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Factors associated with depression and anxiety in adults ≥60 years old during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)COVID-19 represents a threat to public health and the mental health of the aged population. Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety have been reported in previous reviews in other populations; ... -
Factors influencing burden among non-professional immigrant caregivers: a case-control study
(Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2012)Aim: To identify factors related to the burden that is experienced by untrained immigrant caregivers. Background: There is growing concern about how to provide the care required by an ageing population. ... -
Feasibility of a home-based mirror therapy program in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy
(Healthcare, 2023)Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy (US CP) have motor and somatosensory impairments that affect one side of their body, impacting upper limb functioning. These impairments contribute ... -
Feasibility of performing the 3-minute step test with remote supervision in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: A comparative study
(Pediatric Investigation, 2024)Importance: The 3-min step test is a simple option to monitor submaximal exercise capacity, although its use via remote video monitoring has not been investigated in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). ... -
Feasibility of umbilical cord blood as a source of red blood cell transfusion in preterm infants blood transfusion
(Blood Transfusion, 2021)Background - Preterm infants born earlier than 32 weeks of gestational age (GA) often need red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, which have been associated with an increased incidence of complications of ... -
Feeding the brain: effect of nutrients on cognition, synaptic function, and AMPA receptors
(Nutrients, 2022)In recent decades, traditional eating habits have been replaced by a more globalized diet, rich in saturated fatty acids and simple sugars. Extensive evidence shows that these dietary factors contribute ... -
Foam rolling vs. proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching in the hamstring flexibility of amateur athletes: control trials
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)Background: the use of stretching techniques in the sports world is frequent and common thanks to their many effects. One of the main benefits of stretching is an increased range of motion (ROM). Recently, ... -
Foetal haemoglobin as a marker of bone marrow suppression secondary to anti-kell alloimmunisation
(International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2023)Anti-Kell alloimmunisation is a potentially severe minor blood group type incompatibility, not only as a cause of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn, but also due to the destruction of red ... -
Fostering leadership competence and satisfaction in nursing undergraduates through a student-led conference: a quasi-experimental pre-post study
(Nurse Education Today, 2021)Background: Numerous benefits have been reported for student-led conferences, such as increased leadership. This competence has been recognized as important for nurses so as to ensure the provision of ... -
Fostering resilience in adolescents at risk: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial within the resilience school-based intervention
(Frontiers in Psychology, 2023)Introduction: Resilience is considered of high relevance when developing interventions to cope with stressful situations. Schools are one of the key settings to promote resilience among adolescents. The ... -
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate prevents pulmonary fibrosis by regulating extracellular matrix deposition and inducing phenotype reversal of lung myofibroblasts
(PLoS ONE, 2019)Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is the result of chronic injury where fibroblasts become activated and secrete large amounts of extracellular matrix (ECM), leading to impaired fibroblasts degradation followed ... -
Functional and clinical impact of novel Tmprss6 variants in iron-refractory iron-deficiency anemia patients and genotype–phenotype studies
(Human Mutation, 2014)Iron-refractory iron-deficiency anemia (IRIDA) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by hypochromic microcytic anemia, low transferrin saturation, and inappropriate high levels of the ... -
Functional Brain Connectivity Prior to the COVID-19 Outbreak Moderates the Effects of Coping and Perceived Stress on Mental Health Changes: A First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic Follow-up Study
(2023)The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to investigate the psychological impact of a global major adverse situation. Our aim was to examine, in a longitudinal prospective study, the demographic, ... -
Functional consequences of transferrin receptor-2 mutations causing hereditary hemochromatosis type 3
(Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2015)Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) type 3 is an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism characterized by excessive iron deposition in the liver and caused by mutations in the transferrin receptor ... -
Functional genomics approaches to elucidate vulnerabilities of intrinsic and acquired chemotherapy resistance
(Cells, 2021)Drug resistance is a commonly unavoidable consequence of cancer treatment that results in therapy failure and disease relapse. Intrinsic (pre-existing) or acquired resistance mechanisms can be drug-specific ... -
Functional massage of the teres major muscle in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized controlled case series study
(International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports, 2016)Objective: the purpose of the present study was to analyze the concurrent validity and reliability of a force platform clinical COBS Feedback® for the estimation of the height of vertical jumps. Design: ... -
Functional performance in the modified shuttle test in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
(Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2021)Objective: To evaluate factors associated with the performance of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the Modified Shuttle Test (MST) and compare it with healthy children and adolescents. ... -
Gender commonalities and differences in risk and protective factors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a cross-sectional study of Spanish university students
(Depression and Anxiety, 2019-11)AIM: To assess gender differences in the association between risk/protective factors and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB); and whether there is any gender-interaction with those factors and STB; ... -
Gender differences in health-related quality of life in patients with systolic heart failure: results of the VIDA multicenter study
(Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020-08-31)Previous studies have shown that heart failure is associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The existence of differences according to gender remains controversial. We studied 1028 ... -
Gender differences in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia severity
(Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020)Background: Gender differences in organ involvement and clinical severity have been poorly described in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). The aim of this study was to describe differences in ...