Publications by authors named "R Cady"
Health care transition experiences of young adults with medical complexity.
Health Care Transit
September 2024
Background: Transition from pediatric to adult healthcare and services is an important event in the life course of all youth, including youth living with medical complexity. Data from the National Survey of Children's Health indicates less than 20 % of youth receive health care transition services. The goal of our study was understanding the support, tools and resources that facilitate successful health care transition of young adults living with medical complexity.
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- Longer periods between headache episodes may allow the nervous system to recover better, possibly enhancing patients' quality of life and disease status.
- The study, PROMISE-2, analyzed data from over 1,000 chronic migraine patients to examine the relationship between the length of interictal periods (time between headaches) and various patient-reported health outcomes.
- Results showed that patients with interictal periods longer than 21 days reported significantly better improvements in headache impact, overall health status, and bothersome symptoms compared to those with shorter periods.
Aim: To investigate non-clinical factors that affect health-related decision-making in mothers with young ambulatory children living with cerebral palsy (CP).
Method: Guided by phenomenology, we asked parents to describe early experiences of raising a young ambulatory child living with CP. Conversations were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded, and analysed using a qualitative inductive approach.
Objective: Myelomeningocele (MMC) is a lifelong condition requiring complex multidisciplinary management. Using the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry (NSBPR), the authors tested the association between sociodemographic variables and odds of undergoing neurosurgical procedures.
Methods: The authors extracted sociodemographic, clinical, and neurosurgical procedure data on participants with MMC aged ≥ 1 year who visited an NSBPR clinic between 2009 and 2020.