Publications by authors named "Ruberwa Joseph"
The study investigates the incidence of change in renal function and its impact on survival in renal dysfunction patients who were bridged to heart transplantation with a left ventricular assist device (BTT-LVAD). BTT-LVAD patients with greater than or equal to moderately reduced renal function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≤ 60 ml/min/1.73 m2) at the time of listing between 2008 and 2018 were identified from a prospectively maintained database of the United Network for Organ Sharing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple sclerosis (MS) has classically been described as a disease of the young Caucasian female. While the prevalence may seem to be higher in Caucasians (CAs), recent studies suggest that the real incidence of MS may actually be higher in African Americans (AAs). Here, we discuss a nonclassical case of MS in an older African American male, prognostic factors, disease patterns in African Americans, and how a delay in diagnosis and socioeconomic factors can lead to worse outcomes.
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- The study investigates undergraduate students' perspectives on enhancing the teaching of research methods and biostatistics, using feedback from 600 students across three Ugandan medical schools.
- Through qualitative analysis, students highlighted the significance of these subjects for understanding research, but noted challenges like a stressful learning environment and lack of resources.
- To improve learning, students suggested earlier exposure, more practical teaching methods, and increased mentorship, indicating that current teaching practices often lead to disengagement and poor understanding of research principles.
Background: Effective utilization of computers and their applications in medical education and research is of paramount importance to students. The objective of this study was to determine the association between owning a computer and use of computers for research data analysis and the other factors influencing health professions students' computer use for data analysis.
Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study among undergraduate health professions students at three public universities in Uganda using a self-administered questionnaire.