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Patient empowerment during the transition to adulthood in young persons with chronic conditions
(2020-12-08)
During the transition to adulthood and adult care young persons with chronic conditions (CCs) are in need of developing the skills necessary to manage their condition, communicate with the healthcare provider, participate ...
Socioeconomic aspects of lifestyle and women's health: a primary care and population perspective
(2020-03-05)
Aims: To estimate growth characteristics and socioeconomic factors in relation to over-weight/obesity among 4-year-old children. To explore whether a primary care lifestyle programme reached and engaged socioeconomically ...
Natural course and long-term prognosis in idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - the effect of delayed surgery and clinical factors on outcome and survival
(2020-05-07)
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, iNPH, causes gait and balance difficulties, urinary incontinence and cognitive decline in mainly older persons and is treatable by insertion of a cerebrospinal fluid diverting ...
Physical fitness and exercise in adults with congenital heart disease
(2020-04-14)
Background: The population of patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) is growing, and the estimated life expectancy has increased. Therefore, factors related to lifestyle, such as physical activity (PA), exercise, ...
On Cyclodeviation - Strategies for Investigation, Management and quality of Life
(2020-06-04)
Introduction: Cyclodeviation is a form of strabismus that is not externally visible. It is measured subjectively and in degrees, as incyclotorsion or excyclotorsion. The perception of subjective tilting does not always ...
Radiological and Clinical Changes in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: MRI, Vascular factors and Clinical Symptoms as Markers of Pathophysiology and Prognosis
(2020-01-15)
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a treatable, neurological disorder affecting the elderly population causing gait, balance, cognitive and micturition impairments. Treatment results in a clinical improvement ...
Dizziness and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo among older adults - health-related quality of life and associated factors
(2020-03-10)
Dizziness is a common complaint reported by more than 30% of persons over 70 years of age and accounts for 2% of all visits in healthcare annually. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a common and treatable cause ...
Time-lapse technology in the IVF laboratory. Assessing safety and human embryo development
(2020)
Background: Time-lapse monitoring of human embryos is becoming increasingly
utilized in clinical IVF laboratories. This technology allows for uninterrupted,
continuous observation of embryo development without having to ...
Acute respiratory infections among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo - nasopharyngeal pathogens, antibiotic resistance and vaccination
(2020-09-29)
ABSTRACT
Acute Lower Respiratory Infections (ALRI) remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV13 was ...
Transplantation of normal and decellularized syngeneic, allogeneic and xenogeneic cardiac tissue in mice and non-human primates
(2020-03-05)
Introduction
Because of the restricted inherent capacity of regeneration and healing, transplantation is the only treatment for end-stage heart failure but it has limitations of donor shortage and graft rejection. Cardiac ...