Publications by authors named "M S Ryba"
Midterm outcomes of endoscopic-assisted brachial-basilic arteriovenous fistula creation.
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- Endoscopic vein harvest is a technique for creating brachial-basilic arteriovenous fistulas, and its use is not widespread despite its benefits, particularly in patients with obesity.
- A study evaluated this method in 11 patients, mostly overweight or obese, finding a 100% technical success rate and a maturation rate of 100%, with all dialysis-required patients successfully accessing their fistulas.
- At the one-year mark, patency rates were impressive, sitting at 90% for primary assisted and 100% for secondary, highlighting that this approach is effective even for patients with medical challenges like hypertension and diabetes.
Background: Adaptations are intentional modifications maximizing the fit of an evidence-based intervention (EBI) in new context. Little is known about EBI adaptation within psychosocial oncology. Guided by the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications-Enhanced (FRAME), this mixed-methods study describes oncology mental health providers' planned adaptations to a psychosocial oncology EBI and examines the relationship between planned adaptations and longitudinal EBI usage.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Psychotherapy noncompletion rates for veterans and their families are high. This study sought to (a) measure noncompletion rates of such patients at a university-based treatment center, (b) compare veteran and family member attrition rates, (c) identify dropout predictors, and (d) explore clinicians' perspectives on treatment noncompletion.
Method: Using quantitative and qualitative approaches, we analyzed demographic and clinical characteristics of 141 patients (90 military veterans; 51 family members) in a university treatment center.
As veterans have high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and historically poor treatment outcomes and high attrition, alternative treatments have gained much popularity despite lack of rigorous research. In this study, a recently developed and manualized 8-session group Equine-Assisted Therapy for PTSD (EAT-PTSD) was tested in an open trial to assess its preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes for military veterans. The study was conducted from July 2016 to July 2019.
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