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A. Salarian, Fay B. Horak, Cris Zampieri et al. · 2010 · IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is a widely used clinical paradigm to evaluate balance and mobility. Although TUG includes several complex subcomponents, namely: sit-to-stand, gait, 180 degree turn, and turn-to-sit; the only outcome is the…
View details →Damon Jones, David Molitor, Julian Reif · 2019 · The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Workplace wellness programs cover over 50 million U.S. workers and are intended to reduce medical spending, increase productivity, and improve well-being. Yet limited evidence exists to support these claims. We designed and implemented a…
View details →Amy Chesser, Nikki Keene Woods, Kyle Smothers et al. · 2016 · Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Objective: The objective of this review was to assess published literature relating to health literacy and older adults. Method: The current review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta…
View details →Denis Agniel, Isaac S. Kohane, Griffin M. Weber · 2018 · BMJ
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate on a large scale, across 272 common types of laboratory tests, the impact of healthcare processes on the predictive value of electronic health record (EHR) data. DESIGN: Retrospective observational study. SETTING:…
View details →US Preventive Services Task Force, David C. Grossman, Susan J. Curry et al. · 2018 · JAMA
Importance: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults in the United States. In 2014, 28.7% of community-dwelling adults 65 years or older reported falling, resulting in 29 million falls (37.5%…
View details →Ashish K. Jha, Karen E. Joynt, E. John Orav et al. · 2012 · New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND: Pay for performance has become a central strategy in the drive to improve health care. We assessed the long-term effect of the Medicare Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) on patient outcomes. METHODS: We…
View details →Kim de Jong, Patricia van Sluis, Annet Nugter et al. · 2012 · Psychotherapy Research
Providing outcome monitoring feedback to therapists seems to be a promising approach to improve outcomes in clinical practice. This study aims to examine the effect of feedback and investigate whether it is moderated by therapist…
View details →Ann Huff Stevens, Douglas L. Miller, Marianne Page et al. · 2015 · American Economic Journal Economic Policy
It is well known that mortality rates are pro-cyclical. In this paper, we attempt to understand why. We find little evidence that cyclical changes in individuals' own employment-related behavior drives the relationship; own-group…
View details →Suzanne Todd, F. Scott Dahlgren, Marc Traeger et al. · 2015 · The Journal of Pediatrics
ObjectiveTo evaluate whether cosmetically relevant dental effects occurred among children who had received doxycycline for treatment of suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).Study designChildren who lived on an American Indian…
View details →David I. Levine, Michael W. Toffel, Matthew S. Johnson · 2012 · Science
Controversy surrounds occupational health and safety regulators, with some observers claiming that workplace regulations damage firms' competitiveness and destroy jobs and others arguing that they make workplaces safer at little cost to…
View details →Eva van het Reve, Patrícia Silveira, Florian Daniel et al. · 2014 · Journal of Medical Internet Research
BACKGROUND: Home-based exercise programs can improve physical functioning and health status of elderly people. Successful implementation of exercise interventions for older people presents major challenges and supporting elderly people properly while doing their home-based exercises is essential for training success. We developed a tablet-based system-ActiveLifestyle-that offers older adults a home-based strength-balance training program with incorporated motivation strategies and support features. OBJECTIVE: The goal was to compare 3 different home-based training programs with respect to thei
View details →Arne Petersson · 2010 · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
In the current version (I) of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), imaging of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is not required for a diagnosis. Research has shown that radiological findings of the…
View details →Sarah Sims, Gillian Hewitt, Ruth Harris · 2014 · Journal of Interprofessional Care
Interprofessional teamwork has become an integral feature of healthcare delivery in a wide range of conditions and services in many countries. Many assumptions are made in healthcare literature and policy about how interprofessional teams…
View details →Taianah Almeida Barroso, Lucas Braga Marins, Renata Alves et al. · 2017 · International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
Background: Obesity has been identified as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Objective: To evaluate the association of central obesity with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, carried out with patients treated at a metabolic syndrome outpatient clinic, with body mass index ≥ 24.9 kg/m2. Nutritional status, laboratory tests (lipid and glycemic profile) and blood pressure status were analyzed. Participants were stratified into groups regarding the presence or absence of risk factors: diabetes, hypertension, and dysli
View details →Anthony Montgomery, Florina Spânu, Adriana Băban et al. · 2015 · Burnout Research
According to the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, burnout and engagement are psychological reactions that develop when individual characteristics interact with work characteristics. This study tests the JD-R model using multilevel…
View details →Jahidur Rahman Khan, Nabil Awan, Md. Mazharul Islam et al. · 2020 · Frontiers in Public Health
Background The rapid growth in cases of COVID-19 has challenged national healthcare capacity, testing systems at an advanced ICU, and public health infrastructure level. This global study evaluates the association between multi-factorial healthcare capacity and case fatality of COVID-19 patients by adjusting for demographic, health expenditure, population density and prior burden of noncommunicable disease. It also explores the impact of government relationships with civil society as a predictor of infection and mortality rates. Methods Data were extracted from the Johns Hopkins University dat
View details →Heribert Limm, Harald Gündel, Mechthild Heinmüller et al. · 2010 · Occupational and Environmental Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To examine the long-term effects of a stress management intervention (SMI) based on the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model, on psychological and biological reactions to work stress. METHODS: 174 lower or middle management…
View details →Andrew M. Ryan, Sam Krinsky, Kristin A. Maurer et al. · 2017 · New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND: Starting in fiscal year 2013, the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program introduced quality performance-based adjustments of up to 1% to Medicare reimbursements for acute care hospitals. METHODS: We evaluated whether…
View details →Pauline Stanton, Richard Gough, Ruth Ballardie et al. · 2014 · The International Journal of Human Resource Management
This article analyses a process improvement project based on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) techniques in the emergency department (ED) of a large Australian hospital. We consider perspectives of the clinical and managerial staff involved in the…
View details →Sisay Demissew Beyene · 2023 · BMC Public Health
BACKGROUND: Food insecurity adversely affects human health, which means food security and nutrition are crucial to improving people's health outcomes. Both food insecurity and health outcomes are the policy and agenda of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there is a lack of macro-level empirical studies (Macro-level study means studies at the broadest level using variables that represent a given country or the whole population of a country or economy as a whole. For example, if the urban population (% of the total population) of XYZ country is 30%, it is used as a proxy va
View details →Dori Steinberg, Erica Levine, Sandy Askew et al. · 2013 · Journal of Medical Internet Research
BACKGROUND: Daily self-monitoring of diet and physical activity behaviors is a strong predictor of weight loss success. Text messaging holds promise as a viable self-monitoring modality, particularly among racial/ethnic minority populations. OBJECTIVE: This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of a text messaging intervention for weight loss among predominantly black women. METHODS: Fifty obese women were randomized to either a 6-month intervention using a fully automated system that included daily text messages for self-monitoring tailored behavioral goals (eg, 10,000 steps per day, no sugar
View details →Girmay Tsegay Kiross, Catherine Chojenta, Daniel Barker et al. · 2020 · Health Economics Review
INTRODUCTION: Although health expenditure in sub-Saharan African countries is the lowest compared with other regions in the world, most African countries have improved their budget allocations to health care over the past 15 years. The majority of health care sources in sub-Saharan Africa are private and largely involve out-of-pocket expenditure, which may prevent healthcare access. Access to healthcare is a known predictor of infant mortality. Therefore the objective of this study is to determine the impact of health care expenditure on infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: The stu
View details →Rosa Andias, Maritza Neto, Anabela G. Silva · 2018 · Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education (PNE) and neck/shoulder exercises with no intervention in adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP). METHODS: Forty-three adolescents with CINP were randomly…
View details →Aaron K. Remenschneider, Sarah Lookabaugh, Avner Aliphas et al. · 2014 · Otology & Neurotology
OBJECTIVE: Otologic trauma was the most common physical injury sustained after the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombings. The goal of this study is to describe the resultant otologic morbidity and to report on early outcomes. STUDY…
View details →Isabelle Scholl, Levente Kriston, Jörg Dirmaier et al. · 2012 · Health Expectations
BACKGROUND: While there has been a clear move towards shared decision-making (SDM) in the last few years, the measurement of SDM-related constructs remains challenging. There has been a call for further psychometric testing of known…
View details →Stavroula Stavrakaki, Kalliopi Megari, Mary H. Kosmidis et al. · 2012 · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
We investigated working memory and verbal fluency in simultaneous interpreters, expecting to find enhanced working memory and semantic processing in interpreters relative to others fluent in a second language. The interpreters (n = 15)…
View details →Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Marianna S. Wetherill, Jordan Hearod et al. · 2017 · American Journal of Public Health
OBJECTIVES: To examine food insecurity and cardiovascular disease-related health outcomes among American Indians (AIs) in rural Oklahoma. METHODS: We surveyed a cross-sectional sample of 513 AI adults to assess food insecurity domains…
View details →Orhan Sivrikaya, Enar Tunc · 2013 · The Open Transportation Journal
introduction Patients have the right to influence the care they receive, but their wish to participate in care decision-making is unclear. Aim This study investigates whether participation in nursing documentation influences patient participation in care decision-making, mastery, self-esteem, empowerment and depressive feelings among adult in-patients with chronic disease. Materials and Methodology Adult patients (n=39) with chronic diseases were randomized. The intervention group participated in nursing documentation. Upon departure, patients filled in questionnaires about participation in ca
View details →David F. Feldon, Soojeong Jeong, James Peugh et al. · 2017 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Many PhD programs incorporate boot camps and summer bridge programs to accelerate the development of doctoral students' research skills and acculturation into their respective disciplines. These brief, high-intensity experiences span no…
View details →Ton Wang, Brooke C. Bredbeck, Brandy Sinco et al. · 2021 · JAMA Surgery
Importance: Through the Choosing Wisely campaign, surgical specialties identified 4 low-value breast cancer operations. Preliminary data suggest varying rates of deimplementation and have identified patient-level and clinician-level…
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