Among the many disincentives to living organ donation, patient reluctance to talk about it may be among the easiest to eliminate. When transplant centers educate patients about living donation at the right time, in the right place and with the right people, patients feel more knowledgeable and talk about it. That in turn leads to more interactions with others about living donation, and more liv...

OBJECTIVE Kidney transplantation with a living donor has proved to be an effective solution for kidney patients on the waiting list for transplantation. Nevertheless, it may be difficult to find a living kidney donor. The purpose of this explorative study is to investigate how kidney transplant candidates may, or may not, find a living donor in the Netherlands. METHODS We compared a group of ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients living alone and to describe the rate of cognitive and functional impairment after a one-year follow-up. DESIGN AND SETTING In a prospective longitudinal study conducted by the French network on Alzheimer's disease (the REAL.FR study), 677 older community-dwelling AD patients were inte...

aluminum is present in very small amounts in living organisms but abundant in the environment. a growing literature links with the biochemistry of aluminum and also with a series of diseases in chronic renal failure patients on treatment with hemodialysis. the initial description of potential aluminum toxicity in renal failure patients relates to description of dialysis encephalopathy syndrome ...

BACKGROUND The London Chest Activities of Daily Living Scale measures the impact of breathlessness on both activity and social functioning. However, the London Chest Activities of Daily Living Scale is not routinely used in patients with advanced disease. AIM To assess the psychometric properties of the London Chest Activities of Daily Living Scale in patients with refractory breathlessness d...

[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the relationship between balance function and community participation in stroke survivors. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty-three patients diagnosed with hemiparetic stroke participated in this study (36 males, 27 females, aged 58.6 ± 15.2 years). The participants were assessed for balance function and their level of participation in the community, using ac...

background activities of daily living (adl) are an important indicator of health and independence in the elderly. it provides useful information for proper planning in the field of elderly care. trauma in the elderly population is frequent and negatively affects the independence in adl. objectives the purpose of the present study was to evaluate elderly independence in activities of daily livin...

Background and Objectives: Diabetes is considered as one of the most common endocrine disorders worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with diabetic complications.   Methods: A case-control study was performed on the data of 70089 diabetic patients (4622 cases and 53613 controls) extracted from the SINA Electronic Health Record (SinaEHR®) in a population co...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Outcomes among patients living alone at stroke onset could be directly affected by reduced access to acute therapies or indirectly through the effects of social isolation. We examined the associations between living alone at home and acute stroke care and outcomes in the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network. METHODS Between 2003 and 2008, 10 048 patients with acute s...

main thyroid disorders are hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, all kinds of swellings and tumors. generally, thyroid disorders increase the risk of obesity, heart and vessels disease, anxiety, hair dye, sexual disability and infertility clearly. patients with these diseases have to be aware of appropriate actions for short or long land, air and sea travels in order to prevent side effects of thyro...