Patient-Reported Social Risk Factor Screening Among Rheumatology Outpatients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to pilot test a patient-reported social risk factor (SRF) screening tool among rheumatology outpatients and to examine the distribution of SRFs in this population.

Methods: A SRF screening tool was completed electronically by patients. Patients were screened for four core SRF domains (financial strain, housing instability, food insecurity, and transportation needs) and four supplemental SRF domains (physical inactivity, social isolation, stress, and depression).

Empowering professionals: a multidisciplinary approach to supporting people seeking asylum and refugees.

People seeking asylum and refugees living in initial accommodation in the UK can experience significant barriers to accessing care. They often have complex health and social needs and may experience fragmentation in the delivery of services. The Respond Integrated Refugee Health Service, hosted by University College London Hospital and operating across North Central London, has been created to address some of these challenges.

Dental Health Adjuncts and Care: Exploring Access Among Asylum Seekers and Refugees in London, United Kingdom.

Aims: This work examines and describes dental health among people seeking asylum and refugees (PSAR) who are evaluated by the Respond service. This includes access to and use of oral health products, access to dental care, and experience of dental pain.

Materials And Methods: The Respond service pilot offered holistic health assessments to PSAR in temporary accommodation within North Central London between July 2021 and March 2023.

Solution-based biophysical characterization of conformation change in structure-switching aptamers.

Structure-switching aptamers have become ubiquitous in several applications, notably in analytical devices such as biosensors, due to their ease of supporting strong signaling. Aside from their ability to bind specifically with their respective target, this class of aptamers also undergoes a conformational rearrangement upon target recognition. While several well-studied and early-developed aptamers (e.

Neighborhood Characteristics and Walking Behavior Among Adults With Arthritis: A National Health Interview Survey Study.

Objective: This study investigated the association of perceived neighborhood qualities with likelihood of transit walking, leisure walking, neighborhood walking, and meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations among US adults with arthritis.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used 2020 National Health Interview Survey data. Included participants were adults who reported with clinician-diagnosed arthritis and who reported the ability to walk.