Effect of an Anti-Stigma Program on Self-Stigma for Chinese Individuals With Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study With a Quasi-Experimental Design.

The current study explored the effectiveness of an anti-stigma group program for people with schizophrenia. Thirty-four participants recruited from a psychiatric day hospital were allocated to the experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMIS), Perceived Psychiatric Stigma Scale (PPSS), and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) were used to measure outcomes, which were evaluated at baseline, immediately post program, and 3-month follow up.

Predictors of positive outcomes following resistive inspiratory muscle training in non-ambulatory persons with advanced multiple sclerosis.

Background: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) using a threshold device improves inspiratory muscle strength. What factors influence the IMT outcome has not been examined.

Objective: To identify predictors of the positive outcome following IMT in persons with advanced multiple sclerosis (PwAMS).

Implementing technology enhanced real-time action observation therapy in persons with chronic stroke: A pilot study.

This pilot study examined a novel technology-enhanced real-time action observation therapy (TERTAOT) of symmetrical bilateral movements in survivors of chronic stroke regardless of their ability to move their paretic limb(s). The TERTAOT used a Kinect XBox One to project mirror images of non-paretic limbs as participants performed symmetrical bilateral motor tasks involving whole-body movements in sitting or standing. The participants received eight weeks of treatment consisting of 30-minutes of conventional physical therapy (balance training, gait training, neuromuscular reeducation, and generalized strength training) and 30-minutes of the TERTAOT protocol per session (three sessions per week for a total of 24 sessions).

Reliability and Validity of Patient-Reported, Rater-Based, and Hybrid Physical Activity Assessments in COPD: A Systematic Review.

Selecting valid and reliable PA assessments in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is crucial to ensure that the information obtained is accurate, valuable, and meaningful. The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the validity and reliability among PA assessments in COPD. An electronic database search of PubMed and CINAHL was completed in December 2019 using MeSH terms on physical activity, COPD, validation, and questionnaires.

"Katz activities of daily living disability in older cancer survivors by age, stage, and cancer type".

Purpose/objective: The purpose of this study was to describe ADL impairments using the Katz ADL Index by cancer type, stage, and age in older cancer survivors.

Methods: Cross-sectional data from cohorts 9-14 (year 2006-2013) of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results national cancer registry and Medicare Health Outcomes Survey linkage were used to describe ADL performance using the Katz ADL Index. Mean Katz scores and frequency of ADL disability were reported across cancer types for all eight cancers (colon, lung, breast, prostate, bladder, kidney, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, uterine) and by stage and age for the four large cancers (colon, lung, breast, prostate).

Effects of inspiratory muscle training in advanced multiple sclerosis.

Background: Respiratory training using Threshold Inspiratory Muscle Trainer (IMT) has not been examined adequately in multiple sclerosis (MS). The primary objective in this study of persons with advanced MS was to investigate the training effect of IMT. The secondary objective was to evaluate the retention of IMT benefits.

Development and validation of a quality appraisal tool for validity studies (QAVALS).

: Appraisal of methodological quality of included studies is an important component of conducting systematic reviews. Although several quality appraisal tools are available for intervention studies, fewer tools are available for non-randomized designs, especially for studies of measurement properties.: The purpose of this study was to develop a quality appraisal tool specific to validity studies (QAVALS) and to examine its reliability and validity.

Factors associated with self-reported falls, balance or walking difficulty in older survivors of breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer: Results from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey linkage.

Background: Cancer and its treatment affect body systems that are important in preventing falls and controlling balance/walking. This study examined factors associated with self-reported falls and balance/walking difficulty in the past 12 months in older survivors of four major cancers.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study analyzing population-based data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS).

Predictors of falls in older survivors of breast and prostate cancer: A retrospective cohort study of surveillance, epidemiology and end results-Medicare health outcomes survey linkage.

Objectives: To identify predictors of falls in older breast and prostate cancer survivors.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed population-based Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS) linkage. Inclusion criteria were age >65 years at cancer diagnosis, first primary female breast or prostate cancer, cancer staging information available, completion of baseline MHOS during years 2-3 and follow-up MHOS during years 4-5 post-diagnosis, and falls information available.

Prevalence of self-reported falls, balance or walking problems in older cancer survivors from Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of falls and balance/walking problems in the past 12months among older cancer survivors before and after cancer diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from individuals aged ≥65years with first primary cancer from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS) linkage (n=12,659). The first MHOS completed by each survivor from 0 to 2years before cancer diagnosis to 1-4years after cancer diagnosis were included.

Predictors of static balance in ambulatory persons with multiple sclerosis.

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience a high rate of falls and have decreased static and dynamic balance. The purpose of this study was to determine best predictors of static standing balance, as measured by a single limb stance (SLS) timed test, in ambulatory persons with MS (PwMS) from among commonly used medical and rehabilitation clinical tests. Ambulatory PwMS participated in a single test session.

History of falls, gait, balance, and fall risks in older cancer survivors living in the community.

Older cancer survivors may be predisposed to falls because cancer-related sequelae affect virtually all body systems. The use of a history of falls, gait speed, and balance tests to assess fall risks remains to be investigated in this population. This study examined the relationship of previous falls, gait, and balance with falls in community-dwelling older cancer survivors.

Reliability, Validity, and Minimal Detectable Change of Balance Evaluation Systems Test and Its Short Versions in Older Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study.

Background: Cancer is primarily a disease of older adults. About 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in persons aged 55 years and older. Cancer and its treatment can cause diverse sequelae impacting body systems underlying balance control.

Effects of task context during standing reach on postural control in young and older adults: a pilot study.

Reaching is an important component of daily activities with goals to interact and acquire objects in the environment. The task context of reaching, as determined by the behavioral goal and the properties of the object, can influence the control of posture and movements. This study examined age differences in postural stability during a forward reach under two task contexts, grasping versus pointing to a target.

History of falls, balance performance, and quality of life in older cancer survivors.

Older cancer survivors may be predisposed to falls because of the sequalae associated with cancer and its treatments. This study examined the association between the fall history, balance performance, and health-related quality of life (QoL) in older, community-dwelling cancer survivors who had completed primary cancer treatments. Forty-one cancer survivors (age = 67.

Minilaparotomy-assisted LAVH for a very large fibroid.

We present the case report of a minilaparotomy-assisted LAVH carried out for the largest uterine myoma ever reported, with size equivalent to a full-term gestation.

Interaction between endothelin and angiotensin II in the up-regulation of vasopressin messenger RNA in the inner medullary collecting duct of the rat.

Recent studies in our laboratory have demonstrated that angiotensin (ANG) II and endothelin (ET) 1 up-regulate the expression of arginine vasopressin V(2) receptor in the inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) of the rat. The present studies were performed to explore the interaction between ANG II and ET-1 in up-regulating the expression of arginine vasopressin V(2) receptor in the IMCD of the rat. Two sets of studies were done.

Endothelin upregulates the expression of vasopressin V2 mRNA in the inner medullary collecting duct of the rat.

Recent studies in our laboratory have demonstrated that bosentan, a mixed endothelin ET(A)/ET(B) receptor antagonist, prevented the upregulation of the arginine vasopressin (AVP) V(2) receptor in the inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) of cardiomyopathic hamsters. These results suggested that endothelin-1 (ET-1) is involved in the upregulation of AVP V(2) receptors. Studies were performed to detect the effect of ET-1 on the expression of AVP V(2) receptors and the ET receptor mediating these effects within the IMCD of the rat.