A scoping review of the use of creative activities in stroke rehabilitation.

Objective: Clarifying the distinctions between art-based creative activities in the domains of occupational therapy and art therapy in the context of stroke rehabilitation, while also describing the effects of art-based creative activities on stroke rehabilitation.

Design: Scoping review.

Data Source: A systematic search was performed in nine databases (Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and four Chinese database) from their inception to December 2023.

Central and peripheral blood pressures in relation to the triglyceride-glucose index in a Chinese population.

Background: The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a surrogate marker of insulin resistance. However, the relationship between the TyG index and central blood pressure (BP), has not been well studied in adults.

Methods: A total of 715 Chinese adult participants were enrolled in this study.