The American Heart Association and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation recognize that all cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs should contain specific core components that aim to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction, foster healthy behaviors and compliance to these behaviors, reduce disability, and promote an active lifestyle for patients wi...

Due to the improvement of results combined treatment malignant tumors survival rate cancer patients is increasing. The issue improving quality life, both during and after its completion, becoming more urgent. Conducting an individually selected comprehensive rehabilitation conducted by a multidisciplinary team aimed at correcting not only medical problems but also social capabilities patient ta...

INTRODUCTION Assessment of pregnant mothers for nutritional status is a neglected intervention. In Kaabong Hospital, nutritional status of pregnant mothers was not assessed during antenatal care (ANC) visits. A quality improvement (QI) project was initiated to increase nutritional assessment using midupper arm circumference (MUAC) among pregnant mothers during ANC visits from 0 to 90% between A...

121 ABSTRACT According to the World Health Organization, disability is defined as a restriction of bodily structure or function that is not offset by social measures, with spinal cord injuries (SCI) being a common type of physical disability. Several factors may influence the nutritional status of individuals with SCI, and metabolic complications can lead to a number of acute and chronic change...

[Purpose] In this study, we sought to evaluate the relationship between the Barthel Index and the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form in a cohort of elderly patients hospitalized in the General Rehabilitation Center. [Subjects and Methods] Three hundred and forty-four patients underwent an extensive evaluation, which included the following tests: 1) a Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form t...

BACKGROUND Acute cancrum oris (NOMA) is a major health concern in most parts of northern Nigeria, affecting children aged 2-9 years. The management of the acute phase/condition poses a great clinical challenge. We present our protocol for the management of acute NOMA in a referral health facility in northern Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The management of five consecutive children with acute...

The goals of manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and nutritional counseling for eating disorders are similar, namely, eliminating dysfunctional patterns of eating. Modifying these behaviors requires specific therapeutic expertise in the principles and procedures of behavior change that is not typically part of the training of nutritionists and dieticians or mental health professiona...

Context: Malnutrition is the major public health problem in many developing countries such as India. Government of India started Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRC) to rehabilitate the severe acute malnourished children. Aim: The aim of the present study is to assess the effectiveness of nutritional intervention measures in NRC. Methodology: It is a hospital based observational study using...