Published in Digital Biomarkers
We conducted a pilot study using a passive radio-wave-based home monitor in individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) with a focus on gait, home activity, and time in bed. We enrolled 7 ambulatory individuals to have the device installed in the bedroom of their homes over 8 weeks and performed standard PD assessments at baseline. We evaluated the abi...
Published in Aging & mental health
This study explored the quality of life (QoL) and attitudes to aging in older adults with and without dementia, and ascertained the main factors that predict QoL and attitude to ageing. A cross-sectional study involving 563 community-dwelling adults with (PwD) and without dementia (PwoD) >60 years of age was conducted in three Czech regions. A tool...
Published in The Journal of surgical research
Emergency general surgery has higher adverse outcomes than elective surgery. Patients leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA) have a greater risk for readmission and complications. We sought to identify clinical and demographic characteristics along with hospital factors associated with leaving AMA after EGS operations. A retrospective re...
Published in Medical teacher
Virtual patients provide numerous learning opportunities for medical students, yet only support one-off patient interactions. To emulate general practice, allowing multiple encounters with a single patient, a new longitudinal virtual patient (LVP) was developed. The LVP was integrated into 2nd year at a graduate-entry medical school, in the 2019/20...
Published in Medical teacher
Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have received much attention in the literature since they were first proposed in 2005. Useful guidelines, workshops, courses, and conferences have supported faculty in developing programs and designing assessment procedures using EPAs and entrustment decision-making. Yet, the need for clarification remains...
Published in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
BackgroundEnterogenic empyema is an uncommon complication of colobronchial fistula (CBF). We reported a case of enterogenic empyema patient after surgery for CBF.Case presentationA 66-year-old gentleman presented with persistent fever and repeated hemoptysis for 8 months. Computed tomography of the thorax confirmed the presence of a consolidation m...
Published in Lipids in Health and Disease
BackgroundThe present study aims to estimate whether high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is correlated with cardiovascular events (CVEs) and cardiovascular mortality (CVM) in a large sample of the general population in rural areas of China.MethodsAdult participants (n = 10,266, age = 53.79 ± 10.49 years; 46.5% men) were enrolled from the N...
Throughout 2019, NASA celebrated historic anniversaries and announced bold new programs generating excitement about earth and space exploration. One of the most notable events was the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 historic first steps on the Moon. Complementing this anniversary event were the additional activities and events cond...
Published in World Journal of Orthopedics
BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium (POD) is one of the most common complications in older adult patients undergoing elective surgery. Few studies have compared, within the same institution, the type of surgery, risk factors and type of anesthesia and analgesia associated with the development of POD. AIM To investigate the following three questions: ...
Asteroid groups may either form because of collisions or the rotational failure of a parent body. Collisional asteroid families tend to be more spread in proper element domains, while young spin clusters are usually much more compact. Recently, it has been shown that young spin clusters may form at higher rates in extremely young asteroid families ...
