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View article: Barriers and strategies for pain management in non-verbal people with dementia in residential care facilities: protocol for an e-Delphi study
Barriers and strategies for pain management in non-verbal people with dementia in residential care facilities: protocol for an e-Delphi study Open
Introduction Pain is a prevalent symptom in people living with dementia. Evidence shows that pain frequently remains unrecognised and untreated in this vulnerable population, leading to avoidable suffering. Effective pain management is hin…
View article: A cross-sectional study of pharmacy academics’ perspectives on the scope of minor ailments in Indonesia and implications for pharmacy education
A cross-sectional study of pharmacy academics’ perspectives on the scope of minor ailments in Indonesia and implications for pharmacy education Open
Objectives To describe pharmacy academics’ perceptions of scopes of practice, knowledge, and skills required for the education of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the management of minor ailments (MMAs) in Indonesia. Methods Online …
View article: Correction To: Identification of Barriers and Facilitators To the Use of a New Pain Assessment Mobile Health Application by Family Carers of People with Dementia: A Qualitative Study
Correction To: Identification of Barriers and Facilitators To the Use of a New Pain Assessment Mobile Health Application by Family Carers of People with Dementia: A Qualitative Study Open
View article: Implementation Strategies to Address Barriers to Family Caregiver Use of PainChek®: A Multi-stakeholder Evaluation
Implementation Strategies to Address Barriers to Family Caregiver Use of PainChek®: A Multi-stakeholder Evaluation Open
Despite its established use in aged care facilities, PainChek ® , an approved medical application for assessing pain in individuals with advanced dementia, has not been utilised in community settings by family caregivers. This study aimed …
View article: Overcoming Barriers to Digital Pain Assessment by Family Carers of People Living with Dementia: An Application of the Behaviour Change Wheel
Overcoming Barriers to Digital Pain Assessment by Family Carers of People Living with Dementia: An Application of the Behaviour Change Wheel Open
PainChek ® is a validated medical device, currently approved for clinical use by healthcare professionals to assess and monitor pain in people with moderate to severe dementia living in residential aged care facilities. The implementation …
View article: Epigenetic Modifications Associated With Wildland–Urban Interface (<scp>WUI</scp>) Firefighting
Epigenetic Modifications Associated With Wildland–Urban Interface (<span>WUI</span>) Firefighting Open
Wildland–urban interface (WUI) firefighting involves exposure to burning vegetation, structures, and other human‐made hazards, often without respiratory protection. Response activities can last for long periods of time, spanning multiple d…
View article: Protocol for a usability and pilot implementation study of a digital medical device to assess pain in non-verbal people with dementia in Portuguese residential care facilities
Protocol for a usability and pilot implementation study of a digital medical device to assess pain in non-verbal people with dementia in Portuguese residential care facilities Open
Objective People living with moderate to severe dementia (PLWD) are often unable to self-report pain. This matter is of particular concern given that up to 80% experience chronic pain. Mistreated or untreated pain in PLWD is associated wit…
View article: Parental Assessment of Postsurgical Pain in Infants at Home Using Artificial Intelligence–Enabled and Observer-Based Tools: Construct Validity and Clinical Utility Evaluation Study
Parental Assessment of Postsurgical Pain in Infants at Home Using Artificial Intelligence–Enabled and Observer-Based Tools: Construct Validity and Clinical Utility Evaluation Study Open
Background Pain assessment in the infant population is challenging owing to their inability to verbalize and hence self-report pain. Currently, there is a paucity of data on how parents identify and manage this pain at home using standardi…
View article: Identification of Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of a New Pain Assessment Mobile Health Application by Family Carers of People with Dementia: A Qualitative Study
Identification of Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of a New Pain Assessment Mobile Health Application by Family Carers of People with Dementia: A Qualitative Study Open
This study identified potential barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a medical device in the form of a mobile health (mHealth) application, (app) called PainChek®, by family carers of individuals with dementia in the Australi…
View article: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Depression and Sleep Problems; A Triple Whammy for Patients’ Health-related Quality of Life
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Depression and Sleep Problems; A Triple Whammy for Patients’ Health-related Quality of Life Open
View article: Comments on Pu et al. (2024) ‘Associations between facial expressions and observational pain in residents with dementia and chronic pain’
Comments on Pu et al. (2024) ‘Associations between facial expressions and observational pain in residents with dementia and chronic pain’ Open
With regard to the authors' comment on the use of presence or absence of AUs as opposed to their intensities for assessing pain, there is a failure to acknowledge that other validated pain assessment tools in people with dementia such as t…
View article: Association between long-term use of calcium channel blockers (CCB) and the risk of breast cancer: a retrospective longitudinal observational study protocol
Association between long-term use of calcium channel blockers (CCB) and the risk of breast cancer: a retrospective longitudinal observational study protocol Open
Introduction Calcium channel blockers (CCB), a commonly prescribed antihypertensive (AHT) medicine, may be associated with increased risk of breast cancer. The proposed study aims to examine whether long-term CCB use is associated with the…
View article: Clinical impact of a multifaceted intervention aimed at decreasing distress in people living with dementia: evaluating the Reconnect program
Clinical impact of a multifaceted intervention aimed at decreasing distress in people living with dementia: evaluating the Reconnect program Open
Background To better meet the needs of people living with advanced dementia, Orchard Care Homes, United Kingdom have established an enhanced person focused program, namely the Reconnect program, which provides an enriched psycho-social car…
View article: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians’ Perceptions of Scopes of Practice Employing Agency Theory in the Management of Minor Ailments in Central Indonesian Community Pharmacies: A Qualitative Study
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians’ Perceptions of Scopes of Practice Employing Agency Theory in the Management of Minor Ailments in Central Indonesian Community Pharmacies: A Qualitative Study Open
Community pharmacy staff assist in the management of minor ailments. Agency Theory underpins relationships between health professionals and patients. This study explores pharmacists’ and pharmacy technicians’ perceived scopes of practice o…
View article: Pain assessment tools for use in infants: a meta-review
Pain assessment tools for use in infants: a meta-review Open
Background Identifying pain in infants is challenging due to their inability to self-report pain, therefore the availability of valid and reliable means of assessing pain is critical. Objective This meta-review sought to identify evidence …
View article: Technology-guided assessment of vocalisations and their diagnostic value as pain indicators for people living with dementia
Technology-guided assessment of vocalisations and their diagnostic value as pain indicators for people living with dementia Open
Background during pain assessment in persons unable to self-report, such as people living with dementia, vocalisations are commonly used as pain indicators. However, there is a lack of evidence from clinical practice regarding their diagno…
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View article: Occupational Years of Service and Leukocyte Epigenetic Aging
Occupational Years of Service and Leukocyte Epigenetic Aging Open
Objective The aim of the study is to examine associations between years of firefighting service and eight chronological age-adjusted measures of blood leukocyte epigenetic age acceleration: Horvath, Hannum, SkinBloodClock, Intrinsic, Extri…
View article: The Clinical Suitability of an Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Pain Assessment Tool for Use in Infants: Feasibility and Usability Evaluation Study
The Clinical Suitability of an Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Pain Assessment Tool for Use in Infants: Feasibility and Usability Evaluation Study Open
Background Infants are unable to self-report their pain, which, therefore, often goes underrecognized and undertreated. Adequate assessment of pain, including procedural pain, which has short- and long-term consequences, is critical for it…
View article: Properties and indigenous knowledge of soil materials used for consumption, healing and cosmetics in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Properties and indigenous knowledge of soil materials used for consumption, healing and cosmetics in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Open
Ethnopedological studies focus on agricultural soils resulting in undervaluation of non-agricultural soil materials during land classification. In this study, ethnographic and ethnopedologic methods were used to obtain local knowledge and …
View article: A Novel Piggyback Strategy for mRNA Delivery Exploiting Adenovirus Entry Biology
A Novel Piggyback Strategy for mRNA Delivery Exploiting Adenovirus Entry Biology Open
Molecular therapies exploiting mRNA vectors embody enormous potential, as evidenced by the utility of this technology for the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, broad implementation of these promising strategies has been restri…
View article: A Novel Piggyback Strategy for mRNA Delivery Exploiting Adenovirus Entry Biology
A Novel Piggyback Strategy for mRNA Delivery Exploiting Adenovirus Entry Biology Open
Molecular therapies exploiting mRNA vectors embody enormous potential, as evidenced by the utility of this technology for the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. None-the-less, broad implementation of these promising strategies has been rest…
View article: A Retrospective, Longitudinal External Study of the robustness and reproducibility of National Antibacterial Prescribing Survey Data
A Retrospective, Longitudinal External Study of the robustness and reproducibility of National Antibacterial Prescribing Survey Data Open
View article: Impact of a clinical pharmacist on medication safety in mental health Hospital-in-the-Home: a retrospective analysis
Impact of a clinical pharmacist on medication safety in mental health Hospital-in-the-Home: a retrospective analysis Open
View article: Faces of Pain in Dementia: Learnings From a Real-World Study Using a Technology-Enabled Pain Assessment Tool
Faces of Pain in Dementia: Learnings From a Real-World Study Using a Technology-Enabled Pain Assessment Tool Open
Pain is common in people living with dementia (PLWD), including those with limited verbal skills. Facial expressions are key behavioral indicators of the pain experience in this group. However, there is a lack of real-world studies to repo…
View article: Proton pump inhibitors are associated with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in a prospective population‐based cohort study
Proton pump inhibitors are associated with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in a prospective population‐based cohort study Open
Aim To investigate the association between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and risk of incident diabetes in a follow‐up study and to investigate its potential mechanisms. Methods A total of 9531 individuals without type 2 diabetes (T2DM) at …
View article: Assessing procedural pain in infants: a feasibility study evaluating a point-of-care mobile solution based on automated facial analysis
Assessing procedural pain in infants: a feasibility study evaluating a point-of-care mobile solution based on automated facial analysis Open
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View article: Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of PainChek® in UK Aged Care Residents with advanced dementia
Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of PainChek® in UK Aged Care Residents with advanced dementia Open
Background The aim of this study was to further validate PainChek®, an electronic pain assessment instrument, with a population living with dementia in a UK care home. Method This study utilised a correlational design to evaluate the psych…
View article: The Pharmacists’ and pharmacy technicians’ scopes of practice in the management of minor ailments at community pharmacies in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study
The Pharmacists’ and pharmacy technicians’ scopes of practice in the management of minor ailments at community pharmacies in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study Open
Background: Managing minor ailments in community pharmacy is an evolving pharmacy service in developing countries. Defined scopes of practice for pharmacy staff are essential for the safe management of minor ailments. Limited research exis…
View article: Commentary on Pain Behaviors in Dementia: Letter to the Editor with Reference to the Article by Morrison et al. (2020)
Commentary on Pain Behaviors in Dementia: Letter to the Editor with Reference to the Article by Morrison et al. (2020) Open