The article from the European Respiratory Journal discusses the natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphasizing its increasing global impact on morbidity and mortality. It highlights that while cigarette smoking is a primary risk factor, other influences such as environm...ental exposures and genetics also play significant roles. The article notes that lung function, measured by FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in one second), is a critical indicator of both diagnosis and prognosis. It further explores the impact of exacerbations, comorbidities, and systemic inflammation on disease progression and outcomes. The need for comprehensive patient management, which considers various comorbid conditions and inflammatory factors, is emphasized to improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
more
The development of the Asthma Control Test (ACT), a short, simple, patient-based tool for identifying patients with poorly controlled asthma, was recently described in patients under the routine care of an asthma specialist.
We sought to evaluate the reliability and validity of the ACT in a longi...tudinal study of asthmatic patients new to the care of an asthma specialist.
more
Severe asthma is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization, but its burden in Africa is unknown. This article wants to determine the burden (prevalence,
mortality, and activity and work impairment) of severe asthma in 3 countries in East Africa: Uganda, Kenya, and Ethio...pia using the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society case definition of severe asthma.
more
This paper looks at the increasing use of 'new psychoactive substances', a term which is defined differently by different people, but which is here defined as 'narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances made available or used from the early to mid-2000s for their psychoactive properties'
Series: Ser...ies|Drug Use| Volume 394, ISSUE 10209, P1668-1684, November 02, 2019
more
Int Health. 2012 December 1; 4(4): 253–259. doi:10.1016/j.inhe.2012.07.001
Guidelines for the Management and Therapy of Urine Incontinence in Children in Indonesia
Lancet Glob Health 2019Published OnlineOctober 22, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30425-5
ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ ДЛЯ СОСТАВЛЕНИЯ БЮДЖЕТА.
РУКОВОДСТВО ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЯ.
Key population brief.
Краткое руководство.
Apuntes del Taller, Anexo
Working with parent groups – a training resource for facilitators, parents, caregivers, and persons with cerebral palsy
ORIENTAÇÕES PRÁTICAS PARA INTERVENÇÕES COLABORATIVAS
Методические рекомендации посвящены принципам, методи-ке и организации психотерапии пострадавших при чрезвычайных ситуациях в учреждениях, оказывающих психиатр...ическую и психотерапевтическую помощь в условиях амбулаторно-поликлинических (диспансеры, диспансерные отделения) и ста-ционарных (психиатрические стационары) учреждений и подразделений психиатрической службы.
Разработан метод психотерапевтических воздействий в лече-нии стрессовых расстройств пострадавших при чрезвычайных ситуациях на основе современных моделей психотерапии. Методические рекомендации предназначены для врачей-психотерапевтов, врачей-психиатров, клинических (медицинских) психологов и специалистов по социальной работе, участвующих в оказании лечебно-реабилитационной помощи при чрезвычайных ситуациях.
more
Policy Brief
published: 16 March 2018 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00069