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http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aic.2021.104762 | DOI Listing |
Clin Orthop Relat Res
December 2024
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) has been implicated as a potential risk factor for adverse outcomes and readmissions in various surgical procedures. Patients admitted with an open fracture of the lower extremity often have multifarious pain needs, require surgical procedures, and have prolonged rehabilitation; previous OUD complicates this process. Our goal was to describe at a national level how OUD is associated with readmission, complications, and healthcare expenditure for patients admitted with open lower extremity fractures.
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December 2024
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Background: We previously reported that increasing participation in Chinese calligraphy handwriting, one of the "Four Arts" traditionally mastered by intellectuals in China and currently widely practiced by older adults in the Chinese community, led to better working memory among individuals with subjective cognitive decline (but without mild or major neurocognitive disorder). Given that the default mode network (DMN) is closely correlated with the clinical symptoms and progression of Alzheimer's disease, we aimed to investigate the effect of increasing calligraphy practice on the DMN.
Method: Community-living older adults who had been practicing Chinese calligraphy handwriting regularly (at least one hour of calligraphy practice per week) and experiencing subjective cognitive decline (but without mild or major neurocognitive disorder) were randomly allocated into either the control group, where they continued their usual practice of calligraphy, or the intervention group, where they doubled their amount of practice for 6 months.
J Med Internet Res
January 2025
Golgi Cenci Foundation, Abbiategrasso, Italy.
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, information and communication technology (ICT) became crucial for staying connected with loved ones and accessing health services. In this scenario, disparities in ICT use may have exacerbated other forms of inequality, especially among older adults who were less familiar with technology and more vulnerable to severe COVID-19 health consequences.
Objective: This study investigated changes in ICT use, psychological and physical health, and social capital before and after the pandemic among the oldest old population (aged 80 years or older after the pandemic) and explored how internet use influenced these changes.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom.
Background: Current off-the-shelf technologies contain functionality which can support everyday cognition, such as storing telephone numbers and calendar reminders. These functions can benefit everyone, including people living with dementia. However, knowledge is limited about people living with dementia acquiring and using existing technologies and whether or how they are utilizing these functions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimers Dement
December 2024
University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Background: Current off-the-shelf technologies contain functionality which can support everyday cognition, such as storing telephone numbers and calendar reminders. These functions can benefit everyone, including people living with dementia. However, knowledge is limited about people living with dementia acquiring and using existing technologies and whether or how they are utilizing these functions.
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