scholarly journals Establishing the Relationship of Inhaler Satisfaction, Adherence, Smoking History and Allergic Rhinitis With Patient Outcomes: Real World Observations in US Adult Asthma Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. A599
Author(s):  
B. Harrow ◽  
D. Price ◽  
J. Pike ◽  
V. Higgins ◽  
M. Small ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Real World ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
Adult Asthma ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals On the Relationship of Mathematics to the Real World

Resonance ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-195
Author(s):  
Deepak Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
The Real ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Using Logic Activities to Produce a Class Constitution

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-176
Author(s):  
Susan Strand Monchamp
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
The Real ◽  
Mathematical Connections ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

One of my major goals in mathematics is to have my student understand the relationship of mathematics to the real world. To this end, we begin the year in my first-gradeclass by doing a series of logic activities that lead to the production of our class constitution. The activities reflect three of the NCTM' curriculum and evaluation standards—Mathematics a Communication, Mathematics as Reasoning, and Mathematical Connections (NCTM 1989).

scholarly journals PSYChosomatic Medicine in ONcologIc and Cardiac Disease (PSYCHONIC) Study—A Retrospective and Prospective Observational Research Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 5786
Author(s):  
Adriana Roncella ◽  
Christian Pristipino ◽  
Oretta Di Carlo ◽  
Matteo Ansuini ◽  
Angela Corbosiero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Therapy ◽  
Real World ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
The Real ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Psychosocial factors play an important role in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This observational study is primarily aimed at assessing the relationship of psychological characteristics of patients with the outcomes of different NCDs, and to assess short-term psychotherapy (STP) efficacy in the real world. Methods: One hundred and forty patients with recent acute myocardial infarction, Takotsubo syndrome, or non-metastatic breast cancer and a control group of 140 age and sex-matched healthy subjects, will be enrolled. All subjects will be administered psychometric tests, quality of life tests, a specific body perception questionnaire, a dream questionnaire, and a projective test, the Six Drawing test at baseline and follow-up. All subjects with medical conditions will be asked to freely choose between an ontopsychological STP along with standard medical therapy and, whenever indicated, rehabilitation therapy or medical therapy plus rehabilitation alone. The study endpoints will be to evaluate: the relationship of the psychological characteristics of enrolled subjects with the outcomes of different NCDs, predictors of the choice of psychotherapy, and the efficacy of ontopsychological intervention on psychological and medical outcomes. Conclusion: This study will generate data on distinctive psychological characteristics of patients suffering from different CDs and their relationship with medical outcomes, as well as explore the efficacy of ontopsychological STP in these patients in the real world. (Number of registration: NCT03437642).

scholarly journals A Clinical Study of Relationship of Body Mass Index with Allergic Rhinitis

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
SS Bist ◽  
Sanjeev Bhagat ◽  
Himanshu Kala
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Bmi

ABSTRACT Objectives Although the association between obesity and bronchial asthma (BA) has been gaining more attention, few studies have been conducted concerning the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and other allergic diseases. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between allergic rhinitis (AR) and BMI. Materials and methods This was a retrospective study. Two hundred and ten patients of AR (138 males and 72 females) and 424 healthy controls were included in the study. The BMI of patients and controls were calculated and correlated. Results The percentage of AR patients with a low BMI was 9.5%, whereas 57.6% had a normal BMI; 21% were preobese and 9.5% were obese. In the control group, 48.6% subjects had normal BMI range followed by preobese 21.2%, underweight 20.3%, and obese 9.9%. Among the overweight (preobese+ obese) category, the maximum number of subjects belonged to cases, i.e., 32.8% with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.95 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.91-1.07). Thus, AR was not associated with high BMI. Among the underweight, the maximum number of subjects belonged to the control group, i.e., 20.3% with an OR of 2.13 (95% CI 1.24-3.68). Thus, AR had no relationship with lower BMI also. It was also observed that more of the female patients (18, 29.1, and 12.5% were underweight, preobese, and obese respectively) had deranged BMI than male patients (5.3, 20.2, and 7.9% were underweight, preobese, and obese respectively). A relative risk of 1.124 (95% CI 1.01-1.23) and 1.04 (95% CI 0.95-1.13) was present in female patients with low and high BMI respectively, which is statistically significant (p = 0.0008). Conclusion It was concluded that BMI was not associated with increased prevalence of AR. Among the underweight and overweight, AR was more common in females than in males. Thus, BMI had a significant association with AR among female patients. Overall, BMI had no significant association with AR. How to cite this article Kala H, Bhagat S, Varshney S, Bist SS. A Clinical Study of Relationship of Body Mass Index with Allergic Rhinitis. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2016;9(1):33-36.

scholarly journals Differences between asthma–COPD overlap syndrome and adult-onset asthma

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1602383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Tommola ◽  
Pinja Ilmarinen ◽  
Leena E. Tuomisto ◽  
Lauri Lehtimäki ◽  
Jussi Haanpää ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Overlap Syndrome ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
Blood Neutrophil ◽  
Diffusing Capacity ◽  
Adult Asthma ◽  
Asthma Patients

Differences between asthma–COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) and adult-onset asthma are poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate these differences in a clinical cohort of patients with adult-onset asthma, as a part of the Seinäjoki Adult Asthma Study (SAAS).188 patients were diagnosed with adult-onset asthma and re-evaluated 12 years after diagnosis. They were divided into three groups based on smoking history and post bronchodilator spirometry values: 1) never- and ex-smokers with <10 smoked pack-years; 2) non-obstructive (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥0.7) patients with ≥10 pack-years; and 3) ACOS patients with ≥10 pack-years and FEV1/FVC <0.7.ACOS patients had lower diffusing capacity (DLCO/VA 86% predicted versus 98 or 96% predicted; p<0.001), higher blood neutrophil levels (4.50 versus 3.60 or 3.85×109 L−1; p=0.008), and higher IL-6 levels (2.88 versus 1.52 or 2.10 pg·mL−1, p<0.001) as compared to never- and ex-smokers with <10 pack-years, or non-obstructive patients with ≥10 pack-years smoking history, respectively. ACOS patients also showed reduced lung function, higher remaining bronchial reversibility and a higher number of comorbidities.This study shows distinct differences in diffusing capacity, blood neutrophil and IL-6 levels, bronchial reversibility, lung function and comorbidities between ACOS and adult-onset asthma. The present findings should be considered in the comprehensive assessment of adult asthma patients.

scholarly journals The effect of smoking on lung function: a clinical study of adult-onset asthma

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1298-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Tommola ◽  
Pinja Ilmarinen ◽  
Leena E. Tuomisto ◽  
Jussi Haanpää ◽  
Terhi Kankaanranta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Multivariate Regression Analysis ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
Lung Function Decline ◽  
Adult Asthma ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Annual Decline

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of smoking on lung function decline in adult-onset asthma in a clinical, 12-year follow-up study.In the Seinäjoki Adult Asthma Study, 203 patients were followed for 12 years (1999–2013) after diagnosis of new-onset adult asthma. Patients were divided into two groups based on smoking history: <10 or ≥10 pack-years. Spirometry evaluation points were: 1) baseline, 2) the maximum lung function during the first 2.5 years after diagnosis (Max0–2.5) and 3) after 12 years of follow-up.Between Max0–2.5 and follow-up, the median annual decline in absolute forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) was 36 mL in the group of patients with <10 pack-years of smoking and 54 mL in those with smoking history ≥10 pack-years (p=0.003). The annual declines in FEV1 % pred (p=0.006), forced vital capacity (FVC) (p=0.035) and FEV1/FVC (p=0.045) were also accelerated in the group of patients with ≥10 pack-years smoked. In multivariate regression analysis, smoking history ≥10 pack-years became a significant predictor of accelerated decline in FEV1.Among patients with clinically defined adult-onset asthma, smoking history ≥10 pack-years is associated with accelerated loss of lung function.

scholarly journals Vorsprung durch Technik: On Biotechnology, Bioethics, and Its Beneficiaries

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
NICKY PRIAULX
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Quiet Revolution ◽  
The Real ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Critical Turn ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Bioethics as a distinctive field is undergoing a critical turn. It may be a quiet revolution, but a growing body of scholarship illustrates a perceived need for a rethink of the scope of the field and the approaches and priorities that have carried bioethicists through many heady years of success. Few areas of bioethical practice have been left unexamined, ranging from questions as to the sustainability of the discipline in its current form to the “expertise” of its practitioners; the legitimacy of bioethics in the realms of policymaking; its relationship to philosophy; the purchase of empirical and interdisciplinary method; the relationship of bioethics to the real world; bioethical understandings of the concept of “health” (and methods of attainment); its agenda, priorities, and inclusiveness right up to what might be the overarching question: “What is bioethics all about?” Unsurprisingly, these questions elicit varied responses. Scholars from various disciplines have critiqued fundamental tenets of the “ethics” business, albeit as claims of its “conservatism,” “corruption,” and its questionable “usefulness” suggest, not always with a charitable or constructive eye. But quite crucially and often overlooked, bioethics itself has not shied away from the question as to what bioethics is and what it should become; increasingly apparent is that this kind of self-conscious and reflexive theorizing is regarded as a key priority for taking contemporary ethics forward.

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