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Ganbavale S, Papachristou E, Mathers J, Papacosta A, Lennon L, Whincup P, Wannamethee S, Ramsay S. Neighborhood Deprivation and Changes in Oral Health in Older Age: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study. J Dent Res 2024; 103:434-441. [PMID: 38414259 PMCID: PMC10966931 DOI: 10.1177/00220345231224337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 02/29/2024] Open
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The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors (objective and perceived) are associated with poor oral health in older adults over time, independent of individual socioeconomic position. Data for this cross-sectional and longitudinal observation study came from a socially and geographically representative cohort of men aged 71 to 92 y in 2010-12 (n = 1,622), drawn from British general practices, which was followed up in 2018-19 (aged 78-98 y; N = 667). Dental measures at both times included number of teeth, periodontal pocket depth, self-rated oral health, and dry mouth. Neighborhood deprivation was based on Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) and a cumulative index measuring perceptions about local environment. Individual-level socioeconomic position was based on longest-held occupation. Multilevel and multivariate logistic regressions, adjusted for relevant sociodemographic, behavioral, and health-related factors, were performed to examine the relationships of dental measures with IMD and perceived neighborhood quality index, respectively. Cross-sectionally, risks of tooth loss, periodontal pockets, and dry mouth increased from IMD quintiles 1 to 5 (least to most deprived); odds ratios (ORs) for quintile 5 were 2.22 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.41-3.51), 2.82 (95% CI, 1.72-4.64), and 1.51 (95% CI, 1.08-2.09), respectively, after adjusting for sociodemographic, behavioral, and health-related factors. Risks of increased pocket depth and dry mouth were significantly greater in quintile 5 (highest problems) of perceived neighborhood quality index compared to quintile 1. Over the 8-y follow-up, deterioration of dentition (tooth loss) was significantly higher in the most deprived IMD quintiles after full adjustment (OR for quintile 5 = 2.32; 95% CI, 1.09-4.89). Deterioration of dentition and dry mouth were significantly greater in quintile 5 of perceived neighborhood quality index. Neighborhood-level factors were associated with poor oral health in older age, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, particularly with tooth loss, and dry mouth, independent of individual-level socioeconomic position.
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- S.G. Ganbavale
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL, London, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL, London, UK
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL, London, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, UK
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Hamel R, Oyler R, Harms E, Bailey R, Rendeiro C, Jenkinson N. Dietary Cocoa Flavanols Do Not Alter Brain Excitability in Young Healthy Adults. Nutrients 2024; 16:969. [PMID: 38613003 PMCID: PMC11013095 DOI: 10.3390/nu16070969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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The ingestion of dietary cocoa flavanols acutely alters functions of the cerebral endothelium, but whether the effects of flavanols permeate beyond this to alter other brain functions remains unclear. Based on converging evidence, this work tested the hypothesis that cocoa flavanols would alter brain excitability in young healthy adults. In a randomised, cross-over, double-blinded, placebo-controlled design, transcranial magnetic stimulation was used to assess corticospinal and intracortical excitability before as well as 1 and 2 h post-ingestion of a beverage containing either high (695 mg flavanols, 150 mg (-)-epicatechin) or low levels (5 mg flavanols, 0 mg (-)-epicatechin) of cocoa flavanols. In addition to this acute intervention, the effects of a short-term chronic intervention where the same cocoa flavanol doses were ingested once a day for 5 consecutive days were also investigated. For both the acute and chronic interventions, the results revealed no robust alteration in corticospinal or intracortical excitability. One possibility is that cocoa flavanols yield no net effect on brain excitability, but predominantly alter functions of the cerebral endothelium in young healthy adults. Future studies should increase intervention durations to maximize the acute and chronic accumulation of flavanols in the brain, and further investigate if cocoa flavanols would be more effective at altering brain excitability in older adults and clinical populations than in younger adults.
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- Raphael Hamel
- School of Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Ciminata G, Burton JK, Quinn TJ, Geue C. Understanding Pathways into Care-homes using Data (UnPiCD study): a two-part model to estimate inpatient and care-home costs using national linked health and social care data. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:281. [PMID: 38443919 PMCID: PMC10916167 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10675-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Pathways into care-homes have been under-researched. Individuals who move-in to a care-home from hospital are clinically distinct from those moving-in from the community. However, it remains unclear whether the source of care-home admission has any implications in term of costs. Our aim was to quantify hospital and care-home costs for individuals newly moving-in to care homes to compare those moving-in from hospital to those moving-in from the community. METHODS Using routinely-collected national social care and health data we constructed a cohort including people moving into care-homes from hospital and community settings between 01/04/2013-31/03/2015 based on records from the Scottish Care-Home Census (SCHC). Individual-level data were obtained from Scottish Morbidity Records (SMR01/04/50) and death records from National Records of Scotland (NRS). Unit costs were identified from NHS Scotland costs data and care-home costs from the SCHC. We used a two-part model to estimate costs conditional on having incurred positive costs. Additional analyses estimated differences in costs for the one-year period preceding and following care-home admission. RESULTS We included 14,877 individuals moving-in to a care-home, 8,472 (57%) from hospital, and 6,405 (43%) from the community. Individuals moving-in to care-homes from the community incurred higher costs at £27,117 (95% CI £ 26,641 to £ 27,594) than those moving-in from hospital with £24,426 (95% CI £ 24,037 to £ 24,814). Hospital costs incurred during the year preceding care-home admission were substantially higher (£8,323 (95% CI£8,168 to £8,477) compared to those incurred after moving-in to care-home (£1,670 (95% CI£1,591 to £1,750). CONCLUSION Individuals moving-in from hospital and community have different needs, and this is reflected in the difference in costs incurred. The reduction in hospital costs in the year after moving-in to a care-home indicates the positive contribution of care-home residency in supporting those with complex needs. These data provide an important contribution to inform capacity planning on care provision for adults with complex needs and the costs of care provision.
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- G Ciminata
- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K..
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- Academic Geriatric Medicine, School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K
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- Academic Geriatric Medicine, School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K
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Etkind SN, Barclay S, Spathis A, Hopkins SA, Bowers B, Koffman J. Uncertainty in serious illness: A national interdisciplinary consensus exercise to identify clinical research priorities. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0289522. [PMID: 38422036 PMCID: PMC10903860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Serious illness is characterised by uncertainty, particularly in older age groups. Uncertainty may be experienced by patients, family carers, and health professionals about a broad variety of issues. There are many evidence gaps regarding the experience and management of uncertainty. AIM We aimed to identify priority research areas concerning uncertainty in serious illness, to ensure that future research better meets the needs of those affected by uncertainty and reduce research inefficiencies. METHODS Rapid prioritisation workshop comprising five focus groups to identify research areas, followed by a ranking exercise to prioritise them. Participants were healthcare professionals caring for those with serious illnesses including geriatrics, palliative care, intensive care; researchers; patient/carer representatives, and policymakers. Descriptive analysis of ranking data and qualitative framework analysis of focus group transcripts was undertaken. RESULTS Thirty-four participants took part; 67% female, mean age 47 (range 33-67). The highest priority was communication of uncertainty, ranked first by 15 participants (overall ranking score 1.59/3). Subsequent priorities were: 2) How to cope with uncertainty; 3) healthcare professional education/training; 4) Optimising clinical approaches to uncertainty; and 5) exploring in-depth experiences of uncertainty. Research questions regarding optimal management of uncertainty were given higher priority than questions about experiences of uncertainty and its impact. CONCLUSIONS These co-produced, clinically-focused research priorities map out key evidence gaps concerning uncertainty in serious illness. Managing uncertainty is the most pressing issue, and researchers should prioritise how to optimally manage uncertainty in order to reduce distress, unlock decision paralysis and improve illness and care experience.
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- Simon N. Etkind
- Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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van’t Hooft JJ, Benhamou E, Albero Herreros C, Jiang J, Levett B, Core LB, Requena-Komuro MC, Hardy CJD, Tijms BM, Pijnenburg YAL, Warren JD. Musical experience influences socio-emotional functioning in behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1341661. [PMID: 38333611 PMCID: PMC10851745 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1341661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Objectives On phenotypic and neuroanatomical grounds, music exposure might potentially affect the clinical expression of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). However, this has not been clarified. Methods 14 consecutive patients with bvFTD fulfilling consensus diagnostic criteria were recruited via a specialist cognitive clinic. Earlier life musical experience, current musical listening habits and general socio-emotional behaviours were scored using a bespoke semi-quantitative musical survey and standardised functional scales, completed with the assistance of patients' primary caregivers. Associations of musical scores with behavioural scales were assessed using a linear regression model adjusted for age, sex, educational attainment and level of executive and general cognitive impairment. Results Greater earlier life musical experience was associated with significantly lower Cambridge Behavioural Inventory (Revised) scores (β ± SE = -17.2 ± 5.2; p = 0.01) and higher Modified Interpersonal Reactivity Index (MIRI) perspective-taking scores (β ± SE = 2.8 ± 1.1; p = 0.03), after adjusting for general cognitive ability. Number of hours each week currently spent listening to music was associated with higher MIRI empathic concern (β ± SE = 0.7 ± 0.21; p = 0.015) and MIRI total scores (β ± SE = 1.1 ± 0.34; p = 0.014). Discussion Musical experience in earlier life and potentially ongoing regular music listening may ameliorate socio-emotional functioning in bvFTD. Future work in larger cohorts is required to substantiate the robustness of this association, establish its mechanism and evaluate its clinical potential.
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- Jochum J. van’t Hooft
- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience—Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience—Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience—Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Bhanu C, Petersen I, Orlu M, Davis D, Sofat R, Bazo-Alvarez JC, Walters K. Drug-induced orthostatic hypotension: Cluster analysis of co-prescription patterns in older people in UK primary care. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2024; 33:e5730. [PMID: 37974394 DOI: 10.1002/pds.5730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Over 250 medications are reported to cause orthostatic hypotension, associated with serious adverse outcomes in older adults. Studies suggest a harmful cumulative risk of orthostatic hypotension with multiple medication use. However, there is limited evidence on the potential for harm in practice, particularly which drugs is co-prescribed and may increase risk of orthostatic hypotension. METHODS Retrospective cohort study and cluster analysis using general practice data from IQVIA Medical Research Data (IMRD) in patients aged ≥50 contributing data between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018. Thirteen drug groups known to be associated with orthostatic hypotension by mechanism, were analyzed and clusters generated by sex and age-band. RESULTS A total of 602 713 individuals aged ≥50 with 283 912 (47%) men and 318 801 (53%) women were included. The most prevalent prescriptions that might contribute to orthostatic hypotension were ACE inhibitors, calcium-channel blockers, beta-blockers, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and uroselective alpha-blockers. We identified distinct clusters of cardiovascular system (cardiovascular system) drugs in men and women at all ages. cardiovascular system plus psychoactive drug clusters were common in women at all ages, and in men aged ≤70. cardiovascular system plus uroselective alpha-blockers were identified in men aged ≥70. CONCLUSIONS Distinct clusters of drugs associated with orthostatic hypotension exist in practice, which change over the life course. Our findings highlight potentially harmful drug combinations that may cause cumulative risk of orthostatic hypotension in older people. This may guide clinicians about the potential of synergistic harm and to monitor for orthostatic hypotension if using combinations of cardiovascular system drugs, cardiovascular system plus psychoactive drugs and/or alpha-blockers-particularly in patients aged ≥70 or at high-risk due to comorbidity. Future research should consider quantifying the risk of drug-induced orthostatic hypotension with such drug combinations.
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- Cini Bhanu
- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- University College London (UCL) School of Pharmacy, UK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- British Heart Foundation, Data Science Centre, UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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Kadir RRA, Rakkar K, Othman OA, Sprigg N, Bath PM, Bayraktutan U. Analysis of endothelial progenitor cell subtypes as clinical biomarkers for elderly patients with ischaemic stroke. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21843. [PMID: 38071215 PMCID: PMC10710409 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48907-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), expressing markers for stemness (CD34), immaturity (CD133) and endothelial maturity (KDR), may determine the extent of post-stroke vascular repair. Given the prevalence of stroke in elderly, this study explored whether variations in plasmatic availability of certain EPC subtypes could predict the severity and outcome of disease in older patients. Blood samples were collected from eighty-one consented patients (≥ 65 years) at admission and days 7, 30 and 90 post-stroke. EPCs were counted with flow cytometry. Stroke severity and outcome were assessed using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Barthel Index and modified Rankin Scale. The levels of key elements known to affect EPC characteristics were measured by ELISA. Diminished total antioxidant capacity and CD34 + KDR + and CD133 + KDR + counts in early phases of stroke were associated with disease severity and worse functional outcome at day 90 post-stroke. Baseline levels of angiogenic agent PDGF-BB, but not VEGF, positively correlated with CD34 + KDR + numbers at day 90. Baseline LDL-cholesterol levels were inversely correlated with CD34 + KDR+, CD133 + KDR + and CD34 + CD133 + KDR + numbers at day 90. Close correlation between baseline CD34 + KDR + and CD133 + KDR + counts and the outcome of stroke proposes these particular EPC subtypes as potential prognostic markers for ischaemic stroke.
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- Rais Reskiawan A Kadir
- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Queens Medical Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
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Evans C, Johnstone A, Zich C, Lee JSA, Ward NS, Bestmann S. The impact of brain lesions on tDCS-induced electric fields. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19430. [PMID: 37940660 PMCID: PMC10632455 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45905-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can enhance motor and language rehabilitation after stroke. Though brain lesions distort tDCS-induced electric field (E-field), systematic accounts remain limited. Using electric field modelling, we investigated the effect of 630 synthetic lesions on E-field magnitude in the region of interest (ROI). Models were conducted for two tDCS montages targeting either primary motor cortex (M1) or Broca's area (BA44). Absolute E-field magnitude in the ROI differed by up to 42% compared to the non-lesioned brain depending on lesion size, lesion-ROI distance, and lesion conductivity value. Lesion location determined the sign of this difference: lesions in-line with the predominant direction of current increased E-field magnitude in the ROI, whereas lesions located in the opposite direction decreased E-field magnitude. We further explored how individualised tDCS can control lesion-induced effects on E-field. Lesions affected the individualised electrode configuration needed to maximise E-field magnitude in the ROI, but this effect was negligible when prioritising the maximisation of radial inward current. Lesions distorting tDCS-induced E-field, is likely to exacerbate inter-individual variability in E-field magnitude. Individualising electrode configuration and stimulator output can minimise lesion-induced variability but requires improved estimates of lesion conductivity. Individualised tDCS is critical to overcome E-field variability in lesioned brains.
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- Carys Evans
- Department for Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department for Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, FMRIB, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department for Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
- UCLP Centre for Neurorehabilitation, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical and Movement Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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Grudzinska FS, Faniyi AA, Scott A, Sapey E, Thickett DR. Observational cohort study protocol: neutrophil function and energetics in adults with pneumonia and sepsis - Pneumonia Metabolism in Ageing (PUMA). BMJ Open Respir Res 2023; 10:e001806. [PMID: 37827807 PMCID: PMC10582892 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Community-acquired pneumonia has high mortality and is associated with significant healthcare costs. In older adults with community-acquired pneumonia neutrophil dysfunction has been identified and is associated with poor outcomes for patients. Immunometabolism is a rapidly developing field which links immune cell function to metabolism. This study aims to explore neutrophil metabolism in community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Pneumonia Metabolism in Ageing study is a prospective observational study recruiting older adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia to examine neutrophil function and metabolic status. Controls will be older adults with no acute illness. The primary endpoint is neutrophil chemotaxis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study has ethical approval from the Research Ethics Committee Wales, reference 19/WA/0299. This study involves participants who may lack the capacity to consent to research involvement, in this situation, personal or professional assent will be sought. The results from this study will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated at local and international conferences.
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- Frances S Grudzinska
- Birmingham Acute Care Research, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
- PIONEER Data Hub, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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Stenner K, Shore CB, Maben J, Mold F, Winkley K, Cook A. Delegation of insulin administration to non-registered healthcare workers in community nursing teams: A qualitative study. J Adv Nurs 2023; 79:3382-3396. [PMID: 37005976 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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AIMS To explore stakeholder perspectives on the benefits and/or disadvantages of the delegation of insulin injections to healthcare support workers in community nursing services. DESIGN Qualitative case study. METHODS Interviews with stakeholders purposively sampled from three case sites in England. Data collection took place between October 2020 and July 2021. A reflexive thematic approach to analysis was adopted. RESULTS A total of 34 interviews were completed: patients and relatives (n = 7), healthcare support workers (n = 8), registered nurses (n = 10) and senior managers/clinicians (n = 9). Analysis resulted in three themes: (i) Acceptance and confidence, (ii) benefits and (iii) concerns and coping strategies. Delegation was accepted by stakeholders on condition that appropriate training, supervision and governance was in place. Continuing contact between patients and registered nurses, and regular contact between registered nurses and healthcare support workers was deemed essential for clinical safety. Services were reliant on the contribution of healthcare support workers providing insulin injections, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Benefits for service and registered nurses included: flexible team working, increased service capacity and care continuity. Job satisfaction and career development was reported for healthcare support workers. Patients benefit from timely administration, and enhanced relationships with the nursing team. Concerns raised by all stakeholders included potential missed care, remuneration and task shifting. CONCLUSION Delegation of insulin injections is acceptable to stakeholders and has many benefits when managed effectively. IMPACT Demand for community nursing is increasing. Findings of this study suggest that delegation of insulin administration contributes to improving service capacity. Findings highlight the essential role played by key factors such as appropriate training, competency assessment and teamwork, in developing confidence in delegation among stakeholders. Understanding and supporting these factors can help ensure that practice develops in an acceptable, safe and beneficial way, and informs future development of delegation practice in community settings. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION A service user group was consulted during the design phase prior to grant application and provided comments on draft findings. Two people with diabetes were members of the project advisory group and contributed to the study design, development of interview questions, monitoring study progress and provided feedback on study findings.
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- Karen Stenner
- School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- King's College London & Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, London, UK
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- Head of Nursing and Quality, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK
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Johnson MJ, Pitel L, Currow DC, Forbes C, Soyiri I, Robinson L. Breathlessness limiting exertion in very old adults: findings from the Newcastle 85+ study. Age Ageing 2023; 52:afad155. [PMID: 37658750 PMCID: PMC10474592 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Long-term breathlessness is more common with age. However, in the oldest old (>85 years), little is known about the prevalence, or impact of breathlessness. We estimated breathlessness limiting exertion prevalence and explored (i) associated characteristics; and (ii) whether breathlessness limiting exertion explains clinical and social/functional outcomes. METHODS Health and socio-demographic characteristics were extracted from the Newcastle 85+ Study cohort. Phase 1 (baseline) and follow-up data (18 months, Phase 2; 36 months, Phase 3; 60 months, Phase 4 after baseline) were examined using descriptive statistics and cross-sectional regression models. RESULTS Eight hundred seventeen participants provided baseline breathlessness data (38.2% men; mean 84.5 years; SD 0.4). The proportions with any limitation of exertion, or severe limitation by breathlessness were 23% (95% confidence intervals (CIs) 20-25%) and 9% (95%CIs 7-11%) at baseline; 20% (16-25%) and 5% (3-8%) at Phase 4. Having more co-morbidities (odds ratio (OR) 1.34, 1.18-1.54; P < 0.001), or self-reported respiratory (OR 1.88, 1.25-2.82; P = 0.003) or cardiovascular disease (OR 2.38, 1.58-3.58; P < 0.001) were associated with breathlessness limiting exertion. Breathlessness severely limiting exertion was associated with poorer self-rated health (OR 0.50, 029-0.86; P = 0.012), depression (beta-coefficient 0.11, P = 0.001), increased primary care contacts (beta-co-efficient 0.13, P = 0.001) and number of nights in hospital (OR 1.81; 1.02-3.20; P = 0.042). CONCLUSIONS Breathlessness limiting exertion appears to become less prevalent over time due to death or withdrawal of participants with cardio-respiratory illness. Breathlessness severely limiting exertion had a wide range of service utilisation and wellbeing impacts.
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- Miriam J Johnson
- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Hull Health Trials Unit, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Department of Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Newman C, Mulrine S, Brittain K, Dawson P, Mason C, Spencer M, Sykes K, Underwood F, Young-Murphy L, Waring J, Scott J. Challenges and improvements associated with transitions between hospitals and care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study with care home and healthcare staff in England. Age Ageing 2023; 52:afad146. [PMID: 37740896 PMCID: PMC10517646 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Care home residents transitioning from hospital are at risk of receiving poor-quality care with their safety being challenged by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic. Little is known about how care home staff worked with hospital staff and other healthcare professionals to address these challenges and make improvements to increase patient safety. OBJECTIVE To gain insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the safety of transitions between hospital and care home. METHOD Semi-structured interviews were conducted with care home staff and healthcare professionals involved in hospital to care home transitions including doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, social workers, and occupational therapists. Commonalities and patterns in the data were identified using thematic analysis. RESULTS Seventy participants were interviewed. Three themes were developed, first, 'new challenges', described care homes were pressurised to receive hospital patients amidst issues with COVID-19 testing, changes to working practices and contentious media attention, which all impacted staff negatively. Second, 'dehumanisation' described how care home residents were treated, being isolated from others amounted to feelings of being imprisoned, caused fear and engendered negative reactions from families. Third, 'better ways of working' described how health and social care workers developed relationships that improved integration and confidence and benefited care provision. CONCLUSION The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to and compounded high-risk hospital-to-care home discharges. Government policy failed to support care homes. Rapid discharge objectives exposed a myriad of infection control issues causing inhumane conditions for care home residents. However, staff involved in transitions continued to provide and improve upon care provision.
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- Craig Newman
- Department of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7XA, UK
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- Department of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7XA, UK
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- Department of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7XA, UK
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- Department of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7XA, UK
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- Department of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7XA, UK
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Finnegan SL, Browning M, Duff E, Harmer CJ, Reinecke A, Rahman NM, Pattinson KTS. Brain activity measured by functional brain imaging predicts breathlessness improvement during pulmonary rehabilitation. Thorax 2023; 78:852-859. [PMID: 36572534 PMCID: PMC10447378 DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2022-218754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic breathlessness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is effectively treated with pulmonary rehabilitation. However, baseline patient characteristics predicting improvements in breathlessness are unknown. This knowledge may provide better understanding of the mechanisms engaged in treating breathlessness and help to individualise therapy. Increasing evidence supports the role of expectation (ie, placebo and nocebo effects) in breathlessness perception. In this study, we tested functional brain imaging markers of breathlessness expectation as predictors of therapeutic response to pulmonary rehabilitation, and asked whether D-cycloserine, a brain-active drug known to influence expectation mechanisms, modulated any predictive model. METHODS Data from 71 participants with mild-to-moderate COPD recruited to a randomised double-blind controlled experimental medicine study of D-cycloserine given during pulmonary rehabilitation were analysed (ID: NCT01985750). Baseline variables, including brain-activity, self-report questionnaires responses, clinical measures of respiratory function and drug allocation were used to train machine-learning models to predict the outcome, a minimally clinically relevant change in the Dyspnoea-12 score. RESULTS Only models that included brain imaging markers of breathlessness-expectation successfully predicted improvements in Dyspnoea-12 score (sensitivity 0.88, specificity 0.77). D-cycloserine was independently associated with breathlessness improvement. Models that included only questionnaires and clinical measures did not predict outcome (sensitivity 0.68, specificity 0.2). CONCLUSIONS Brain activity to breathlessness related cues is a strong predictor of clinical improvement in breathlessness over pulmonary rehabilitation. This implies that expectation is key in breathlessness perception. Manipulation of the brain's expectation pathways (either pharmacological or non-pharmacological) therefore merits further testing in the treatment of chronic breathlessness.
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- Sarah L Finnegan
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, NHS, Oxford, UK
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, NHS, Oxford, UK
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, NHS, Oxford, UK
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Chinese Academy of Medicine Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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van der Ploeg MA, Poortvliet RKE, Bogaerts JMK, van der Klei VMGTH, Kerse N, Rolleston A, Teh R, Robinson L, Jagger C, Arai Y, Shikimoto R, Abe Y, Blom JW, Drewes YM, Gussekloo J. The Role of a Composite Fitness Score in the Association Between Low-Density Cholesterol and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:1708-1716. [PMID: 37314150 PMCID: PMC10460558 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the general population, an increase in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) predicts higher cardiovascular disease risk, and lowering LDL-C can prevent cardiovascular disease and reduces mortality risk. Interestingly, in cohort studies that include very old populations, no or inverse associations between LDL-C and mortality have been observed. This study aims to investigate whether the association between LDL-C and mortality in the very old is modified by a composite fitness score. METHODS A 2-stage meta-analysis of individual participant data from the 5 observational cohort studies. The composite fitness score was operationalized by performance on a combination of 4 markers: functional ability, cognitive function, grip strength, and morbidity. We pooled hazard ratios (HR) from Cox proportional-hazards models for 5-year mortality risk for a 1 mmol/L increase in LDL-C. Models were stratified by high/low composite fitness score. RESULTS Composite fitness scores were calculated for 2 317 participants (median 85 years, 60% females participants), of which 994 (42.9%) had a high composite fitness score, and 694 (30.0%) had a low-composite fitness score. There was an inverse association between LDL-C and 5-year mortality risk (HR 0.87 [95% CI: 0.80-0.94]; p < .01), most pronounced in participants with a low-composite fitness score (HR 0.85 [95% CI: 0.75-0.96]; p = .01), compared to those with a high composite fitness score (HR = 0.98 [95% CI: 0.83-1.15]; p = .78), the test for subgroups differences was not significant. CONCLUSIONS In this very old population, there was an inverse association between LDL-C and all-cause mortality, which was most pronounced in participants with a low-composite fitness scores.
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- Milly A van der Ploeg
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Mimpen JY, Hedley R, Ridley A, Baldwin MJ, Windell D, Bhalla A, Ramos-Mucci L, Buckley CD, Coles MC, Alvand A, Price AJ, Carr AJ, Dakin SG, Snelling SJB. Cellular characterisation of advanced osteoarthritis knee synovium. Arthritis Res Ther 2023; 25:154. [PMID: 37612718 PMCID: PMC10463598 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-023-03110-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole joint disease, with an important role for synovium. However, the repertoire of immune cells and fibroblasts that constitute OA synovium remains understudied. This study aims to characterise the cellular composition of advanced OA synovium and to explore potential correlations between different cell types and patient demographics or clinical scores. METHODS Synovium, collected from 10 patients with advanced OA during total knee replacement surgery, was collagenase-digested, and cells were stained for flow cytometry analysis. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded synovium was sectioned, stained with immunofluorescence, and imaged using the multiplex Cell DIVE platform. Patient demographics and clinical scores were also collected. RESULTS The proportion of immune cells in OA synovium varied between patients (8-38% of all cells). Macrophages and T cells were the dominant immune cell populations, together representing 76% of immune cells. Age positively correlated with the proportion of macrophages, and negatively correlated with T cells. CCR6+ T cells were found in 6/10 patients; these patients had a higher mean Kellgren-Lawrence grade across the three knee compartments. Immunofluorescence staining showed that macrophages were present in the lining as well as distributed throughout the sublining, while T and B cells were mainly localised near vessels in the sublining. Fibroblast subsets (CD45-PDPN+) based on the expression of CD34/CD90 or FAP/CD90 were identified in all patient samples, and some populations correlate with the percentage of immune cells or clinical scores. Immunofluorescence staining showed that FAP expression was particularly strong in the lining layer, but also present throughout the sublining layer. CD90 expression was exclusively found around vessels in the sublining, while CD34 was mostly found in the sublining but also occasionally in the lining layer. CONCLUSIONS There are significant differences in the relative proportions and subsets of immune cells in OA synovium; exploratory correlative analyses suggest that these differences might be correlated with age, clinical scores, or fibroblast subsets. Additional studies are required to understand how different cell types affect OA pathobiology, and if the presence or proportion of cell subsets relates to disease phenotypes.
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- Jolet Y Mimpen
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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de Buck MHS, Jezzard P, Frost R, Randell C, Hurst K, Choudhury RP, Robson MD, Biasiolli L. 10-channel phased-array coil for carotid wall MRI at 3T. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0288529. [PMID: 37556496 PMCID: PMC10411804 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Accurate assessment of plaque accumulation near the carotid bifurcation is important for the effective prevention and treatment of stroke. However, vessel and plaque delineation using MRI can be limited by low contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and long acquisition times. In this work, a 10-channel phased-array receive coil design for bilateral imaging of the carotid bifurcation using 3T MRI is proposed. METHODS The proposed 10-channel receive coil was compared to a commercial 4-channel receive coil configuration using data acquired from phantoms and healthy volunteers (N = 9). The relative performance of the coils was assessed, by comparing signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), noise correlation, g-factor noise amplification, and the CNR between vessel wall and lumen using black-blood sequences. Patient data were acquired from 12 atherosclerotic carotid artery disease patients. RESULTS The 10-channel coil consistently provided substantially increased SNR in phantoms (+77 ± 27%) and improved CNR in healthy carotid arteries (+62 ± 11%), or reduced g-factor noise amplification. Patient data showed excellent delineation of atherosclerotic plaque along the length of the carotid bifurcation using the 10-channel coil. CONCLUSIONS The proposed 10-channel coil design allows for improved visualization of the carotid arteries and the carotid bifurcation and increased parallel imaging acceleration factors relative to a commercial 4-channel coil design.
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- Matthijs H. S. de Buck
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States of America
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Acute Vascular Imaging Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Perspectum, Gemini One, John Smith Drive, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Acute Vascular Imaging Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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McKechnie DGJ, O'Nions E, Dunsmuir S, Petersen I. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses and prescriptions in UK primary care, 2000-2018: population-based cohort study. BJPsych Open 2023; 9:e121. [PMID: 37455585 PMCID: PMC10375867 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Rates of diagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be increasing in the UK. AIMS Estimate incidence and prevalence of ADHD diagnoses and ADHD prescriptions in UK adults and children in primary care. METHOD We conducted a cohort study using IQVIA Medical Research Data, a UK primary care database. Rates of ADHD diagnoses and ADHD prescriptions were calculated between 2000 and 2018 for individuals aged 3-99 years, analysed by age, gender, social deprivation status and calendar year. RESULTS Of 7 655 931 individuals, 35 877 (0.5%) had ADHD diagnoses; 18 518 (0.2%) received ADHD medication prescriptions. Diagnoses and prescription rates were greater in men versus women, children versus adults, and deprivation status (nearly double in most deprived versus least deprived quintile). By 2018, the proportion of ADHD diagnoses was 255 per 10 000 (95% CI 247-263) in boys and 67.7 per 10 000 (95% CI 63.5-71.9) in girls; for adults, it was 74.3 per 10 000 (95% CI 72.3-76.2) in men and 20 per 10 000 (95%CI 19.0-21.0) in women. Corresponding figures for prescriptions were 156 per 10 000 (95% CI 150-163) in boys, 36.8 per 10 000 (95% CI 33.8-40.0) in girls, 13.3 per 10 000 (95% CI 12.5-14.1) in men and 4.5 per 10 000 (95% CI 4.1-5.0) in women. Except among 3- to 5-year-olds, the incidence and prevalence of ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions have increased from 2000 to 2018 in all age groups. The absolute increase was highest in children, but the relative increase was largest among adults (e.g. among men aged 18-29 years, approximately 20-fold and nearly 50-fold increases in diagnoses and prescriptions, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The incidence and prevalence of both ADHD diagnoses and medication are highest among children. Proportionally, rates increased most among adults during 2000-2018. ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions are associated with socioeconomic deprivation.
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, UK
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Cheong VL, Mehdizadeh D, Todd OM, Gardner P, Zaman H, Clegg A, Alldred DP, Faisal M. The extent of anticholinergic burden across an older Welsh population living with frailty: cross-sectional analysis of general practice records. Age Ageing 2023; 52:afad136. [PMID: 37505992 PMCID: PMC10378723 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anticholinergic medicines are associated with adverse outcomes for older people. However, little is known about their use in frailty. The objectives were to (i) investigate the prevalence of anticholinergic prescribing for older patients, and (ii) examine anticholinergic burden according to frailty status. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of Welsh primary care data from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage databank including patients aged ≥65 at their first GP consultation between 1 January and 31 December 2018. Frailty was identified using the electronic Frailty Index and anticholinergic burden using the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden (ACB) scale. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression were conducted to (i) describe the type and frequency of anticholinergics prescribed; and (ii) to estimate the association between frailty and cumulative ACB score (ACB-Sum). RESULTS In this study of 529,095 patients, 47.4% of patients receiving any prescription medications were prescribed at least one anticholinergic medicine. Adjusted regression analysis showed that patients with increasing frailty had higher odds of having an ACB-Sum of >3 compared with patients who were fit (mild frailty, adj OR 1.062 (95%CI 1.061-1.064), moderate frailty, adj OR 1.134 (95%CI 1.131-1.136), severe frailty, adj OR 1.208 (95%CI 1.203-1.213)). CONCLUSIONS Anticholinergic prescribing was high in this older population. Older people with advancing frailty are exposed to the highest anticholinergic burden despite being the most vulnerable to the associated adverse effects. Older people with advancing frailty should be considered for medicines review to prevent overaccumulation of anticholinergic medications, given the risks of functional and cognitive decline that frailty presents.
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- V-Lin Cheong
- Medicines Management & Pharmacy Services, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
- School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Bradford, UK
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- Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research (University of Leeds), Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
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- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Bradford, UK
- Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research (University of Leeds), Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
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- School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
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- NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Bradford, UK
- Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford, UK
- Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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Morgan PT, Smeuninx B, Marshall RN, Korzepa M, Quinlan JI, McPhee JS, Breen L. Greater myofibrillar protein synthesis following weight-bearing activity in obese old compared with non-obese old and young individuals. GeroScience 2023:10.1007/s11357-023-00833-2. [PMID: 37328646 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00833-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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The mechanisms through which obesity impacts age-related muscle mass regulation are unclear. In the present study, rates of integrated myofibrillar protein synthesis (iMyoPS) were measured over 48-h prior-to and following a 45-min treadmill walk in 10 older-obese (O-OB, body fat[%]: 33 ± 3%), 10 older-non-obese (O-NO, 20 ± 3%), and 15 younger-non-obese (Y-NO, 13 ± 5%) individuals. Surface electromyography was used to determine thigh muscle "activation". Quadriceps cross-sectional area (CSA), volume, and intramuscular thigh fat fraction (ITFF) were measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) was measured by dynamometry. Quadriceps CSA and volume were greater (muscle volume, Y-NO: 1182 ± 232 cm3; O-NO: 869 ± 155 cm3; O-OB: 881 ± 212 cm3, P < 0.01) and ITFF significantly lower (m. vastus lateralis, Y-NO: 3.0 ± 1.0%; O-NO: 4.0 ± 0.9%; O-OB: 9.1 ± 2.6%, P ≤ 0.03) in Y-NO compared with O-NO and O-OB, with no difference between O-NO and O-OB in quadriceps CSA and volume. ITFF was significantly higher in O-OB compared with O-NO. Relative MVC was lower in O-OB compared with Y-NO and O-NO (Y-NO: 5.5 ± 1.6 n·m/kg-1; O-NO: 3.9 ± 1.0 n·m/kg-1; O-OB: 2.9 ± 1.1 n·m/kg-1, P < 0.0001). Thigh muscle "activation" during the treadmill walk was greater in O-OB compared with Y-NO and O-NO (Y-NO: 30.5 ± 13.5%; O-NO: 35.8 ± 19.7%; O-OB: 68.3 ± 32.3%, P < 0.01). Habitual iMyoPS did not differ between groups, whereas iMyoPS was significantly elevated over 48-h post-walk in O-OB (+ 38.6 ± 1.2%·day-1, P < 0.01) but not Y-NO or O-NO (+ 11.4 ± 1.1%·day-1 and + 17.1 ± 1.1%·day-1, respectively, both P > 0.271). Equivalent muscle mass in O-OB may be explained by the muscle anabolic response to weight-bearing activity, whereas the age-related decline in indices of muscle quality appears to be exacerbated in O-OB and warrants further exploration.
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- Paul T Morgan
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, 99 Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 7EL, UK
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- Monash Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, 99 Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 7EL, UK
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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McCartney H, Noble E, MacLullich AMJ, Davis DHJ, Evans J, Shenkin SD, Muniz-Terrera G, Sandeman D, Tieges Z. A systematic review of studies reporting on neuropsychological and functional domains used for assessment of recovery from delirium in acute hospital patients. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2023; 38:e5943. [PMID: 37294207 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Assessing for recovery in delirium is essential in guiding ongoing investigation and treatment. Yet, there is little scrutiny and no research or clinical consensus on how recovery should be measured. We reviewed studies which used tests of neuropsychological domains and functional ability to track recovery of delirium longitudinally in acute hospital settings. METHODS/DESIGN We systematically searched databases (MEDLINE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials), from inception to October 14th , 2022. Inclusion criteria were: adult acute hospital patients (≥18 years) diagnosed with delirium by a validated tool; 1+ repeat assessment using an assessment tool measuring domains of delirium/functional recovery ≤7 days from baseline. Two reviewers independently screened articles, performed data extraction, and assessed risk of bias. A narrative data synthesis was completed. RESULTS From 6533 screened citations, we included 39 papers (reporting 32 studies), with 2370 participants with delirium. Studies reported 21 tools with an average of four repeat assessments including baseline (range 2-10 assessments within ≤7 days), measuring 15 specific domains. General cognition, functional ability, arousal, attention and psychotic features were most commonly assessed for longitudinal change. Risk of bias was moderate to high for most studies. CONCLUSIONS There was no standard approach for tracking change in specific domains of delirium. The methodological heterogeneity of studies was too high to draw firm conclusions on the effectiveness of assessment tools to measure delirium recovery. This highlights the need for standardised methods for assessing recovery from delirium.
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- Haruno McCartney
- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Advanced Care Research Centre, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention and Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Department of Social Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
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- School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Department of Computing, School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK
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Rakkar K, Othman OA, Sprigg N, Bath PM, Bayraktutan U. Evaluation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Characteristics as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2023:10.1007/s12015-023-10544-y. [PMID: 37129729 PMCID: PMC10390388 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-023-10544-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Ageing impairs endothelial function and predisposes the person to ischaemic stroke (IS). Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) repair endothelial damage and induce post-ischaemic neovascularisation. Given the prevalence of IS in older population, this study explored whether changes in EPC number and function may reliably predict the type or outcome of stroke in patients ≥ 65 years of age. For this, blood samples were collected once from healthy volunteers (HVs, n = 40) and four times (admission and days 7, 30 and 90 post-stroke) from participants with lacunar (n = 38) or cortical (n = 43) stroke. EPCs were counted with flow cytometry and defined as non-haematopoietic cells (CD45-) expressing markers for stemness (CD34 +), immaturity (CD133 +) and endothelial maturity (KDR +). Clonogenesis, tubulogenesis, migration and proliferation assays were performed as measures of EPC functionality. Biochemical profile of plasma inflammatory and angiogenic agents were studied using specific ELISAs. Primary outcome was disability or dependence on day 90 post-stroke, assessed by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Compared to HVs, EPC numbers were higher in stroke patients at all time points studied, reaching significance at baseline and day 30. No differences in EPC counts and functionality were observed between lacunar and cortical stroke groups at any time. Plasma endostatin, PDGF-BB, TNF-α and VEGF levels were higher in stroke patients vs HVs. Patient outcome, evaluated by mRS on day 90 post-stroke, did not correlate with EPC count or functionality. Baseline EPC counts may serve as a diagnostic marker for stroke but fail to distinguish between different stroke subtypes and predict post-stroke outcome.
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- Kamini Rakkar
- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Sciences Building, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Sciences Building, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Sciences Building, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Sciences Building, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Sciences Building, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
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Todd O, Johnson O, Wilkinson C, Hollinghurst J, Dondo TB, Yadegarfar ME, Sheppard JP, McManus RJ, Gale CP, Clegg A. Attainment of NICE blood pressure targets among older people with newly diagnosed hypertension: nationwide linked electronic health records cohort study. Age Ageing 2023; 52:7181252. [PMID: 37247403 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND it is not known if clinical practice reflects guideline recommendations for the management of hypertension in older people and whether guideline adherence varies according to overall health status. AIMS to describe the proportion of older people attaining National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline blood pressure targets within 1 year of hypertension diagnosis and determine predictors of target attainment. METHODS a nationwide cohort study of Welsh primary care data from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage databank including patients aged ≥65 years newly diagnosed with hypertension between 1st June 2011 and 1st June 2016. The primary outcome was attainment of NICE guideline blood pressure targets as measured by the latest blood pressure recording up to 1 year after diagnosis. Predictors of target attainment were investigated using logistic regression. RESULTS there were 26,392 patients (55% women, median age 71 [IQR 68-77] years) included, of which 13,939 (52.8%) attained a target blood pressure within a median follow-up of 9 months. Success in attaining target blood pressure was associated with a history of atrial fibrillation (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.11, 1.43), heart failure (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.06, 1.49) and myocardial infarction (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.10, 1.32), all compared to no history of each, respectively. Care home residence, the severity of frailty, and increasing co-morbidity were not associated with target attainment following adjustment for confounder variables. CONCLUSIONS blood pressure remains insufficiently controlled 1 year after diagnosis in nearly half of older people with newly diagnosed hypertension, but target attainment appears unrelated to baseline frailty, multi-morbidity or care home residence.
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- Oliver Todd
- Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
- Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Bradford, England BD9 6RJ, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, LS2 9LH, UK
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- Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, England YO10 5DD, UK
- Academic Cardiovascular Unit, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, England TS4 3BY, UK
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- Health Data Research UK (HDR-UK), University of Swansea, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
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- School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King's College London, London, England WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England OX2 6GG, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England OX2 6GG, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
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- Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, England LS2 9LH, UK
- Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Bradford, England BD9 6RJ, UK
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Clarke OE, Pelling H, Bennett V, Matsumoto T, Gregory GE, Nzakizwanayo J, Slate AJ, Preston A, Laabei M, Bock LJ, Wand ME, Ikebukuro K, Gebhard S, Sutton JM, Jones BV. Lipopolysaccharide structure modulates cationic biocide susceptibility and crystalline biofilm formation in Proteus mirabilis. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1150625. [PMID: 37089543 PMCID: PMC10113676 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1150625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Chlorhexidine (CHD) is a cationic biocide used ubiquitously in healthcare settings. Proteus mirabilis, an important pathogen of the catheterized urinary tract, and isolates of this species are often described as “resistant” to CHD-containing products used for catheter infection control. To identify the mechanisms underlying reduced CHD susceptibility in P. mirabilis, we subjected the CHD tolerant clinical isolate RS47 to random transposon mutagenesis and screened for mutants with reduced CHD minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). One mutant recovered from these screens (designated RS47-2) exhibited ~ 8-fold reduction in CHD MIC. Complete genome sequencing of RS47-2 showed a single mini-Tn5 insert in the waaC gene involved in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inner core biosynthesis. Phenotypic screening of RS47-2 revealed a significant increase in cell surface hydrophobicity and serum susceptibility compared to the wildtype, and confirmed defects in LPS production congruent with waaC inactivation. Disruption of waaC was also associated with increased susceptibility to a range of other cationic biocides but did not affect susceptibility to antibiotics tested. Complementation studies showed that repression of smvA efflux activity in RS47-2 further increased susceptibility to CHD and other cationic biocides, reducing CHD MICs to values comparable with the most CHD susceptible isolates characterized. The formation of crystalline biofilms and blockage of urethral catheters was also significantly attenuated in RS47-2. Taken together, these data show that aspects of LPS structure and upregulation of the smvA efflux system function in synergy to modulate susceptibility to CHD and other cationic biocides, and that LPS structure is also an important factor in P. mirabilis crystalline biofilm formation.
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- O. E. Clarke
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom Health Security Agency, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom Health Security Agency, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom Health Security Agency, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: B. V. Jones,
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Barnett P, Saunders R, Buckman JEJ, Naqvi SA, Singh S, Stott J, Wheatley J, Pilling S. The association between trajectories of change in social functioning and psychological treatment outcome in university students: a growth mixture model analysis. Psychol Med 2023; 53:1-11. [PMID: 36876490 PMCID: PMC10600814 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723000363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The transition to university and resultant social support network disruption can be detrimental to the mental health of university students. As the need for mental health support is becoming increasingly prevalent in students, identification of factors associated with poorer outcomes is a priority. Changes in social functioning have a bi-directional relationship with mental health, however it is not clear how such measures may be related to effectiveness of psychological treatments. METHODS Growth mixture models were estimated on a sample of 5221 students treated in routine mental health services to identify different trajectories of change in self-rated impairment in social leisure activities and close relationships during the course of treatment. Multinomial regression explored associations between trajectory classes and treatment outcomes. RESULTS Five trajectory classes were identified for social leisure activity impairment while three classes were identified for close relationship impairment. In both measures most students remained mildly impaired. Other trajectories included severe impairment with limited improvement, severe impairment with delayed improvement, and, in social leisure activities only, rapid improvement, and deterioration. Trajectories of improvement were associated with positive treatment outcomes while trajectories of worsening or stable severe impairment were associated with negative treatment outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Changes in social functioning impairment are associated with psychological treatment outcomes in students, suggesting that these changes may be associated with treatment effectiveness as well as recovery experiences. Future research should seek to establish whether a causal link exists to understand whether integrating social support within psychological treatment may bring additional benefit for students.
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- Phoebe Barnett
- Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational, & Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
- National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational, & Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational, & Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
- iCope – Camden & Islington Psychological Therapies Services, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Barking & Dagenham and Havering IAPT services, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Waltham Forest Talking Therapies – North East London Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Adapt Lab, Research Department of Clinical, Educational, & Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Talk Changes: City & Hackney IAPT Service, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational, & Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
- National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Ringström N, Edling C, Nalesso G, Jeevaratnam K. Framing Heartaches: The Cardiac ECM and the Effects of Age. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:4713. [PMID: 36902143 PMCID: PMC10003270 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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The cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM) is involved in several pathological conditions, and age itself is also associated with certain changes in the heart: it gets larger and stiffer, and it develops an increased risk of abnormal intrinsic rhythm. This, therefore, makes conditions such as atrial arrythmia more common. Many of these changes are directly related to the ECM, yet the proteomic composition of the ECM and how it changes with age is not fully resolved. The limited research progress in this field is mainly due to the intrinsic challenges in unravelling tightly bound cardiac proteomic components and also the time-consuming and costly dependency on animal models. This review aims to give an overview of the composition of the cardiac ECM, how different components aid the function of the healthy heart, how the ECM is remodelled and how it is affected by ageing.
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7AL, UK
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Ross A, Anderson JE, Selveindran S, MacBride T, Bowie P, Sherriff A, Young L, Fioratou E, Roddy E, Edwards H, Dewar B, Macpherson LM. A qualitative study of organisational resilience in care homes in Scotland. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0279376. [PMID: 36538564 PMCID: PMC9767361 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Providing care for the dependent older person is complex and there have been persistent concerns about care quality as well as a growing recognition of the need for systems approaches to improvement. The I-SCOPE (Improving Systems of Care for the Older person) project employed Resilient Healthcare (RHC) theory and the CARE (Concepts for Applying Resilience) Model to study how care organisations adapt to complexity in everyday work, with the aim of exploring how to support resilient performance. The project was an in-depth qualitative study across multiple sites over 24 months. There were: 68 hours of non-participant observation, shadowing care staff at work and starting broad before narrowing to observe care domains of interest; n = 33 recorded one-to-one interviews (32 care staff and one senior inspector); three focus groups (n = 19; two with inspectors and one multi-disciplinary group); and five round table discussions on emergent results at a final project workshop (n = 31). All interviews and discussion groups were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Resident and family interviews (n = 8) were facilitated through use of emotional touchpoints. Analysis using QSR NVivo 12.0 focused on a) capturing everyday work in terms of the interplay between demand and capacity, adaptations and intended and unintended outcomes and b) a higher-level thematic description (care planning and use of information; coordination of everyday care activity; providing person-centred care) which gives an overview of resilient performance and how it might be enhanced. This gives important new insight for improvement. Conclusions are that resilience can be supported through more efficient use of information, supporting flexible adaptation, coordination across care domains, design of the physical environment, and family involvement based on realistic conversations about quality of life.
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- Alastair Ross
- Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Monash University, Monash, Australia
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- Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- NHS Education for Scotland, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- NHS Education for Scotland, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Undergraduate Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Requena-Komuro MC, Jiang J, Dobson L, Benhamou E, Russell L, Bond RL, Brotherhood EV, Greaves C, Barker S, Rohrer JD, Crutch SJ, Warren JD, Hardy CJ. Remote versus face-to-face neuropsychological testing for dementia research: a comparative study in people with Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia and healthy older individuals. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e064576. [PMID: 36428012 PMCID: PMC9702828 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We explored whether adapting neuropsychological tests for online administration during the COVID-19 pandemic was feasible for dementia research. DESIGN We used a longitudinal design for healthy controls, who completed face-to-face assessments 3-4 years before remote assessments. For patients, we used a cross-sectional design, contrasting a prospective remote cohort with a retrospective face-to-face cohort matched for age/education/severity. SETTING Remote assessments were conducted using video-conferencing/online testing platforms, with participants using a personal computer/tablet at home. Face-to-face assessments were conducted in testing rooms at our research centre. PARTICIPANTS The remote cohort comprised 25 patients (n=8 Alzheimer's disease (AD); n=3 behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD); n=4 semantic dementia (SD); n=5 progressive non-fluent aphasia (PNFA); n=5 logopenic aphasia (LPA)). The face-to-face patient cohort comprised 64 patients (n=25 AD; n=12 bvFTD; n=9 SD; n=12 PNFA; n=6 LPA). Ten controls who previously participated in face-to-face research also took part remotely. OUTCOME MEASURES The outcome measures comprised the strength of evidence under a Bayesian framework for differences in performances between testing environments on general neuropsychological and neurolinguistic measures. RESULTS There was substantial evidence suggesting no difference across environments in both the healthy control and combined patient cohorts (including measures of working memory, single-word comprehension, arithmetic and naming; Bayes Factors (BF)01 >3), in the healthy control group alone (including measures of letter/category fluency, semantic knowledge and bisyllabic word repetition; all BF01 >3), and in the combined patient cohort alone (including measures of working memory, episodic memory, short-term verbal memory, visual perception, non-word reading, sentence comprehension and bisyllabic/trisyllabic word repetition; all BF01 >3). In the control cohort alone, there was substantial evidence in support of a difference across environments for tests of visual perception (BF01=0.0404) and monosyllabic word repetition (BF01=0.0487). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that remote delivery of neuropsychological tests for dementia research is feasible.
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- Maï-Carmen Requena-Komuro
- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
- Kidney Cancer Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
- Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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Simoes FA, Joilin G, Peters O, Schneider LS, Priller J, Spruth EJ, Vogt I, Kimmich O, Spottke A, Hoffmann DC, Falkenburger B, Brandt M, Prudlo J, Brockmann K, Fries FL, Rowe JB, Church A, Respondek G, Newbury SF, Leigh PN, Morris HR, Höglinger GU, Hafezparast M. Potential of Non-Coding RNA as Biomarkers for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232314554. [PMID: 36498882 PMCID: PMC9738832 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective markers for the neurodegenerative disorder progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) are needed to provide a timely diagnosis with greater certainty. Non-coding RNA (ncRNA), including microRNA, piwi-interacting RNA, and transfer RNA, are good candidate markers in other neurodegenerative diseases, but have not been investigated in PSP. Therefore, as proof of principle, we sought to identify whether they were dysregulated in matched serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with PSP. Small RNA-seq was undertaken on serum and CSF samples from healthy controls (n = 20) and patients with PSP (n = 31) in two cohorts, with reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) to confirm their dysregulation. Using RT-qPCR, we found in serum significant down-regulation in hsa-miR-92a-3p, hsa-miR-626, hsa-piR-31068, and tRNA-ValCAC. In CSF, both hsa-let-7a-5p and hsa-piR-31068 showed significant up-regulation, consistent with their changes observed in the RNA-seq results. Interestingly, we saw no correlation in the expression of hsa-piR-31068 within our matched serum and CSF samples, suggesting there is no common dysregulatory mechanism between the two biofluids. While these changes were in a small cohort of samples, we have provided novel evidence that ncRNA in biofluids could be possible diagnostic biomarkers for PSP and further work will help to expand this potential.
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- Fabio A. Simoes
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Neurology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Neurology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Neurology, Rostock University Medical Center, 18147 Rostock, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge CB2 7EF, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, UK
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Neurology, Technische Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
- Department of Neurology, Technische Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-1273-678214
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MacLullich AMJ, Hosie A, Tieges Z, Davis DHJ. Three key areas in progressing delirium practice and knowledge: recognition and relief of distress, new directions in delirium epidemiology and developing better research assessments. Age Ageing 2022; 51:afac271. [PMID: 36441120 PMCID: PMC9704028 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac271] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Delirium presents formidable challenges: it affects one in four of older hospitalised adults, greatly elevates the risk of multiple short- and long-term complications including dementia and causes significant distress. Delirium care remains generally poor. Yet, there are clear grounds for optimism; the last decade has seen impactful policy advances and a tripling of research output. Here, we highlight three linked areas which have strong potential to transform delirium practice and knowledge in the near term. Delirium-related distress is strikingly underrepresented in practice guidance and research. Proactive recognition combined with effective clinical responses based on good communication provides a critical and largely untapped opportunity to improve care. Delirium epidemiology research is well positioned to produce novel insights through advanced prospective designs in populations such as emergency medical patients with detailed pre-, intra- and post-delirium assessments allied with fluid, imaging and other biomarkers. Research-grade assessment of delirium currently involves a chaotic array of tools, methods and diagnostic algorithms. Areas for development: expand and analytically distinguish the range of features assessed (including distress), optimise feature assessment including use of validated neuropsychological tests where possible, produce standardised algorithms which articulate explicit pathways from features to diagnosis, and create new fine-grained approaches to the measurement of severity. Delirium practice and knowledge show accelerating growth. This is encouraging but much of the necessary progress is still to come. Innovation in these three highlighted areas, as well as many others, will open up exciting possibilities in enhancing the care of patients with this common and often devastating condition.
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- Alasdair M J MacLullich
- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- The Cunningham Centre for Palliative Care, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- IMPACCT – Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Research and Translation, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- SMART Technology Centre, School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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Silva-Passadouro B, Delgado-Sanchez A, Henshaw J, Lopez-Diaz K, Trujillo-Barreto NJ, Jones AKP, Sivan M. Frontal alpha asymmetry: A potential biomarker of approach-withdrawal motivation towards pain. Front Pain Res 2022; 3:962722. [PMID: 36238351 PMCID: PMC9552005 DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2022.962722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pain-related catastrophising is a maladaptive coping strategy known to have a strong influence on clinical pain outcomes and treatment efficacy. Notwithstanding, little is known about its neurophysiological correlates. There is evidence to suggest catastrophising is associated with resting-state EEG frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) patterns reflective of greater relative right frontal activity, which is known to be linked to withdrawal motivation and avoidance of aversive stimuli. The present study aims to investigate whether such a relationship occurs in the situational context of experimental pain. A placebo intervention was also included to evaluate effects of a potential pain-relieving intervention on FAA. 35 participants, including both chronic pain patients and healthy subjects, completed the Pain Catastrophising Scale (PCS) questionnaire followed by EEG recordings during cold pressor test (CPT)-induced tonic pain with or without prior application of placebo cream. There was a negative correlation between FAA and PCS-subscale helplessness scores, but not rumination or magnification, during the pre-placebo CPT condition. Moreover, FAA scores were shown to increase significantly in response to pain, indicative of greater relative left frontal activity that relates to approach-oriented behaviours. Placebo treatment elicited a decrease in FAA in low helplessness scorers, but no significant effects in individuals scoring above the mean on PCS-helplessness. These findings suggest that, during painful events, FAA may reflect the motivational drive to obtain reward of pain relief, which may be diminished in individuals who are prone to feel helpless about their pain. This study provides valuable insights into biomarkers of pain-related catastrophising and prospects of identifying promising targets of brain-based therapies for chronic pain management.
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- Bárbara Silva-Passadouro
- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Correspondence: Bárbara Silva-Passadouro
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- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Parsons RB, Kocinaj A, Ruiz Pulido G, Prendergast SA, Parsons AE, Facey PD, Hirth F. Alpha-synucleinopathy reduces NMNAT3 protein levels and neurite formation that can be rescued by targeting the NAD+ pathway. Hum Mol Genet 2022; 31:2918-2933. [PMID: 35397003 PMCID: PMC9433734 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease is characterized by the deposition of α-synuclein, which leads to synaptic dysfunction, the loss of neuronal connections and ultimately progressive neurodegeneration. Despite extensive research into Parkinson's disease pathogenesis, the mechanisms underlying α-synuclein-mediated synaptopathy have remained elusive. Several lines of evidence suggest that altered nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) metabolism might be causally related to synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease. NAD+ metabolism is central to the maintenance of synaptic structure and function. Its synthesis is mediated by nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferases (NMNATs), but their role in Parkinson's disease is not known. Here we report significantly decreased levels of NMNAT3 protein in the caudate nucleus of patients who have died with Parkinson's disease, which inversely correlated with the amount of monomeric α-synuclein. The detected alterations were specific and significant as the expression levels of NMNAT1, NMNAT2 and sterile alpha and TIR motif containing 1 (SARM1) were not significantly different in Parkinson's disease patients compared to controls. To test the functional significance of these findings, we ectopically expressed wild-type α-synuclein in retinoic acid-differentiated dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells that resulted in decreased levels of NMNAT3 protein plus a neurite pathology, which could be rescued by FK866, an inhibitor of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase that acts as a key enzyme in the regulation of NAD+ synthesis. Our results establish, for the first time, NMNAT3 alterations in Parkinson's disease and demonstrate in human cells that this phenotype together with neurite pathology is causally related to α-synucleinopathy. These findings identify alterations in the NAD+ biosynthetic pathway as a pathogenic mechanism underlying α-synuclein-mediated synaptopathy.
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- Richard B Parsons
- King’s College London, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- King’s College London, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- King’s College London, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- King’s College London, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- King’s College London, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Swansea University, Singleton Park Campus, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neurosciences Institute, Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience, 5 Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9RX, UK
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Li BM, Castorina LV, Valdés Hernández MDC, Clancy U, Wiseman SJ, Sakka E, Storkey AJ, Jaime Garcia D, Cheng Y, Doubal F, Thrippleton MT, Stringer M, Wardlaw JM. Deep attention super-resolution of brain magnetic resonance images acquired under clinical protocols. Front Comput Neurosci 2022; 16:887633. [PMID: 36093418 PMCID: PMC9458316 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2022.887633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vast quantities of Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) are routinely acquired in clinical practice but, to speed up acquisition, these scans are typically of a quality that is sufficient for clinical diagnosis but sub-optimal for large-scale precision medicine, computational diagnostics, and large-scale neuroimaging collaborative research. Here, we present a critic-guided framework to upsample low-resolution (often 2D) MRI full scans to help overcome these limitations. We incorporate feature-importance and self-attention methods into our model to improve the interpretability of this study. We evaluate our framework on paired low- and high-resolution brain MRI structural full scans (i.e., T1-, T2-weighted, and FLAIR sequences are simultaneously input) obtained in clinical and research settings from scanners manufactured by Siemens, Phillips, and GE. We show that the upsampled MRIs are qualitatively faithful to the ground-truth high-quality scans (PSNR = 35.39; MAE = 3.78E−3; NMSE = 4.32E−10; SSIM = 0.9852; mean normal-appearing gray/white matter ratio intensity differences ranging from 0.0363 to 0.0784 for FLAIR, from 0.0010 to 0.0138 for T1-weighted and from 0.0156 to 0.074 for T2-weighted sequences). The automatic raw segmentation of tissues and lesions using the super-resolved images has fewer false positives and higher accuracy than those obtained from interpolated images in protocols represented with more than three sets in the training sample, making our approach a strong candidate for practical application in clinical and collaborative research.
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- Bryan M. Li
- School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Maria del C. Valdés Hernández
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Stroke Clinic, National Health Service Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Stroke Clinic, National Health Service Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Stroke Clinic, National Health Service Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Kadir RRA, Alwjwaj M, Bayraktutan U. Protein kinase C-β distinctly regulates blood-brain barrier-forming capacity of Brain Microvascular endothelial cells and outgrowth endothelial cells. Metab Brain Dis 2022; 37:1815-1827. [PMID: 35763197 PMCID: PMC9283364 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-022-01041-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Outgrowth endothelial cells (OECs) provide an endogenous repair mechanism and thus maintain endothelial barrier integrity. As inhibition of protein kinase C-β (PKC-β) activity has been shown to attenuate endothelial damage in various pathological conditions including hyperglycaemia and ischaemic injury, the present study comparatively assessed the effect of LY333531, a PKC-β inhibitor, on the cerebral barrier integrity formed by OECs or human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs). To this end, an in vitro model of human BBB established by co-culture of astrocytes and pericytes with either OECs or HBMECs was exposed to 4 h of oxygen-glucose deprivation with/out LY333531 (0.05 µM). The inhibition of PKC-β protected the integrity and function of the BBB formed by HBMECs, as evidenced by increases in transendothelial electrical resistance and decreases in sodium fluorescein flux. It also attenuated ischaemia-evoked actin cytoskeleton remodelling, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in HBMECs. In contrast, treatments with LY333531 exacerbated the deleterious effect of ischaemia on the integrity and function of BBB formed by OECs while augmenting the levels of oxidative stress, apoptosis, and cytoskeletal reorganisation in OECs. Interestingly, the magnitude of damage in all aforementioned parameters, notably oxidative stress, was lower with low dose of LY333531 (0.01 µM). It is therefore possible that the therapeutic concentration of LY333531 (0.05 µM) may neutralise the activity of NADPH oxidase and thus trigger a negative feedback mechanism which in turn exacerbate the detrimental effects of ischaemic injury. In conclusion, targeting PKC-β signalling pathway in ischaemic settings requires close attention while using OECs as cellular therapeutic.
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- Rais Reskiawan A Kadir
- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
- Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Sciences Building, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Hucknall Road, NG5 1PB, Nottingham, UK.
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Barter MJ, Butcher A, Wang H, Tsompani D, Galler M, Rumsby EL, Culley KL, Clark IM, Young DA. HDAC6 regulates NF-κB signalling to control chondrocyte IL-1-induced MMP and inflammatory gene expression. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6640. [PMID: 35459919 PMCID: PMC9033835 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10518-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Elevated pro-inflammatory signalling coupled with catabolic metalloproteinase expression is a common feature of arthritis, leading to cartilage damage, deterioration of the joint architecture and the associated pain and immobility. Countering these processes, histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) have been shown to suppress matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression, block cytokine-induced signalling and reduce the cartilage degradation in animal models of the arthritis. In order to establish which specific HDACs account for these chondro-protective effects an HDAC1-11 RNAi screen was performed. HDAC6 was required for both the interleukin (IL)-1 induction of MMP expression and pro-inflammatory interleukin expression in chondrocytes, implicating an effect on NF-κB signalling. Depletion of HDAC6 post-transcriptionally up-regulated inhibitor of κB (IκB), prevented the nuclear translocation of NF-κB subunits and down-regulated NF-κB reporter activation. The pharmacological inhibition of HDAC6 reduced MMP expression in chondrocytes and cartilage collagen release. This work highlights the important role of HDAC6 in pro-inflammatory signalling and metalloproteinase gene expression, and identifies a part for HDAC6 in the NF-κB signalling pathway. By confirming the protection of cartilage this work supports the inhibition of HDAC6 as a possible therapeutic strategy in arthritis.
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- Matt J Barter
- Biosciences Institute, Central Parkway, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Arthritis and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Central Parkway, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Mayo Building, Salford Royal, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP, Centrum, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Central Parkway, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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Bennett HQ, Kingston A, Lourida I, Robinson L, Corner L, Brayne C, Matthews FE, Jagger C. A comparison over 2 decades of disability-free life expectancy at age 65 years for those with long-term conditions in England: Analysis of the 2 longitudinal Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies. PLoS Med 2022; 19:e1003936. [PMID: 35290368 PMCID: PMC8923437 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous research has examined the improvements in healthy years if different health conditions are eliminated, but often with cross-sectional data, or for a limited number of conditions. We used longitudinal data to estimate disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) trends for older people with a broad number of health conditions, identify the conditions that would result in the greatest improvement in DFLE, and describe the contribution of the underlying transitions. METHODS AND FINDINGS The Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS I and II) are both large population-based studies of those aged 65 years or over in England with identical sampling strategies (CFAS I response 81.7%, N = 7,635; CFAS II response 54.7%, N = 7,762). CFAS I baseline interviews were conducted in 1991 to 1993 and CFAS II baseline interviews in 2008 to 2011, both with 2 years of follow-up. Disability was measured using the modified Townsend activities of daily living scale. Long-term conditions (LTCs-arthritis, cognitive impairment, coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes, hearing difficulties, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), respiratory difficulties, stroke, and vision impairment) were self-reported. Multistate models estimated life expectancy (LE) and DFLE, stratified by sex and study and adjusted for age. DFLE was estimated from the transitions between disability-free and disability states at the baseline and 2-year follow-up interviews, and LE was estimated from mortality transitions up to 4.5 years after baseline. In CFAS I, 60.8% were women and average age was 75.6 years; in CFAS II, 56.1% were women and average age was 76.4 years. Cognitive impairment was the only LTC whose prevalence decreased over time (odds ratio: 0.6, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.5 to 0.6, p < 0.001), and where the percentage of remaining years at age 65 years spent disability-free decreased for men (difference CFAS II-CFAS I: -3.6%, 95% CI: -8.2 to 1.0, p = 0.12) and women (difference CFAS II-CFAS I: -3.9%, 95% CI: -7.6 to 0.0, p = 0.04) with the LTC. For men and women with any other LTC, DFLE improved or remained similar. For women with CHD, years with disability decreased (-0.8 years, 95% CI: -3.1 to 1.6, p = 0.50) and DFLE increased (2.7 years, 95% CI: 0.7 to 4.7, p = 0.008), stemming from a reduction in the risk of incident disability (relative risk ratio: 0.6, 95% CI: 0.4 to 0.8, p = 0.004). The main limitations of the study were the self-report of health conditions and the response rate. However, inverse probability weights for baseline nonresponse and longitudinal attrition were used to ensure population representativeness. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we observed improvements to DFLE between 1991 and 2011 despite the presence of most health conditions we considered. Attention needs to be paid to support and care for people with cognitive impairment who had different outcomes to those with physical health conditions.
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- Holly Q. Bennett
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Frise MC, Holdsworth DA, Johnson AW, Chung YJ, Curtis MK, Cox PJ, Clarke K, Tyler DJ, Roberts DJ, Ratcliffe PJ, Dorrington KL, Robbins PA. Abnormal whole-body energy metabolism in iron-deficient humans despite preserved skeletal muscle oxidative phosphorylation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:998. [PMID: 35046429 PMCID: PMC8770476 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03968-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Iron deficiency impairs skeletal muscle metabolism. The underlying mechanisms are incompletely characterised, but animal and human experiments suggest the involvement of signalling pathways co-dependent upon oxygen and iron availability, including the pathway associated with hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). We performed a prospective, case-control, clinical physiology study to explore the effects of iron deficiency on human metabolism, using exercise as a stressor. Thirteen iron-deficient (ID) individuals and thirteen iron-replete (IR) control participants each underwent 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy of exercising calf muscle to investigate differences in oxidative phosphorylation, followed by whole-body cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Thereafter, individuals were given an intravenous (IV) infusion, randomised to either iron or saline, and the assessments repeated ~ 1 week later. Neither baseline iron status nor IV iron significantly influenced high-energy phosphate metabolism. During submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise, the rate of decline in blood lactate concentration was diminished in the ID group (P = 0.005). Intravenous iron corrected this abnormality. Furthermore, IV iron increased lactate threshold during maximal cardiopulmonary exercise by ~ 10%, regardless of baseline iron status. These findings demonstrate abnormal whole-body energy metabolism in iron-deficient but otherwise healthy humans. Iron deficiency promotes a more glycolytic phenotype without having a detectable effect on mitochondrial bioenergetics.
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- Matthew C Frise
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, National Blood Service Oxford Centre, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9BQ, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7FZ, UK
- Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK.
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Pearson GME, Welsh T, Pocock LV, Ben-Shlomo Y, Henderson EJ. Transforming undergraduate education in geriatric medicine: an innovative curriculum at Bristol Medical School. Eur Geriatr Med 2022; 13:1487-1491. [PMID: 36071347 PMCID: PMC9451112 DOI: 10.1007/s41999-022-00690-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) advocates investment in high-quality undergraduate education in geriatric medicine as a means of meeting the future needs of the aging population. However, there is a lack of evidence for the optimal delivery of training in this area. Rigorous pedagogical research is required to determine the most effective way to equip tomorrow's doctors with the skills and knowledge to care for older adults with complex health and social care needs. The transition between two undergraduate medical curricula meant that Bristol Medical School (BMS) was uniquely positioned to innovate and evaluate undergraduate education in geriatric medicine. This transition marked BMS' departure from a 'traditional' curriculum to case-based learning. The outgoing curriculum included a 4-week unit in geriatrics, whilst the new programme includes an 18-week clerkship titled 'Complex Medicine in Older People' (CMOP). CMOP is a clinical clerkship with 18 cases at its core, covering the fundamental aspects of geriatric medicine. The core cases and clinical learning are enhanced with five expert lectures, six tutorials and three journal clubs. Reflective practice is modelled and promoted with Balint groups and a book club. Consolidative workplace-based assessments and clinical portfolio mirror those used in postgraduate training, preparing students for professional practice. CMOP is iteratively improved in real-time using staff and student feedback. This marked shift in mode and duration of teaching affords the opportunity to evaluate the impact of differing education in geriatrics, providing an evidence-based model for teaching on aging.
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- Grace M E Pearson
- Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
- Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK.
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- Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
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- Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
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Bayly J, Bone AE, Ellis-Smith C, Tunnard I, Yaqub S, Yi D, Nkhoma KB, Cook A, Combes S, Bajwah S, Harding R, Nicholson C, Normand C, Ahuja S, Turrillas P, Kizawa Y, Morita T, Nishiyama N, Tsuneto S, Ong P, Higginson IJ, Evans CJ, Maddocks M. Common elements of service delivery models that optimise quality of life and health service use among older people with advanced progressive conditions: a tertiary systematic review. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e048417. [PMID: 34853100 PMCID: PMC8638152 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Health and social care services worldwide need to support ageing populations to live well with advanced progressive conditions while adapting to functional decline and finitude. We aimed to identify and map common elements of effective geriatric and palliative care services and consider their scalability and generalisability to high, middle and low-income countries. METHODS Tertiary systematic review (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL, Embase, January 2000-October 2019) of studies in geriatric or palliative care that demonstrated improved quality of life and/or health service use outcomes among older people with advanced progressive conditions. Using frameworks for health system analysis, service elements were identified. We used a staged, iterative process to develop a 'common components' logic model and consulted experts in geriatric or palliative care from high, middle and low-income countries on its scalability. RESULTS 78 studies (59 geriatric and 19 palliative) spanning all WHO regions were included. Data were available from 17 739 participants. Nearly half the studies recruited patients with heart failure (n=36) and one-third recruited patients with mixed diagnoses (n=26). Common service elements (≥80% of studies) included collaborative working, ongoing assessment, active patient participation, patient/family education and patient self-management. Effective services incorporated patient engagement, patient goal-driven care and the centrality of patient needs. Stakeholders (n=20) emphasised that wider implementation of such services would require access to skilled, multidisciplinary teams with sufficient resource to meet patients' needs. Identified barriers to scalability included the political and societal will to invest in and prioritise palliative and geriatric care for older people, alongside geographical and socioeconomic factors. CONCLUSION Our logic model combines elements of effective services to achieve optimal quality of life and health service use among older people with advanced progressive conditions. The model transcends current best practice in geriatric and palliative care and applies across the care continuum, from prevention of functional decline to end-of-life care. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42020150252.
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- Joanne Bayly
- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
- St Barnabas Hospice, Worthing, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK
- St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK
- University of Surrey Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Guildford, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK
- University of Surrey Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Guildford, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
- Centre for Health Policy and Management, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Palliative and Supportive Care Division, Seirei Mikatahara Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University, Habikino, Japan
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- Department of Human Health Sciences, Department of Palliative Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- WHO Centre for Health Development (WKC), Kobe, Japan
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK
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Clery A, Martin FC, Redmond P, Marshall I, McKevitt C, Sackley C, Manthorpe J, Wolfe C, Wang Y. Survival and outcomes for stroke survivors living in care homes: a prospective cohort study. Age Ageing 2021; 50:2079-2087. [PMID: 34240106 PMCID: PMC8581388 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Stroke survivors living in care homes require high levels of support with everyday living. The aims of this study were to describe the survival, health status and care received by stroke survivors living in care homes at 1-year post-stroke, compared with those in their own homes. Methods A total of 3,548 stroke survivors with a first ever stroke between 1998 and 2017 in the South London Stroke Register were identified for survival analysis. A total of 2,272 were included in the 1-year follow-up analysis. Cox regression and Kaplan–Meier plots were used to describe survival, stratified into four 5-year cohorts. Health status, medications and rehabilitation received at 1-year post-stroke were compared using descriptive statistics. Results Over the 20-year period, survival improved for stroke survivors discharged to their own home (P < 0.001) but not for those discharged to care homes (P = 0.75). Care home residents were highly disabled (median Barthel index: 6/20, interquartile range: 2–10). Rates of secondary stroke prevention medications at 1-year follow-up increased over time for care home residents, including antiplatelets from 12.3 to 38.1%, although still lower than for those in their own homes (56.3%). Speech and language problems were common in the care home population (40.0%), but only 16% had received speech and language therapy. Conclusions Rates of secondary stroke prevention prescribing increased over 20 years but remained lower in care home residents. The lower levels of rehabilitation received by stroke survivors in care homes, despite their higher levels of disability, suggest a gap in care and urgent need for restorative and/or preventative rehabilitation.
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- Amanda Clery
- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South London, London, UK
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- Address correspondence to: Yanzhong Wang, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, 4th Floor, Addison House, Guy’s Campus, London SE1 1UL, UK. Tel: (+44) 20 7848 8223. Email
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Bhanu C, Nimmons D, Petersen I, Orlu M, Davis D, Hussain H, Magammanage S, Walters K. Drug-induced orthostatic hypotension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. PLoS Med 2021; 18:e1003821. [PMID: 34752479 PMCID: PMC8577726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug-induced orthostatic hypotension (OH) is common, and its resulting cerebral hypoperfusion is linked to adverse outcomes including falls, strokes, cognitive impairment, and increased mortality. The extent to which specific medications are associated with OH remains unclear. METHODS AND FINDINGS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the extent to which specific drug groups are associated with OH. EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Web of Science databases were searched from inception through 23 November 2020. Placebo-controlled randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on any drug reporting on OH as an adverse effect in adults (≥18 years) were eligible. Three authors extracted data on the drug, OH, dose, participant characteristics, and study setting. The revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials (RoB 2) was used to appraise evidence. Summary odds ratios (ORs) were estimated for OH using fixed effects Mantel-Haenszel statistics. We conducted subgroup analysis on validity of OH measurement, drug dose, risk of bias, age, and comorbidity. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool was used to summarise the certainty of evidence. Of 36,940 citations, 69 eligible RCTs were included in the meta-analysis comprising 27,079 participants. Compared with placebo, beta-blockers and tricyclic antidepressants were associated with increased odds of OH (OR 7.76 [95% CI 2.51, 24.03]; OR 6.30 [95% CI 2.86, 13.91]). Alpha-blockers, antipsychotics, and SGLT-2 inhibitors were associated with up to 2-fold increased odds of OH, compared to placebo. There was no statistically significant difference in odds of OH with vasodilators (CCBs, ACE inhibitors/ARBs, SSRIs), compared to placebo. Limitations of this study are as follows: data limited to placebo-controlled studies, (excluding head-to-head trials), many RCTs excluded older participants; therefore results may be amplified in older patients in the clinical setting. The study protocol is publicly available on PROSPERO (CRD42020168697). CONCLUSIONS Medications prescribed for common conditions (including depression, diabetes, and lower urinary tract symptoms) were associated with significantly increased odds of OH. Drugs causing sympathetic inhibition were associated with significantly increased odds of OH, while most vasodilators were associated with small nonsignificant differences in odds of OH, compared to placebo. Drugs targeting multiple parts of the orthostatic blood pressure (BP) reflex pathway (e.g. sympathetic inhibition, vasodilation, cardio-inhibitory effects) may carry cumulative risk, suggesting that individuals with polypharmacy could benefit from postural BP monitoring.
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- Cini Bhanu
- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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- UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing, University College London, United Kingdom
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- UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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BACKGROUND Day centres are a substantial element of community-based support for older people in many countries. However, assumptions that they are an outdated or costly service model have resulted in many centre closures in England. The perspectives of 42 people attending, providing, making referrals to or purchasing places at four diverse day centres for older people were collected in interviews. Using these data, we explore day centres' relevance to social workers' efforts to promote person-centred support for older people enabling them to maintain or improve their well-being. These are explored from the perspectives of choice, control and person-centredness and local authority responsibilities for shaping the care market under the Care Act 2014. FINDINGS Attenders highly valued centres' congregate nature and the continuity they offered which contributed to the development of person-centred relationships. Attenders exercised choice in attending day centres. Social work staff were more positive about day centres' relevance to personalisation than those responsible for making decisions about the shape of local care services. APPLICATIONS With social isolation recognised as a serious risk of old age, the value of togetherness in group environments may need highlighting. Enactment of personalisation policies need not necessarily lead to individualisation; day centres may be community-based assets for some. Those shaping the care market may be encouraged to acknowledge wider outcomes, and frontline social workers may benefit from hearing positive experiences that may help in the development of effective care plans for older people who would like to benefit from day centre participation.
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- Katharine Orellana
- Katharine Orellana, NIHR Policy Research Unit on Health and Social Care Workforce, The Policy Institute at King’s, King’s College London, Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS, England.
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Mitchell A, Snowball J, Welsh TJ, Watson MC, McGrogan A. Prescribing of direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin to older people with atrial fibrillation in UK general practice: a cohort study. BMC Med 2021; 19:189. [PMID: 34461899 PMCID: PMC8406735 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-02067-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) has, historically, been under-used in older people. The aim of this study was to investigate prescribing of oral anticoagulants (OACs) for people aged ≥ 75 years in the UK before and after direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) became available. METHODS A cohort of patients aged ≥ 75 years with a diagnosis of AF was derived from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) between January 1, 2003, and December 27, 2017. Patients were grouped as no OAC, incident OAC (OAC newly prescribed) or prevalent OAC (entered study on OAC). Incidence and point prevalence of OAC prescribing were calculated yearly. The risk of being prescribed an OAC if a co-morbidity was present was calculated; the risk difference (RD) was reported. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to explore persistence with anticoagulation. A Cox regression was used to model persistence with warfarin and DOACs over time. RESULTS The cohort comprised 165,596 patients (66,859 no OAC; 47,916 incident OAC; 50,821 prevalent OAC). Incidence of OAC prescribing increased from 111 per 1000 person-years in 2003 to 587 per 1000 person-years in 2017. Older patients (≥ 90 years) were 40% less likely to receive an OAC (RD -0.40, 95% CI -0.41 to -0.39) than younger individuals (75-84 years). The likelihood of being prescribed an OAC was lower with a history of dementia (RD -0.34, 95% CI -0.35 to -0.33), falls (RD -0.17, 95% CI -0.18 to -0.16), major bleeds (RD -0.17, 95% CI -0.19 to -0.15) and fractures (RD -0.13, 95% CI -0.14 to -0.12). Persistence with warfarin was higher than DOACs in the first year (0-1 year: HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.17-1.33), but this trend reversed by the third year of therapy (HR 0.75, 95% CI 0.63-0.89). CONCLUSIONS OAC prescribing for older people with AF has increased; however, substantial disparities persist with age and co-morbidities. Whilst OACs should not be withheld solely due to the risk of falls, these results do not reflect this national guidance. Furthermore, the under-prescribing of OACs for patients with dementia or advancing age may be due to decisions around risk-benefit management. TRIAL REGISTRATION EUPAS29923 . First registered on: 27/06/2019.
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- Anneka Mitchell
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
- Pharmacy Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE), Bath, BA1 3NG, UK
- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Kotronia E, Brown H, Papacosta AO, Lennon LT, Weyant RJ, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Ramsay SE. Oral health and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory mortality in older people in the UK and USA. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16452. [PMID: 34385519 PMCID: PMC8361186 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95865-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Preventing deterioration of oral health in older age can be crucial for survival. We aimed to examine associations of oral health problems with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and respiratory mortality in older people. We used cohort data from the British Regional Health Study (BRHS) (N = 2147, 71-92 years), and the Health, Aging and Body Composition (HABC) Study (USA) (N = 3075, 71-80 years). Follow-up was 9 years (BRHS) and 15 years (HABC Study). Oral health comprised tooth loss, periodontal disease, dry mouth, and self-rated oral health. Cox regression was performed for all-cause mortality, competing risks for CVD mortality, and accelerated failure time models for respiratory mortality. In the BRHS, tooth loss was associated with all-cause mortality (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.59, 95% CI 1.09, 2.31). In the HABC Study, tooth loss, dry mouth, and having ≥ 3 oral problems were associated with all-cause mortality; periodontal disease was associated with increased CVD mortality (subdistribution hazard ratio (SHR) = 1.49, 95% CI 1.01, 2.20); tooth loss, and accumulation of oral problems were associated with high respiratory mortality (tooth loss, time ratio (TR) = 0.73, 95% CI 0.54, 0.98). Findings suggest that poor oral health is associated with mortality. Results highlight the importance of improving oral health to lengthen survival in older age.
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- Eftychia Kotronia
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, The Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, The Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, The Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
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Devi R, Chadborn NH, Meyer J, Banerjee J, Goodman C, Dening T, Gladman JRF, Hinsliff-Smith K, Long A, Usman A, Housley G, Lewis S, Glover M, Gage H, Logan PA, Martin FC, Gordon AL. How quality improvement collaboratives work to improve healthcare in care homes: a realist evaluation. Age Ageing 2021; 50:1371-1381. [PMID: 33596305 PMCID: PMC8522714 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) bring together multidisciplinary teams in a structured process to improve care quality. How QICs can be used to support healthcare improvement in care homes is not fully understood. METHODS A realist evaluation to develop and test a programme theory of how QICs work to improve healthcare in care homes. A multiple case study design considered implementation across 4 sites and 29 care homes. Observations, interviews and focus groups captured contexts and mechanisms operating within QICs. Data analysis classified emerging themes using context-mechanism-outcome configurations to explain how NHS and care home staff work together to design and implement improvement. RESULTS QICs will be able to implement and iterate improvements in care homes where they have a broad and easily understandable remit; recruit staff with established partnership working between the NHS and care homes; use strategies to build relationships and minimise hierarchy; protect and pay for staff time; enable staff to implement improvements aligned with existing work; help members develop plans in manageable chunks through QI coaching; encourage QIC members to recruit multidisciplinary support through existing networks; facilitate meetings in care homes and use shared learning events to build multidisciplinary interventions stepwise. Teams did not use measurement for change, citing difficulties integrating this into pre-existing and QI-related workload. CONCLUSIONS These findings outline what needs to be in place for health and social care staff to work together to effect change. Further research needs to consider ways to work alongside staff to incorporate measurement for change into QI.
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- Reena Devi
- School of Healthcare, University of Leeds,
Leeds, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration - East Midlands
(ARC-EM), UK
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of
London, London, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,
University of Leicester, Leicester, and Loughborough University,
Loughborough, UK
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- School of Health and Social Work, University of
Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration – East of England
(ARC-EoE), UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration - East Midlands
(ARC-EM), UK
- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre,
Nottingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,
Nottingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
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- Surrey Health Economics Centre, University of
Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Surrey Health Economics Centre, University of
Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration - East Midlands
(ARC-EM), UK
- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre,
Nottingham, UK
- Nottingham CityCare Partnership, NHS Provider
Service, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration - East Midlands
(ARC-EM), UK
- School of Health Sciences, City University of
London, London, UK
- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre,
Nottingham, UK
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Hayman DJ, Modebadze T, Charlton S, Cheung K, Soul J, Lin H, Hao Y, Miles CG, Tsompani D, Jackson RM, Briggs MD, Piróg KA, Clark IM, Barter MJ, Clowry GJ, LeBeau FEN, Young DA. Increased hippocampal excitability in miR-324-null mice. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10452. [PMID: 34001919 PMCID: PMC8129095 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89874-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs are non-coding RNAs that act to downregulate the expression of target genes by translational repression and degradation of messenger RNA molecules. Individual microRNAs have the ability to specifically target a wide array of gene transcripts, therefore allowing each microRNA to play key roles in multiple biological pathways. miR-324 is a microRNA predicted to target thousands of RNA transcripts and is expressed far more highly in the brain than in any other tissue, suggesting that it may play a role in one or multiple neurological pathways. Here we present data from the first global miR-324-null mice, in which increased excitability and interictal discharges were identified in vitro in the hippocampus. RNA sequencing was used to identify differentially expressed genes in miR-324-null mice which may contribute to this increased hippocampal excitability, and 3'UTR luciferase assays and western blotting revealed that two of these, Suox and Cd300lf, are novel direct targets of miR-324. Characterisation of microRNAs that produce an effect on neurological activity, such as miR-324, and identification of the pathways they regulate will allow a better understanding of the processes involved in normal neurological function and in turn may present novel pharmaceutical targets in treating neurological disease.
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- Dan J Hayman
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Bioinformatics Support Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
- Orthopedics Department, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Yingze District, Taiyuan, 030000, China
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK.
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Hurford R, Taveira I, Kuker W, Rothwell PM. Prevalence, predictors and prognosis of incidental intracranial aneurysms in patients with suspected TIA and minor stroke: a population-based study and systematic review. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2021; 92:542-548. [PMID: 33148817 PMCID: PMC8053340 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) are common incidental imaging findings, but there are few data in patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA)/stroke. The frequency of UIA might be higher due to shared risk factors, but rupture risk might be reduced by intensive secondary prevention. We determined the prevalence and prognosis of UIA in patients with suspected TIA/minor stroke. METHODS All patients referred to the population-based Oxford Vascular Study (2011-2020) with suspected TIA/minor stroke and non-invasive angiography were included. We determined the prevalence of incidental asymptomatic UIA and the risk of subsequent subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) by follow-up on intensive medical treatment, with guideline-based monitoring/management. We also did a systematic review of UIA prevalence/prognosis in cohorts with TIA/stroke. FINDINGS Among 2013 eligible patients, 95 (4.7%) had 103 previously unknown asymptomatic UIA. Female sex (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.5 to 3.7), smoking (2.1, 1.2 to 3.6) and hypertension (1.6, 1.0 to 2.5) were independently predictive of UIA, with a prevalence of 11.1% in those with all three risk factors. During mean follow-up of 4.5 years, only one SAH occurred: 2.3 (95% CI 0.3 to 16.6) per 1000 person-years. We identified 19 studies of UIA in TIA/stroke cohorts (n=12 781), all with either symptomatic carotid stenosis or major acute stroke. The pooled mean UIA prevalence in patients with TIA/stroke was 5.1% (95% CI 4.8 to 5.5) and the incidence of SAH was 4.6 (95% CI 1.9 to 11.0) per 1000 person-years. INTERPRETATION The 5% prevalence of UIA in patients with confirmed TIA/minor stroke is likely higher than that in the general population. However, the risk of SAH on intensive medical treatment and guideline-based management/monitoring is low.
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- Robert Hurford
- Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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OBJECTIVES To explore the perceptions of hospitalised older people and their relatives of the impact of taking part in group dance sessions in an acute hospital setting. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive approach was used. SETTING An acute hospital trust in the East of England. PARTICIPANTS Purposive sample of dance group participants. INTERVENTION Weekly music and movement sessions for frail older people on Department of Elderly Medicine Wards and the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit. Sessions take place in the ward and are facilitated by a dance artist supported by ward staff. RESULTS Twenty-one semistructured interviews were conducted with older people and/or their relatives. Thematic analysis of the data identified three overarching themes: (1) dance as a physical activity, (2) dance as an opportunity for social interaction and (3) the dance group as a source of emotional support. Sessions were valued as an enjoyable way to undertake physical activity and provided an opportunity for social interaction between patients. This is important as loneliness and boredom are a common occurrence during hospitalisation and are detrimental to overall health and well-being. Patients reported an emotional impact though taking part; happiness from engaging with the group and the release of pent up emotions through the triggering of memories by the music and conversations within the group. CONCLUSION Dance for Health provides a range of physical, social and emotional benefits for hospitalised older people. Further research is required to investigate the effectiveness of group dance sessions in increasing physical activity on an acute ward and the potential psychological benefits for hospitalised older people.
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- Hilary Bungay
- Allied and Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Allied and Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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Ruksenaite J, Volkmer A, Jiang J, Johnson JC, Marshall CR, Warren JD, Hardy CJ. Primary Progressive Aphasia: Toward a Pathophysiological Synthesis. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2021; 21:7. [PMID: 33543347 PMCID: PMC7861583 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-021-01097-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The term primary progressive aphasia (PPA) refers to a diverse group of dementias that present with prominent and early problems with speech and language. They present considerable challenges to clinicians and researchers. RECENT FINDINGS Here, we review critical issues around diagnosis of the three major PPA variants (semantic variant PPA, nonfluent/agrammatic variant PPA, logopenic variant PPA), as well as considering 'fragmentary' syndromes. We next consider issues around assessing disease stage, before discussing physiological phenotyping of proteinopathies across the PPA spectrum. We also review evidence for core central auditory impairments in PPA, outline critical challenges associated with treatment, discuss pathophysiological features of each major PPA variant, and conclude with thoughts on key challenges that remain to be addressed. New findings elucidating the pathophysiology of PPA represent a major step forward in our understanding of these diseases, with implications for diagnosis, care, management, and therapies.
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- Justina Ruksenaite
- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, 8 - 11 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, 8 - 11 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, 8 - 11 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Preventive Neurology Unit, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, 8 - 11 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, 8 - 11 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
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Kotronia E, Wannamethee SG, Papacosta AO, Whincup PH, Lennon LT, Visser M, Kapila YL, Weyant RJ, Ramsay SE. Poor Oral Health and Inflammatory, Hemostatic, and Cardiac Biomarkers in Older Age: Results From Two Studies in the UK and USA. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2021; 76:346-351. [PMID: 32306041 PMCID: PMC7812424 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We examined the association of objective and subjective oral health markers with inflammatory, hemostatic, and cardiac biomarkers in older age. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses were based on the British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) comprising British men aged 71-92 years (n = 2,147), and the Health, Aging and Body Composition (HABC) Study comprising American men and women aged 71-80 years (n = 3,075). Oral health markers included periodontal disease, tooth count, dry mouth. Inflammatory biomarkers included C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) in both studies, and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), von Willebrand Factor (vWF), fibrin D-dimer, high-sensitivity Troponin T (hsTnT), and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) only in the BRHS. RESULTS In both studies, tooth loss, was associated with the top tertile of CRP-odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence interval [CI]) are 1.31 (1.02-1.68) in BRHS; and 1.40 (1.13-1.75) in the HABC Study, after adjusting for confounders. In the HABC Study, cumulative (≥3) oral health problems were associated with higher levels of CRP (OR [95% CI] =1.42 [1.01-1.99]). In the BRHS, complete and partial tooth loss was associated with hemostatic factors, in particular with the top tertile of fibrin D-dimer (OR [95% CI] = 1.64 [1.16-2.30] and 1.37 [1.05-1.77], respectively). Tooth loss and periodontal disease were associated with increased levels of hsTnT. CONCLUSIONS Poor oral health in older age, particularly tooth loss, was consistently associated with some inflammatory, hemostatic, and cardiac biomarkers. Prospective studies and intervention trials could help understand better if poor oral health is causally linked to inflammatory, hemostatic, and cardiac biomarkers.
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- Eftychia Kotronia
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, UK
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Population Health Research Institute, St George’s University of London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Patton DE, Pearce CJ, Cartwright M, Smith F, Cadogan CA, Ryan C, Clark E, Francis JJ, Hughes CM. A non-randomised pilot study of the Solutions for Medication Adherence Problems (S-MAP) intervention in community pharmacies to support older adults adhere to multiple medications. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2021; 7:18. [PMID: 33413650 PMCID: PMC7788279 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-020-00762-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Older patients prescribed multiple medications commonly experience difficulties with adherence. High-quality evidence on interventions targeting older patients is lacking. Theory is rarely used to tailor adherence solutions. This study aimed to pilot test a novel intervention, developed using the Theoretical Domains Framework, which guides community pharmacists in identifying adherence barriers and delivering tailored solutions (behaviour change techniques). Key study procedures (e.g. recruitment, data collection) for a future randomised controlled trial (cRCT) were also assessed. METHODS Using purposive sampling, this non-randomised pilot study aimed to recruit 12 community pharmacies (six in Northern Ireland; six in London, England). Pharmacists were trained to deliver the intervention to non-adherent older patients (maximum 10 per pharmacy; target n = 60-120) aged ≥ 65 years (reduced to 50 years due to recruitment challenges) and prescribed ≥ 4 regular medicines. The intervention, guided by an iPad web-application, was delivered over 3-4 face-to-face or telephone sessions, tailored to specific barriers to adherence. We assessed the feasibility of collecting adherence data (primary outcome: self-report and dispensing records), health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and unplanned hospitalisations (secondary outcomes) at baseline and 6-months. The final decision on progressing to a cRCT, using pre-defined 'stop-amend-go' criteria, is presented. RESULTS Fifteen pharmacists from 12 pharmacies were recruited and trained. One pharmacy subsequently dropped out. Sixty patients were recruited (meeting the 'Amend' progression criteria), with 56 receiving the intervention. Adherence barriers were identified for 55 patients (98%) and a wide range of behaviour change solutions delivered (median: 5 per patient). Self-report and dispensing adherence data were available for 37 (61.7%) and 44 (73.3%) patients, respectively. HRQOL data were available for 35 (58.3%) patients. GP-reported and self-reported hospitalisations data were available for 47 (78.3%) and 23 (38.3%) patients, respectively. All progression concepts were met (nine 'Go' and three 'Amend' criteria). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the feasibility of key study procedures (e.g. pharmacy recruitment) and delivery of a tailored adherence intervention in community pharmacies. However, modifications are required to enhance issues identified with patient recruitment, retention and missing data. A future definitive cRCT will explore the effectiveness of the intervention. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN, ISRCTN73831533 , Registered 12 January 2018.
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- D. E. Patton
- School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of London, London, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of London, London, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of London, London, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of London, London, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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