Measuring reconceptualization and reprioritization during France's first COVID-19-related lockdown in women with and without a history of cancer: an adaptation of the SeiQol-DW and PGI.

Purpose: This study aimed to provide a better understanding of the patient-perceived effects of France's first COVID-19-related lockdown on the quality of life (QoL) of women affected by cancer, and to test an ad hoc measurement scale for evaluating quasi-individualized QoL. QoL was measured for both during (i.e.

[Factors associated with fear of COVID-19 infection in people living with HIV].

Introduction: People living with HIV (PLHIV) who may have experienced biographical disruptions in their life trajectory may have a vulnerability to risk that differs from the general population, particularly in the context of an infectious health crisis. This study aimed to understand the factors associated with concerns about being infected with COVID-19 among PLHIV during the first period of the health crisis.

Methods: This was an online cross-sectional study using an online self-administered questionnaire in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic in France among a population of PLHIV.

Mid-term health-related quality of life in community-acquired bacterial meningitis survivors; the COMBAT study.

Background: Community Acute Bacterial Meningitis (CABM) is a rare infectious disease leading to important impairments. Our aim was to describe CABM survivors' quality of life (QOL) 12 months post-CABM and to assess its associations with CABM sequelae.

Methods: Patients included in the CABM COMBAT cohort were evaluated one year after the CABM episode.

Factors associated with post-stroke social participation: A quantitative study based on the ICF framework.

Background: Post-stroke social participation is a major determinant of quality of life and life satisfaction. However, few data relating to participation determinants are available, especially the influence of psychological factors and factors related to the living environment.

Objectives: This study investigated determinants of post-stroke social participation within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework.

At the heart of the COVID-19 crisis: Perceived concerns of changes in long-term cancer care in French women with cancer.

Objective: In the COVID-19 crisis context, the main objective of the study is to investigate factors associated with perceived concerns of change in long-term cancer care in patients currently under treatment.

Methods: A French population-based cross-sectional study was performed using an online questionnaire in April 2020. All persons currently receiving cancer treatment and belonging to the Seintinelles Association (https://www.

Willingness of French General Practitioners to Prescribe mHealth Apps and Devices: Quantitative Study.

Background: The field of mobile health (mHealth) is constantly expanding. Integrating mHealth apps and devices in clinical practice is a major and complex challenge. General practitioners (GPs) are an essential link in a patient's care pathway.

Experience and Perceptions of Changes in the Living Environment by Older People Losing Their Autonomy: A Qualitative Study in the Caribbean.

Rationale: Although the literature recognizes the importance of older individuals' subjective perceptions about their living environments, past studies on the subject have been primarily restricted to nursing home settings.

Objective: This study aimed to better understand the experiences, perceptions, coping mechanisms, and needs of older people living in Martinique who had to modify their living environment because of a decline of autonomy.

Design: Qualitative study using content analysis.

A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to Secondary Prevention Medications Among French Patients Suffering from Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack.

Purpose: Secondary prevention medications (SPM) reduce the risk of ischemic stroke (IS) and transient ischemic attack (TIA) recurrence. However, approximately one-third of patients are estimated to be non-adherent. This qualitative study aimed to explore barriers and facilitators to adherence to SPM after IS or TIA.

Choice of Initial Brain Imaging in Patients with Suspected Acute Stroke: STROKE69, a Population-Based Study.

Background: In patients with suspected stroke, brain imaging is recommended in the acute phase for appropriate management and treatment. Both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are considered reasonable choices for initial brain imaging. When both techniques are available, choosing one or the other might be associated with specific factors related either to patients, stroke symptoms, and severity or management organization.

Contextual determinants of participation after stroke: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.

Purpose: From a patient's perspective, participation is a major determinant of quality of life. We aimed to review contextual factors, both personal and environmental, potentially associated with post-stroke participation.

Methods: PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched for original quantitative and qualitative studies that investigated contextual factors of post-stroke participation, measured participation as the primary outcome, and met inclusion criteria.

Illness beliefs and emotional responses in mildly disabled stroke survivors: A qualitative study.

Background: As acute stroke services improve, more persons experience mild stroke and need to cope daily with hidden disabilities, which may be influenced by how they perceive stroke, cognitively and emotionally.

Objective: To investigate cognitive illness beliefs and emotional responses in persons with mild stroke and their possible influences on daily coping.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 persons with mild stroke, on average 7.