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Adherence to anti-hypertensive medications and its determinants: A study among hypertensive stroke patients in a tertiary care government hospital of West Bengal
Adrija Ray, Tapobrata Guha Ray, Jyotirmoy Pal, Biman Kanti Ray, Debasish Sanyal, Souvik DubeyIndian Journal of Public Health 2021 65(2):198-202
There is a paucity of antihypertensive drug adherence studies among stroke patients in West Bengal. With an aim to identify antihypertensive drug adherence and its determinants, this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted for 2 months among a calculated sample of 133 study participants using predesigned and pretested schedule, the metric “Proportion of days covered (PDC),” and the Morisky, Green, and Levine (MGL) Scale. Data were compiled and ana...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Adrija Ray Tapobrata Guha Ray Jyotirmoy Pal Biman Kanti Ray Debasish Sanyal Souvik Dubey Source Type: research
Patients' thoughts on their falls in a rehabilitation hospital: a qualitative study of patients with stroke - Aihara S, Kitamura S, Dogan M, Sakata S, Kondo K, Otaka Y.
This study aims t...
Source: SafetyLit - December 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Falls Source Type: news
Utility of an obstacle-crossing test to classify future fallers and non-fallers at hospital discharge after stroke: a pilot study - Feld JA, Goode AP, Mercer VS, Plummer P.
BACKGROUND: Existing clinical assessments of balance and functional mobility have poor predictive accuracy for prospectively identifying post-stroke fallers, which may be due to a lack of ecological complexity that is typical of community-based fall incide...
Source: SafetyLit - June 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
CO101 Burden of Post-Stroke Spasticity: A Real-World Data Analysis in Italy
To estimate the occurrence of spasticity and access to hospital rehabilitation in patients with a first event of stroke, using the Hospital Information System (HIS) of Italy.
Source: Value in Health - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: P Sciattella, FS Mennini, M Scortichini, V Acciai, A Brigido, PM Caglioni, S Paolucci Source Type: research
Clarification of factors determining discharge destination among elderly patients after stroke with low levels of independence in activities of daily living: a retrospective study - Onishi Y, Kimura S, Ishikawa KB, Ikeda S.
OBJECTIVE: To determine factors influencing discharge destination of elderly patients after stroke with low levels of independence in activities of daily living (ADL). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: A community-based public hospital in a r...
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
One year prognosis after suffering the onset of cerebrovascular disease in patients from a public hospital in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Alvarado-Dulanto CM, Lazo Mde L, Loza-Herrera JD, Málaga G
Abstract
In Latin America, there is almost nonexistense information about the prognosis of patients with stroke. We tried to find one- year vital and functional prognosis from patients with "first-ever stroke". We did a prospective cohort study, recruiting patients in the medicine service of a public hospital, and follow them up to one year after their first-ever stroke. We collected baseline data, such as previous medical history and information about their stroke. We found mortality proportions, differences among subgroups, and compared their ac...
Source: Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica Source Type: research
Miriam Hospital receives 8th consecutive award for quality care
(Lifespan) The Miriam Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for using American Heart Association/American Stroke Association quality improvement measures when treating stroke patients. The distinction, which recognizes evidence-based clinical guidelines, acknowledges The Miriam's commitment to quality, excellent care. The hospital treats more than 600 stroke patients each year and has received the Gold or Gold Plus designation for stroke care every year since 2008.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 27, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Preliminary Study of Safety and Efficacy of Warfarin Versus Dabigatran in Atrial Fibrillation Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia
This study aims to compare the pattern of anticoagulants used and to assess their safety and efficacy by evaluating bleeding and stroke occurrences in both groups.
Source: Value in Health - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M Mohd Hajiri, S Shaharuddin, CM Long, R Hashim, HH Zulkifly, SS Kasim, CW Lim Source Type: research
EPMA-World Congress 2015
Table of contents
A1 Predictive and prognostic biomarker panel for targeted application of radioembolisation improving individual outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma
Jella-Andrea Abraham, Olga Golubnitschaja
A2 Integrated market access approach amplifying value of “Rx-CDx”
Ildar Akhmetov
A3 Disaster response: an opportunity to improve global healthcare
Russell J. Andrews, Leonidas Quintana
A4 USA PPPM: proscriptive, profligate, profiteering medicine-good for 1 % wealthy, not for 99 % unhealthy
Russell J. Andrews
A5 The role of ...
Source: EPMA Journal - May 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Depression Is More than a Stigma
Manoj K. Pandey is Lecturer in Economics, Australian National University; Vani S. Kulkarni is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; and Raghav Gaiha is (Hon. ) Professorial Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of ManchesterBy Manoj K. Pandey, Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav GaihaCanberra, Philadelphia and Manchester, Mar 20 2019 (IPS) Depression is often distinguished from other non-communicable diseases or NCDs (e.g., cancer, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases, hypertension) because of the stigma attached to it. Among other consequences, those suffering from depression are often denied access...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Manoj K. Pandey - and Raghav Gaiha Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Source Type: news
Hospital admission & neurological consultations associated with improved TIA care quality
(Regenstrief Institute) Patients with a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as mini-stroke, are at high risk of more vascular events, including repeated TIAs, stroke and death yet are less likely to be admitted to the hospital for treatment than patients with stroke. Hospital admission and being seen by a neurologist are associated with better quality care according to a new study.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
'Time lost is brain lost'
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A new study involving UCLA researchers finds that mobile stroke units (MSUs) - state-of-the-art ambulances built to provide stroke patients with emergency neurological diagnosis and treatment prior to hospital arrival -- improve patient outcomes and lessen the chance for disability by delivering care faster than standard stroke care.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Women and men have different exclusion criteria for rtPA
(Lifespan) After analyzing stroke treatment records, researchers at Rhode Island Hospital in collaboration with researchers from the University of Cincinnati learned that women and men have different reasons for being excluded from receiving the common clot-dissolving drug, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Importantly, more women had very high blood pressures, which reduced their eligibility to be treated with the highly effective drug. The study was recently published in the American Heart Association's journal, Stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 6, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Ezetimibe provides particular benefit in patients with diabetes and recent acute coronary syndrome
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 800,000 Americans die each year from heart disease and stroke. Acute coronary syndrome, which includes heart attack and unstable angina, a condition that can lead to a heart attack, are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. In addition to lifestyle changes, medications that lower blood cholesterol are helpful in preventing future cardiac and vascular events, including heart attack and stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Workforce processes prior to mechanical thrombectomy vary widely, new study finds
( Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery ) Mechanical thrombectomy, a leading type of neurointerventional stroke treatment where a device can remove a blood clot in minutes, is essential for people experiencing a stroke, who stand to lose 2 million neurons every minute the artery is blocked. Equally essential is access to a hospital or health care system with a successful workflow in place that can deliver such treatment.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
