Objectives: The present study examined the existence of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and its association with cognitive processing, resilience, and family functioning in family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Method: Family caregivers ( = 114) were surveyed using measures of cognitive processing, resilience, family functioning, and PTG. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and multiple regression analyses.
Objectives: Performance evaluation of routine laboratory methods to determine the susceptibility of Enterobacterales urinary isolates to fosfomycin (oral administration) and mecillinam.
Methods: We collected 347 Enterobacterales isolates from monomicrobial midstream urine samples from women with significant bacteriuria and leukocyturia. Mostly non-Escherichia coli isolates (i.
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June 2024
Purpose: The MAST® D72C test is a phenotypical test which can detect ESBL and AmpC production in Enterobacterales. It can also identify the suspected presence of carbapenemase. The aim of the present study was to assess the sensitivity and specificity of this test and to discuss its usefulness in laboratories, especially those that use only an automated AST system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParents are at increased risk for psychological sequelae following their child's burn injury which has demonstrated negative impacts on the child. The current study sought to address gaps in the literature on risk factors for parental distress by examining the relationships among demographic variables, burn characteristics, and child functioning after burn injury, with parent post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Participants included parents of 660 pediatric burn patients from a regional burn clinic.
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June 2021
This article provides a brief review of Calm, a mindfulness meditation app and its potential uses in a clinical practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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