Exploring the Perspectives of Adults Aging With Long-Term Physical Disabilities on Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Adults aging with long-term physical disabilities (AAwPD) face personal and environmental barriers to living independently, but little is known about their perspectives on and experiences with physical activity (PA).

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of AAwPD on PA.

Research Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews with AAwPD were conducted virtually via phone or videoconference.

Urinary tract infection prevention: evaluating Scotland's national hydration campaign.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a prevalent healthcare-associated infection in adult acute and long-term care facilities in Scotland. To convey the public health benefits of optimal hydration to support UTI prevention, the Scottish UTI Network, coordinated by Health Protection Scotland, launched a national hydration campaign in 2018. The benefits of hydration were promoted using a range of materials displayed in a variety of settings, including community pharmacies, inpatient hospital wards, care homes and community settings such as GP surgeries and district nursing hubs.

Maternal blood viscosity and perinatal outcome in steady-state homozygous sickle cell disease.

Homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS) is a complicating factor in pregnancy resulting in perinatal morbidity and mortality. One of the hallmarks of sickle cell disease is increased whole blood viscosity. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of the maternal blood viscosity on perinatal outcome in steady-state homozygous sickle disease in 19 women admitted to the labor ward of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mona.

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a cohort of HIV-positive women at the University Hospital of the West Indies: management and outcome.

Objective: To determine the rate of recurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in HIV-positive women evaluated at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

Method: A chart review of all non-pregnant HIV-positive women who attended the gynaecologic and colposcopic clinics between January 1994 and December 2004 identified 21 such women. Fifteen of these patients who had CIN and had at least one follow-up Pap smear were the main subjects of this study.