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Commentary on: Zwack CC, McDonald R, Tursunalieva A, Lambert GW, Lambert EA. Exploration of diet, physical activity, health knowledge and the cardiometabolic profile of young adults with intellectual disability. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2022 Jun;66(6):517-532. doi: 10.1111/jir.12917. Epub 2022 Feb 9.
Adults with intellectual disabilities need education and additional support to increase daily physical activity and improve their diets. Longitudinal studies are required to identify how adults with intellectual disabilities apply nutrition and activity-related knowledge and the supports that work to reduce cardiometabolic disease.
Research evidence details the significant health needs and inequalities experienced by many people with intellectual disabilities that contribute to their poor physical and mental health. While life expectancy has increased, many continue to die prematurely from avoidable and preventable conditions. Poor diet, obesity, low levels of physical activity, poor lipid profile and type 2...
Commentary on: Williamson SP, Moffitt RL, Broadbent J, Neumann DL, Hamblin PS. Coping, wellbeing, and psychopathology during high-risk pregnancy: A systematic review. Midwifery. 2023 Jan;116:103556. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103556. Epub 2022 Nov 14.
Awareness of negative impacts of high-risk pregnancies on mental health will help to identify women in need of support. Strategies can be created to improve coping and well-being for high-risk pregnant women.
Pregnancy is a period of major physiological changes. Psychological adjustments occur, more so with a high-risk diagnosis in pregnancy. In their systematic review, the authors outlined the state of the science of pregnant women’s psychopathology, coping and well-being when high-risk conditions including hypertension, diabetes and kidney disease develop during pregnancy. Pregnant women with these conditions can experience ineffective coping, poor well-being, anxiety and depression among other negative symptoms. Provider’s awareness, culturally appropriate education and support can reduce...
Commentary on: Roland D, Gardiner A, Razzaq D, Rose K, Bressan S, Honeyford K, Buonsenso D, Da Dalt L, De T, Farrugia R, Parri N, Oostenbrink R, Maconochie IK, Bognar Z, Moll HA, Titomanlio L, Nijman RGG; in association with the REPEM network (Research in European Paediatric Emergency Medicine) as part of the EPISODES Study. Influence of epidemics and pandemics on paediatric ED use: a systematic review. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Feb;108(2):115–122. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324108. Epub 2022 Sep 26.
Healthsystems must be prepared for paediatric emergency department (ED) volume shifts during epidemics and pandemics. Two interventions to increase efficient paediatric ED use include: (1) parental education about home care and (2) real-time remote advice.
Epidemics and pandemics have major impacts on ED care. Studies examining the COVID-19 pandemic noted large early US ED visit declines.
Commentary on: Poncin W, Baudet L, Braem F, Reychler G, Duprez F, Liistro G, Belkhir L, Yombi JC, De Greef J. Systems on top of nasal cannula improve oxygen delivery in patients with COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med 2022;37(5):1226–32. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07419-2. Epub 8 Feb 2022.
The adverse consequences of continuous exposure to high concentrations of oxygen must be considered before instituting prolonged oxygen therapy in patients with COVID-19. Hypoxaemia is significant in patients with COVID-19, and isolated arterial oxygen pressure (PaO2) improvement may not necessarily translate into any significant survival benefit nor relieve the distress of breathlessness.
Oxygen therapy is important in COVID-19 management. The low-flow nasal cannula (NC) has some drawbacks. The patient’s peak inspiratory flow rate requirements are not met due to significant leakage around the source. A need to improve oxygen...
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