Publications

Br Paramed J. 2023 Jun 1;8(1):28-33. doi: 10.29045/14784726.2023.6.8.1.28. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Falls in older adults are an important issue internationally. They occur from complex interactions between biological, environmental and activity-related factors. As the sexes age differently, there may be sex differences regarding falls. This study aimed to determine the clinical effectiveness of a falls rapid response …

The clinical effectiveness of a falls rapid response service, and sex differences of patients using the service: a cross-sectional study in an English ambulance trust Read More »

JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jun 7;12:e45857. doi: 10.2196/45857. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Research indicates that risky play benefits children’s risk assessment and risk management skills and offers several positive health effects such as resilience, social skills, physical activity, well-being, and involvement. There are also indications that the lack of risky play and autonomy increases the likelihood of …

Virtual Risk Management-Exploring Effects of Childhood Risk Experiences through Innovative Methods (ViRMa) for Primary School Children in Norway: Study Protocol for the ViRMa Project Read More »

JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jun 7;12:e45857. doi: 10.2196/45857. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Research indicates that risky play benefits children’s risk assessment and risk management skills and offers several positive health effects such as resilience, social skills, physical activity, well-being, and involvement. There are also indications that the lack of risky play and autonomy increases the likelihood of …

Virtual Risk Management-Exploring Effects of Childhood Risk Experiences through Innovative Methods (ViRMa) for Primary School Children in Norway: Study Protocol for the ViRMa Project Read More »

Occup Ther Health Care. 2023 Jun 7:1-14. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2023.2220127. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Despite professional commitment to wellness, supporting and addressing clinician mental health and professional sustainability has not been historically prioritized or well-understood within the occupational therapy profession. This paper discusses how to build a mentally strong, resilient, sustainable current and future occupational …

A Call to Arms for Professional Sustainability and Practitioner’s Mental Health Read More »

J Contemp Dent Pract. 2022 Sep 1;23(9):953-961. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-3305. ABSTRACT AIM: The aim of this article is to discuss the infection control measures with focus on those related to prosthodontic work. BACKGROUND: The risk of transmission of several infectious microorganisms during dental procedures and the increased awareness and knowledge of infectious diseases have led to …

Infection Control in Dental Clinics: Prosthodontics Perspectives Read More »

J Transl Med. 2023 Jun 6;21(1):365. doi: 10.1186/s12967-023-04241-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis (silicosis) is a diffuse interstitial fibrotic disease characterized by the massive deposition of extracellular matrix in lung tissue. Fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation is crucial for the disease progression. Inhibiting myofibroblast differentiation may be an effective way for pulmonary fibrosis treatment. METHODS: The …

Mitochondrial folate pathway regulates myofibroblast differentiation and silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis Read More »

BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 6;23(1):406. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04875-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Activity and participation are critical to health and wellbeing. Limited evidence exists on how to support people with mental illness in participating in everyday activities. AIM: To investigate the effectiveness of Meaningful Activities and Recovery (MA&R), a co-led peer occupational therapy intervention focusing on activity engagement, …

Meaningful Activities and Recovery (MA&R): a co-led peer occupational therapy intervention for people with psychiatric disabilities. Results from a randomized controlled trial Read More »

BMC Geriatr. 2023 Jun 6;23(1):353. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04069-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Ageing limits the activities of daily living (ADLs). Among ADLs, a lack of toileting independence causes a decline in the quality of life, mental health, and social participation. Therefore, occupational therapists spend considerable time assessing toileting disability based on various assessment methods for toileting behaviour. However, …

Development of toileting behaviour evaluation for Japanese older patients using wheelchairs in a hospital setting: a validation study Read More »

Thorax. 2023 Jun 6:thorax-2023-220057. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-220057. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although 1 billion people live in informal (slum) settlements, the consequences for respiratory health of living in these settlements remain largely unknown. This study investigated whether children living in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya are at increased risk of asthma symptoms. METHODS: …

Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya Read More »

Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Jun 6:e14085. doi: 10.1111/tid.14085. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In the management of Gram-negative bloodstream infection (GN-BSI), short antimicrobial courses have been increasingly demonstrated to be non-inferior to prolonged therapy, with lower risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) organisms. However, immunocompromised hosts were excluded …

Evaluating antimicrobial duration for Gram-negative bacteremia in patients with neutropenia due to hematologic malignancy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Read More »