Publications by authors named "Shimoni Urvish Shah"
Objectives: To assess the bidirectional association of caregivers' burden and anticipatory grief with acute health care use (inpatient or emergency admission) among older adults with severe dementia.
Design: Prospective cohort.
Setting And Participants: A total of 215 family caregivers of older adults with severe dementia in Singapore were surveyed every 4 months for 3 years (up to 10 surveys).
Background: Family caregivers of older adults with severe dementia have negative and positive experiences over the course of caregiving. We aimed to delineate joint trajectories (patterns over time) for negative and positive experiences, identify risk factors associated with membership of joint trajectories, and ascertain the association between joint trajectories and caregivers' outcomes after the death of the older adult.
Methods: Two hundred fifteen family caregivers of older adults with severe dementia in Singapore were surveyed every 4 months for 2 years, and 6 months after the death of the older adult.
Article Synopsis
- * Patients from Wuhan showed higher mean age and rates of severe symptoms such as dyspnea, myalgia, and ARDS compared to patients from other regions, indicating more severe disease in that area.
- * The findings revealed that pediatric patients had a higher proportion of asymptomatic cases, while disease severity increased with age; suggesting that biomarkers at admission could help in predicting patient prognosis.
Importance: Knowledge and attitude influence compliance and individuals' practices. The risk and protective factors associated with high compliance to these preventive measures are critical to enhancing pandemic preparedness.
Objective: This survey aims to assess differences in mental health, knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of preventive measures for COVID-19 amongst healthcare professionals (HCP) and non-healthcare professionals.
Article Synopsis
- A cluster of pneumonia cases was first identified in Wuhan, China, on December 29, 2019, prompting a systematic review of early COVID-19 cases' epidemiological and clinical characteristics.
- The review analyzed 29 peer-reviewed studies published between January and February 2020, focusing on 533 adult patients with a median age of 56, and highlighted the common symptoms experienced, including fever, cough, and fatigue.
- Key findings indicated that ICU patients were more likely to present with shortness of breath and had higher rates of pre-existing conditions like hypertension and cardiovascular disease.