Purpose: To investigate the impact of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) and sexual (SD) on multiple sclerosis (MS) patients' quality life health perceptions evaluate possible relationship with disease parameters.
 Materials Methods: A total 192 patients MS were included in study. Along King's Health (KHQ) COOP/WONCA questionnaires, Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX), B...

BACKGROUND The objective of this article is to describe the design of an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of systematic home visits by nurses to frail elderly primary care patients. Pilot objectives were: 1. To determine the feasibility of postal multidimensional frailty screening instruments; 2. to identify the need for home visits to elderly. METHODS Main study: The main study concerns ...

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to explore the efficacy of U.S. Montmorency tart cherry in treating recreationally active individuals with patellofemoral pain. Methods Twenty-four participants pain were randomly separated into either placebo (males N = 8, females 4, age 43.30 ± 7.86 yrs, mass 72.10 17.89 kg, stature 171.16 10.17, BMI 24.31 3.75 kg/m 2 , symptom duration 30.18 10.90) or 9, 3, ...

An open, uncontrolled study was undertaken to measure the subjective effects of coenzyme Q10 combined with a Ginkgo biloba extract in volunteer subjects with clinically diagnosed fibromyalgia syndrome. Anecdotal reports from patients with fibromyalgia syndrome have claimed benefits from the use of these supplements. The aim of this study was to determine if these reports could be substantiated ...

OBJECTIVE Can indicative prevention of home-visiting nurses be effective when targeted at a frail senior population using multidimensional geriatric assessments and personalized care plans? METHODS We performed an individually randomized controlled trial in 33 blinded primary care practices over 18 months. The 651 participants were aged 75 years or older, lived at home, and were frail but nei...