The risk of cardiovascular diseases after miscarriage, stillbirth, and induced abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aims: Miscarriage and stillbirth have been included in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk guidelines, however heterogeneity in exposures and outcomes and the absence of reviews assessing induced abortion, prevented comprehensive assessment. We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of cardiovascular diseases for women with prior pregnancy loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, and induced abortion).

Methods And Results: Observational studies reporting risk of CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke in women with pregnancy loss were selected after searching MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Knowledge, and Cochrane Library (to January 2020).

Future Cardiovascular Disease Risk for Women With Gestational Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background Inconsistent findings have been found among studies evaluating the risk of cardiovascular disease for women who have had pregnancies complicated by gestational hypertension (the new onset of high blood pressure without proteinuria during pregnancy). We provide a comprehensive review of studies to quantify the association between gestational hypertension and cardiovascular events in women. Methods and Results We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science in March 2019 for studies examining the association between gestational hypertension and any cardiovascular event.

PlexinA2 Forward Signaling through Rap1 GTPases Regulates Dentate Gyrus Development and Schizophrenia-like Behaviors.

Dentate gyrus (DG) development requires specification of granule cell (GC) progenitors in the hippocampal neuroepithelium, as well as their proliferation and migration into the primordial DG. We identify the Plexin family members Plxna2 and Plxna4 as important regulators of DG development. Distribution of immature GCs is regulated by Sema5A signaling through PlxnA2 and requires a functional PlxnA2 GTPase-activating protein (GAP) domain and Rap1 small GTPases.

Deletion of the Mouse Homolog of Disrupts Discrete Forms of Hippocampal-Dependent Memory and Neurogenesis within the Dentate Gyrus.

L-type voltage-gated calcium channels (LVGCCs) have been implicated in various forms of learning, memory, and synaptic plasticity. Within the hippocampus, the LVGCC subtype, Ca1.2 is prominently expressed throughout the dentate gyrus.

Occupational therapy - meeting the needs of older adult workers?

Objective: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore and better understand (a) why aging workers continue to work past retirement age, (b) how aware occupational therapists are of the needs of the growing demographic of the aging worker, and (c) potential occupational therapy interventions that could better help this population.

Method: This study was conducted with a mixed method design approach, specifically the parallel/simultaneous design, which consisted of both qualitative and quantitative investigation. The quantitative portion of the study focused on data obtained from the surveys and the qualitative portion was based on phenomenological interviews of aging workers.

A model of occupational empowerment for marginalized populations in community environments.

Globally there are individuals who are marginalized from mainstream society due to problems such as physical or psychological impairment, poor socio-economic circumstances, and occupational deprivation. Many develop learned helplessness syndrome, rendering them unable to control their lives and their destinies. This paper proposes a Model of Occupational Empowerment for providing services to these community populations.

Chronic pain and occupation: an exploration of the lived experience.

Objective: There is limited research on the relationship between chronic pain and occupation. This phenomenological research study explored the lived occupational experiences of people who have chronic pain.

Method: Via demographic questionnaires, semistructured interviews, and field notes, data were collected on 13 participants with various types of pain.

A pilot study of the delivery of occupational therapy in long term care settings under the medicare prospective payment system.

Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine occupational therapists' perceptions of practice in skilled nursing facilities since the implementation of the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS).

Method: A survey was sent to 250 randomly selected occupational therapists who had worked or were currently working in skilled nursing facilities for a minimum of two years.

Results: A majority of therapists reported an increase in caseload size since the implementation of the new prospective payment system.