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Filter by:Patients are part of a family network. When any person in a family becomes critically unwell and requires the assistance of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), this has an impact on all members of that family. COVID-19 changed visiting for all patients in hospitals across Scotland. It is not known what effect these restrictions will have on patients' recovery, nor do we understand the impact it may have on their relatives or staff caring for them. This study will look at the implications of the visiting restrictions as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic upon patients without COVID-19 who are in the cardiothoracic ICU. It will also explore the impact of these restrictions on them, their relatives and staff. This study will be carried out within a single specialised intensive care unit in Scotland using mixed methods. The first arm of this study will use retrospective data that is routinely collected in normal clinical practice. The investigators will compare patient outcomes prior to COVID-19 with outcomes following the implementation of COVID-19 visiting restrictions. The aim is to establish if the restrictions on visiting has an impact on the duration of delirium. Delirium is an acute mental confusion and is associated with longer hospital stays and worse outcomes in this patient group. The second arm of this study involves semi-structured interviews with patients, relatives and staff that will allow deeper exploration of the issues around current visiting policy. The interviews will last approximately 1 hour and will address these issues. They will then be transcribed word for word and analysed using grounded theory, meaning the theories will develop from the data as it is analysed.
This is a Phase 1/2 study evaluating the positron-emitting radiopharmaceutical 18F-mFBG as an imaging agent for quantification of myocardial sympathetic innervation.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of renal denervation using DENEX System in patients with hypertension without antihypertensive medication, compared with the sham group.
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a novel, Health Information Technology behavior change tool in a single clinic setting. The PREVENT tool is the first electronic health record (EHR)-compatible tool that both tailors evidence-based behavior change strategies and incorporates community-level data specific to each patient into routine care. The central hypothesis is that PREVENT will improve patient's attitudes towards behavior change recommendations, increase adherence to recommended behavior change and improve cardiovascular health. Fifty adolescents will be randomized to intervention or wait-list, routine care control to assess the preliminary effectiveness of PREVENT. Qualitative and quantitative methods will be used among patients, parents and providers to examine barriers to current and future implementation of the PREVENT tool to inform adoption and maintenance.
Aim: The aims of this study are 1) to determine the demand of post-acute care among patients with cardiovascular disease in China; 2) to identify the details of demands especially which have value for the post-acute care for patients with cardiovascular disease. Design: A single center prospective cohort study. Methods: Patients will be enrolled from the department of cardiology in a tertiary teaching hospital. The data on the demands of post-acute care will be collected throughout the hospitalization and discharge. Patients with cardiovascular disease will be followed up for 3 months. The study was approved by the ethics committee in August 2020. Discussion: Post-acute care is very important for the short- and long-term outcomes of the patients with cardiovascular disease. This study will provide an effective tool for the investigation of the detailed demands for post-acute care in cardiovascular disease and provide a better understanding of the demands for the patients with cardiovascular disease. Impact: In clinical practice, understanding of the demands for post-acute care of the patients with cardiovascular disease can help nurses implement effective strategies at the early stages to patients to improve the short- and long-term outcomes of the patients. The follow-up results will help us better understand the impact of a post-acute care system on patients' outcomes. Keywords: Post-acute care, Cardiovascular disease, nursing, protocol
This intervention study using the Stroke Riskometer Apps as health promotion and disease prevention tools for the stroke prevention. Study will specifically target the young adult population (18-50 years old) who are the population at risk for young stroke. The study will determine the effectiveness of Stroke Riskometer Apps by assessing the awareness (knowledge, perception of stroke risk and intention to change behaviours) using the translated ABCD risk questionnaire and stroke risk probability using Stroke Riskometer Apps.
The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to explore the role of a motion sensor with accompany web application on step counts, energy balance, and metabolic markers in nurses. Additionally, eating behaviours, behavioural regulation in exercise, and mood states that may impact these parameters will also be examined.
The primary purpose of this study is to determine if there are significant differences with respect to baseline between those randomized to CGo and standard-of-care versus standard-of-care alone after completing 12-weeks of therapy in terms of peripheral endothelial function measured by EndoPAT.
This study will evaluate whether the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist eplerenone, when compared to chlorthalidone plus potassium chloride, can improve cardiac MRI-derived myocardial perfusion reserve and fibrosis, independent of blood pressure, and proportionately to the severity of autonomous aldosterone production.
Our objective is to establish a natural population cohort in East China based on the latest scientific researches, preliminary findings of the project team, and a close cooperation model of the Specialist Medical Consortium. Firstly, we will focus on the information and management status of high-risk, single-patient, and co-occurring patient groups of cardio cerebral diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke. We plan to integrate the questionnaire data and sample database information into the cardio-cerebral "co-prevention and management" information platform, in order to establish a cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease management system. Secondly, we aim to develop a new risk prediction model for heart and brain diseases based on the big data platform, lead the establishment of the "co-prevention and management" innovation management model for cardio cerebral diseases, and explore an integrated and innovative health management model for the prevention and treatment of cardio cerebral diseases for China.