Publications by authors named "L S Evert"

Objective: To establish the relationship between disturbances of the regime and quality of night sleep and daytime sleepiness in adolescents from Central Siberia with internet addiction with different types of content consumed.

Material And Methods: A single cross-sectional observational study of a school sample in three large cities in Siberia was performed. The study included 4615 schoolchildren aged 12-18 years (46.

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Background: To enhance patient aggression management efficacy and to reduce the use of coercive interventions in inpatient psychiatric care, it is important to know the attitudes of all involved parties towards the aggression and its management.

Aims: This study aimed to explore attitudes of the psychiatrists, nurses and inpatients toward the causes and management of patient aggression in Estonian psychiatric clinics. A frequency of aggressive behaviour experienced by professionals, the relationships between the attitudes, participation in coercion, and a frequency of aggression, were also identified.

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CD38 is a transmembrane glycoprotein that regulates oxytocin (OT) production and influences social interactions. The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) has been studied intensively regarding its association with human psychosocial functions. Many studies have demonstrated a link between rs3796863 and rs53576 polymorphic regions and psychosocial characteristics as well as various psychiatric disorders in adolescents.

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Objective: To study the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in adolescents in Central Siberia and the association of IA with mental health problems.

Material And Methods: The study included 2950 adolescents (44.7% boys and 54.

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Background: The design of pacemaker leads has continued to evolve; ease of lead handling, improved electrical performance, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional aspects have become more important, while safety remains critical. The INGEVITY™ family leads was designed to provide MRI conditional aspects, decreased diameter, and improved performance of pacemaker leads. The INGEVITY study is an investigational device exemption trial evaluating the acute and chronic safety and effectiveness of these leads.

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