... Lausanne, Switzerland Majid Sarrafzadeh, University of California, USA Chapter XVII ThirdGeneration (3G) CellularNetworksin Telemedicine: Technological Overview, ApplicationsandLimitations ... medical systems Chapter XVII ThirdGeneration (3G) CellularNetworksin Telemedicine: Technological Overview, ApplicationsandLimitations 241 Konstantinos Perakis, National Technical ... delivery in recent years are rooted in the continued industry-wide investment in information technology and the expanding role of medical informatics Endeavors to combine medical science and technology...
... Lausanne, Switzerland Majid Sarrafzadeh, University of California, USA Chapter XVII ThirdGeneration (3G) CellularNetworksin Telemedicine: Technological Overview, ApplicationsandLimitations ... medical systems Chapter XVII ThirdGeneration (3G) CellularNetworksin Telemedicine: Technological Overview, ApplicationsandLimitations 241 Konstantinos Perakis, National Technical ... delivery in recent years are rooted in the continued industry-wide investment in information technology and the expanding role of medical informatics Endeavors to combine medical science and technology...
... paid to baseline angina and gastrointestinal symptom intensity and frequency during the 14 days prior to the start of the study, any therapy undergone and the number of nitroglycerin tablets taken ... prior to the examination The original answers obtained to the questions in the SF-36 questionnaire were re-coded and scored using the original 0-100 scoring algorithms and averaged using the respective ... placebo in the improvement of HRQL relating mainly to gastrointestinal symptom relief In a multivariate analysis, van Rossum et al also did not find any influence of clinical data on changes in the...
... important alkaloids of plant origin include the addictive stimulants caffeine, nicotine, codeine, atropine, morphine, ergotamine, cocaine, nicotine and ephedrine (Fig 1) Amino acids act as precursors ... of saponins and these include: steroid saponins and triterpene saponins Saponins are soluble in water and insoluble in ether, and like glycosides on hydrolysis, they give aglycones Saponins are ... DNA-degradation in cancer Isothiocyanates and the indole-3-carbinols interfere categorically in the metabolism of carcinogens thus causing inhibition of procarcinogen activation, and thereby inducing the...
... Limitus and Hallux Rigidus Clinical Examination, Radiographic Findings and Natural History Clin Podiatr Med Surg 1996, 13(3):423-448 Ferrari J, Higgins J, Prior T: Interventions for treating hallux ... spurring, acute/subacute pain joint enlargement, slight joint space narrowing, no structural sesamoid disease Grade Limitation of motion (75%), broadening and flattening of the metatarsal head and ... participants in this study was dependent on a clinical diagnosis, including x-rays, made by the participating surgeons As there were seven surgeons involved in collecting data, some individual...
... paid to baseline angina and gastrointestinal symptom intensity and frequency during the 14 days prior to the start of the study, any therapy undergone and the number of nitroglycerin tablets taken ... prior to the examination The original answers obtained to the questions in the SF-36 questionnaire were re-coded and scored using the original 0-100 scoring algorithms and averaged using the respective ... placebo in the improvement of HRQL relating mainly to gastrointestinal symptom relief In a multivariate analysis, van Rossum et al also did not find any influence of clinical data on changes in the...
... contributions LC and FA conceived the study, analyzed and interpreted the data, and drafted the paper LM and VR participated in the interpretation of the data andin the drafting All authors read and approved ... implementation and sustainability in the RE-AIM key domains: the program (intervention), the external environment, the implementation and sustainability infrastructure, and the recipients Assessing each ... stakeholders Such a tool would inform decision-makers and health stakeholders in choosing a specific intervention in a particular setting or in performing the necessary and possible adjustments to...
... International Training and Education Center on HIV (I-TECH) and the Trinidad and Tobago Health Training Centre (TTHTC): Trinidad and Tobago Distance Learning Assessment: Final Report of Findings 2009 ... training, retention, and distance learning Several studies support the use of health care worker inservice training, qualifications upgrading, and post graduate training as a way to motivate and ... distance learning upgrade programmes increases both the residential and classroom space available at health training institutions for pre-service training One health training institution principal...
... description In each FMC, the nurse identified candidates in the waiting room, explained the purpose of the study and of the interview, and asked for her signed informed consent If the candidate ... conditions In addition, the probability of misclassifying the indicators for evaluating the appropriate oral and vaginal HT indication exists; each indicator combines two parts 1) appropriate indication ... study in two Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) family medicine clinics (FMC) located in Mexico City The FMC were randomly selected from the list of existing FMC in Mexico City One clinic...
... Health and Physical Functioning scores decreased in cardiovascular patients and increased in respiratory and neurological patients All categories show increases in Vitality scores and reductions in ... for age and SAPS II and median values for *LOS and **IPPV days (hours/24) Comparison of medical and surgical ICU patients, and of ICU patients with increasing and patients with decreasing summarized ... shown in intervals of 50 from -500 (maximum decrease recorded) to +400 (maximum increase recorded) Number of patients within each interval improve between and months in mixed cohorts [25], and...
... [5,6] The instrument has 30 items comprising three domains: physical, functional, and emotional Internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the instrument were initially described in 87 patients ... rhinitis or rhinosinusitis [5] The RSDI has subsequently been applied in larger populations across a spectrum of rhinologic diagnoses, ranging from allergic rhinitis to chronic sinusitis [6] In ... re-administering the same instrument within a short time interval during which the subject's health status remains unchanged In contrast, responsiveness is typically demonstrated over longer intervals...
... differences in pain, coping, and mood in individuals having osteoarthritic knee pain: a within-day analysis Pain 2004, 110:571-577 Wilson G, Pritchard ME, Revalee B: Individual differences in adolescent ... Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and The Children's Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio between 1997–2001 Patients and their families were invited to participate in ... of Life by Domain and Gender Health-Related Quality of Life by Domain and Gender Health scores ranging from 0–100 are shown on the Yaxis and domains on the X-axis The asterix (*) indicates pvalue...
... fulfilment of inclusion criteria, candidates were informed about the objectives and procedures of the study, including incentives for participation (18 Euro per interview completed) and signed an informed ... of heroin and cocaine dependence (SDS-H and SDS-C) and having experienced an opiate overdose in the last 12 months; and while it was worse in those men that had visited a psychiatrist in the ... same in both genders: the SDS-H and SDS-C accounted for 55.9% of the explained variance in women and for 52.9% in the model for men These findings are in accordance with results observed in an...
... give informed consent or were unable to understand or cooperate with study conditions A trained clinical coordinator was responsible for determining eligibility, describing the study, and obtaining ... of the functioning and symptom scales Higher scores in the global and functioning scales and lower scores in the symptom scales indicate better QoL A difference of 5-10 points in the scores represents ... worth further investigation Our unexpected finding regarding the social function scale stands in contrast with the finding reported by Efficace et al in advanced CRC, where a 9% decrease in patient’s...
... in paediatric and adolescent care, discrepancies between the two may complicate the use of HRQoL information in clinical practice – for instance, when determining if complementary interventions ... children and provides a singular index of global HRQoL [21, 24] Its 10 items are all scored on a 5-point scale ranging from ‘never/not at all’ to ‘always’ The item scores are combined into a final ... often/always) and “How annoying is this for you / your child?” (range: 1=not annoying at all, 2=not annoying, 3=a little annoying, 4=annoying, 5=very annoying) The sum score of these questions in both...
... evaluation of change in self-reported outcomes involves completion of a standardised measurement instrument at a certain time point (e.g pre-treatment) and then again at a later time point (e.g post ... Participants and setting This investigation included a sample of 103 participants taking part in larger randomised controlled trial at a tertiary hospital in Brisbane, Australia The larger trial investigated ... similar to those in this sample and this should be taken into account in future investigations utilising retrospective reporting techniques such as the then test approach Limitationsand future directions...
... medication monitoring and motivational interviewing [43]; 3) tools and mechanics for screening depressed youth in the clinics; and 4) staffing needs and resources to conduct screening and complete ... process, clinicians were randomized into CBT training versus usual care Training consisted of instruction in: components of motivational interviewing to engage the adolescent in CBT; educating the ... depression in clinical practice, and five (27%) Following training during the adolescent enrollment stage, intervention clinicians were asked to initiate screening for depression, introduce the intervention...
... revealed aphasia in 31% in Ibadan and 38% in Berlin; sexual dysfunction in 45% in Ibadan and 80% in Berlin; and post stroke emotional disorder in 75% in Ibadan and 68% in Berlin In the subset of five ... similar in the physical sphere in Berlin and Ibadan, but higher in the spiritual sphere in Ibadan than Berlin (Tables and 3) Compared to AHAs, HRQOL was worse in stroke patients in both cities in ... was well-matched for age and gender in Ibadan, and age in Berlin The incomplete matching of the comparison group for gender in Berlin was controlled for in the analysis using ANCOVA Furthermore,...
... Impact 1 Social relations Smiling 1 esr Painful aching esm Uncomfortable eating PainDiscomfort Unsatisfactory diet Interrupt meals PainDiscomfort Eating Sleeping-relaxing 1 eea esl 1 Emotional state ... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:24 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/24 items except for speaking, cleaning and smiling, and mostly in the sleeping, emotion, occupational and eating items ... participants in a waiting room, whereas the OIDP was completed in face-to-face interviews in a quiet private room by a trained and calibrated examiner (MJ) to overcome the Montero et al Health and Quality...