Elements of a nurse-coordinated post-stroke home care rehabilitation in the Philippines: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. In the Philippines, there is a lack of a unified system for the care of community-dwelling patients with stroke. Furthermore, rehabilitation facilities are underutilized, and human resources and financial support policies are lacking.

Biomarkers of Frailty in Patients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Undergoing a Multifactorial Intervention Consisting of Home Exercise, Branched-Chain Amino Acids, and Probiotics.

Frailty in cirrhosis or advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) is a relevant prognostic factor. In the present study, we aimed to analyze potential biomarkers associated with frailty and its improvement in patients with ACLD. We analyzed the serum of outpatients with ACLD who participated in a previous study (Román, Hepatol Commun 2024) in which frailty was assessed using the liver frailty index (LFI), and patients who were frail or prefrail were randomized to a multifactorial intervention (home exercise, branched-chain amino acids, and probiotics) or control for 12 months.

Home Care Practices that Improve Performance of Activities of Daily Living of Patients Post-stroke:A Systematic Review.

Evidence is inconsistent on the effectiveness of home rehabilitation for patients post-stroke. This review aims to explore home care practices that improve the performance of activities of daily living of patients post-stroke. Adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA), clinical trials and mixed-methods studies published from 2012 to 2022 were gathered from PubMed, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, and ProQuest in December 2022.

Immune Response and Risk of Decompensation following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Outpatients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease.

Advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) is associated with a wide spectrum of immune dysfunction. The clinical impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the development of decompensation and immune response in unvaccinated outpatients has not as yet been clearly defined. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and immunological impact of SARS-CoV-2 on outpatients with ACLD.

Christian Worldview and Caring in Nursing: The Legacy of Sister Simone Roach.

Sister Simone Roach, a noted philosopher of caring in nursing, left behind a significant body of theoretical and practical work highlighting the areas of nursing ethics, care/caring, and compassion. This article explores the integration of the moral foundation of agape love in Pauline theology and Roach's human caring in nursing (1992) as the action of agape love. A narrative literature review explores the relationship between the scriptural ethics of St.