Test-retest reliability and responsiveness of an adapted version of the ABILHAND questionnaire to assess performance in bimanual daily life activities in stroke patients in sub-Saharan Africa.

The ABILHAND is a widely used questionnaire assessing bimanual daily life activities in adults with stroke. A recently modified version tailored for the sub-Saharan African population (ABILHAND-Stroke Benin) has been created. This study aimed to investigate its test-retest reliability and responsiveness.

Bridging Needs and Expectations of Individuals With Physical Disabilities and Community Services Stakeholders for the Cocreation of an Adapted Physical Activity Platform in Virtual Reality: Qualitative Study.

Background: Physical activity supports the health and well-being of individuals with physical disabilities. Despite the significance of engaging in physical activity, barriers faced by individuals with disabilities, such as limited access to adapted facilities and lack of transportation, can restrict their participation. Community organizations play a role in addressing these challenges, but virtual reality (VR) also offers a way to diversify adapted activities.

Selected health characteristics are associated with urban Canadians' acceptability of policies promoting healthier restaurant food environments.

Objective: The adoption of policies promoting healthier restaurant food environments is contingent on their acceptability. Limited evidence exists regarding individual characteristics associated with restaurant food environment policy acceptability, especially health-related characteristics. This study examined associations between health characteristics and restaurant food environment policy acceptability among urban Canadians.

Theory-Informed Development of a Multicomponent Intervention to Implement Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations in the Management of Shoulder Pain.

Objective: Suboptimal primary health care management of shoulder pain has been reported in previous studies. Implementing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommendations using a theoretical approach is recommended to improve shoulder pain management. This study aims to identify determinants for implementing recommendations from shoulder CPGs to help develop an intervention based on the identified determinants.

[Legal framework for nurse practitioners in the Canton of Vaud].

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have existed internationally for several decades, with scientific literature demonstrating improved access to care, patient safety, and well-being. To address the sociodemographic challenges of public health and the shortage of healthcare professionals, the Canton of Vaud was the first in Switzerland to develop a legal framework that defines the responsibilities and requirements of the NP role in order to integrate them into the healthcare system. The integration of NPs into the hospital setting has shown promising results.

[Racism in healthcare (part 1) : a health equity issue].

Racism remains a major obstacle in access to quality healthcare. Understanding the concept and definition of racism in healthcare remains unclear for many. This first article in a series on racism in health care, aims to clarify the different forms of racism in health care, their influence on access to health care, and propose measures to limit their influence in the care of racialized groups.

Setting Up an NGS Sequencing Platform and Monitoring Molecular Markers of Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance in Djibouti.

Djibouti is confronted with malaria resurgence, with malaria having been occurring in epidemic proportions since a decade ago. The current epidemiology of drug-resistant is not well known. Molecular markers were analyzed by targeted sequencing in 79 clinical isolates collected in Djibouti city in 2023 using the Miseq Illumina platform newly installed in the country.

[Pregabalin in prisons: recommendations for the general practitioner].

The misuse of pregabalin (Lyrica) has emerged as a common problem in recent years, particularly among vulnerable populations. This reality is reflected in the prison environment, where pregabalin is subject to abuse and trafficking. In this article, we detail the issues surrounding this misuse and our practical strategy for tackling it.

Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction as Correlates of Physical Activity Trajectories During Adolescence.

This analysis aimed to (1) identify longitudinal joint trajectories of participation in organized and unorganized physical activity contexts, and level of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and (2) assess whether basic psychological need satisfaction during adolescence differentiates between membership in different physical activity trajectories. Participants (n = 888; 56% girls) reported their involvement in 36 different physical activities, level of MVPA, and their perceived satisfaction of competence, autonomy, and relatedness satisfaction in physical activity up to three times per year, over 8 years (from ages 10 to 17 years). Group-based multi-trajectory models were used to identify longitudinal joint trajectories of physical activity participation.

Effectiveness of the ten- and thirteen-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines to prevent serotype 19A invasive pneumococcal disease in Quebec, Canada. A Canadian immunization research network (CIRN) study.

In the province of Quebec, Canada, a 2 + 1 dose pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) program for children was implemented in 2004. PCV7, PCV10, PCV13 and a mixed PCV10/PCV13 schedule were sequentially used without catch-up. The effectiveness of vaccination schedules to prevent serotype 19A invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in <5-year-old children was estimated by the indirect cohort method during 2009-2023.

[The "Midis-Adolescents": multi-disciplinary network group to support young people].

Adolescence is a unique period of development during which some young people can present significant liabilities. These include vulnerabilities that may be psychological, social, familial or academic. Risk behaviors, such as those addictive, are often part of this period of life.

Ankle torque variance is a better indicator of balance control performance than plantar perceptual sensitivity threshold.

We explored whether ankle torque variability or plantar perceptual threshold explains human balance control more effectively. We hypothesized that ankle torque variance is a better indicator of center of pressure (COP) velocity variance than plantar perceptual sensitivity. Two conditions were tested: loaded (23-kg vest added) and unloaded, as loading should diminish plantar sensitivity and increase COP velocity variability.

Experiencing the COVID-19 health crisis: Quality of life of young to mid-life hematology patients.

Purpose: This study questions the quality of life of young to mid-life hematology patients during lockdowns in France.

Method: Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2022.

Findings: Thematic content analysis identified three main themes: (1) regulating fear of COVID-19 during the health crisis, (2) maintaining relationships and fostering social support during the pandemic, and (3) removing the stigma of cancer with COVID-19: a positive factor for patients' quality of life.

The Development and Pilot Testing of a Fidelity Checklist for a Family-Centered Telehealth Intervention for Parents of Children with Motor Delay.

This multi-methods study describes the development of a pediatric rehabilitation telehealth intervention fidelity checklist, estimates its inter-rater reliability, and documents raters' implementation experience. A literature scan and expert consultation identified eighteen key behaviors and categorized them into three subdomains, measured using a 5-point measurement system. To estimate the checklist's inter-rater reliability, three raters scored 33 video recordings.

Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for using electroconvulsive therapy in elderly depressive patients.

Objectives: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments in mood disorders, mainly in major depressive episode (MDE) in the context of either unipolar (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD). However, ECT remains a neglected and underused treatment. Older people are at high risk patients for the development of adverse drug reactions.

Premature thymic functional senescence is a hallmark of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivorship.

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cALL) survivors suffer early-onset chronic diseases classically associated with aging. Normal aging is accompanied by organ dysfunctions, including immunological ones. We hypothesize that thymic immunosenescence occurs in cALL survivors and that its severity may correlate with early-onset chronic diseases.

Sociodemographic characteristics help predict Canadian urbanites' acceptability of restaurant food environment policies.

Introduction: Public acceptability of policies aiming to improve the healthfulness of the restaurant food environment is key to their successful implementation. Yet, the acceptability of these policies remains ambiguous, especially across diverse population groups. This study aims to examine associations between sociodemographic characteristics and acceptability levels of three restaurant food environment policies of varying degrees of intrusiveness across 17 urban Canadian jurisdictions.