AIM To study the relation between visual impairment and ability to care for oneself or a dependant in older people with age related macular degeneration (AMD). METHOD Cross sectional study of older people with visual impairment due to AMD in a specialised retinal service clinic. 199 subjects who underwent visual function assessment (fully corrected distance and near acuity and contrast sensit...

BACKGROUND Heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) are increasingly common disorders, with outcomes worse than many cancers. Evidence-based therapies, such as ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, improve prognosis and symptoms, and reduce healthcare expenditure. However, despite the high prevalence and malignant prognosis, few studies have reported the impact of heart failur...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a preliminary investigation of the effects on floatation spa therapy on quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis to see if controlled trials are warranted. DESIGN Uncontrolled clinical trial. SETTING Private floatation spa therapy centre. PATIENTS Fourteen patients with chronic osteoarthritis of the weight-bearing joints, of whom four dropped out. INTERVENTIO...

We have devised a new scoring system using visual analogue scales (VAS) to determine the functional outcome in 15 patients with 20 displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures, confirmed by CT. The average follow-up was 19 months. A VAS was completed separately by the patient, the surgeon and an independent assessor. It showed satisfactory agreement between observers and strong correlations wi...

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación de actividad física realizada sobre aptitud física, composición corporal y calidad vida en una población mujeres adultas mayores México. Estudio retrospectivo correlacional el cual se clasificó a las según su estilo activo acuerdo si cumple o no con directrices publicadas por Organización Mundial Salud [OMS] 2020 comportamiento...

Purpose. The work is devoted to study the effects of antihypertensive, lipid-lowering and metabolic therapy in office average hemodynamic parameters, parameters central pressure aorta, vascular wall stiffness quality life patients with CKD stage 3 combination arterial hypertension 1-2 degrees, without it. Materials methods. Were examined degrees 3. Measured help a daily BP monitor “BPLab”. was ...

Discrepancy in leg length after total hip replacement has been associated with patient dissatisfaction. We prospectively studied 200 consecutive patients undergoing unilateral Charnley hip replacements to identify whether there is a demonstrable association between such disparity and postoperative function. Radiological measurements between defined points on the pelvis and femur of the operated...