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Lipsitz M, Levin L, Sharma V, Herrala J, Rimawi A, Bernier D, Kimberly H, Thomson A, Soucy Z, Henwood P. The State of Point-of-Care Teleultrasound Use for Educational Purposes: A Scoping Review. J Ultrasound Med 2022; 41:1889-1906. [PMID: 34825718 DOI: 10.1002/jum.15885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Bedside ultrasound has been shown to change and direct patient management in the emergent setting. Demand, use, and diagnostic potential of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has continually increased throughout the years. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing have necessitated further POCUS innovation. With the advent of affordable portable ultrasound devices, teleultrasound teaching has become a more viable method of POCUS education, especially in resource-limited settings. Here, we provide a scoping review of the current state of teleultrasound, specifically its use for educational purposes.
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- Mindy Lipsitz
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Froedtert Hospital Menomonee Falls Family Medicine Program, Menomonee Falls, WI, USA
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- Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital, Emergency Medicine Program, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Blair CK, Madan-Swain A, Locher JL, Desmond RA, De Los Santos J, Affuso O, Glover T, Smith K, Carley J, Lipsitz M, Sharma A, Krontiras H, Cantor A, Demark-Wahnefried W. Harvest for health gardening intervention feasibility study in cancer survivors. Acta Oncol 2013; 52:1110-8. [PMID: 23438359 PMCID: PMC3718632 DOI: 10.3109/0284186x.2013.770165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer survivors are at increased risk for second malignancies, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and functional decline. Evidence suggests that a healthful diet and physical activity may reduce the risk of chronic disease and improve health in this population. METHODS We conducted a feasibility study to evaluate a vegetable gardening intervention that paired 12 adult and child cancer survivors with Master Gardeners to explore effects on fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, quality-of-life, and physical function. Throughout the year-long study period, the survivor-Master Gardener dyads worked together to plan/plant three gardens, harvest/rotate plantings, and troubleshoot/correct problems. Data on diet, physical activity, and quality-of-life were collected via surveys; anthropometrics and physical function were objectively measured. Acceptability of the intervention was assessed with a structured debriefing survey. RESULTS The gardening intervention was feasible (robust enrollment; minimal attrition) and well-received by cancer survivors and Master Gardeners. Improvement in three of four objective measures of strength, agility, and endurance was observed in 90% of survivors, with the following change scores [median (interquartile range)] noted between baseline and one-year follow-up: hand grip test [+ 4.8 (3.0, 6.7) kg], 2.44 meter Get-Up-and-Go [+ 1.0 (+ 1.8, + 0.2) seconds], 30-second chair stand [+ 3.0 (+ 1.0, 5.0) stands], and six-minute walk [+ 11.6 (6.1, 48.8) meters]. Increases of ≥ 1 fruit and vegetable serving/day and ≥ 30 minutes/week of physical activity were observed in 40% and 60%, respectively. CONCLUSION These preliminary results support the feasibility and acceptability of a mentored gardening intervention and suggest that it may offer a novel and promising strategy to improve fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, and physical function in cancer survivors. A larger randomized controlled trial is needed to confirm our results.
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- Cindy K. Blair
- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Medicine - Gerontology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Medicine - Preventive Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Medicine - Preventive Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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