Redefining the Diagnostic Approach to Adrenal Insufficiency: Re-Assessment of Baseline and Cortisol Increment Cut-Offs with the 1 µg Synacthen Test by Taieb Ach, Rim Dhaffar, Asma Ammar, Aycha Ghachem, Imen Halloul, Wiem Saafi, Hamza El Fekih, Ghada Saad, Yosra Hasni, Monia Zaouali

“…The Low Dose Synacthen Test (LDST) is commonly used to evaluate adrenal function, but traditional cortisol cut-offs may not accurately reflect adrenal function in all patients. …”
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Effects of the Characteristics and Duration of Chronic Pain on Psychosomatic Function in the Community-Dwelling Elderly Population by Mitsumasa Hida, Misa Nakamura, Masakazu Imaoka, Hidetoshi Nakao, Fumie Tasaki, Tomoko Omizu, Masatoshi Takeda, Tadasuke Ohnishi, Chikamune Wada

“…The survey items included demographic data (age and gender), pain-related questionnaires, psychological and cognitive functions, and sleep status. The duration of CP was investigated using three categories: no pain and pain for ≤1 year and ≥1 year. …”
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White Matter Microstructure Alterations in Older Adults With Dyslipidemia Associated With Cognitive and Locomotor Dysfunction Evaluated Using Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Den... by Zaimire Mahemuti, Christina Andica, Koji Kamagata, Kaito Takabayashi, Wataru Uchida, Sen Guo, Takashi Arai, Hiroki Tabata, Hitoshi Naito, Yoshifumi Tamura, Ryuzo Kawamori, Hirotaka Watada, Shigeki Aoki

“…Age, gender, intracranial volume, and years of education were included as covariates in all analyses. …”
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Exercise‐Induced Cardiac Troponin I Elevation Is Associated With Regional Alterations in Left Ventricular Strain in High‐Troponin Responders by Christine Bjørkvik Erevik, Øyunn Kleiven, Vidar Frøysa, Magnus Bjørkavoll‐Bergseth, Monica Chivulescu, Lars Gunnar Klæboe, Lars Dejgaard, Bjørn Auestad, Øyvind Skadberg, Tor Melberg, Stig Urheim, Kristina Haugaa, Thor Edvardsen, Stein Ørn

“…This study aimed to determine if individuals with a high exercise‐induced cardiac troponin I (cTnI) response have alterations in myocardial function following high‐intensity endurance exercise compared with normal‐cTnI responders. …”
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Comparison of Executive Functions, Sensory Processing and Theory of Mind in Children from Divorced Families and Ordinary Children by Hora Alirahmzadeh, Ali Abedini, Fatemeh Shokri, Masoud Rostami

“…Aim: The present study was conducted to compare executive functions, sensory processing and theory of mind in children from divorced families and ordinary children. …”
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The Impact of Early Weight-Bearing on Functional Recovery After Primary Total Ankle Arthroplasty by Matthew T. Nguyen MD, Brian M. Weatherford MD, Melissa M. Gross MD, Brett Drake BSc(Med), Apurva Choubey MD

“…Comparisons between groups were performed with Student T-test for independent variables, paired T-test for in-group comparisons, and Chi-square test for categorical variables with P < 0.05 considered to be statistically significant. …”
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Assessment of the Functional Health Literacy in Parents and Infant Caregivers: A Cross-Sectional Study by Isadora Araújo, Sabrina Ferreira Nardi, Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo, Katarinne Lima Moraes, André Pontes-Silva, Erika da Silva Maciel

“… Objective: To assess the functional health literacy of parents and carers of infants up to one year of age. …”
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Validation of the Chinese version of Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia by Wang LJ, Lin PY, Lee Y, Huang YC, Hsu ST, Hung CF, Chen CK, Chen YC, Wang YL, Tsai MC

“…Liang-Jen Wang,1 Pao-Yen Lin,2,3 Yu Lee,2 Yu-Chi Huang,2 Su-Ting Hsu,4 Chi-Fa Hung,2 Chih-Ken Chen,5,6 Yi-Chih Chen,5,6 Ya-Ling Wang,2 Ming-Che Tsai2 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 2Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 3Institute for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 4Department of Community Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, 5Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, 6Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China Objective: A test battery that measures cognitive function impairment in patients with schizophrenia, the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS), has been translated into various languages and validated. …”
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Xerostomia and associated factors among adults with HIV on HAART attending voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clinics in Dar Es Salaam by Lilian Ephrem Mkonyi, Luciana Albert Mmary

“…Results Xerostomia was observed in 36.3% of the respondents. The chi-square test showed a significantly higher proportion of xerostomia among the unemployed (p = 0.014), those who were HIV diagnosed up to five years (p = 0.014), and those having CD4+ counts ≥ 500 cells/ mm³ (p = 0.03). …”
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Use and diagnostic value of liver enzyme tests in the emergency department and subsequent heart failure diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study by Mark Pletcher, Elena Vasti, Jeffrey A Tabas, Ari Hoffman

“…Objectives To determine (1) if liver function tests (LFTs) are ordered in the emergency department (ED) in patients with suspected acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and (2) if the pattern of LFT abnormalities are meaningfully associated with a discharge diagnosis of ADHF among patients for whom these tests were ordered.Setting We conducted a single-centre retrospective cohort study of patients with suspected ADHF who were seen in an academic tertiary ED using electronic medical records.Participants All ED patients admitted with suspected ADHF from January 2017 to May 2018, defined as any patient who had a brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) ordered.Primary outcome The primary outcome was ADHF diagnosis at discharge.Results In 5323 ED patients with suspected ADHF, 60% (n=3184) had LFTs ordered; 34.6% were abnormal. …”
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Differential cognitive and clinical improvements in Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder following hospitalization: A comparative analysis based on the Clock Drawing Test. by Ahmad Pirani, Atiye Sarabi-Jamab, Faeze Bostan, Razieh Salehian, Mehran Ilaghi, Ali Aledavoud, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli

“…This study aimed to evaluate the changes in cognitive function based on the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) among hospitalized SCZ and BDP patients and its association with positive and negative symptoms.…”
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Effect of a physical exercise program on depression in elderlies living in nursing homes by Henrique Teixeira Pinto, Luís Azevedo, Catarina Martins, Sofia Martins, Inês Oliveira, Jorge Soares, Catarina Abrantes, Graça Pinto, Maria Paula Mota

“…Three adverse events occurred during the exercise program implementation, though they did not occur during the exercise sessions. Regarding functional tests, it was observed an average handgrip strength of HGright: 12.7±6.4; HGleft: 11.7±6.5 kg; and SPPB test of 4.9±3.9. …”
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The Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Behavioral Problems in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder by Zahra Sayyad Amin, Sanaz Ghannadi

“…Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of music therapy on behavioral problems in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.Methods: The research method of this study was quasi-experimental using a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. …”
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Effectiveness, safety, cognitive and emotional effects of amplodipine antihypertensive therapy in women with mild to moderate arterial hypertension by T. S. Polyatykina, I. E. Mishina, G. I. Bulychev, V. L. Geller, G. I. Sevastyanova, L. V. Kitaeva, O. E. Kolobova

“…Cognitive function and emotional status were assessed by correcting test, number sorting test, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Taylor anxiety scale. …”
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Explanatory Model of Self-Efficacy for Cervical Cancer Screening by Angela-Cristina Yanez Corrales, Maria-Teresa Urrutia, Oslando Padilla

“…Results: The factors that explain high levels of SE are low levels of education and knowledge of the risk factors of CC, better beliefs about the barriers to and benefits of a Papanicolaou (Pap) test, participation in breast cancer screening, and highly functional family Apgar. …”
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Reliability and Validity Measures of the Patellofemoral Subscale KOOS-PF in Greek Patients with Patellofemoral Pain by Ioannis Moros, Eleni C. Boutsikari, George Plakoutsis, Elefterios Paraskevopoulos, George A. Koumantakis, Maria Papandreou

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Executive functions and associated brain volumetry in children with persistent stunting and catch-up growth by Beena Koshy, Vedha Viyas Thilagarajan, Roshan S. Livingstone, Manikandan Srinivasan, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Rachel Beulah, Anitha Jasper, Sushil John, Gagandeep Kang

“…At 9th year, children underwent neuroimaging using 3T MRI scanner and EF assessment using FAS phonemic fluency test, colour cancellation test and colour trials tests (CTT). …”
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Evaluation of Different Dyspnea Scales in Smokers with Preserved FEV1/FVC Ratio by Besim Morina, Blerina Dervisholli, Mark Ross, Burim Neziri

“…Methods and Results: Sixty-one smokers (FEV1: 98.69±15.83% of predicted, age: 29–77 years) were included in this study. Dyspnea intensity was assessed using MBS and mMRCds, and correlations were examined between these scales and pulmonary function tests, quality of life (QoL) indices, and physical parameters. …”
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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…Objective The aim of this study was to compare the effects of 8 weeks of selected TRX exercises and weight training on improving motor function and chronic nonspecific low back pain in women aged 35 to 55 years. …”
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Relationship Between Caregiver Burden and Cognitive Impairment in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Sorur Javanmardifard, Fatemeh Shirazi, Sheida Jamalnia, Erfan Sadeghi

“…Data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman’s rho correlation test. The multinomial logistic regression model was used to examine the power of Cognitive Impairment (CI) in predicting the caregiver burden. …”
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