Academic Articles & Research Papers

Income and education predict elevated depressive symptoms in the general population: results from the Gutenberg health study

Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) has a strong association with depression or physical and mental health in general. However, as SES is a multifaceted construct these associations are not easy to explain. Further, there are sev...

Denosumab and Bisphosphonate Treatment of Osteoporosis in Renal Transplant Recipients

Objective: Kidney transplant recipients are at risk of losing bone mineral density. Osteoporosis and fractures cause serious complications in renal transplant recipients. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonate and de...

Percutaneous CT-Guided Bone Lesion Biopsy for Confirmation of Bone Metastases in Patients with Breast Cancer

We aimed to determine diagnostic accuracy of CT-guided bone lesion biopsy for the confirmation of bone metastases in patients with breast cancer and assessment of hormone receptor status in metastatic tissue. A total of 56 female patients w...

Secondary research use of personal medical data: patient attitudes towards data donation

Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted once more the great need for comprehensive access to, and uncomplicated use of, pre-existing patient data for medical research. Enabling secondary research-use of patient-data is a...

Medical informatics--an interdisciplinary approach.

Medical informatics is the first science that has incorporated all traditional medical disciplines. That progress is possible due to fast development of new technologies, particularly in informatics, as well as due to common needs of all me...

e-Health interventions for healthy aging: a systematic review

Abstract Background Healthy aging (HA) is a contemporary challenge for population health worldwide. Electronic health (e-Health) interventions have the potential to support empowerment and education of adults aged 50 and over. Objectives To...

Noninvasive aspergillosis following COVID-19 exacerbates the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Objectives: Few large-scale population-based studies have examined the association between COVID-19 and respiratory aspergillosis. Using nationwide data, we investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 infection increases respiratory aspergillosis incid...

Data on farmers’ perception and acceptance of sustainability standards

The presented data informs about a comprehensive online survey on the perception and acceptance of farm sustainability standards amongst German farmers. We conducted the online interviews, with a total of 598 adequately answered questionnai...

Medical Informatics in Morocco: Casablanca Medical Informatics Laboratory

BACKGROUND: In 2005, Medical Informatics Laboratory (CMIL) became an independent research unit within the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca. CMIL is currently run by three persons (a university professor, a data processing spec...

I do not want to suppress the natural process of inflammation: new insights on factors associated with non-adherence in rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background It is estimated that 50–70% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are non-adherent to their recommended treatment. Non-adherent patients have a higher risk of not reaching an optimal clinical outcome. We explored fa...

The Effects of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme on Functional Capacity and Strength of Respiratory Muscles in Patients with Post-COVID Syndrome

The aim of this study was to estimate the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme (PR) on the functional capacity and respiratory muscle strength of patients with post-COVID syndrome....

Predictors of community acquired childhood pneumonia among 2–59 months old children in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Worldwide, pneumonia is the third leading cause of death in under 5 years children. Ethiopia is ranked 4th out of 15 countries having the highest burdens of the death rate among under-five children due to pneumonia. Rega...

Neural substrates of motor and cognitive dysfunctions in SCA2 patients: A network based statistics analysis

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive cerebellar syndrome, which can be isolated or associated with extracerebellar signs. It has been shown that patients affe...

Guide to medical informatics, the internet and telemedicine

Clinical implications of subclonal TP53 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia

The role of subclonal TP53 mutations, defined by a variant allele frequency of 40%, 20%-40% and 40%, 19 had variant allele frequencies between 20%-40% and 18 had frequencies...

Publisher Correction: Endophenotype effect sizes support variant pathogenicity in monogenic disease susceptibility genes

Prenatal to postnatal trajectory of brain growth in complex congenital heart disease

Altered brain development is a common feature of the neurological sequelae of complex congenital heart disease (CHD). These alterations include abnormalities in brain size and growth that begin prenatally and persist postnatally. However, t...

Probabilistic Modeling in Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics

LibGuides: Healthcare Management: Statistics

This guide supports Michigan State University's new Master of Science in Healthcare Management program....

Referrals and utilization of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) among patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes at a regional medical center in Kentucky

Abstract Background The goal of this study was to examine referral and attendance patterns for diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) among patients with both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) at a regional medical cent...