Development and assessment of an abbreviated medication regimen complexity index (the A-MRCI).

Purpose: Adaptation of the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI) for automation in an electronic medical record has the potential to improve medication optimization and patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate an abbreviated medication regimen complexity index (A-MRCI) and compare its associations with patient-level factors to those of the MRCI.

Methods: The MRCI was modified via several rounds of review with an expert panel of clinical pharmacists and outcomes researchers.

The relationship of the clinician-rated Functional Status Interview with executive functioning.

Self/informant-report and performance-based instruments are typically used to measure activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Minimal attention has focused on clinician-rated measures. Executive functioning (EF) contributes significantly to functional independence, and the validity of functional status measures has been examined through its relationship to EF scores.

Use of dexamethasone, remdesivir, convalescent plasma and prone positioning in the treatment of severe COVID-19 infection in pregnancy: A case report.

Severe infection with COVID-19 virus in pregnancy offers unique management challenges for the obstetrician and critical care specialist. We report the case of a woman at 26 weeks of gestation with acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to COVID-19 infection treated with dexamethasone, remdesivir, convalescent plasma and mechanical ventilation. Cesarean delivery was performed at 29 weeks due to worsening maternal status.

Health outcomes for people with serious mental illness: a case study.

Purpose: To describe outcomes of clients with serious mental illnesses who used regional public mental health services; and what the public mental health system did well or needed to change to better satisfy clients' needs.

Methods: A modal case study analysis method was used with 15 clients. Participants were interviewed three times.