Irish journal of medical science
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This study was planned to determine the factors affecting backward walking in children with cerebral palsy (CP). ⋯ NCT05088629 (10/11/2021).
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Optimal trunk control relies on adequate musculoskeletal, motor, and somatosensory systems that are often affected in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare trunk control between people with AD and healthy older adults, and investigate the relationship between trunk control and balance, gait, functional mobility, and fear of falling in people with AD. ⋯ Trunk control is affected and related with balance, gait, functional mobility, and fear of falling in people with AD. For this reason, we think that trunk control should be evaluated in the early period, and applications for trunk control should be included in rehabilitation approaches in order to improve balance, gait, functional mobility, and reduce fear of falling.
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Sarcopenia and obesity can cause severe physical and metabolic complications. We aimed to investigate the risk of mortality associated with sarcopenia and obesity in older adults. ⋯ Sarcopenic-obese participants had the highest mortality incidence compared to those without obesity or sarcopenia. In addition, the presence of sarcopenia or obesity alone also had a significant role in mortality risk. So, we should especially focus on maintaining or increasing muscle mass and preventing obesity.
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Lipid disorders are now considered causal for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) which remains one of the most important contributors to morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Identification and early treatment of lipid disarrays remains the cornerstone of good clinical practice to prevent, halt and even reverse ASCVD. Guidelines for lipid management are imperative to help promote good clinical practice. Given the detail involved in comprehensive guidelines and the multiple areas of knowledge required by clinical practitioners, abbreviated, easy to understand, practical versions of guidelines are required to ensure dissemination of the most important information. The recent ESC lipid guidelines 2019 and the ESC guidelines on CVD prevention in clinical practice 2021 (1,2), provide an excellent detailed summary of all the latest evidence supporting lipid interventions that reduce ASCVD. ⋯ It is presented here in a tabular format together with printable versions of the associated hyperlinks that provide the additional information required in decision making. It is hoped to audit the impact of this approach to help guide future ways of disseminating the latest clinical guideline updates.
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People with serious mental illness exhibit higher morbidity and mortality rates of chronic diseases than the general population. ⋯ The results show a high prevalence of physical health conditions in this cohort, some of which represent a new diagnosis. This implicates better allocation of existing resources for screening and early detection, and potential to run joint clinics with primary care.