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Browsing by Author "Bettger, Janet Prvu"
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A Tailored SMS Text Message-Based Intervention to Facilitate Patient Access to Referred Community-Based Social Needs Resources: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study.
(JMIR research protocols, 2022-10)<h4>Background</h4>Health care providers are increasingly screening patients for unmet social needs (eg, food, housing, transportation, and social isolation) and referring patients to relevant community-based resources and ... -
Availability of post-hospital services supporting community reintegration for children with identified surgical need in Uganda.
(BMC health services research, 2018-09-20)BACKGROUND:Community services and supports are essential for children transitioning home to recover from the hospital after surgery. This study assessed the availability and geographic capacity of rehabilitation, assistive ... -
Changes in Informed Consent Policy and Treatment Delays in Stroke Thrombolysis.
(Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2020-12-18)<h4>Objectives</h4>The efficacy of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is highly time dependent. Although clinical guidelines do not recommend written informed consent as it may cause treatment delays, ... -
Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Adherence to Therapies for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
(JAMA neurology, 2019-05-06)Importance:Translating evidence into clinical practice in the management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and transient ischemic attack (TIA) is challenging, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Objective:To assess ... -
Emergency medical services use and its association with acute ischaemic stroke evaluation and treatment in Singapore.
(Stroke and vascular neurology, 2020-06)<h4>Background</h4>Emergency medical services (EMS) is a critical link in the chain of stroke survival. We aimed to assess EMS use for stroke in Singapore, identify characteristics associated with EMS use and the association ... -
Injury characteristics and their association with clinical complications among emergency care patients in Tanzania.
(African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence, 2022-12)<h4>Background</h4>Over 5 million people annually die from injuries and millions more sustain non-fatal injuries requiring medical care. Ninety percent of injury deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ... -
Perceived barriers and supports to accessing community-based services for Uganda's pediatric post-surgical population.
(Disability and rehabilitation, 2019-12-15)Background: Access to pediatric surgical intervention in low-income countries is expanding, but investments in post-surgical care have received less attention. This study explored the barriers and supports for school-aged ... -
Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19.
(Gerontology & geriatric medicine, 2020-01)Exercise is critical for health maintenance in late life. The COVID-19 shelter in place and social distancing orders resulted in wide-scale interruptions of exercise therapies, placing older adults at risk for the consequences ... -
Risks and Benefits Associated With Prestroke Antiplatelet Therapy Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator.
(JAMA neurology, 2016-01)Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is known to improve outcomes in ischemic stroke; however, many patients may have been receiving antiplatelet therapy before acute ischemic stroke and could face an increased ... -
Selection of Postacute Stroke Rehabilitation Facilities: A Survey of Discharge Planners From the Northeast Cerebrovascular Consortium (NECC) Region.
(Medicine (Baltimore), 2016-04)The process of determining the level of care and specific postacute care facility for stroke patients has not been adequately studied. The objective of this study was to better understand the factors that influence postacute ... -
The association between socioeconomic status and disability after stroke: findings from the Adherence eValuation After Ischemic stroke Longitudinal (AVAIL) registry.
(BMC Public Health, 2014-03-26)BACKGROUND: Stroke is the leading cause of disability among adults in the United States. The association of patients' pre-event socioeconomic status (SES) with post-stroke disability is not well understood. We examined the ... -
Transitions of care interventions to improve quality of life among patients hospitalized with acute conditions: a systematic literature review.
(Health and quality of life outcomes, 2021-01-29)<h4>Background</h4>Although transitional care interventions can improve health among patients hospitalized with acute conditions, few interventions use patient quality of life (QOL) as the primary outcome. Existing interventions ...
