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Participants identified a need for support with coping strategies regarding challenging social- and intimate situations due to impaired bowel function. Participants pin-pointed well-functioning communication between the patient and the paediatric- and adult care providers as a key factor for a successful transitional process. Further, participants emphasized the importance of easy access to specialized adult healthcare when needed, suggested to be facilitated by appointed patient navigators. Conclusion Adolescents and adults born with ARM identify improved knowledge of ARM, well-functioning communication and easy access to specialized adult care as key components of a successful transition.Objectives Young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) face potential challenges. The transition to young adulthood is characterized by significant changes in roles and responsibilities. Furthermore, young adults with chronic conditions face a transfer from pediatric care to adult healthcare. This study explores how living with CP affects young adults in general, and specifically which psychosocial, medical and healthcare needs are particularly important during this phase of life. Selleck FDI-6 Methods A qualitative study with data from individual, semi-structured, in-depth interviews with six young adults with CP (ages 21-31 years) were transcribed verbatim and analyzed. The participants were selected to provide a maximum variation in age, gender, Gross Motor Function Classification System score and educational background. A descriptive thematic analysis was used to explore patterns and identify themes. Results Three themes were identified "Being a Young Adult", "Development in Physical Disability and New Challenges in Adulthood" and "Navigating the Healthcare System". The three themes emerged from 15 sub-themes. Our findings emphasized that young adults with CP faced psychosocial challenges in social relationships, participation in education and work settings and striving towards independence. The transition to young adulthood led to a series of new challenges that the young adults were not prepared for. Medical challenges included managing CP-related physical and cognitive symptoms and navigating adult health care services, where new physicians with insufficient knowledge regarding CP were encountered. Conclusion The young adults with CP were not prepared for the challenges and changes they faced during their transition into adulthood. They felt that they had been abandoned by the healthcare system and lacked a medical home. Better transitional care is urgently needed to prepare them for the challenges in young adulthood.Background Despite recognition of the important role of health workers in providing adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services (AFSRHS), evidence on strategies for improving performance is limited. This review sought to address (1) which interventions are used to improve health worker performance in delivering AFSRHS? and (2) how effective are these interventions in improving AFSRHS health worker performance and client outcomes? Methods Building on a 2015 review, a search for literature on 18 previously identified programs was conducted to identify updated literature and data relevant to this review. Data was systematically extracted and analyzed. Results Due to the parent review's eligibility criteria, all programs included health worker training. Otherwise, supervision was the most frequently reported intervention used (n=10). Components and methods related to quality of trainings and supervision varied considerably in program reports. Nearly half of programs described employing processes timprove health worker performance in delivering AFSRHS. The findings indicate a need for additional effectiveness and cost-effectiveness evaluations of such interventions. In the meantime, existing evidence on improving health worker performance within and outside adolescent health must be integrated more thoughtfully into program planning and implementation.Objectives Repeated exposure to anoxic stress damages the brain through cortisol-mediated increases in oxidative stress and cellular-antioxidants depletion. Thus, compounds with antioxidant property might confer protection against anoxic stress-induced brain injuries. In this study, we further examined the protective effect of methyl jasmonate (MJ), a potent anti-stress agent against anoxic stress-induced convulsions in mice. Methods Thirty-six male Swiss mice randomized into six groups (n=6) were given MJ (25, 50 and 100 mg/kg, i.p.) or vehicle (10 mL/kg, i.p.) 30 min before 15 min daily exposure to anoxic stress for 7 days. The latency(s) to anoxic convulsion was recorded on day 7. The blood glucose and serum corticosterone levels were measured afterwards. The brains were also processed for the determination of malondialdehyde, nitrite, and glutathione levels. Results Methyl jasmonate (MJ) delayed the latency to anoxic convulsion and reduced the blood glucose and serum corticosterone levels. The increased malondialdehyde and nitrite contents accompanied by decreased glutathione concentrations in mice with anoxic stress were significantly attenuated by MJ. Conclusions These findings further showed that MJ possesses anti-stress property via mechanisms relating to the reduction of serum contents of corticosterone and normalization of brain biomarker levels of oxidative stress in mice with anoxic stress.Objectives For revealing the peculiarities of the drug-drug interaction of rivaroxaban (substrate CYP3A4 and P-gp) and calcium channel blockers (CCBs) (verapamil - inhibitor CYP3A4 and P-gp and amlodipine - substrate CYP3A4) in patients 80 years and older with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NAF) we studied 128 patients. Methods All patients were divided into groups depending on the therapy taken the 1st - rivaroxaban + amlodipine (n=51), the 2nd - rivaroxaban + verapamil (n=30), the control group - rivaroxaban without CCBs (n=47). A trough steady-state plasma concentration (C min,ss) of rivaroxaban, prothrombin time (PT) in the blood plasma and the event of clinically relevant non-major (CRNM) bleeding were assessed for each patient. Results Patient in group 2 had higher C min,ss of rivaroxaban, PT and CRNM than subjects in the control group (Me 73.8 [50.6-108.8] ng/mL vs. 40.5 [25.6-74.3] ng/mL; Me 14.8 [13.4-17.3] s vs. 13.8 [12.6-14.4] s; 34% vs. 13%, respectively, p0.05 for all). Conclusions In patients ≥80 years with NAF, the use of rivaroxaban in combination with verapamil may not be safe and can lead to CRNM bleeding.