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Lung
January 2025
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical College, 16 New Scotland Avenue, MC-91, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
Purpose: The priorities and concerns of sarcoidosis patients in the United States (US) have not been well-described.
Methods: A survey constructed by sarcoidosis patients and doctors was administered to US sarcoidosis patients. The survey queried patients concerning their demographics, disease state, disease impact on health and well-being, health care priorities and impressions of sarcoidosis care.
Ann Surg
January 2025
Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Objective: To explore the perspectives and experiences of patients and carers living with the long-term consequences of pelvic exenteration.
Summary Background Data: Pelvic exenteration is accepted as the standard of care for selected patients with locally advanced or recurrent rectal cancer. With contemporary 5-year survival reported at 40-60%, the number of long-term survivors is expected to increase.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Introduction: is a manualised self-management fall prevention programme co-developed for and with ambulatory and non-ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Findings from a feasibility study indicate the necessity of a full-scale randomised controlled trial (RCT).
Methods And Analysis: A parallel-group RCT with a mixed methods process evaluation as well as a cost-effectiveness evaluation will be conducted.
BMC Geriatr
December 2024
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur Institute of Health Economics, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Background: Fall prevention programmes are essential interventions in societies with aging populations. This study assessed the fall rate and other health outcomes, as well as the cost-effectiveness of a home-based fall prevention programme for community-dwelling older people. In a single home visit, trained physical or occupational therapists performed fall risk assessments, eliminated environmental risk factors, and provided tailored exercises.
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November 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, USA.
Background The United States continues to rank as one of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world, and cataract surgery, the most commonly performed surgery, is one of the primary drivers of healthcare expenditure. Increasing efforts have been made to try to minimize U.S.
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