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Physical activity levels of women with breast cancer during and after treatme...
Background: Physical activity has been shown to reduce side-effects of breast cancer and its treatment. As physical activity levels of patients with breast cancer are largely... -
Impact of a nurse-based intervention on medication outcomes in vulnerable old...
Background Medication-related problems are common in older adults with multiple chronic conditions. We evaluated the impact of a nurse-based primary care intervention, based on... -
a 12-year follow-up study
Background Altered regulation of extracellular matrix remodeling by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP) may contribute to vascular... -
Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for cluster headache, results from a larg...
Background Cluster headache (CH) is a disabling primary headache disorder characterized by severe periorbital pain. A subset of patients does not respond to established... -
Neuropathic pain and psychological morbidity in patients with treated leprosy...
Background Neuropathic pain has been little studied in leprosy. We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of neuropathic pain and the validity of the Douleur... -
The association between plasma miR-122-5p release pattern at admission and al...
Background: Data suggests that the plasma levels of the liver-specific miR-122-5p might both be a marker of cardiogenic shock and a prognostic marker of out-of-hospital cardiac... -
Trends in risk factors for coronary heart disease in the Netherlands.
Background Favourable trends in risk factor levels in the general population may partly explain the decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality. Our aim was... -
Benefits, barriers and opinions on multidisciplinary team meetings:a survey i...
Background Case review and discussion at multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) have evolved into standard practice in cancer care with the aim to provide evidence-based... -
HbA1c levels in non-diabetic older adults - No J-shaped associations with pri...
Source: doi: 10.1186/s12916-016-0570-1 Background:To determine the shape of the associations of HbA1c with mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in non-diabetic individuals and... -
STAT3 antisense oligonucleotide AZD9150 in a subset of patients with heavily ...
Background The Janus kinase (JAK) and signal transduction and activation of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway is an attractive target in multiple cancers. Activation of the... -
Patient-reported complications related to colonoscopy: a prospective feasibil...
Objective: This prospective pilot study assessed the feasibility of electronic email-based questionnaires about patient-reported complications after colonoscopy. Material and... -
Alteration of the cutaneous microbiome in psoriasis and potential role in Th1...
Background Psoriasis impacts 1–3% of the world’s population and is characterized by hyper-proliferation of keratinocytes and increased inflammation. At the molecular level,... -
concept and mathematics of the multi-attribute preference response model
Background A new patient-reported health measurement model has been developed to quantify descriptions of health states. Known as the multi-attribute preference response (MAPR)... -
NEWS for Africa: adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionna...
Background Built environment and policy interventions are effective strategies for controlling the growing worldwide deaths from physical inactivity-related non-communicable... -
Attendance barriers experienced by female health care workers voluntarily par...
Background Studies have shown that Workplace Health Promoting Programmes (WHPP) can facilitate healthier behaviour. Despite the benefits achieved from participating in a WHPP, a... -
"Medical liability, defensive medicine and professional insurance in otolaryn...
Background This study aims at verifying relationships between the perception of medico-legal risks involved in the professional activity of Italian otolaryngologists, defensive... -
The Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Health in Older Wo...
Background: Limited evidence exists to inform physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior guidelines for older people, especially women. Rigorous evidence on the amounts,... -
Can integrating the Memory Support Intervention into cognitive therapy improv...
Background The Memory Support Intervention was developed in response to evidence showing that: (1) patient memory for treatment is poor, (2) poor memory for treatment is... -
"Relationship between the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-mental State...
Background The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was developed to enable earlier detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) relative to familiar multi-domain tests like the... -
Neighborhood educational disparities in active commuting among women: the eff...
Background Active transportation has been associated with favorable health outcomes. Previous research highlighted the influence of neighborhood educational level on active...
