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Interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines in health research: a scoping review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
There is evidence that the use of some reporting guidelines, such as the Consolidated Standards for Reporting Trials, is associated with improved completeness of reporting in health research. However, ...
Reference values for inspiratory muscle endurance in healthy children and adolescents
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
Aims: To generate reference values for two inspiratory muscle endurance (IME) protocols in healthy children and adolescents. Materials and methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional study, in ...
The severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy correlates with multiple organ dysfunction in the hypothermia era
(Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 2017)
Objectives: The objectives are to 1) determine whether there is a positive correlation between the severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and multiple organ dysfunction and 2) evaluate the organ ...
Nontherapeutic international normalized ratio results in hospital emergency patients on vitamin K antagonists: prevalence and associated factors
(Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias, 2017)
Aims. To determine the prevalence of international normalized ratio (INR) findings outside the normal range in hospital emergency department patients on vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). To identify factors ...
Adaptation to european spanish and psychometric properties of the patient activation measure 13 in patients with chronic diseases
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
Background: The 13-item Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13) is an instrument that assesses people’s knowledge, skills and confidence for self-management of their health and health care. Scores on the ...
Prevalence of prediabetes and associated factors in the oldest old: a cross sectional study in the octabaix cohort
(Elsevier, 2017-06)
Background: The leading high-risk state for diabetes mellitus (DM) – prediabetes – is increasing; however, a lack of information exists in oldest old subjects. The objective of this study is to describe ...
Meaning in life as a mediator between physical impairment and the wish to hasten death in patients with advanced cancer
(Elsevier Ltd., 2017-12)
Context. Meaning in life (MiL) is a key factor for ensuring spiritual well-being and quality of life among patients with life threatening illnesses. However, the role of MiL in relation to the wish to ...
Eradication of hepatitis C virus and non-liver-related non–acquired immune deficiency syndrome–related events in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfection
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017)
We assessed non-liver-related non–acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related (NLR-NAR) events and mortalityin a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV)–coinfected ...
High-flow nasal cannula to prevent postextubation respiratory failure in high-risk non-hypercapnic patients: a randomized multicenter trial
(Springer Nature, 2017-05-02)
Background: Extubation failure is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but cannot be safely predicted or avoided. High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) prevents postextubation respiratory failure ...
Exercici terapèutic en Cadena Cinètica Oberta vs Cadena Cinètica Tancada postlligamentoplàstia del lligament encreuat anterior: aproximació segons la Medicina Basada en l’Evidència
(Col·legi de Fisioterapeutes de Catalunya, 2017-07)