Publications by authors named "T H Swanson"
Background And Objectives: The Kenya Emergency Medical Care (EMC) Policy 2020-2030 was created to guide the advancement of EMC throughout Kenya. This report describes and maps the ongoing EMC policy development process across Kenya's 47 counties, serving as a real-world example of EMC policy development within a decentralized healthcare system in a low-or middle-income country (LMIC).
Methods: This report evaluates the development of county-specific EMC policies using the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) six stages for policy development: 1) problem identification, 2) agenda setting, 3) policy design, 4) approval, 5) implementation, and 6) monitoring and evaluation.
Immunocompromised individuals are at risk for developing lymphocryptovirus-associated lymphoproliferative diseases, such as Epstein Barr virus (EBV)-associated B cell lymphomas and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). We previously reported development of cynomolgus lymphocryptovirus (CyLCV)-associated PTLD in Mauritian cynomolgus macaques (MCMs) undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), which mirrored EBV-PTLD in transplant patients. Here, we sought to develop a MCM model of lymphocryptovirus-associated lymphoproliferative disease in immunosuppressed MCMs without HSCT.
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- Individuals with eating disorders often exercise despite potential long-term negative impacts, but it may temporarily reduce symptoms.
- A new method was used to analyze how exercise affects the relationship between different eating disorder symptoms in 102 people over several days.
- The findings suggest that exercise can lessen the influence of certain ED symptoms on each other, and indicate a need for further research on the long-term effects of exercise in treating eating disorders.
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- Caring for hard-to-heal wounds requires understanding both medical and personal factors that affect each patient's condition.
- Wound care providers must consider comorbidities, psychosocial challenges, and individual experiences related to pain, odor, and drainage to tailor effective treatment.
- The review emphasizes collaboration among wound care professionals, researchers, and the healthcare industry to improve accountability and meet the diverse needs of patients.
This study describes a hierarchical dimensional model of eating-disorder (ED) classification based on the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP). Participants were community-recruited adults with an ED (=252; 81.9% female).
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