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Filter by:Evidence shows that people with atrial fibrillation (AF) can benefit from prevention and rehabilitation interventions related to quality of life, lowered anxiety, etc. In this study, a complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention for people with AF was carried out in a Health Center at a Danish municipality in cooperation with the cardiology department at Svendborg Hospital. The study was designed as a feasibility study, with data gathered systematically including focus group interviews and quantitative patient reported outcomes. People with AF were included at the hospital. Eligible participants were offered intervention in the Health Center. Interventions, in accordance with present international guidelines, consisted of physical exercise, patient education, psychosocial support and consultations with health professionals as well as risk factor management. Also, medicinal yoga (MediYoga) were chosen to be part of the intervention due to promising research results within AF. All interventions were optional and based on needs assessment and preferences. The primary objective was to investigate the feasibility of delivering a complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention for people with AF in a municipal Health Center. There were the following four secondary objectives: 1. To explore the participant's experiences of participating in the municipality-based complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention. 2. To explore the participant's needs and preferences of the interventions. 3. To explore changes in HRQoL, anxiety and depression. 4. To explore the feasibility of collecting patient reported outcome measures as part of the intervention. The hypothesis was that the complex prevention and rehabilitation intervention was feasible in a municipality-based set-up, and was well received by people with AF and may contribute to better outcomes in terms of HRQoL, anxiety and depression.
GOIZ ZAINDU ("caring early" in Basque) is a pilot study to adapt the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) methodology to the Basque population and evaluate feasibility and adherence to a FINGER-like multidomain intervention program. Additional aims included the assessment of efficacy on cognition and collecting data to design a large efficacy trial.
Background: The vestibular system plays a crucial role in maintaining balance. Deficiencies in this system can result in instability and an increased risk of falls in older adults, posing a significant global health concern due to associated injuries. The Cawthorne and Cooksey program has demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing balance and reducing falls. This study aims to investigate the program's impact on balance, fear of falling, and dizziness in individuals aged 65 and older. Thirty-two older adults will be assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group will undergo a video-supported Cawthorne and Cooksey-based therapy, while the control group will receive counseling on fall prevention and healthy living through leaflets. The 4-week intervention will take place three times a week, including one face-to-face session and one via video. Pre- and post-assessments, along with a one-month follow-up, will be conducted.
Fall incidents are the third cause of chronic disability in the elderly, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Recent reviews demonstrate that multifactorial and multicomponent intervention programs are effective in preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults. However, the application of these programs may not be accessible to a large part of the elderly population. The lack of continuity in the treatment of the consequences of falls, as well as the dissemination of prevention measures for this patient profile, could be minimized through the use of information and communication technologies. Method: This will be a randomized clinical trial that aims to evaluate the effects of two fall prevention strategies via telerehabilitation for elderly fallers after admission to an emergency room. It will be carried out by a multidisciplinary team with interventions for eight weeks and monitoring of outcomes over a period of four months. Patients will be evaluated regarding aspects of functionality in the second and month after the interventions and regarding the recurrence of falls during the four-month period. Discussion: The hypothesis is that the programs are viable in terms of accessibility to home training. However, to date, there is no evidence about the differences between these forms of interventions to prevent falls via telecare.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Stories for Change (S4C) Cancer Prevention digital storytelling intervention for acceptability and socio-behavioral constructs to increase cancer screening among Hispanic or Latino individuals.
Clopidogrel has been to be reported to be superior to aspirin for the prevention of thromboembolic complications associated with coil embolization in patients with ruptured aneurysms.
The purpose of the present randomized controlled trial is to explore the effectiveness of a 12-month well woman digital health intervention leveraging Precision Nudging - the application of behavioral science and reinforcement learning to create individualized, tailored health messaging at scale that matches the right message to the right person at the right time - in promoting behavior change. Specifically, it is hypothesized that scaling behavioral science through reinforcement learning will be more effective at motivating participants to engage with well woman messages and to schedule and to attend a well woman visit compared to a standard of care message.
The goal of this study is to determine the most effective messages for encouraging patients with chronic conditions, who have not seen their doctor in at least one year, to return to the clinic. Study participants will receive postcards or letters encouraging them to make an appointment. Researchers will assess whether messages increase appointment scheduling (and attendance).
The purpose of the research is to evaluate the feasibility and scalability of delivering a 30-minute novel virtual reality (VR) experience through the Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality headset with the aim of measuring changes in: 1) patient-reported stress levels on a survey, 2) blood pressure, 3)heart rate, 4) respiration rate 5) heart rate variability 6) and galvanic skin response in cardiology clinic and cardiac rehabilitation patients.
Recreational UV exposure is associated with every form of skin cancer and individuals who engage in more physical activity have a higher prevalence of sunburn, a proximal biomarker of melanoma risk, perhaps explaining why melanoma is the only cancer with which physical activity is positively correlated. Mobile technology for tracking physical activity has become increasingly prevalent and Strava, an activity tracking app and social networking site for athletes, is one of the most popular of these technologies. This research will test the feasibility of delivering location-based, ecologically-valid sun safety advice to Strava users at times when they are predicted to be engaged in outdoor physical activity, by utilizing Strava's public open-source Applications Programming Interface.