Impacts of adapted dance on mood and physical function among persons living with Alzheimer's disease.

Background: Most individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) experience one or more neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as agitation which negatively impacts their quality of life. Adapted dance integrates recorded music and movement that is appropriate for people with cognitive limitations. Adapted dance may be an enjoyable activity for persons living with ADRD and may provide psychological and physical benefits.

Patient Characteristics and Caregiver Asthma Knowledge of Children with Well-Controlled and Poorly Controlled Asthma.

Purpose: To describe the socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of children in a pulmonology clinic or admitted to a children's hospital with well-controlled and poorly controlled asthma, and to assess caregiver knowledge of asthma pathogenesis, treatment, and self-management.

Patients And Methods: A cohort of 132 children aged 2-18 years and their caregivers seen in a pediatric pulmonology clinic with a diagnosis of asthma (n=112) or admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of asthma exacerbation (n=20) were invited to participate in a cross-sectional study. Caregivers completed a survey, which healthcare providers then used to tailor asthma education to the patient and caregiver.

Impact of Pharmacist Involvement on the Utility of a Gram-Negative Blood Culture Identification Panel on Antimicrobial Usage.

A rapid molecular diagnostic test (MDT) is a test used to identify several different species of gram-negative bacteria and their genetic resistance markers. However, the impact of rapid MDT has not been established when combined with pharmacist involvement. To determine the impact of pharmacy involvement on patient outcomes when using rapid MDT.

Which Clinical Features of Children on Initial Presentation to the Emergency Department With Head Injury Are Associated With Clinically Important Traumatic Brain Injury, Classification as Abuse, and Poor Prognosis?

Background: Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) and abusive head trauma (AHT) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Clinicians may not be aware of AHT at presentation to the emergency department (ED).

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine which clinical features associated with head injury in children on initial presentation to the ED trauma bay predict 3 outcomes including clinically important TBI (CiTBI), classification as confirmed abuse by Child Protection Team (CPT), and poor neurologic status on hospital discharge.

The Proximity of Spatial Clusters of Low Birth Weight and Risk Factors: Defining a Neighborhood for Focused Interventions.

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with significant mortality and morbidity and remains a significant preventable problem. Risk factors include socioeconomic, demographics, and characteristics of the environment. Spatial analysis can uncover unusual frequencies of health problems in neighborhoods, eventually leading to insights for targeted interventions.

A spatial study of oral & pharynx cancer mortality and incidence in the U.S.A.: 2000-2015.

This is a national scale study of spatial oral and pharynx cancer mortality and incidence clusters in the contiguous U.S.A.

Patterns of ovarian cancer and uterine cancer mortality and incidence in the contiguous USA.

The main objective is to investigate the geographical variation in ovarian cancer and uterine cancer mortality, and to test associations between some risk factors and these cancer types in the contiguous US for mortality and for incidence. The modern disease surveillance software SaTScan™ was used for a spatial cluster analysis to assess any observable geographical variation in ovarian and uterine cancer mortality rates and to identify and test for spatial clusters with elevated relative risk. The analyses were first completed using age adjusted cancer rates for ovarian cancer and for uterine cancer.

Spatial clusters of life expectancy and association with cardiovascular disease mortality and cancer mortality in the contiguous United States: 1980-2014.

The average life expectancy varies greatly from county to county in USA and there are also spatial variations in the county mortality rates for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer, the top two causes of death. An association between these two groups of diseases has not been identified by cluster analysis previously. The main objective in this study was to investigate and quantify the associations between mortality due to CVD, cancer mortality and life expectancy based on US county data between 1980 and 2014.

A spatial study of bladder cancer mortality and incidence in the contiguous US: 2000-2014.

Bladder cancer is a significant health issue across the United States of America (USA). Evidence of unequal distribution of a disease or condition's incidence and mortality would suggest that important geographically-defined variables may play a role. In this study, a spatial cluster analysis of bladder cancer mortality identified significant hot spots in some parts of the USA.

Spatial Clusters of Breast Cancer Mortality and Incidence in the Contiguous USA: 2000-2014.

Background: Clusters of breast cancer with varied incidence or mortality are known to exist. No national scale of analysis of geographical variation in breast cancer incidence has been published before for the contiguous USA.

Methods: This was a spatial cluster analysis of incidence and mortality data on breast cancer in the contiguous USA at the county resolution.

Prediction of Vancomycin Dose for Recommended Trough Concentrations in Pediatric Patients With Cystic Fibrosis.

Vancomycin is a key antibiotic used in the treatment of multiple conditions including infections associated with cystic fibrosis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The present study sought to develop a model based on empirical evidence of optimal vancomycin dose as judged by clinical observations that could accelerate the achievement of desired trough level in children with cystic fibrosis. Transformations of dose and trough were used to arrive at regression models with excellent fit for dose based on weight or age for a target trough.

Epidemiologic Surveillance of Teenage Birth Rates in the United States, 2006-2012.

Objective: To investigate the geographic variation in the average teenage birth rates by county in the contiguous United States.

Methods: Data from the National Center for Health Statistics were used in this retrospective cohort to count the total number of live births to females aged 15-19 years by county between 2006 and 2012. Software for disease surveillance and spatial cluster analysis was used to identify clusters of high or low teenage births in counties or areas of greater than 100,000 teenage females.

Household proximity to water and nontuberculous mycobacteria in children with cystic fibrosis.

Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have a particular affinity for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Recent studies suggest a possible relationship between acquiring NTM and the level of environmental water in a given area. We sought to determine if there is an association between household proximity to water and NTM in children with CF.

Postpartum Contraception Use Rates of Patients Participating in the Centering Pregnancy Model of Care Versus Traditional Obstetrical Care.

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether postpartum contraceptive rates are higher in the CenteringPregnancy population as compared to patients who choose to participate in traditional prenatal care. Centering Pregnancy is a model of obstetrical care that allows for enhanced contraceptive education. STUDY DESIGN: All patients who were delivered within the Florida State University College of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology residency from October 31, 2010, to October 31, 2011, were included in the study.

Impact of pharmacy-led medication reconciliation on medication errors during transition in the hospital setting.

Objective: To assess if the pharmacy department should be more involved in the medication reconciliation process to assist in the reduction of medication errors that occur during transition of care points in the hospital setting.

Methods: This was an observational prospective cohort study at a 531-bed hospital in Pensacola, FL from June 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014. Patients were included in the study if they had health insurance and were taking five or more medications.

Geographical Clusters of Rape in the United States: 2000-2012.

Background: While rape is a very serious crime and public health problem, no spatial mapping has been attempted for rape on the national scale. This paper addresses the three research questions: (1) Are reported rape cases randomly distributed across the USA, after being adjusted for population density and age, or are there geographical clusters of reported rape cases? (2) Are the geographical clusters of reported rapes still present after adjusting for differences in poverty levels? (3) Are there geographical clusters where the proportion of reported rape cases that lead to an arrest is exceptionally low or exceptionally high?

Methods: We studied the geographical variation of reported rape events (2003-2012) and rape arrests (2000-2012) in the 48 contiguous states of the USA. The disease Surveillance software SaTScan™ with its spatial scan statistic is used to evaluate the spatial variation in rapes.

Clusters of adolescent and young adult thyroid cancer in Florida counties.

Background: Thyroid cancer is a common cancer in adolescents and young adults ranking 4th in frequency. Thyroid cancer has captured the interest of epidemiologists because of its strong association to environmental factors. The goal of this study is to identify thyroid cancer clusters in Florida for the period 2000-2008.

Are Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, able to perceive human body orientation?

The present study examines the potential capability of Caribbean reef sharks to perceive human body orientation, as well as discussing the sharks' swimming patterns in a person's vicinity. A standardized video method was used to record the scenario of single SCUBA divers kneeling in the sand and the approach patterns of sharks, combined with a control group of two divers kneeling back-to-back. When approaching a single test-subject, significantly more sharks preferred to swim outside the person's field of vision.

Bacterial growth response to photoactive quinones.

Quinones are known producers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that may be toxic in natural aquatic environments. In this study, the effects of parent quinones and their photodegradation products on bacterial growth were determined, and photochemical ROS formation rates were measured. Using (3)H-leucine incorporation to measure growth of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa and natural seawater bacterioplankton, growth inhibition was observed when samples were exposed to dichlone, chloranil and sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate (AQ2S).

Epidemiologic mapping of Florida childhood cancer clusters.

Background: Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of disease-related mortality for children. Whereas, improvement in care has dramatically increased survival, the risk factors remain to be fully understood. The increasing incidence of childhood cancer in Florida may be associated with possible cancer clusters.