scholarly journals Management of lower limb apophysitis: Protocol of a cross-sectional study on long-term impact on health status

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasper Krommes ◽  
Kristian Thorborg ◽  
Per Hölmich
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Background Population ◽  
Self Reported Health Status ◽  
Long Term Impact

AbstractLower limb apophysitis cause long-term pain, decrease in function, and can reduce or completely hinder participation in sports and physical activity, yet there is little knowledge on the long-term consequences for health. Our objective with this investigation is to capture self-reported health-status for all adults having been diagnosed with lower limb apophysitis in the period of 1980 to 2020 and compared these data with normative values for the background population. We are therefore conducting a national cross-sectional study based on data from the Danish National Patient Registry (NPR). In this protocol we describe, as detailed as possible, the planned methods.

scholarly journals Oral health status among long-term hospitalized adults: A cross sectional study.

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon Bilder ◽  
Nirit Yavnai ◽  
Avi Zini
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Plaque Score ◽  
Dental Professional

Background: Many Long-Term Care (LTC) patients suffer from dental neglect due to difficulties in achieving appropriate dental professional care; although oral health has important influence on the quality of life among them. Dental care of the long term institutionalized adults is often limited to emergency and first aid care and there is insufficient data regarding oral health status in this population.Objectives: To describe the oral health status of the long-term hospitalized adults. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study including clinical oral examinations was carried out among institutionalized LTC patients aged 18 and older in a geriatric - psychiatric Hospital in Israel. Main outcome measures were: edentulousness, presence of dentures, mucosal findings, number of teeth, number of functional teeth, level of dental hygiene and, dental caries. Results: Subjects’ mean age was 65 years; 31.3% of the patients were edentulous, and only 14% had partial or full dentures. Only 17.2% were caries free. Females had significantly higher number of caries cavitation than men (p=0.044). The number of caries cavitation was higher among patients with higher plaque scores (p<0.001) and when taking Clonex (p=0.018). Number of residual teeth in mouth was higher in the low plaque score group (p<0.001). Carious teeth percentage was higher among the high plaque score group (p<0.001)

scholarly journals Healthcare utilization and costs among prolactinoma patients: a cross-sectional study and analysis of determinants

Pituitary ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merel van der Meulen ◽  
Amir H. Zamanipoor Najafabadi ◽  
Daniel J. Lobatto ◽  
Wilbert B. van den Hout ◽  
Cornelie D. Andela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Healthcare Utilization ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Specialist Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Referral Center ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Self Reported Health Status

Abstract Purpose Prolactinomas are the most prevalent functioning pituitary adenomas. They affect gonadal function as well as health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to report healthcare utilization and costs, including their determinants, for prolactinoma patients. Methods Cross-sectional study of 116 adult prolactinoma patients in chronic care in a Dutch tertiary referral center. Patients completed four validated questionnaires, assessing healthcare utilization and costs over the previous 12 months (Medical Consumption Questionnaire), disease bother and needs (Leiden Bother and Needs Questionnaire Pituitary), HRQoL (Short Form-36), and self-reported health status (EuroQol 5D). Regression analyses were used to assess associations between disease-related characteristics and healthcare utilization and costs. Results Mean age was 52.0 years (SD 13.7) and median follow-up was 15.0 years (IQR 7.6–26.1). Patients visited the endocrinologist (86.2%), general practitioner (37.9%), and ophthalmologist (25.0%) most frequently. Psychological care was used by 12.9% of patients and 5% were admitted to hospital. Mean annual healthcare costs were €1928 (SD 3319), mainly for pituitary-specific medication (37.6% of total costs), hospitalization (19.4%) and specialist care (16.1%). Determinants for higher healthcare utilization and costs were greater disease bother and needs for support, lower HRQoL, elevated prolactin, and longer disease duration, while tumor size, hypopituitarism and adrenal insufficiency were not significantly associated with healthcare utilization and costs. Conclusion Healthcare utilization and costs of prolactinoma patients are related to patient-reported HRQoL, bother by disease and needs for support. Therefore, addressing patients’ HRQoL and needs is a way forward to improve efficiency of care and patients’ health status.

scholarly journals Health status, lifestyle habits, and perceived social support in long-term cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz León-Salas ◽  
Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo ◽  
Joan Llobera ◽  
Bonaventura Bolíbar-Ribas ◽  
Tomás López-Jiménez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Lifestyle Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional

Evaluation of disabilities and activities of daily living of war-related bilateral lower extremity amputees

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad H Ebrahimzadeh ◽  
Ali Moradi ◽  
Shahram Bozorgnia ◽  
Mohammad Hallaj-Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bilateral Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputees

Background:Long-term consequences and the activities of daily living of bilateral lower limb amputation are not well documented.Objectives:The aims of our study were to identify the long-term effects of bilateral lower extremity amputations on daily activities and understand how these amputees cope with their mobility assistive devices.Study design:Cross-sectional study.Methods:A total of 291 veterans with war bilateral lower limb amputations accepted to participate in a cross-sectional study.Results:The average of follow-up was 25.4 years. A total of 152 amputees (54%) were involved in sports averagely 6.7 h per week. Bilateral amputees walk 10 m by the average of 15 ± 33 s, and they could walk continuously with their prosthesis 315 ± 295 m. They wore their prosthesis 6.8 ± 1.7 days per week and 7.9 ± 8.1 h per day. Of these, 6.7% of bilateral lower limb amputees needed help to wear their prosthesis; 88.3% of amputees used assistant device for walking. According to this survey, 73 (42%) prostheses in right limb were appropriate, 95 (54.6%) needed to be replaced, and 6 (3.4) needed to be fixed. On the left side, it was 76 (42%), 92 (52.0%), and 9 (5.1%), respectively. A total of 203 (74.9%) amputees reported limitations in at least one domain of the activities of daily living. The most common single item that affected the patients was ascending and descending stairs by the score of 66% of normal population.Conclusion:Veterans with bilateral lower limb amputations suffering from vast categories of daily problems.Clinical relevanceThis study and its results confirm that bilateral lower limb amputees have major progressive disabilities in daily activities and their social performance. This should attract the attention of amputees’ administrative organizations, social workers, health-care providers and caregiver providers.

scholarly journals Long Term Impact of Covid-19 Infection on Sleep and Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 114243
Author(s):  
Gellan K. Ahmed ◽  
Eman M Khedr ◽  
Dina A. Hamad ◽  
Taghreed S. Meshref ◽  
Mustafa M. Hashem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Long Term Impact
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