... adjustment of children living withchronic diseases [10] especially from classmates and parents [11,12] Increased social support is associated with better psychosocial adjustment [13] and illness ... Bátor Tábor program) for childrenand adolescents living with cancer, diabetes and JIA regarding the expected changes in HRQoL The goals of camping programs for childrenwithchronic illnesses tend ... considered noteworthy Coping with the stress of having a chronic illness, understanding the disease itself, as well as dealing with its possible outcomes and long-term sequelae, and being involved in...
... inter-laboratory variability of FibroTest and ActiTest, including their six serum liver components, in patientswithchronic liver disease, and to identify factors associated with that variability Our concern ... FibroTest and ActiTest was acceptable without clinical consequences for the prediction of the stage of liver fibrosis and grade of activity Standardized methods and assay calibration should be used and ... for GGT and ALT assays, we found several analytical reasons for the poor performance Enzymatic measurement with the Szasz method (standardized against the original for GGT), andwith the standardized...
... values and Odds Ratios with 95% confidence intervals All analyses were conducted with the use of STATVIEW software RESULTS The patients included 52% male and 48% female, 85% white and 15% black and ... factors like chronic inflammation and malnutrition as predictors of the CVD in chronic kidney disease This multifactorial disease introduces new challenges in predicting and treating patients early ... cardiovascular disease in chronicrenaldisease Am J Kideny Dis 1998; 32 (Suppl 3): S112-119 Coresh J, Astor BC, Greene T, Eknoyan G, Levey AS Prevalence of chronic kidney diseaseand decreased...
... scores of healthy childrenwith those of childrenwithchronic health conditions, as well as scores across different chronic conditions groups It was anticipated that childrenwithchronic health ... health impairment andwith child self-reported overall health status The PedsQL™ 4.0 discriminated between healthy and chronically ill children (72.72 and 66.87, for healthy and ill children, respectively, ... moderate (0.11–0.30) and high (> 0.30) 2VASc Table 7: Comparison of PedsQL 4.0 Argentinean Spanish scores of healthy childrenandchildrenwithchronic conditions Healthy children All Chronic conditions...
... T cells by flow cytometry Information about the 26 patientswith PsA, the 10 patientswith SpA, the 21 patientswith JIA and the 135 patientswith RA are provided in Table For comparison, peripheral ... than (Fig 1d and Table 1) The median increase for patientswith PsA was 4.7, for patientswith SpA 5.0, for patientswith JIA 6.4 and for patientswith RA 3.7; P values are given in Table The median ... severity of disease, and treatment? To address these questions we decided to analyze adult patientswith juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) andpatientswith spondyloarthropathies, diseases in...
... 1.5 generalizes to patientswith other diseases Patients included in our study might, however, represent patientswith advanced chronicdisease because mean HADS anxiety (7.03) and depression scores ... anxiety and depression in chronic breathing disorders Chest 2005, 127(4):1205-1211 Society AT, Society ER: Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patientswithchronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patientswith coronary heart disease Health and quality of life outcomes 2006, 4:6 Publish with Bio Med Central and every scientist can read...
... cardiovascular andrenal risks in MHD patients compared withpatients undergoing CT Several reports linked this polymorphism to the development and progression of chronicrenal diseases of different ... size 190 bp and 490 bp for I and D allele respectively Hence, single bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed homozygous II and DD genotypic state respectively, whereas two bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed ... control subjects (n = 70) were healthy with no clinical signs of vascular or renaldiseaseand no family history of renaldisease as assessed by medical history and clinical examination, as well as...
... cardiovascular andrenal risks in MHD patients compared withpatients undergoing CT Several reports linked this polymorphism to the development and progression of chronicrenal diseases of different ... size 190 bp and 490 bp for I and D allele respectively Hence, single bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed homozygous II and DD genotypic state respectively, whereas two bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed ... control subjects (n = 70) were healthy with no clinical signs of vascular or renaldiseaseand no family history of renaldisease as assessed by medical history and clinical examination, as well as...
... Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) and the (modified) Amsterdam Inventory Auditory Disability and Handicap Score [6,8] Measurements of all aspects of HR-QOL in patientswith CSOM with validated ... evaluations of disease- specific QOL Patientswith revision surgery evaluated the items of the scale “Hearing Function” at all time points of measurement worse compared withpatientswith primary ... 0.31 [TM1] and r = 0.29 [TM2]) SF-36 Results In this study 121 patients (58 males and 63 females) with a median age of 48 years (range 18-75 years) were included Ninety patients (44 males and 46...
... in childrenwith levels >20U/mL and 100U/mL were associated with histological abnormalities caused by celiac disease, and ... costs more and is operator-dependent, which can lead to errors(14,17,19,20) Chart – Physical and laboratorial characteristics and signs and symptoms of anti-tTG-positive patientswith short stature ... (SUS, Sistema Único de Saúde) Notwithstanding, there is already consensus that childrenand adolescents with short stature should be serologically screened for celiac disease This recommendation is...
... Fast food taco 20 grams/6-oz taco Protein Needs for Childrenwith Kidney Disease Fish sandwich with tartar sauce 20 grams/6.5-oz sandwich and cheese Baked beans 17 grams/cup Chicken nuggets 16 ... for and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse Chronic Kidney Disease Series The NIDDK Nutrition for Chronic Kidney Disease Series includes three fact sheets: I Nutrition for Early Chronic ... I Nutrition for Early Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults I Nutrition for Later Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults I Nutrition in ChildrenwithChronic Kidney Disease For free single printed copies...
... Debridement has become the standardof-care in patientswith diabetes and a foot ulcer, pressure ulcers and venous ulcers, to remove necrotic and infected tissue and stimulate healing In this ... fibroblast cell lines derived from patientswithchronic wounds were developed and future use along with clinical data may provide information on specific aspects of disease mechanisms involving particular ... from wounds in patientswith diabetes have been evaluated for mitogenic response with a variety of growth factors [23,26] and show a lower rate of proliferation when compared with normal skin...
... 5T4-specific T cell responses in patientswith (A) progressive diseaseand (B) stable disease 5T4-specific T cell responses in patientswith (A) progressive diseaseand (B) stable disease lowing vaccination ... per-protocol patients treated with MVA-5T4 and IL-2 (B) Overall survival of stable (solid line) and progressive (dashed line) diseasepatients Numbers of patients at risk at 8, 20 and 28 months ... In patientswith progressive disease, the mean Treg frequency was 7.03% (± 3.21) before treatment and increased to 8.00% (± 6.93) after treatment (Fig 2D) In contrast, patientswith stable disease...
... IL-9 and IFN-g plasma levels with the patients echocardiographic parameters, such as LVEF and LVIDd, andwithdisease duration Interestingly, in ICM patients, IL-9 levels inversely correlated with ... IL-9 and decrease of IL-5, IL-7, and IFN-g plasma levels, in both ICM and NIDCM CHF patients vs controls and the inverse correlation of IL-5 and IL-9 plasma levels with duration of diseaseand ... levels in both ICM and NIDCM groups vs controls Interestingly, IL-5 plasma levels inversely correlated withdisease duration in NYHA III/IV ICM patients In fact, patientswith longer disease duration...
... symptoms, physical function, and subjective health status Patientswith less breathlessness and depression reported better physical health, and those with less anxiety and depression reported better ... as age and sex, predicted FEV1%, oxygen saturation, breathlessness, anxiety and depression, exercise capacity, and physical and mental health Based on previous studies in COPD patientsand the ... heart diseasePatients were given verbal and written information about the study, an informed consent form giving their permission to take part in the study, and a questionnaire with a hand-signed...
... balance and posture has shown to be effective for posture control in adolescents with scoliosis [17] and has decreased fall rate in elderly patientswith peripheral neuropathy [18] In patientswith ... to perform sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers Patients were instructed to stand up and sit down five times as fast as possible Page of starting in the sitting position and stopping after ... posture and balance with increasing difficulty and complexity These included: (1) static posture control-achieving better upright position while sitting and in standing (improving upper limb and...
... the BBS and the timed clinical performance tests have previously been tested for validity and reliability in the elderly and in patientswith PD [30,31,33-36] Detailed descriptions and standardizations ... conducted both with eyes open andwith eyes closed The starting order was randomized so that the patients were allocated equally The patients were allowed to step down from the force platform and relax ... Two patients were unable to perform the Chair-stand Test with DBS OFF, but managed with DBS ON (21 s, and 17 s) (n = 9) One patient was unable to perform TUG unaided with DBS OFF, but managed with...
... kilogram andchildren diagnosed with cerebral palsy Gait Posture 2007, 26:97-105 Bohannon RW, Andrews AW: Correlation of knee extensor muscle torque and spasticity with gait speed in patientswith ... Line supine and leg swinging freely with performed with subLine drawing illustrating pendulum test performed with subject supine and leg swinging freely with motion sensors attached and weight ... and unaffected sides of the patientswith stroke Unlike Fowler et al [12], we found a difference in angle of first reversal and velocity between sides Whether measurements obtained from the patients...
... IL-9 and IFN-g plasma levels with the patients echocardiographic parameters, such as LVEF and LVIDd, andwithdisease duration Interestingly, in ICM patients, IL-9 levels inversely correlated with ... IL-9 and decrease of IL-5, IL-7, and IFN-g plasma levels, in both ICM and NIDCM CHF patients vs controls and the inverse correlation of IL-5 and IL-9 plasma levels with duration of diseaseand ... levels in both ICM and NIDCM groups vs controls Interestingly, IL-5 plasma levels inversely correlated withdisease duration in NYHA III/IV ICM patients In fact, patientswith longer disease duration...
... version of HADS to patients for self-completion Demographic data and medical history were also obtained from patientsand medical charts Participants One hundred and sixty patientswith CHD were initially ... Depression in patientswith cardiac disease: a practical review J Psychosom Res 2000, 48:379-391 Martin CR, Thompson DR: Depression in coronary heart disease patients: Etiological and screening ... Chen HJ: Depression and anxiety in patientswith coronary heart disease Chinese Journal of Infrequent Disease 2004, 11:55-57 Frasure-Smith N, Lesperance F, Talajic M: Depression and 18month prognosis...