Abstract #701: A Retrospective Analysis of The Impact of Weight Loss on Renal Function

Purpose This study was designed to examine the association of dosage and effects of Sound Production Treatment (SPT) for acquired apraxia of speech. Method Treatment logs and probe data from 20 speakers with apraxia of speech and aphasia were submitted to a retrospective analysis. The number of treatment sessions and teaching episodes was examined relative to (a) change in articulation accuracy above baseline performance, (b) mastery of production, and (c) maintenance. The impact of practice schedule (SPT-Blocked vs. SPT-Random) was also examined. Results The average number of treatment sessions conducted prior to change was 5.4 for SPT-Blocked and 3.9 for SPT-Random. The mean number of teaching episodes preceding change was 334 for SPT-Blocked and 179 for SPT-Random. Mastery occurred within an average of 13.7 sessions (1,252 teaching episodes) and 12.4 sessions (1,082 teaching episodes) for SPT-Blocked and SPT-Random, respectively. Comparisons of dosage metric values across practice schedules did not reveal substantial differences. Significant negative correlations were found between follow-up probe performance and the dosage metrics. Conclusions Only a few treatment sessions were needed to achieve initial positive changes in articulation, with mastery occurring within 12–14 sessions for the majority of participants. Earlier occurrence of change or mastery was associated with better follow-up performance. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.12592190

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The impact of weight loss on depression: A preliminary meta-analysis

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e505302014-024 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Bruce Blaine ◽

Jennifer McElroy ◽

Hilary Vidair

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

The Impact

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The Impact of Primary Care Resident Physician Training on Patient Weight Loss at 12 Months

Obesity ◽

10.1038/oby.2012.137 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Melanie R. Jay ◽

Colleen C. Gillespie ◽

Sheira L. Schlair ◽

Stella M. Savarimuthu ◽

Scott E. Sherman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Weight Loss ◽

Resident Physician ◽

Physician Training ◽

Primary Care Resident ◽

Patient Weight ◽

The Impact

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Clinical and Seasonal Variations of Nutritional Risk Screening in Patients Scheduled for Rehabilitation after Heart Surgery

The Heart Surgery Forum ◽

10.1532/hsf98.2013240 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 336

Author(s):

Marko Boban ◽

Viktor Persic ◽

Zeljko Jovanovic ◽

Niksa Drinkovic ◽

Milan Milosevic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Heart Surgery ◽

Nutritional Risk ◽

Risk Scores ◽

Risk Screening ◽

Climate Effects ◽

Seasonal Climate ◽

Nrs 2002 ◽

The Impact ◽

Nutritional Risk Screening

Background: Current knowledge on the pervasiveness of increased nutritional risk in cardiovascular diseases is limited. Our aim was to analyze the characteristics of nutritional risk screening in patients scheduled for rehabilitation after heart surgery. Prevalence and extent of nutritional risk were studied in connection with patients' characteristics and seasonal climate effects on weight loss dynamics.Methods: The cohort included 65 consecutive patients with an age range of 25-84 years, 2-6 months after surgical treatment for ischemic or valvular heart disease. Nutritional risk screening was appraised using a standardized NRS-2002 questionnaire. Groups were analyzed according to a timeline of rehabilitation according to the "cold" and "warm" seasons of the moderate Mediterranean climate in Opatija, Croatia.Results: Increased nutritional risk scores (NRS-2002) of >3 were found in 96% of studied patients. Mean NRS-2002 of patients was 5.0 � 1.0, with a percentage weight loss history of 11.7% � 2.2% (4.6-19.0). Risk was found to be more pronounced during the warmer season, with NRS-2002 scores of 5.3 � 0.7 versus 4.8 � 1.1 (P = 0.136) and greater loss of weight of 13.0% � 3.2% versus 10.6% � 3% (P = 0.005), respectively. Increased nutritional risk correlated significantly with creatinine concentrations (rho = 0.359; P = 0.034 versus 0.584; P = 0.001, respectively). Significant discordance in correlations was found between NRS-2002 and the decrease in left ventricle systolic function (rho correlation coefficient [rho-cc] = -0.428; P = 0.009), the increase in glucose concentrations (cc = 0.600; P < 0.001), and the decrease in erythrocyte counts (cc = -0.520; P = 0.001) during the colder season.Conclusion: Increased nutritional risk was found to be frequently expressed in the course of rehabilitation after heart surgery. Although seasonal climate effects influenced the weight loss dynamics, the impact on reproducibility of NRS-2002 was clinically less important. Further studies on the connection of nutritional risk with composited end points might offer improvements in overall quality of treatment.

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828-P: The Impact of Diabetes and Depression Status on Weight Loss Outcomes in Mexican Patients with Severe Obesity

Diabetes ◽

10.2337/db19-828-p ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 828-P

Author(s):

MARCELA RODRIGUEZ FLORES ◽

SYLVANA STEPHANO Z. ◽

MARÍA RABASA ◽

JUANA MONTOYA ◽

CLAUDIA VELEZ ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Severe Obesity ◽

Depression Status ◽

Weight Loss Outcomes ◽

The Impact ◽

Mexican Patients

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The Impact of Insect Infestation on Stored Purpled Cocoa Beans

Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management ◽

10.26796/jenrm.v1i2.36 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 176-181 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

E. Tettey

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Insect Population ◽

Insect Infestation ◽

Percentage Weight Loss ◽

Cocoa Beans ◽

Significant Damage ◽

Percentage Weight ◽

Fermentation Period ◽

The Impact

Under-fermentation of cocoa beans produces purple beans. The fermentation period is 6 to 7 days but some cocoa farmersunder-ferment their cocoa beans leading to the development of purple cocoa beans. This study determined the impact of insectinfestation on stored purple cocoa beans. Wet cocoa beans were fermented for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 days to produce the purple beans.Ephestia cautella and Tribolium castaneum, both singly and in combination, were introduced into the cocoa beans and storedfor different (30, 60, 90 and 120 days) period. Insect population, percentage weight loss and the contaminants produced bythese insects were determined. Cocoa beans infested with E. cautella alone had the highest population of 297.0 ± 22.7. Beansfermented for 3 days had the lowest insect population both singly and in combination after 120 days of storage. The highestpercentage weight loss was recorded in cocoa beans fermented for one day (10.1 ± 1.87%) and 4 days (10.1 ± 8.74%). T.castaneum did not cause much damage to the cocoa beans but E. cautella alone caused significant damage to stored cocoabeans. Insect infestation and poor fermentation contribute significantly to the reduction in quality of cocoa beans.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of The impact of a workplace-based weight loss program on work-related outcomes in overweight male shift workers.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.716247801.791552865 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Laura Linnan ◽

Meridith Eastman

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Weight Loss Program ◽

Shift Workers ◽

Work Related ◽

The Impact

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Pound Wise and Penny Foolish? Weight Loss and The Dynamics of Health Care Spending

Forum for Health Economics & Policy ◽

10.2202/1558-9544.1220 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Thomas G Koch

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

Health Care Spending ◽

Order Of Magnitude ◽

Dynamic Measures ◽

The Cost ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Current estimates of obesity costs ignore the impact of future weight loss and gain, and may either over or underestimate economic consequences of weight loss. In light of this, I construct static and dynamic measures of medical costs associated with body mass index (BMI), to be balanced against the cost of one-time interventions. This study finds that ignoring the implications of weight loss and gain over time overstates the medical-cost savings of such interventions by an order of magnitude. When the relationship between spending and age is allowed to vary, weight-loss attempts appear to be cost-effective starting and ending with middle age. Some interventions recently proven to decrease weight may also be cost-effective.

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