'I was eager to do anything I could to improve the situation': a qualitative study of patients' experiences and views of prehabilitation for ovarian cancer surgery.

Background: Prehabilitation has shown promise in improving post-operative outcomes for several solid tumour groups. However, prehabilitation programmes are not widely established. Patients with advanced ovarian cancer experience life changing debulking surgery and could benefit from prehabilitation.

Aging activates escape of the silent X chromosome in the female mouse hippocampus.

Women live longer than men and exhibit less cognitive aging. The X chromosome contributes to sex differences, as females harbor an inactive X (Xi) and active X (Xa), in contrast to males with only an Xa. Thus, reactivation of silent Xi genes may contribute to sex differences.

The Iowa Coding Scheme for Elderspeak (ICodE): Development and Validation.

Background And Objectives: Elderspeak is communication that sounds like babytalk and is a common form of communication often used in dementia care. The purpose of this research was to develop and validate the Iowa Coding for Elderspeak (ICodE) scheme, as a means of standardizing the coding of elderspeak across studies.

Research Design And Methods: The ICodE categorizes communicative interactions by nursing staff into five states that encompass who is speaking, who is being addressed, and in what manner.

Multimodal machine learning to predict surgical site infection with healthcare workload impact assessment.

Remote monitoring is essential for healthcare digital transformation, however, this poses greater burdens on healthcare providers to review and respond as the data collected expands. This study developed a multimodal neural network to automate assessments of patient-generated data from remote postoperative wound monitoring. Two interventional studies including adult gastrointestinal surgery patients collected wound images and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for 30-days postoperatively.

Geospatial Access to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the United States.

Objectives: To conduct a Geospatial Information System analysis of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) centers in the United States utilizing data from the U.S. Census Bureau to better understand access to ECMO care and identify potential disparities.