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CONCLUSION: Improving depression may help delay the deterioration of patients’ IPF and frailty at certain stages.
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a stress-related disease that affects women more often than men. Music therapy (MT) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of MDD. However, clinical trials investigating the effects of MT on psychological and psychobiological stress-related outcomes in women suffering from MDD are still scarce. This study was conducted…
This study examined the effects of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on social impairment in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), focusing on those with and without sensory processing abnormalities. A randomized double-blind sham-controlled trial involved 72 children with ASD, divided into three groups based on sensory integration status. A post-hoc analysis of 51…
CONCLUSION: Evaluation of optic nerve sheath diameter has high diagnostic precision for detecting increased intracranial pressure in children. The findings in this study display that local anesthetic applied for caudal block in pediatric surgeries spread cranially resulting in an increase in the intracranial pressure and optic nerve sheath diameter. However, this increase does not cause…
INTRODUCTION: Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is associated with preventable morbidity and mortality and accounted for more than 140,000 deaths per year in the US during 2015 to 2019. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine screening for UAU in adults aged 18 years and older and pregnant persons, followed by brief counseling for…
CONCLUSIONS: Awareness of individual needs and potential negative effects is crucial for the use of music for pain relief. A proactive and personalised approach is needed to effectively implement music in healthcare.
CONCLUSION: Despite competing demands, carers attended DREAMS-START. It promoted behaviour change through supportive in-session reflection, increasing carer knowledge and skills. This was embedded between sessions and actions were positively reinforced as carers experienced changes. Results will inform future implementation in clinical services.
CONCLUSIONS: This study directly addresses multiple barriers to PrEP use in rural and periurban areas of the Southeastern United States and can inform policy and programming that seek to expand PrEP access and promote use in underserved communities.
BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (BP) is a common condition that is estimated to soon affect one third of the worlds’ population. Poor subjective sleep quality is shown to be associated with an elevated risk of high BP, though it is a risk factor that can be modified. Yoga can be used as a complementary therapy…
BACKGROUND: Lithium and quetiapine are first-line augmentation options for treatment-resistant depression; however, few studies have compared them directly, and none for longer than 8 weeks. We aimed to assess whether quetiapine augmentation therapy is more clinically effective and cost-effective than lithium for patients with treatment-resistant depression over 12 months.