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.

Outpatients' perspectives of quality in rehabilitation - development and validation of a patient-reported experience measure (PREM).

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and validate a patient-reported experience measure (PREM) to examine the patients' perspectives on the quality of outpatient physiotherapy and occupational therapy rehabilitation.

Materials And Methods: A systematic literature search in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cinahl was conducted to identify relevant themes for the questionnaire. Fourteen studies were analyzed through a systematic text condensation to identify quality aspects in the rehabilitation from patients' perspectives.

What do people believe to be the cause of low back pain? A scoping review.

Objective: To explore how causal beliefs regarding non-specific low back pain (LBP) have been quantitatively investigated.

Methods: A scoping review based on the guidelines by the JBI (former Joanna Briggs Institute) was conducted. We searched Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, and CINAHL for relevant studies and included peer-reviewed original articles that measured causal beliefs about non-specific LBP among adults and reported results separate from other belief domains.

Protein content and amino acid composition in the diet of Danish vegans: a cross-sectional study.

Background: A growing proportion of the population are replacing their dietary animal protein with plant protein. A particular example of this trend is the vegan diet, which excludes all food items of animal origin. However, the DIAAS score for individual plant proteins is generally lower than that of animal proteins due to an unbalanced amino acid composition and lower bioavailability.

The association between malnutrition and dehydration in older adults admitted to a geriatric unit: An observational study.

Background And Aim: There is an overlap between the risk factors causing low intake of water and low intake of nutrients, respectively. This study aims to explore the agreement between the assessment of malnutrition and the outcome of low-intake dehydration in a population of older hospitalized patients.

Methods: Patients ≥65 years old and hospitalized at the geriatric hospital ward were screened for eligibility within 96 h of admission.

Hormonal, immune, and oxidative stress responses to blood flow-restricted exercise.

Introduction: Heavy-load free-flow resistance exercise (HL-FFRE) is a widely used training modality. Recently, low-load blood-flow restricted resistance exercise (LL-BFRRE) has gained attention in both athletic and clinical settings as an alternative when conventional HL-FFRE is contraindicated or not tolerated. LL-BFRRE has been shown to result in physiological adaptations in muscle and connective tissue that are comparable to those induced by HL-FFRE.

Making meaning of everyday life in the context of lung cancer treatment-a qualitative study of outpatients' perspectives.

Background: The increasing survival after a lung cancer diagnosis implies that patients live longer with the disease, which means that symptoms and side effects of the treatment become part of everyday life.

Aim: The study explored how older adults make meaning of everyday life when undergoing treatment for their lung cancer.

Material And Methods: A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted with 12 older adults with lung cancer undergoing various treatments.

Changes in normalized mutual information in response to strength training: An ancillary analysis of a quasi-randomized controlled trial.

The aim of the present investigation was twofold. (1) to assess test-retest reliability of normalized mutual information (NMI) values extracted from the surface electromyography (sEMG) signal of muscles pairs of the upper body during dynamic bench press at a high load, and (2) to assess changes in NMI values from before to after a five-week quasi-randomized controlled bench press training intervention. For test-retest reliability, 20 strength trained males (age 25 ± 2 years, height 1.

Health and wellbeing in refugee families from Syria resettled in Denmark.

Aims: The aim was to evaluate self-reported health status and wellbeing in a well-defined group of refugee families from Syria 2-4 years after resettlement in Denmark, and, where possible, compare it with a Danish reference population. The purpose was to determine the need for specialized health care to resettled refugees.

Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 90 individuals from Syria aged 13-56 years.

Protein blends and extrusion processing to improve the nutritional quality of plant proteins.

Plant proteins have low protein nutritional quality due to their unbalanced indispensable amino acid (IAA) profile and the presence of antinutritional factors (ANFs) that limit protein digestibility. The blending of pulses with cereals/pseudocereals can ensure a complete protein source of IAA. In addition, extrusion may be an effective way to reduce ANFs and improve protein digestibility.

Internal consistency and construct validity of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) in older adults.

Objective: The primary objectives of this study were to 1) investigate the internal consistency 2) and construct validity of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Questionnaire (SMFA) in older adults commencing physical rehabilitation in an outpatient setting.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited older adults who had commenced physical rehabilitation in an outpatient setting. The SMFA consists of two indices: 1) dysfunction capturing the impact of musculoskeletal disorders on physical limitations, and 2) bothering capturing how the individual is emotionally affected by their disorder.

Can protection motivation theory predict protective behavior against ticks?

Background: Cases of reported tick-borne diseases in humans have increased over the past decades. Strategies informing the public about ticks, their associated diseases, and preventive measures are often highlighted as important in limiting pathogen transfer and disease. However, knowledge about the motivation for people to apply preventative measures is sparse.

Experiences of improvement of everyday life following a rehabilitation programme for people with long-term cognitive effects of COVID-19: Qualitative study.

Aim And Objectives: To explore challenges in everyday life for people with long-term cognitive effects of COVID-19 and whether a rehabilitation programme contributed to the remedy thereof.

Background: Healthcare systems around the world need knowledge about acute COVID-19 treatment, long-term effects exerting an impact on peoples' everyday lives, and how to remedy these.

Design: This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach.

Automated Oxygen Administration Alleviates Dyspnea in Patients Admitted with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: Devices for Automated Oxygen Administration (AOA) have been developed to optimize the therapeutic benefit of oxygen supplementation. We aimed to investigate the effect of AOA on multidimensional aspects of dyspnea and as-needed consumption of opioids and benzodiazepines, as opposed to conventional oxygen therapy, in hospitalized patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD).

Method And Patients: A multicenter randomized controlled trial across five respiratory wards in the Capital Region of Denmark.

The creation of a solo-mother family - a qualitative study.

The aim of this study was to explore women's experiences of and perspectives on the process of creating a solo-mother family through assisted reproductive technology. This study was designed as an explorative, qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted face to face or by telephone to explore women's experiences of and perspectives on creating a solo-mother family.

11- to 13-Year-Old Children's Rejection and Acceptance of Unfamiliar Food: The Role of Food Play and Animalness.

Promoting children's healthy food behavior is important in reducing the risk of developing obesity; it is therefore relevant to investigate methods to promote healthy food choices. This study's aim was to investigate differences in rejection-acceptance mechanisms related to unfamiliar foods depending on the inclusion of tactile exercises prior to cooking and food origin. Participant observation was applied in a school setting.

I'll be back - Predictive validity of adults' expectations for recovery after fractures - A longitudinal observational study.

Purpose: Recovery after fractures due to accidents relates to all aspects of the biopsychosocial model. Therefore, it is difficult for the patients to foresee the consequences of the fractures. This study aimed to examine 1) patients' expectations regarding the impact of the injury on everyday life, 2) predictive validity of their expectations after six months, and 3) factors that predict a return to work.

Women's reflections on timing of motherhood: a meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence.

Introduction: Fertility declines with increasing age, especially in women. In recent decades women's age at the birth of their first child has risen markedly in many countries, and an increasing number of women do not establish a family until their late-twenties to mid-thirties. Although there can be various reasons that couples experience fertility problems, advanced maternal age is the most frequent cause for difficulties with achieving pregnancy.

Health versus environmental benefits: Does additional information influence consumer acceptance of pulse-based spreads?

Despite the known health benefits and the potential for substituting less environmentally sustainable consumed foods such as meat, the current intake of pulses in developed countries remains less than recommended. Barriers are related to sensory characteristics and lack of knowledge about preparation, while drivers of environmental benefits are intangible. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of additional information about health or environmental benefits of pulses on the acceptance of novel pulse-based products from chickpeas, black beans, and faba beans.

Maximal accelerations for twelve weeks elicit improvement in a single out of a collection of cycling performance indicators in trained cyclists.

Introduction: Cycling is a time-consuming sport. Cyclists, as many other athletes, therefore, focus on training effectively. The hypothesis was tested that twelve weeks of supplementary maximal acceleration training caused more favourable changes in cycling performance indicators as compared to changes measured in comparable control cyclists.

How nurses use National Early Warning Score and Individual Early Warning Score to support their patient risk assessment practice: A fieldwork study.

Aim: To explore and describe how the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and Individual Early Warning Score (I-EWS) are used and how they support nurses' patient risk assessment practice.

Design: A qualitative observational fieldwork study drawing on ethnographical principles was performed in six hospitals in two regions of Denmark in 2019.

Methods: Data were generated from participant observations and informal interviews with 32 nurses across 15 different wards in the hospitals.

Change in functional biomechanics following a targeted exercise intervention in patients with acetabular retroversion and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.

Background: Acetabular retroversion is a form of hip dysplasia that may cause femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS), leading to pain and restricted hip range of motion. An exercise intervention aiming at altering pelvis tilt and related functional biomechanics may be a useful first-line intervention for patients who are not eligible for surgical repositioning.

Research Question: Does squat and gait biomechanics change following an 8-week targeted exercise program in individuals with symptomatic acetabular retroversion and FAIS?

Methods: This prospective intervention study used participants as their own controls.

Nearly one in five older adults in Danish nursing homes live with type 2 diabetes.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among Danish nursing home residents (aged ⩾65 years).

Methods: Individuals with T2D in the Danish population of older adults in 2018 were identified using a Danish diabetes register based on administrative and clinical register data. Data on age, sex, type of housing, educational level and place of origin were obtained from various high-quality administrative registers.

Occupational performance and prioritized problematic everyday occupations among people with advanced cancer living alone versus living with someone.

Background: People living at home with advanced cancer wish to maintain and preserve domestic life, but they experience several barriers in their everyday occupations and thereby occupational performance. There is little knowledge of these barriers experienced by people living alone versus people living with someone.

Objective/aim: To investigate differences in self-perceived occupational performance and the prioritisation of getting self-reported problematic everyday occupations solved among people with advanced cancer, taking living status into consideration.