Reflections on timing of motherhood - a qualitative online study with women of reproductive age.

Background: The age of Danish women giving birth to their first child has risen throughout the last 50 years, and the number of women and men who are having their first child when they are at advanced maternal or paternal age is increasing worldwide. Postponing parenthood is not unique to Denmark, as the same pattern is seen especially in other European and Western countries. The aim of this study was in a social media setting to explore reflections on the timing of motherhood among Danish women of reproductive age who not yet had children.

The Satiating Effect of Extruded Plant Protein Compared with Native Plant and Meat Protein in a Ragú "Bolognaise" Meal: A Randomized Cross-Over Study.

Protein increases satiety by, among other things, increasing the content of certain amino acids in the blood. Plant proteins generally have a lower digestibility than meat proteins. The digestibility increases after extrusion; thereby, extrusion potentially also increases the satiating effect.

Walking against the odds: The intricate connection between spatiotemporal characteristics, kinetic and kinematic variables, cognitive stress, and passive assistive exoskeletons in senior and young adults.

In this study, we investigated the combined effects of age, dual-tasking (DT) and a passive hip exoskeleton on gait patterns among senior (SA) and young adults (YA). It was hypothesized that SA will be more affected by DT and that wearing the exoskeleton will improve gait patterns for both groups during DT. Twenty-two SA and twenty-six YA performed a single task (normal walking) and DT walking at their preferred speed with an exoskeleton (EXO), without (noEXO), and a sham version (SHAM) in a randomized and balanced order.

Emergency nurses' experiences of caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives-a qualitative study.

Aim: To explore how emergency nurses experienced caring for brought-in-dead persons and their relatives, and what hindered or facilitated this care in an emergency setting.

Design: A qualitative study using Interpretive Description.

Methods: Data were collected as individual interviews with 13 nurses at seven Danish emergency departments from February to June 2023.

' transforming the self through vocational rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury.

Background: Acquired Brain injury (ABI) causes ripples throughout the occupational and social fabric. It enters people's lives at a significant personal cost, encroaching on people's sense of self. Vocational rehabilitation is a viable venue to regain control of their life and support them in forming a new sense of self.

Enabling work for people with dementia - Recommendations for interventions: A mixed-methods review.

Worldwide, 50 million people are living with dementia. As more individuals develop dementia while still working, dementia will increasingly become a workplace issue and a societal concern. Interventions targeted at work retainment, can reduce, and postpone the loss of cognitive functioning following dementia.

Education and training programs for health professionals' competence in virtual consultations: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to explore, report, and map the evidence on education and training programs for current and future health professionals' competence in virtual consultations.

Introduction: Digital solutions, telemedicine, and technologies are increasingly becoming a part of the health system, requiring current and future health professionals to master skills in these domains.

Inclusion Criteria: This review will consider any studies on education and training programs designed to optimize current and future health professionals' competence in virtual consultations in any setting, such as faculties, universities, university colleges, hospitals, or community locations.

In a Strained Healthcare System, Patients with Advanced COPD Struggle to Access the Needed Support from the Healthcare Professionals - A Qualitative Study.

This study aimed to explore the self-management strategies of Danish patients living with advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with a particular focus on their daily life and their interactions with the respiratory outpatient clinic. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 11 patients with COPD affiliated with a Danish respiratory outpatient clinic. The data were thematically analyzed as suggested by Braun & Clarke.

Existential communication in maternity care - Mixed method evaluation of a postgraduate short course.

Objective: The birth of a child is a significant life event, possibly accompanied by thoughts and feelings of existential turmoil, which some parents need to share. Maternity care professionals may be unprepared for this, as very few educational initiatives exist with a focus on existential communication. We evaluated the curriculum and delivery of a course in existential communication for midwives.

Health-promoting physical activities for refugees from Syria - physiotherapists' clinical reasoning.

Background: Refugees from Syria face health challenges with psychosocial dimensions due to disrupted networks, uncertain life situations, and language barriers. Additionally, a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases, so health-promoting initiatives involving physical activities are essential.

Purpose: To explore physiotherapists' clinical reasoning and collaboration with refugee families in developing group-based health-promoting physical exercising to increase participants' wellbeing, sense of togetherness, and self-efficacy.

Comparison of two electronic dynamometers for measuring handgrip strength.

Introduction: Handgrip strength (HGS) is a strong predictor and easily applicable assessment, indicating a person's physical condition and health. However, many dynamometers are available; therefore, it is essential to ensure that the results of HGS testing using different dynamometers can be used interchangeably. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the inter-instrument agreement and criterion validity of the Baseline BIMS Digital Grip Dynamometer in comparison with the Jamar electronic dynamometer (Jamar+).

Preparing solo mothers for childbirth and parenthood - The importance of being with like-minded women.

Objectives: Denmark and many high-income countries have seen an increase in the number of single women getting pregnant through medical assisted reproduction (MAR). These women are also named solo mothers. According to the Danish Health Authorities, they should, as all other pregnant women, be offered antenatal education.

Biomedical laboratory scientists and technicians in digital pathology - Is there a need for professional development?

Objective: Digital pathology (DP) is moving into Danish pathology departments at high pace. Conventionally, biomedical laboratory scientists (BLS) and technicians have prepared tissue sections for light microscopy, but workflow alterations are required for the new digital era with whole slide imaging (WSI); digitally assisted image analysis (DAIA) and artificial intelligence (AI). We aim to explore the role of BLS in DP and assess a potential need for professional development.

Determination of differences in ultrasound parameters for patellar tendons in males with unilateral patellar tendinopathy-An ancillary analysis of data from two randomized controlled trials.

Purpose: To investigate power Doppler (PD) activity and tendon structure (between the injured and contralateral limb) in patients with unilateral patellar tendinopathy (PT) using ultrasonography (US). Secondly, the aim was to determine the intra-rater reliability of the PD activity and tendon structure.

Methods: This study analyzed US baseline data from 57 male participants with symptomatic unilateral PT who had been enrolled in one of two randomized clinical trials.

Development of an electronic food ordering system and a la carte menu: Enhancing patient involvement in nutritional care.

Background: Malnutrition is a significant issue in hospitals, leading to weight loss and reduced quality of life for patients. Hospital food plays a crucial role in preventing malnutrition, especially for patients with high nutritional risk or malnourishment. However, barriers to providing adequate nutritional care include a lack of tools to record patients' nutritional intake and a limited understanding of energy and protein content in hospital menus.

Development and feasibility of a conceptual model for planning individualised physical exercise training (PET) for older adults: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: Older adults constitute a heterogeneous group, and the focus of the individual physical exercise is often subject to the reasoning and experience of health professionals or exercise physiologists who prescribe them. Thus, this is the first effort to explicitly conceptualise the planning of individualised physical exercise training (PET) for older adults in an outpatient setting and investigate individual exercise preferences.

Design: The concept of PET was developed by researchers, exercise physiologists and health professionals from a real-life outpatient setting using an iterative approach.

Use of drugs with pharmacogenomics (PGx)-based dosing guidelines in a Danish cohort of persons with chronic kidney disease, both on dialysis and not on dialysis: Perspectives for prescribing optimization.

Aim: The objective of this registry study is to assess the utilization of pharmacogenomic (PGx) drugs among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: This study was a retrospective study of patients affiliated with the Department of Nephrology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark in 2021. Patients diagnosed with CKD were divided into CKD without dialysis and CKD with dialysis.

Effect of applied cadence in repeated sprint cycling on muscle characteristics.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate physiological responses, muscle-tendon unit properties of the quadriceps muscle, and mechanical performance after repeated sprint cycling at optimal and 70% of optimal cadence.

Methods: Twenty recreational cyclists performed as first sprint performance cycling test and during subsequent sessions two repeated sprint cycling protocols at optimal and 70% of optimal cadence, in random order. The muscle-tendon unit outcome measures on the dominant leg included muscle thickness, fascicle length (L), pennation angle (θ), and stiffness for the rectus femoris (RF), vastus lateralis (VL), and vastus medialis muscle (VM) at baseline, immediately after repeated sprint cycling, and 1-h post-exercise.

Continuing bonds in parents after a loss in pregnancy, or a death at or shortly after birth: A population-based study.

In this study, we describe continuing bonds and grief reactions and assess their association in 980 parents bereaved in pregnancy, at or shortly after birth. We found that most parents experienced continuing bonds. However, they differed by type of loss.

Physiological and clinical effects of low-intensity blood-flow restricted resistance exercise compared to standard rehabilitation in adults with knee osteoarthritis-Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease with high socioeconomical costs. In Denmark, standard rehabilitation (SR) consists of a combination of patient education and supervised physical exercise involving a standardized neuromuscular training program. As an evidence-based alternative, high-load (>70% 1RM) resistance training (HIRT) has shown positive rehabilitation effects in knee-OA but may not be tolerated in all patients (~25%) due to knee joint pain.