Published in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
As medications are commonly used to prevent and mitigate chronic diseases and their associated complications and outcomes, limited geographic access to medications in communities that are already plagued with health inequity is a growing concern. This is especially important because low-income urban minority communities often have high prevalence a...
Published in BMJ military health
The prevalence of depression is relatively high in the Korean military. Social support is a protective factor against depression and is classified into four categories: emotional support-having the sense of feeling loved; instrumental support-receiving material assistance; informational support-receiving advice; appraisal support-feeling valued and...
Published in Physiotherapy theory and practice
Introduction: Post-operative day (POD) 0 physical therapy (PT) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been associated with improved outcomes such as shorter hospital length of stay (LOS), though patient performance is variable. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PT performance and determine whether this affected LOS or discharge to home.Met...
Published in Physiotherapy theory and practice
Background: With the rapidly growing aging population, older adults need to stay healthy and active for a longer time. Mobile health (mHealth) solutions could help support, prevent, or delay functional decline and falls in old age.Purpose: The aim was to explore older persons' experiences of a mobile application for fall prevention exercise, and to...
Published in Fetal and pediatric pathology
BackgroundThis meta-analysis evaluates the correlation between the IL-6 -174 G > C polymorphism and susceptibility of childhood sepsis. Methods: We searched PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, CNKI, SID, SciELO databases until December 30, 2019 to identify all eligible studies. Results: A total of 17 studies with 1,287 cases and 2,482 controls we...
Published in Fetal and pediatric pathology
Objectiveβ-thalassemia is a genetic disorder characterized by reduction or absence of β-globin chain with mutations in both copies (β-thalassemia major) or in one copy (β-thalassemia minor). Pregnancies in β- thalassemic carrier women are considered symptom free but have risk of inheriting β-thalassemic fetuses. Current study was designed to compar...
Published in Fetal and pediatric pathology
Background Although neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma/Primitive neuroectodermal tumor are different clinical entities, they are both a member of small round blue cell tumors and can mimic each other's behavior in clinical and molecular aspects. Case report: A 3 year-old girl with an abdominal mass was found to have a small round blue cell tumor origi...
Published in American journal of perinatology
Studies demonstrate shorter time to delivery with concurrent use of misoprostol and cervical Foley catheter. However, concurrent placement may not be feasible. If misoprostol is used to start an induction, little is known regarding the benefit of sequentially using Foley catheter. We examine obstetrical outcomes in women with Foley catheter placed ...
Published in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Past and current policies have led to the creation and sustainment of systemic racism. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a key contributor to sustaining health disparities for working Black women in the USA. Black women have a longstanding history of disadvantage and the current family leave policies make this demographic more vulnerable t...
Published in Physiotherapy theory and practice
Introduction: The perceptions and beliefs of physical therapists play an important role in their clinical behavior. These clinician-related aspects may contribute to the knowledge-action gap in the field of motor learning (ML). Accordingly, this study explored how a sample of physical therapists perceive ML in their practice.Methods: A qualitative ...
