Publications by authors named "Almudena Lara"

Background: Supervised machine learning models in artificial intelligence (AI) have been increasingly used to predict different types of events. However, their use in orthopaedic surgery has been limited.

Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that supervised learning techniques could be used to build a mathematical model to predict primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries using a set of morphological features of the knee.

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Previous work has shown that the morphology of the knee joint is associated with the risk of primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of the meniscal height, anteroposterior distance of the lateral tibial plateau, and other morphological features of the knee joint on risk of ACL reconstruction failure. A nested case-control study was conducted on patients who underwent an ACL reconstruction surgery during the period between 2008 and 2015.

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  • The study examines the relationship between caregiver burden (CB) and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) in Alzheimer's patients, using multiple linear regressions for analysis.
  • Findings suggest that patients with more severe NPSs tend to have caregivers who experience greater burden, and this relationship is influenced by the caregivers' coping strategies.
  • Specifically, higher levels of disengagement coping predict more severe NPSs, indicating that improving caregiver coping methods could inform treatment strategies to alleviate both caregiver stress and patient symptoms.
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Objectives: To determine whether caregiver coping strategies are independently associated with behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPS) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) after accounting for patient characteristics.

Methods: Cross-sectional data analysis of 80 patients with AD and their primary caregivers. The presence of BPS was recorded using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI).

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Background: Caregiving for people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is highly stressful and has significant negative consequences, such as anxiety and depression. Previous research offers conflicting findings as to whether coping strategies are associated with greater psychological distress or not. We conducted this study with a view to obtaining new data regarding the association of coping strategies and psychological distress in AD caregivers.

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Background: Caring for people with Alzheimer's disease can be considered stressful and demand adjustment strategies. While various variables have been associated with caregiver anxiety and depression, a possible mediator role of coping strategies adopted by caregivers between caregiver burden and anxiety and depression is still unclear. We hypothesized that caregivers with clinically significant anxiety and depression were more likely to use disengagement coping strategies that non-anxious and non-depressed caregivers.

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