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Healthcare, Volume 8, Issue 3

September 2020 - 167 articles

Cover Story: Sarcopenic obesity is strongly associated with decreased activities of daily living in community-dwelling older adults. We hypothesized that sarcopenic obesity also has a negative impact on activities of daily living in patients after stroke. A cross-sectional study was conducted to clarify the relationship between sarcopenic obesity, simple obesity and sarcopenia without obesity and activities of daily living capability in patients with stroke in convalescent rehabilitation wards. We found that approximately 30% of patients were classified to have sarcopenic obesity, and it was independently associated with lower ability to perform activities of daily living. Based on the findings, we ascertain that body composition of the patients after stroke should be assessed routinely as a part of daily rehabilitation assessment in rehabilitation settings. View this paper.
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Articles (167)

  • Article
  • Open Access
79 Citations
9,472 Views
9 Pages

11 September 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality-based cognitive–motor rehabilitation (VRCMR) on the rehabilitation motivation and cognitive function in older adults. This study enrolled 40 older adults with mild cogn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,653 Views
11 Pages

10 September 2020

Since the 2015 Canadian legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAiD), many Canadian music therapists have become involved in the care of those requesting this procedure. This qualitative study, the first of its kind, examines the experience of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
10,282 Views
16 Pages

10 September 2020

It has been contended that violence is prevalent in the workplace, and there has been increasing research interest into its potential effects. Human interactions at workplaces are apparent. However, the interactions among humans may have positive or...

  • Protocol
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,970 Views
6 Pages

10 September 2020

Introduction: Drawing on the Andersen model, there is a large body of evidence examining the determinants of health care use, such as doctor visits or hospitalization. However, far less is known about the determinants of dental service use, explicitl...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
9,913 Views
6 Pages

Suspected Malignant Hyperthermia and the Application of a Multidisciplinary Response

  • Laura Ebbitt,
  • Eric Johnson,
  • Brooke Herndon,
  • Kristina Karrick and
  • Aric Johnson

9 September 2020

Purpose: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a critical and potentially life-threatening emergency associated with inhaled anesthetic and depolarizing neuromuscular blocker administration. This is a single center’s response to MH. Summary: When sign...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,279 Views
17 Pages

Personality, Healthcare Use and Costs—A Systematic Review

  • André Hajek,
  • Benedikt Kretzler and
  • Hans-Helmut König

9 September 2020

Background: Thus far, there is a lack of a systematic review synthesizing empirical studies that analyze the link between personality factors and healthcare use (HCU) or costs. Consequently, the purpose of our systematic review is to give an overview...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,834 Views
12 Pages

United States County-level COVID-19 Death Rates and Case Fatality Rates Vary by Region and Urban Status

  • Rashid Ahmed,
  • Mark Williamson,
  • Muhammad Akhter Hamid and
  • Naila Ashraf

9 September 2020

COVID-19 is a global pandemic with uncertain death rates. We examined county-level population morality rates (per 100,000) and case fatality rates by US region and rural-urban classification, while controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, and hosp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,102 Views
17 Pages

8 September 2020

Cognitive impairment is the most common sequelae following an acquired brain injury (ABI) and can have profound impact on the life and rehabilitation potential for the individual. The literature demonstrates that music training results in a musician&...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,890 Views
9 Pages

Maximum and Minimum Phonatory Glottal Area before and after Treatment for Vocal Nodules

  • Cheng-Ming Hsu,
  • Ming-Yu Yang,
  • Tuan-Jen Fang,
  • Ching-Yuan Wu,
  • Yao-Te Tsai,
  • Geng-He Chang and
  • Ming-Shao Tsai

7 September 2020

Background: Vocal fold nodules (VFNs) are a challenge for otolaryngologists. Glottal area (GA) waveform analysis is an examination method used for assessing vocal fold vibration and function. However, GA in patients with VFNs has rarely been studied....

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
22,658 Views
14 Pages

Attitudes and Behavior towards Interprofessional Collaboration among Healthcare Professionals in a Large Academic Medical Center

  • Benjamin E. Ansa,
  • Sunitha Zechariah,
  • Amy M. Gates,
  • Stephanie W. Johnson,
  • Vahé Heboyan and
  • Gianluca De Leo

6 September 2020

The increasing rates of comorbidities among patients and the complexity of care have warranted interprofessional collaboration (IPC) as an important component of the healthcare structure. An initial step towards assessing the effectiveness of collabo...

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