Publications by authors named "C Dugan"
Background: Research shows that older adults' performance on choice reaction time (CRT) tests can predict cognitive decline. A simple CRT tool could help detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and preclinical dementia, allowing for further stratification of cognitive disorders on-site or via telemedicine.
Objective: The primary objective was to develop a CRT testing device and protocol to differentiate between two cognitive impairment categories: (a) subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment (na-MCI), and (b) amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI) and multiple-domain a-MCI (a-MCI-MD).
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- Reproductive-aged women are at a higher risk of iron deficiency (ID), prompting the development of a non-invasive screening tool to identify this condition and assess its acceptability among women.
- A study in Western Australia screened 640 women aged 18-49, revealing important statistics such as 28% had heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and 12% were anaemic, with significant correlations found between hand grip strength and hemoglobin levels.
- The screening was well received, showing high recruitment rates, and suggests future tools could benefit from factors like hand grip strength and the prevalence of HMB in the assessment process.
Standardized blood pressure (BP) measurements for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are paramount in the management of hypertension. Evidence shows nursing staff adherence to best practice guidelines for BP measurement are suboptimal. A pre-/posttest pilot study implementing a six-week hybrid educational intervention for nursing staff was conducted in an outpatient nephrology office.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients with schizophrenia exhibit abnormalities in spatial frequency sensitivity, and it is believed that these abnormalities indicate more widespread dysfunction and dysregulation of bottom-up processing. The early visual system, including the first-order Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of the thalamus (LGN) and the primary visual cortex (V1), are key contributors to spatial frequency sensitivity. Medicated and unmedicated patients with schizophrenia exhibit contrasting changes in spatial frequency sensitivity, thus making it a useful probe for examining potential effects of the disorder and antipsychotic medications in neural processing.
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