved in a motor vehicle accident 3 years prior to presentation to our clinic. His injury from the high-speed accident required intramedullary rod fixation for a right-sided (contralateral) subtrochanteric femur fracture...
2024: Ochsner Journal
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