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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To examine the extent to which parental readiness for hospital discharge mediates the relationship between quality of discharge teaching and parental self-efficacy in parents of preterm infants. BACKGROUND: Parental readiness for hospital discharge and self-efficacy should be considered to establi…

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the "BURP" maneuver's effect on the association between difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation, and predictors of a difficult airway. METHODS: Adult patients who underwent general anesthesia and tracheal intubation from September 2016 to May 2018 were included. The "BURP" maneuver w…

AIM: To determine the clinical significance of variation in haematocrit (Ht) and haemoglobin (Hb) values before and after image-guided percutaneous core needle biopsies (PCNBs) and evaluate its clinical significance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This single-centre, retrospective study included all the patients who underwent…

AIM: The present study was conducted in order to clarify the effects of a warm hand bath at 40°C for 10 min on the blood flow in the shoulder, skin and deep body temperature, autonomic nervous activity, and subjective comfort in healthy women. METHODS: The study's participants were 40 healthy adult women who were…

BACKGROUND: Rates of alcohol abuse are high on Canadian postsecondary campuses. Individual trait differences have been linked to indices of alcohol use/misuse, including neurotic traits like anxiety sensitivity (AS) and hopelessness (HOP). We know little, though, about how these traits confer vulnerability. AS and HOP…

PURPOSE: In light of the global pervasiveness of child marriage and given that improving maternal health care use is an effective strategy in reducing maternal and child morbidity and mortality, the available empirical evidence on the association of child marriage with maternal health care utilization seems woefully in…

Head injury is a leading cause of mortality and acquired neurological impairment in children. Head-injured children may have neurobehavioural deficits that persist for years following injury. Head injury can result in significant and persistent caregiver burden, including mental health issues, family stress and disorga…

PURPOSE: To compare reproductive outcomes following conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in poor responders fulfilling the Bologna criteria, with a single oocyte retrieved. METHODS: The present retrospective study included 243 Bologna poor responders with a single oocyt…

BACKGROUND: The perceived effects of a military career on service personnel's children have been largely overlooked. AIMS: To examine the views of military personnel about the impact their career has on their children in relation to socio-demographic variables, military characteristics and mental health symptoms. MET…

BACKGROUND: The present study sought to clarify the development of comorbid emotional distress by comparing different explanations for how youth develop anxiety and depressive symptoms. Specifically, we introduced the diathesis-anxiety approach (whether cognitive vulnerabilities interact with anxiety symptoms), and com…

There is an ongoing public debate about the new graphic warning labels (GWLs) that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposes to place on cigarette packs. Tobacco companies argued that the strongly emotional images FDA proposed to include in the GWLs encroached on their constitutional rights. The court ruled that…

OBJECTIVE: Micropapillary bladder carcinoma (MPBC) is a rare variant of urothelial cancer. Most literature on MPBC is from case series reports. This study's objective was to examine the epidemiology, natural history, and prognostic factors of MPBC using a population-based registry, in addition to a literature review.…

INTRODUCTION: Defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing has been performed to prove functionality of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Over the past years it has become increasingly controversial because of possible morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to determine unsuccessful shock testing…

Although the link between social determinants and health outcomes is well established, the social history remains poorly integrated into clinical care processes. This study's purpose was to determine social risk documentation rates among newborns using a new electronic template. A retrospective review of 639 well-infan…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the informed, deliberative views of the older general public toward a policy of allowing surrogate consent for Alzheimer disease (AD) research. METHODS: A total of 503 persons aged 50+ recruited by random digit dialing were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: deliberation, education, or control. T…

PURPOSE: The study's purposes were to 1) assess changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) from 1998 to 2010, controlling for decimal age and body mass index (BMI), and 2) repeat the analysis in cohorts from 2005 to 2010, controlling for maturation, deprivation, and BMI. METHODS: A total of 27,942 (n = 14,247 boys) 9-…

AIMS: Sacral neurostimulation (SNS) involves a two-stage procedure to assess outcomes prior to permanent implantation. Stage 1 involves placement of a sacral lead that is externalized and tested for 2 weeks. Stage 2 is the implantation of a pulse generator in responders (≥ 50% improved). This study's purpose was…

Endarterectomy and angioplasty with stenting have emerged as 2 alternative treatments for carotid artery stenosis. This study's objective was to determine the cost-effectiveness of carotid artery stenting (CAS) compared with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in symptomatic subjects who are suitable for either intervention.…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Stability of parathyroid hormone (PTH) at -80 degrees C for long storage periods has never been studied. This can be of importance for the conclusions of studies where blood banks have been constituted. The study's aim was to evaluate stability of PTH when stored as serum or plasma EDTA sampl…

Anxiety disorders commonly co-occur with alcohol use disorders and reliably mark a poor response to substance abuse treatment. However, treating a co-occurring anxiety disorder does not reliably improve substance abuse treatment outcomes. Failure to account for individual differences in the functional dynamic between a…