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Healthcare, Volume 9, Issue 4

April 2021 - 122 articles

Cover Story: The goal was to systematically review and meta-analyze randomized controlled trials assessing the effects of strength training (ST) and stretching on range-of-motion (ROM). Eleven articles (n = 452 participants) were included. Pooled data showed no differences between ST and stretching on ROM (ES = −0.22; 95% CI = −0.55 to 0.12; p = 0.206). Sub-group analyses based on risk of bias, active vs. passive ROM, and movement-per-joint analyses showed no between-protocol differences in ROM gains. Conclusions: ST and stretching were not different in their effects on ROM, but the studies were highly heterogeneous in terms of design, protocols and populations; therefore, further research is warranted. The qualitative effects of all the studies, however, were quite homogeneous. View this paper.
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Articles (122)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,811 Views
11 Pages

Psychometric Properties of the Self-Healing Assessment Scale for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

  • Yi-Chen Wu,
  • Hua-I Hsu,
  • Heng-Hsin Tung,
  • Shi-Jun Pan and
  • Shu-Wei Lin

Self-healing, an intrinsic healing capacity, helps individuals’ bodies and minds to regain wholeness and is significant in the pursuit of one’s own healthy ageing and independence. This study was intended to develop and preliminarily test the reliabi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,208 Views
11 Pages

The ability to perform sit-to-stand (STS) and back-to-sit (BTS) movements is important for the elderly to live independently and maintain a reasonable quality of life. Accordingly, this study investigated the STS and BTS motions of 28 healthy older a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,888 Views
12 Pages

Predicting Hospital Overall Quality Star Ratings in the USA

  • Nisha Kurian,
  • Jyotsna Maid,
  • Sharoni Mitra,
  • Lance Rhyne,
  • Michael Korvink and
  • Laura H. Gunn

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns quality star ratings to hospitals upon assessing their performance across 57 measures. Ratings can be used by healthcare consumers for hospital selection and hospitals for quality impr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,164 Views
9 Pages

Knowledge of Antiretroviral Treatment and Associated Factors in HIV-Infected Patients

  • Lam Van Nguyen,
  • Thao N. P. Nguyen,
  • Anh N. Thach,
  • Anh N. Lam,
  • Duc Q. Lam,
  • Chu X. Duong,
  • Suol T. Pham,
  • Thao H. Nguyen,
  • Dyah A. Perwitasari and
  • Katja Taxis
  • + 2 authors

This study aimed to assess the knowledge of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and the associated factors in HIV-infected patients in Vietnam. We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study of 350 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodefic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,562 Views
14 Pages

The COVID-19 pandemic situation threatens the health of people globally, especially adolescents facing mental problems such as depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder due to constant COVID-19 stress. The present study aimed to provide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
4,652 Views
10 Pages

COVID-19-Related Fear, Risk Perception, and Safety Behavior in Individuals with Diabetes

  • Venja Musche,
  • Hannah Kohler,
  • Alexander Bäuerle,
  • Adam Schweda,
  • Benjamin Weismüller,
  • Madeleine Fink,
  • Theresa Schadendorf,
  • Anita Robitzsch,
  • Nora Dörrie and
  • Susanne Tan
  • + 2 authors

(1) The aim of the study is to assess the psychological burden of individuals with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to matched controls. (2) Over the course of eight weeks, 9 April to 3 June 2020, 253 individuals with diabetes and...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,695 Views
11 Pages

Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS Cov2 (PIMS-TS) is a newly encountered disease in children sharing clinical features with Kawasaki disease, toxic shock syndrome, or macrophage-activating syndrome. Pathogenic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,625 Views
8 Pages

Psychopathology and Somatic Complaints: A Cross-Sectional Study with Portuguese Adults

  • Joana Proença Becker,
  • Rui Paixão and
  • Manuel João Quartilho

(1) Background: Functional somatic symptoms (FSS) are physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by medical diagnosis, injuries, and medication intake. More than the presence of unexplained symptoms, this condition is associated with functional...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,534 Views
15 Pages

A pre-procedural ultrasound of the lumbar spine is frequently used to facilitate neuraxial procedures. The aim of this review is to examine the evidence sustaining the utilization of pre-procedural neuraxial ultrasound compared to conventional method...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,379 Views
11 Pages

Male participation in reproductive health issues has been considered to be an effective and promising strategy to address the women’s reproductive health problems since the 1990s. Under this background, we aim to explore the women’s perception of men...

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