Functional goals and outcomes of rehabilitation within palliative care: a multicentre prospective cohort study by Matthew Maddocks, Lucy Fettes, Naomi Takemura, Joanne Bayly, Helena Talbot-Rice, Karen Turner, Rebecca Tiberini, Richard Harding, Fliss E.M. Murtagh, Richard J. Siegert, Irene J. Higginson, Stephen A. Ashford, Lynne Turner-Stokes

“…Goals had a median (range) timeframe of 28 (1-196) days and spanned 13/30 ICF domains; most frequently mobility, general tasks and demands, mental functions, community, social and civic life, and self-care. …”
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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN RHEUMATOLOGICAL CARE OF RUSSIA: THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE IN A RUSSIAN PATIENT POPULATION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY (RAISER) by O M Folomeeva, E L Nasonov, I A Andrianova, E A Galushko, D V Goryachev, T V Dubinina, A P Zhornyak, O A Krichevskaya, Sh F Erdes, O M Folomeyeva, E L Nasonov, I A Andrianova, E A Galushko, D V Goryachev, T V Dubinina, A P Zhornyak, O A Krichevskaya, Sh F Erdes

“…The examined cohort of Russian patients with rheumatoid arthritis, which reflects experience in real clinical practice, is generally characterized by the severe course of the disease in both clinical and functional parameters.…”
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Functionally-Equivalent Formalization and Automated Model Checking of Function Block Diagrams by Tomas Ausberger, Karel Kubicek, Pavla Medvedcova

“…Since algorithms of I&C systems are generally informal, they can not be verified by model checking directly, but they must be carefully translated. …”
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Translation and Validation of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative Care (Facit-Pal-14) Scale by Ioanna Tsatsou, Efi Parpa, Maria Nikoloudi, Maria-Aggeliki Kalogeridi, Euaggelia Keramida, Antonis Galanos, Kyriaki Mystakidou

“…The aim of this study was the Greek validation of the Functional Assessment Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative Care (FACIT-PAL-14) in patients with cancer. …”
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Functional status of the cardiovascular system in the wounded with limb injuries at the levels of health care according to tetrapolar rheography by I. P. Khomenko, S. O. Korol, A. A. Kozhokaru, B. V. Matviichuk, R. M. Sichinava

“…In patients with mild trauma, reducing the levels did not worsen the general condition, and functional disorders were moderate. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of co-occurring functional seizure in patients with epilepsy at a tertiary care center in Makkah by Amal Mohammed Alkhotani, Hanadi Abualela

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Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke by Aline Cristina PACHECO-CASTILHO, Rubia Poliana Crisóstomo MIRANDA, Ana Maria Queirós NORBERTO, Diandra Bosi FAVORETTO, Brunna Pileggi RIMOLI, Luciana Bezerra de Mello ALVES, Karina Tavares WEBER, Taiza Elaine Grespan SANTOS, Julio Cesar MORIGUTI, João Pereira LEITE, Roberto Oliveira DANTAS, Rosemary MARTINO, Octávio Marques PONTES-NETO

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Functional disability among elderly patients attending the General Outpatient clinics of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria by Sada. A. Yahanazu, Baamlong Nicholas, Singh Sanjay, Sada Maryam, Sarafaddeen Arisegi, M. I. Barde, B. A. Suleiman

“… Background: Population ageing is allied to an increase in chronic diseases and decreased functional independence. This study was conducted to assess the functional status of elderly patients attending the General Outpatient Clinic of Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. …”
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Clinical and functional features of elderly patients with frailty syndrome receiving treatment at home by K. Sh. Garunov, A. A. Gertsog, T. E. Morozova

“…An urgent problem in primary health care is the provision of medical care to patients who received treatment at home (the patronage group). …”
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Evaluation and measurement of primary care services based on patients' experience in China by Chunmei Lin, Sisi Li, Yanchun Zhang, Lifang Zhang, Jiangmei Qin

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The effect of neuromuscular blocking reversal agents on perioperative neurocognitive function after general anaesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hao Wang, Xinghua Lv, Lin Wu, Fangli Ma, Ling Wang, Yongqi Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Yulan Li

“…Conclusions This meta-analysis demonstrated that the use of sugammadex was associated with improved early perioperative neurocognitive function compared to neostigmine when used to reverse neuromuscular blockade, without an increase in the incidence of adverse events. …”
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Higher everyday functioning, lower quality of life, and home care are associated with persisting symptoms after a COVID-19 infection in German care recipients by Martin J. Koch, Peter K. Kurotschka, Dagmar Holmer, Christine Eidenschink, Tobias Dreischulte, Anita Hausen, Michael Hoelscher, Christian Janke, Thomas Kühlein, Armin Nassehi, Daniel Teupser, Jochen Gensichen, Ildikó Gágyor

“…The risk factors in our study (everyday functioning, depression, cognitive functioning, living in a relationship, care level, educational qualification, vocational qualification, and type of care) differ from those identified in prior meta-analyses on the general population (age, obesity, female sex; these were not significant in our study). …”
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Assessment of Right Ventricle Function in Patients with Mitral Repair: Case Series by Yannis Amador, Jacobo Moreno Garijo, Azad Mashari, Giovanni Gadotti, Wilma M. Hopman, Tirone E David, Massimiliano Meineri

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The impact of Duration of Untreated Psychosis on functioning and quality of life over one year of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC). by Hadar Hazan, Sümeyra N Tayfur, Bin Zhou, Fangyong Li, Toni Gibbs-Dean, Sneha Karmani, Emily Kline, Maria Ferrara, Silvia Corbera, Sarah Riley, Laura A Yoviene Sykes, Cenk Tek, Matcheri S Keshavan, Vinod H Srihari

“…<h4>Background</h4>This study examined the relationship between the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) and functional outcomes at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months after admission to Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC).…”
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Performance of Colorimetric Lateral Flow Immunoassays for Renal Function Evaluation with Human Serum Cystatin C by Xushuo Zhang, Sam Fishlock, Peter Sharpe, James McLaughlin

“…This allowed for a comparison between the LFIAs’ results and the general Roche standard assay results from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. …”
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Agomelatine: A review for general practitioners by K. Outhoff

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Hemodynamic Functional Changes in Miners by A. R. Vartanyan, G. V. Kondranin, A. V. Budayev, D. V. Vyalov, Yu. A Churlyaev

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The impact of remdesivir on renal and liver functions in severe COVID-19 patients with presence of viral load by Petr Waldauf, Ivana Jurisinova, Eva Svobodova, Michaela Diblickova, Tomas Tencer, Jan Zavora, Gabriela Smela, Lenka Kupidlovska, Vaclava Adamkova, Marta Fridrichova, Karolina Jerabkova, Jakub Mikes, Frantisek Duska, Ladislav Dusek, Martin Balik

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Using 21st century diagnostics to overcome barriers for lung function testing in primary care: it is time to consider oscillometry by Janwillem W. H. Kocks, Grietje H. Prins, Samuel Bardsley, Deesha Ghorpade, Sundeep Salvi

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Is functional training functional? a systematic review of its effects in community-dwelling older adults by Chiung-ju Liu, Wen-Pin Chang, Yun Chan Shin, Yi-Ling Hu, Jane Morgan-Daniel

“…Results The review included 32 studies. In the general community-dwelling older adult population (20 studies), studies that applied functional training as a single-component approach showed a positive effect on activities of daily living. …”
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