Publications by authors named "R J Folz"

Purpose: To explore specific medication literacy (SML) of older adults and associations of SML strength.

Methods: This was an observational study. Participants were at least 60 years old, with an asthma diagnosis and in good health.

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal and progressive disease with limited treatment options. We sought to assess the efficacy and safety of CC-90001, an oral inhibitor of c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1, in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In a Phase 2, randomized (1:1:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled study (ClinicalTrials.

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Goal And Aims: Our objective was to evaluate the performance of Belun Ring with second-generation deep learning algorithms in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) detection, OSA severity categorization, and sleep stage classification.

Focus Technology: Belun Ring with second-generation deep learning algorithms REFERENCE TECHNOLOGY: In-lab polysomnography (PSG) SAMPLE: Eighty-four subjects (M: F = 1:1) referred for an overnight sleep study were eligible. Of these, 26% had PSG-AHI<5; 24% had PSG-AHI 5-15; 23% had PSG-AHI 15-30; 27% had PSG-AHI ≥ 30.

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To investigate potential reasons for unusually high incidence of negative Methacholine Challenge Tests (MCT), following standardized MCT medication-hold protocol, in older people with physician-diagnosed asthma. An analysis of a longitudinal observational parent study of asthma. Community-dwelling participants were evaluated in an outpatient clinic and at home.

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