Published in Aging & mental health
This study aims to validate the Japanese version of Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease for Nursing Homes (QOL-AD NH). This is the modified version of QOL-AD, initially developed for residents living with dementia in long-term care settings. Psychometric assessment was conducted in a sample of 101 residents and their professional care staff to obta...
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
To report long-term outcomes after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) with or without perioperative blood or blood products. All patients who underwent proximal aortic surgery with DHCA from 2011 to 2018 were propensity matched according to baseline characteristics. Primary outcomes included short- and long-term mortality. Stratified Cox re...
Published in Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
To assess the impact of using dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control on the dynamics of the accommodative response and facility. 24 young adult myopes were fitted with dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control (MiSight®) and single-vision soft contact lenses (Proclear®). The WAM-5500 open-field autorefractor was used to measure t...
Published in Aging & mental health
To examine health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults with: dementia only, cancer only, and comorbid cancer and dementia. Longitudinal analysis was conducted using data from 2010 to 2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Health outcomes included mortality, limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities o...
Published in Aging & mental health
Objectives: As our society ages, the incidence of age-related diseases increases and with it the number of medical treatments that require informed consent. Capacity to consent is often categorically questioned in persons with dementia (PwD) without appropriate assessment, depriving them of their right to autonomous decision-making. Supportive stru...
Published in British journal of clinical pharmacology
Published in Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
The 'Tasty School' is a tailored teacher-delivered food education model for primary schools in Finland. The aim of the current study was to investigate the feasibility of the Tasty School model in primary schools. Furthermore, the aim was to assess changes during the intervention in the class teachers' perspectives and experiences related to food e...
Published in Indian journal of pediatrics
To compare the epidemiological, clinical profile, intensive care needs and outcome of children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first and second waves of the pandemic. This was a retrospective study of all children between 1 mo and 14 y, admitted to a dedicated COVID-19 hospital (DCH) during the first (1st June to 31st December 202...
Published in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
