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Filter by:Background: High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the key to recovering patients with sudden cardiac death. However, when the environment is exposure to biologic hazard, the medical personnel need to use different personal protective equipment while doing CPR, and this difficulty is greatly increased. The research on this part is quite limited, and the results need to be further analyzed. Purpose: Compare the effects of CPR wearing different levels of personal protective equipment on CPR quality and rescue fatigue. Material & Methods: This study is designed as a prospective randomized crossover trial with an expected total of 40 volunteer participants, performed during 2021 April 1 to 2021 June 30. Each participant is required to perform a five-minute CPR in kneeling position using three different types of personal protective equipment. These three modes are Level D protective equipment with surgical mask, Level C protective equipment with N-95 mask, and Level-C protective equipment with Powered Air Purifying Respirator. Participants are physicians or nurses at the hospital. The participation are randomly assigned to the order of the three modes, and each mode can be rested for 120 minutes. Laerdal Skillreporter is used for CPR and quality measurement. The main results were effective chest compression ratio, correct chest depth ratio, correct chest recoil ratio and chest compression number per minute. The secondary results were personal blood pressure before and after the CPR, heartbeat, pulse oximeter, number of breaths, and subjective fatigue index (VAS 1 ~ 100 points), Questionnaire for the opinion of wearing personal protective equipment and using the porta count test to test the N-95 face mask for its quantitative fitness factor before and during CPR, and infrared detector for qualitative fitness test.
The objective of this project will be to characterise the benefits of an exercise programme adapted to each individual's abilities compared to a traditional exercise programme with the aim of reducing perceived fatigue and improving the quality of life of Patients with multiple sclerosis.
SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus responsible for developing the disease known as COVID-19. Its evolution can range from an asymptomatic course, to rapidly evolve and cause an acute respiratory syndrome. In addition to respiratory symptoms, is also has an impact on the neuromuscular systems. Therefore, the additional inactivity for hospitalization, negatively influences the loss of muscular, cardiovascular and metabolic fitness. In view of this, it is recommended that early post-acute rehabilitation be continued after the hospital phase to increase levels of physical activity, which can also be continued with long-term telerehabilitation. This project would offer a free service of asynchronous physical telerehabilitation for the patient that is easy to implement and follow up. For this purpose, patients will be recruited at the time of discharge from the Hospital Provincial Nuestra Señora de Gracia (HPNSG) and the Hospital Royo Villanova (HRV) in Zaragoza and two intervention groups with the same physical therapy and educational programme will be carried out. The experimental group will be carried out by means of home telerehabilitation, while the control group will receive the programme in an explanatory booklet. The main objective is to analyse the preliminary efficacy on physical fitness of a 12-week physical therapy and therapeutic education programme using asynchronous telerehabilitation in post-COVID-19 patients, and to compare its effects with patients who have undergone the same programme, but in a non-telematic format. The secondary objective is to analyze the feasibility of a physical home-based asynchronous telerehabilitation programme in post-COVID-19 patients. Hypothesis: the implementation of a 12-week programme of physical therapy and therapeutic education using asynchronous telerehabilitation software is feasible and preliminarily effective in increasing physical fitness as well as adherence to treatment, and in the improvement of psychosocial factors.
Malignant Pleural Effusions (MPE) are a common problem with around 40,000 new cases in the UK each year. The presence of an MPE suggests a poor prognosis of on average of 3-12 months. It is therefore vital that the investigators consider how respiratory and palliative care physicians can best support patients with MPEs to have the best quality of life possible. Breathlessness is the most common presenting symptom of an MPE and so impact on this has previously been studied . Cancer-related fatigue is very common with evidence suggesting around 40% of patients experience fatigue at diagnosis and up to 90% during anti-cancer treatment such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Review of the literature suggests that whether interventions to manage MPEs can improve patient fatigue has not previously been studied. The aim of this study is to assess if interventions for MPEs could potentially improve patient fatigue as this information will be valuable for both patients and referring health-care professionals when making the decision of whether to have a procedure or not and build on the current evidence base around management of MPEs. The study will be part of a Masters in Clinical Research and will be within a single trust. It will be a pilot study for a potentially larger multi-center study. With this in mind, aspects of how the study runs and notes on how it could be improved upon will be carefully recorded.
The purpose of this project is to pilot test a long-term effect of Tab-G (tablet-based cognitive behavioral group education intervention). The investigators will evaluate the effect of Tab-G, relative to usual care group, on (a) daily steps, (b) fatigue level, (c) self-efficacy and (d) quality of life. Tab-G participants will receive 4 weekly CBT-based group education focusing on shared goal setting and mutual reinforcement in a group with 5 members. The outcomes will be measured baseline, week 4 (intervention completion) and week 8 (follow-up). The investigators hypothesize that older adults receiving Tab-G will have greater improvements on outcomes compared to those receiving usual care at week 4, the intervention completion and at week 8 follow-up.
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of 10-minute chair massage therapy in comparison to a scheduled 10-minute break to evaluate the impact on perceived quality of life, heart rate, blood pressure, and pain scale in healthcare workers.
This randomized control study is to test effectiveness of occupational therapy support for informal caregivers of older adults with cognitive decline. Care recipients are community-living older adults who are eligible for a nursing home level of care. At baseline challenges that caregivers are facing will be expressed and individualized solutions will be identified and delivered for the treatment and educational material will be given to the control group. Two and four months later, follow up interview will be made to identify changes in burden, depression, fatigue, self-efficacy, and positive aspect of care giving. It is expected to show when the effectiveness becomes clear.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious, acute infectious disease caused by Serious Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 can manifest itself in a wide variety of clinical scenarios. Asymptomatic disease, mild flu findings, pneumonia accompanied by acute respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring hospitalization in the intensive care unit, and death are possible clinical consequences. Myalgia, fatigue, and muscle weakness are reported regardless of the severity of the clinical presentation of COVID-19. Data on the prevalence and severity of muscle disorders and weakness during hospitalization and discharge due to COVID-19 disease are limited. The aim of this study is to evaluate muscle strength, functional independence, myalgia severity, physical fatigue and dyspnea in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential for supplementation with black currant to support eye health among otherwise healthy adult women who spend 6+ hours per day using digital screens.
The study aims to investigate, through serial measurements of some biomarkers, the potential mechanisms through which yoga impacts on QOL and fatigue.