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Job satisfaction and quality of life among home care workers: a comparison of home care workers who are and who are not informal carers
2010
ABSTRACTBackground: Job satisfaction and quality of life among home care workers who serve simultaneously as informal carers for their own family members have seldom been explored. This study examined how this dual role influences job satisfaction and quality of life by comparing these dual carers with home care workers who do not provide informal care. The study also explored whether the factors related to job satisfaction and quality of life between these two groups were different.Method: Standardized self-administered questionnaires (Job Satisfaction Survey, the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) scales and various social demographic questions) were administered to the tw…
The arrival of supported employment in Finland.
2000
Oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (Asacol) in the maintenance treatment of Crohn's disease
1992
A randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a delayed-release formulation of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) (Asacol; GiulianiBracco, Milan, Italy) for prevention of clinical relapse in 125 patients with inactive Crohn's disease. Patients in remission [Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) less than 150] between 3 months and 2 years were randomly allocated to receive either 800 mg 5-ASA three times daily (n = 64) or placebo (n = 61) for up to 12 months or until relapse of symptoms. Relapse was defined by a CDAI greater than 150, with a minimum increase of 100 points over the baseline value. The cumulative relapse rates were 12% in th…
Non-chemotherapy drug-induced agranulocytosis in a tertiary hospital
2015
Drug-induced agranulocytosis is a rare haematological disorder considered as severe adverse drug reaction. Due to its low incidence, the number of studies are low and the variability of clinical features and presentation in hospitalized patients is rarely described. Awe performed an observational, transversal and retrospective study in the haematology and toxicology unit in a tertiary hospital located in Spain (Valencia) (1996–2010) in order to assess its incidence, the drugs involved, the management and outcomes of drug-induced agranulocytosis. Twenty-one cases of agranulocytosis were retrieved. All of them presented severe and symptomatic agranulocytosis (fever and infection). The most c…
Increased expression of markers of early atherosclerosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
2016
Recent studies documented an increased cardiovascular risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our study aimed at investigating the prevalence of intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries and the arterial stiffness indices as markers of early atherosclerosis in young IBD patients.We recruited 68 consecutive IBD patients, and 38 matched healthy controls less than 45years old (median age 31.6±8.1years). Clinical and demographic features, cardiovascular risk factors, history of cardiovascular events, concomitant therapies were registered on a dedicate database. Carotid IMT was evaluated by using high resolution B-mode ultrasonography. Arterial stiffness was assessed b…
Antiinflammatory treatment and intestinal alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance in active Crohn's disease.
1985
Intestinal alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance was quantified in 17 patients with clinically active Crohn's disease before and after a six-week period of treatment with sulfasalazine and methylprednisolone. Before the study, alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance and, hence, enteric protein loss was elevated as being above control values in 16 patients. After therapy, clearance values decreased in 11 and were normalized in five patients. Serum albumin level was normalized in 11 of 12 patients who had hypoalbuminemia before the study. Clinical condition was improved in all but 1 patient after treatment. There was no close correlation between alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance and disease activity index. These r…
Long term structural effects of combination therapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: five year follow up of a prospective double blind co…
2003
Objective: To evaluate whether early combined therapy with methotrexate (MTX) and sulfasalazine (SSZ) during the first year in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) induces long term beneficial effects, compared with monotherapy, when the further treatment strategy is a free choice. Methods: Study design: five year multicentre prospective longitudinal trial. Participants: 146/205 patients with RA previously included in a one year prospective randomised trial comparing the effects of treatment with MTX, SSZ, or a combination of both. Criteria for inclusion: patients with early RA (⩽1 year duration). Follow up: between the end of years 1 and 5, patients were followed up and treated by their own rhe…
Stevens-Johnson syndrome on treatment with sulfasalazine for Crohn’s disease: Need for a multidisciplinary approach
2019
Letter to editor
Zvaigžņotā Debess: 2017, Pavasaris (235)
2017
Contents: “ZVAIGŽŅOTĀ DEBESS” FORTY YEARS AGO: E.Mūkins. Clouds of Venus: Structure and Composition (abridged) ; J.Miezis. 3rd All-union Young Astronomers Gathering (abridged) ; DEVELOPMENTS in SCIENCE: K.Schwartz. New Discoveries in the Milky Way ; DISCOVERIES: I.Eglītis. Small Planets Get Latvian Names ; I.Pundure. Earth-mass World Revealed around Proxima Centauri ; SPACE RESEARCH and EXPLORATION: J.Jaunbergs. Mysteries of Saturn’s Clouds ; A.Slavinskis. Contribution of Estonian Student Satellite Programme ESTCube to Largest Challenges for Humanity ; R.Misa. Impossible Engine that Is likely Possible ; I.Pundure. ESO VLT to Search for Planets in Alpha Centauri System ; EARTH and COSMOS: J.…