Annals of medicine
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This study focused on how adolescents' perceptions of coaches' health promotion activity predict maintained participation and dropout in organized sports in emerging adulthood. In addition, differences in lifestyle habits between maintainers, dropouts, and nonparticipants in organized sports were explored. ⋯ Perceiving coaches' health promotion activity as frequent was related to maintained participation in organized sports among males. Maintainers were more likely to have more healthy lifestyle habits than nonparticipants and dropouts. There is a need to invest in coaches' health promotion activity when it is infrequent. A more detailed understanding is needed of coaches' health promotion activity that supports both maintained participation in sports, especially among females, and healthy lifestyle habits in emerging adulthood.
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Elderly patients with transfusion-dependent non-severe aplastic anemia (TD-NSAA) face limited treatment options owing to transplantation incompatibility and safety concerns. ⋯ The addition of AVA to CsA can significantly improve the OR or CR rate and platelet levels with acceptable side effects in elderly patients, which implies that the combination is a viable alternative for elderly patients with TD-NSAA.
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Comparative Study
Comparing nSOFA, CRIB-II, and SNAPPE-II for predicting mortality and short-term morbidities in preterm infants ≤32 weeks gestation.
Neonatal illness severity scores are not extensively studied for their ability to predict mortality or morbidity in preterm infants. The aim of this study was to compare the Neonatal Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (nSOFA), Clinical Risk Index for Babies-II (CRIB-II), and Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology with Perinatal extension-II (SNAPPE-II) for predicting mortality and short-term morbidities in preterm infants ≤32 weeks. ⋯ In infants ≤32 weeks gestation, nSOFA scoring system is more valuable in predicting mortality than SNAPPE-II and CRIB-II. However, further studies are required to assess the predictive power of neonatal illness severity scores for morbidity.
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Occupational balance (OB) is a desirable outcome of rehabilitation because it is related to various health indices. The Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ) is a self-report measure of occupational balance. ⋯ OBQ11-A demonstrates acceptable psychometric properties for research purposes.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary rendezvous after failed cannulation, and comparison between benign vs malignant biliopancreatic disorders: outcomes at a single tertiary-care centre.
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary rendezvous (RV) is an EUS-assisted technique described as a rescue method in cases of failed biliary cannulation via endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). Current literature remains unclear regarding its current role. The study aim was to evaluate the effectiveness for biliary EUS-RV, and comparison between benign vs malignant biliopancreatic disorders. ⋯ EUS-RV is a demanding technique with better outcomes in benign than in malignant biliopancreatic diseases. Comparison of the EUS-TMD group on malignant disorders showed worse outcomes with EUS-RV. Given these findings, maybe EUS-RV is not the best option for malignant biliopancreatic disorders.