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1%), and the average age was 8.8 years. Twenty-six of the 331 patients (7.8%) required escalation of albuterol therapy. Eleven patients returned to the emergency department (ED) following discharge, 2 of which had experienced treatment escalation while admitted.
Our case series showed that most patients were safe to discharge after spacing albuterol treatments to 4 h, with few returns to the ED and readmissions. Albuterol spacing to every 4 h once appears to be a reasonable discharge criterion, but future studies are needed to determine if this is a safe and efficient.
Our case series showed that most patients were safe to discharge after spacing albuterol treatments to 4 h, with few returns to the ED and readmissions. Albuterol spacing to every 4 h once appears to be a reasonable discharge criterion, but future studies are needed to determine if this is a safe and efficient.
Assistive technology (AT) is an effective tool to promote social connectedness among older adults affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, its role in reducing loneliness and health inequities is not well understood. The goal of this scoping review was to construct a model for how technologies may be deployed to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social isolation, loneliness and health inequities for older adults.
PubMed, SCOPUS and PsychINFO were searched from 2010 to 2020 for the following keywords "social isolation," "loneliness," "social support," "resilience," "technology," "pandemic" and "health inequit*." Articles selected for full analysis attempted to understand how technology alleviates social isolation and/or loneliness among older adults.
Eighteen articles met the criteria for selection and data extraction. Six were review-type studies, seven were observational, three were randomized control trials, one opinion piece and one case study. ATs have been shown to reduce lonelinesest effects on reducing health disparities.
The model we have proposed should help advance research on the relationship between ATs and health inequities among older adults that may be aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesize that AT interventions for social support and functional competence should be sequenced to reduce health disparities.Implications for rehabilitationThe social distancing and quarantine measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can be linked to adverse health outcomes among older adult populations.Technology is an effective tool to promote social connectedness among older adults affected by the pandemic.Assistive technology (AT) interventions for social support and functional competence should be sequenced in order to have best effects on reducing health disparities.In the United States, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic took a heavy toll on older adults, particularly those residing in long-term care facilities who were reduced to extended periods of isolation from families, friends, and health care providers. The concepts of resilience and hope became extremely relevant in the context of pandemic-related restrictions that exacerbated loneliness across all age groups. A review of evidence indicates that resilience is defined as an on-going, conscious process of adaptation in the face of adversity, whereas hope is defined as a resilience moderator through its process of making sense of a difficult situation. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and life review interventions were found to effectively enhance hope, thus contributing to increased resilience in older adults diagnosed with depression, bereavement, and/or medical conditions. Mental health providers at any level of practice should assess older adults for levels of loneliness, isolation, resilience, and hope and consider interventions to boost resilience and hope. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60(1), 10-12.].Bipolar disorder is a serious neuroprogressive disorder associated with structural and functional brain changes, multiple comorbidities, and heightened risk for suicide. Lithium has been a first-line treatment for bipolar disorder for more than 50 years and recent research suggests that early identification and treatment of bipolar disorder with lithium can alter the progression of the illness. The purpose of the current article is to review evidence for lithium's neurotrophic and neuroprotective actions and clinical guidelines for safe and effective use. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60(1), 6-9.].Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may negatively affect the mental health and development of their offspring. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of maternal ACE and offspring's psychiatric disorder and the mediating effect of maternal depression. The subjects included 463 mothers (42.78 ± 5.68 years) and their offspring aged 6-18 years (13.26 ± 3.90 years). Mothers reported their ACE before age 18 and completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II and Diagnostic Predictive Scales (DPS), a screening tool for offspring's psychiatric disorder. 35.42% of subjects had at least one ACE, and 11.0% reported three or more ACEs. Higher maternal ACE scores were associated with a significantly higher prevalence of offspring's psychiatric disorders (p less then 0.001). Household dysfunction of maternal ACE (OR = 2.263, p less then 0.001) is significantly associated with offspring's psychiatric disorder. In the mediation model in which the household dysfunction affects the number of offspring's psychiatric disorders, the partial mediation model through maternal depression was significant. CRT0105446 The mother's experience of household dysfunction before the age of 18 has a significant impact on her offspring's psychiatric disorder and supported significant mediation through maternal depression. Further research is needed to determine the mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of ACE and offspring's psychopathology.
This study aims to report the efficacy and safety of new atherectomy methods using the Crosser system for calcified lesions in the common femoral and popliteal artery the Crosser system supported by bended 0.014 wire (Crossbow) technique and retrograde approach of sheathless Crosser system supported by bended 0.014 wire (Rambow) technique.
This report describes a single-center, retrospective study. A total of 23 patients (mean ± SD age, 73 ± 10 years; 19 men) with symptomatic peripheral artery disease received the Crossbow technique and Rambow technique for treatment of calcified common femoral and popliteal disease; these patients were enrolled between October 2013 and October 2015. The primary efficacy outcome was acute technical success, defined as achievement of residual stenosis < 30% for stenting and < 50% for angioplasty or atherectomy. The primary safety outcome was assessed on the basis of angiographic complications.
The Crossbow and Rambow techniques were undertaken in 100% and 17% of the patients, respectively. Acute technical success was achieved in 96% of the patients. There were two embolic events.
Crossbow and Rambow techniques could be effective atherectomy methods of calcified common femoral and popliteal disease. Regarding safety, embolic protection devices may be needed for our atherectomy methods.
Crossbow and Rambow techniques could be effective atherectomy methods of calcified common femoral and popliteal disease. Regarding safety, embolic protection devices may be needed for our atherectomy methods.Resection of sarcomas around the acetabulum presents major challenges. The resulting bone effect can be reconstructed with personalized custom-made prostheses. Patient-specific instruments (PSIs) have been demonstrated to be of added value for bone-cutting accuracy, and they may improve pelvic surgery. The authors describe a novel ileo-adductor approach for pelvic tumor surgery and report the preliminary results of 5 reconstructions using custom 3D-printed prostheses associated with PSI surgical guides. This combined technique allows an optimal restoration of the anatomy with reduced surgical time and reduced postoperative complications such as infections and wound healing problems. [Orthopedics. 2022;45(2)e110-e114.].
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Medicaid expansion on asthma-related health care services utilization and expenditures among low-income adult patients with asthma aged 26-64.
Using a pooled dataset from 2007 to 2018 Medical Expenditures Panel Surveys (MEPS), we implemented a multivariate difference-in-differences analysis, which compared changes in utilization and expenditures for asthma-related health care services among adult patients with asthma with income below 133% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) vs. above 133%-400% FPL, before and after Medicaid expansion in 2014. We used negative binomial models to analyze utilization outcomes. Expenditures were estimated using two-part models with logit as the first part and generalized linear models as the second part. Estimates were weighted for the complex multi-stage sampling design of MEPS.
Medicaid expansion was associated with increases in both utilization and expenditures for asthma-related prescription drugs among low-income patients with asthma, by 1.8 prescription fills (
< 0.05) and $233 (
< 0.05) per year, respectively. No statistically significant association was detected for other asthma-related health care services.
Medicaid expansion led to an increase in accessibility of prescription drugs among low-income asthma patients, but had no effect on other asthma-related health care services.
Medicaid expansion led to an increase in accessibility of prescription drugs among low-income asthma patients, but had no effect on other asthma-related health care services.Sexual assault of men by women has received increasing attention in recent years, as has research on rape myths about male victims. This study is a cross-generational replication of a 1984 study of college students' judgments about male and female victims in a scenario involving a sexual assault carried out by male or female assailants. The 1984 data (n = 172) were compared with those of a 2019 cohort (n = 372) in a 2 (participant gender) x 2 (assailant gender) x 2 (victim gender) x 2 (cohort) factorial design to assess potential generational changes in perceptions of victims. Judgments by male participants of male victims of assaults carried out by women changed notably over time. The 2019 male cohort was less likely to judge that the victim initiated or encouraged the incident (40% in 1984 compared with 15% in 2019) and derived pleasure from it (47.4% in 1984 compared with 5.8% in 2019). In contrast, the 2019 female cohort was more likely to attribute victim encouragement (26.9% compared with 4.3% in 1984) and pleasure to the male victim (25% in 2019 compared with 5% in 1984). A similar gender pattern occurred in judgments of how stressful the event was for the male victim. Analysis of the 2019 data revealed that overall, despite scientific and cultural shifts that have occurred over the past three decades, participants continued to judge the male victim of assault by a female to have been more encouraging and to have experienced more pleasure and less stress than in any other assailant/victim gender combination. Results are discussed in relation to gendered stereotypical beliefs and male rape myths, as well as possible sensitization to power differentials inspired by the #MeToo movement. We emphasize the need for greater awareness and empirical attention to abuse that runs counter to preconceived notions about sexual victimization.