10 results match your criteria: "University of Wollongong Faculty of Science Medicine and Health[Affiliation]"

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  • This study examined how well different measures assess improvements in chronic breathlessness during clinical practice and research, particularly focusing on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • A total of 284 elderly men with severe chronic breathlessness participated, and findings indicated that certain measures were more effective in tracking improvements, while others provided similar responses.
  • The results emphasized that assessing the worst breathlessness experienced may be crucial, and highlighted that recall timeframe and thresholds for meaningful improvement significantly impact the evaluation of breathlessness.
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Objectives: Diet and physical activity are crucial for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to maintain good health. Digital health interventions can increase access to lifestyle services. However, consumers' perspectives are unclear, which may reduce the capacity to develop interventions that align with specific needs and preferences.

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Mangrove forests are the dominant vegetation growing on low wooded islands, which occur in the Caribbean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. In the northern Great Barrier Reef, we map remarkable, undocumented mangrove forest extension on 10 low wooded islands in the Howick Group that collectively equates to an area of 667 000 m (66.7 ha).

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Background: Healthcare organisations are transforming the way care is delivered to people with a life-limiting illness with an increased focus on recognising the voice of the persons experiencing the illness and putting them in the centre of decision-making. However, the clinical practice remains largely based on the views of healthcare professionals and families or carers of the person with the illness.

Objectives: To synthesise the best available evidence on the experience of persons living with a life-limiting illness about expressing their voice during communication with healthcare professionals.

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Lidocaine for Neuropathic Cancer Pain (LiCPain): study protocol for a mixed-methods pilot study.

BMJ Open

February 2023

IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation), University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Health, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia.

Introduction: Many patients experience unrelieved neuropathic cancer-related pain. Most current analgesic therapies have psychoactive side effects, lack efficacy data for this indication and have potential medication-related harms. The local anaesthetic lidocaine (lignocaine) has the potential to help manage neuropathic cancer-related pain when administered as an extended, continuous subcutaneous infusion.

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Retrospective study of COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers in Rivers State, Nigeria.

BMJ Open

November 2022

Department of Public Health & Disease Control, Rivers State Ministry of Health, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Objective: To determine the illness severity and mortality among COVID-19-infected healthcare workers (HCWs).

Design: A retrospective cohort study using population-level data. Secondary analysis was conducted on collated data from the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) at the State Ministry of Health, Rivers State, Nigeria.

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Background: The increasing incidence of cancer, coupled with improved survivorship, has increased demand for cancer follow-up care and the need to find alternative models of care. Shared cancer follow-up care in general practice is a safe option in terms of quality of life and cancer recurrence; however, there are barriers to translating this into practice. This review aimed to identify factors that influence the translation of shared cancer follow-up care into clinical practice.

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  • - Thiamine deficiency is common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and researchers aimed to evaluate if thiamine supplementation improves blood sugar levels (glycemic outcomes).
  • - Six trials with a total of 364 participants were analyzed, and results showed no significant improvements in HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, or postprandial blood glucose after taking thiamine or benfotiamine for up to three months.
  • - While thiamine supplementation did not enhance blood sugar control, it was found to increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels and lower triglycerides, suggesting potential cardiovascular benefits but no direct impact on diabetes management.
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Background: In Australia over 1100 people are living on dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor. Worldwide there are an estimated 170,000 people who wait an average of three years before an organ becomes available.

Objective: To provide an understanding of the lived experience of people waiting on dialysis for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor.

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  • Japan is facing challenges in its aged care system due to a rapidly growing older population in its super-ageing society.
  • Research conducted at eight aged care facilities identified four key aspects that could improve quality of life and health for residents.
  • These aspects include mandatory employment of qualified nutritionists, a focus on life rehabilitation for physical and cognitive performance, regulated staff-to-resident ratios for better interpersonal care, and an emphasis on cultural and seasonal experiences for residents.
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