Publications by authors named "S Kitsiou"
Background: Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common causes of hospital readmission in the United States. These hospitalizations are often driven by insufficient self-care. Commercial mobile health (mHealth) technologies, such as consumer-grade apps and wearable devices, offer opportunities for improving HF self-care, but their efficacy remains largely underexplored.
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- Variants in the GNB1 gene are linked to intellectual development disorders and can lead to a range of symptoms including developmental delays, hypotonia, seizures, and psychiatric issues, as well as multisystem disorders affecting hearing, vision, and growth.
- The study presents two pediatric cases with novel GNB1 gene variants: one 12-year-old girl with a history of hypotonia and obesity, and one 2-year-old girl with severe failure to thrive and congenital hypothyroidism, both showing significant health challenges.
- The findings suggest that GNB1 gene variations can result in diverse symptoms and may be important in understanding severe early onset obesity and other related metabolic and endocrine disorders.
Background: Exercise interventions often improve moderate to vigorous physical activity, but simultaneously increase sedentary time due to a compensatory resting response. A higher level of sedentary time is associated with a lower level of executive function, while increased moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with improved global cognition and working memory among Latino adults. Latino adults are the fastest-growing minority group in the United States and are at high risk for cognitive decline, spend more time sedentary compared to non-Hispanic populations, and engage in low levels of physical activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Black women experience a higher prevalence of poor asthma outcomes and physical inactivity than their White counterparts. Black women comprise a particularly vulnerable group of patients with asthma, with some of the highest rates of asthma in adults, high health care use (emergency department visits and hospitalizations), and the highest crude asthma mortality rate of all race or ethnicity groups. Despite recommendations to engage in regular physical activity, fewer than 15% of Black women meet the 2008 National Physical Activity Guidelines, the lowest of all racial subgroups of adults.
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- Enhancing telehealth access is essential for improving care outcomes for older adults with heart failure, particularly in increasing quality of care and reducing costs.
- Telehealth can significantly benefit patients in underserved areas, those with disabilities, and individuals facing transportation issues, but existing barriers like broadband gaps and low tech literacy limit its effectiveness.
- This scientific statement reviews the current literature on telehealth for older adults with heart failure, identifies barriers to access, and suggests innovative solutions that combine telemedicine with in-person care to address these challenges.