Resident-, family-, and staff-identified goals for rehabilitation of long-term care residents with dementia: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Long-term care (LTC) residents with dementia can benefit from rehabilitation to improve function and quality of life.However, specific goals for rehabilitation with this population are not always clear.The purpose of this study was to describe the goals for rehabilitation for LTC residents with dementia from the perspective of r

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Trigeminal neuralgia diagnosis - a challenge - a cross-sectional survey to assess the knowledge and attitude among the dentists of Saudi Arabia

Objective: To analyse the knowledge level and attitude of Saudi dentists regarding trigeminal neuralgia.Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from 17/12/2020 - 9/2/2021 at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, and Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The sample comprised denti

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Narrative preaching: theory and praxis of a new way of preaching

From text: Perhaps the title is misleading.It may create the impression that narrative preaching is a never-before-discovered new method of communicating the gospel of salvation.Of course, stories have been used in sermons for a very long time.Narrative preaching as an art form is in Occupational itself a much-discussed and -published theme in the

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Tuberculosis in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

AbstractProblem In 2010, Haiti sustained a devastating earthquake that crippled the health-care infrastructure in the capital city, Port-au-Prince, and left 1.5 million people homeless.Subsequently, there was an increase in reported tuberculosis in the affected OSTEO PROLONG population.Approach We conducted active tuberculosis case finding in a cam

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Assessment of Autonomic Functions in Obese Adults

Background: Association between obesity and dysregulation of autonomic functions has long been established and is believed to be the cause of increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and cardigans mortality.Furthermore, early detection of impaired autonomic functions and hence timely intervention can prevent many of the obesity related cardiovasc

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