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With the need to quickly advance knowledge dissemination in rapid-paced fields, and more recently in response to the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, prepublishing has been brought to the forefront. SPI-Hub™, a publicly available journal selection decision support tool, is being strategically enhanced to address prospective authors' critical needs in navigating and selecting the most appropriate preprint or traditional publication venue.
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COVID-19 , Atenção à Saúde , Instalações de Saúde , Humanos , Pandemias , Estudos ProspectivosRESUMO
All too often the quality and rigor of topic investigations is inaccurately conveyed to information professionals, resulting in a mischaracterization of the research, which, if left unchecked and published, may in turn mislead potential readers. Accurately understanding and categorizing the types of topic investigation searches that are requested of information professionals is critical to both meeting requestors' needs and reflecting their intended methodological approaches. Information professionals' expertise can be an invaluable resource to guide users through the investigative and publication process.
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Lista de Checagem/normas , Coleta de Dados/normas , Medicina Baseada em Evidências/normas , Revisões Sistemáticas como Assunto , Prática Clínica Baseada em Evidências/tendências , Humanos , Comportamento de Busca de Informação , Metanálise como Assunto , Controle de QualidadeRESUMO
Purpose: To develop a valid preoperative scoring tool that predicts the probability of walking with a prosthetic limb after major lower limb amputation. Methods: A retrospective review of 338 patients who had undergone lower limb amputation was conducted to identify characteristics that affected the success of rehabilitation with a prosthetic limb. These data were used to devise an assessment tool (the BLARt score), which was then tested and validated in 199 patients planned to undergo lower limb amputation in two UK regional centers. Functional rehabilitation outcomes were recorded at 12 months after surgery using the SIGAM mobility grading. Results: No patient with a BLARt score ≥13 achieved good functional outcome (defined as independent mobility, SIGAM grade E or F) and only 6 patients with a BLARt score ≥17 achieved any functional outcome (defined as any ability to walk unaided, SIGAM grade C or greater). Conclusions: In the patient cohorts studied, the BLARt assessment tool was a strong predictor of whether or not patients would be able to walk with a prosthetic limb after surgery. It is simple to administer and could be useful in clinical practice to inform expectations for patients and clinicians. Implications for rehabilitation Patients undergoing lower limb amputation face major physical and psychological challenges after surgery that have a considerable impact on rehabilitation and their ability to walk independently. Many amputees are unable to walk with a prosthetic limb, but there are no validated tools to predict this before surgery. The BLARt is a potentially valuable measure that can predict the likelihood of being unable to walk after amputation. It is simple to use and could be useful to inform patients' and clinicians' expectations before surgery.
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Amputação Cirúrgica/reabilitação , Amputados/reabilitação , Extremidade Inferior/cirurgia , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Resultado do Tratamento , Membros Artificiais , Feminino , Análise da Marcha , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Limitação da Mobilidade , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/métodos , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/normas , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Recuperação de Função FisiológicaAssuntos
Reposicionamento de Medicamentos , Antagonistas dos Receptores de Hormônios Antidiuréticos/uso terapêutico , Transtornos de Ansiedade/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Indústria Farmacêutica , Reposicionamento de Medicamentos/métodos , Humanos , Indóis/uso terapêutico , Pirrolidinas/uso terapêutico , Receptores de Vasopressinas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Many animal models of disease are suboptimal in their representation of human diseases and lack of predictive power in the success of pivotal human trials. In the context of repurposing drugs with known human safety, it is sometimes appropriate to conduct the "last experiment first," that is, progressing directly to human investigations. However, there are not accepted criteria for when to proceed straight to humans to test a new indication. We propose a specific set of criteria to guide the decision-making around when to initiate human proof of principle without preclinical efficacy studies in animal models. This approach could accelerate the transition of novel therapeutic approaches to human applications.
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Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto/métodos , Tomada de Decisões , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Reposicionamento de Medicamentos/métodos , Animais , Humanos , Modelos AnimaisRESUMO
This study tested an innovative model for creating consumer-level content about precision medicine based on health literacy and learning style principles. "Knowledge pearl" videos, incorporating multiple learning modalities, were created to explain genetic and cancer medicine concepts. Cancer patients and caregivers (n=117) were randomized to view professional-level content directly from the My Cancer Genome (MCG) website (Group A; control), content from MCG with knowledge pearls embedded (Group B), or a consumer translation, targeted at the sixth grade level, with knowledge pearls embedded (Group C). A multivariate analysis showed that Group C, but not Group B, showed greater knowledge gains immediately after viewing the educational material than Group A. Statistically significant group differences in test performance were no longer observed three weeks later. These findings suggest that adherence to health literacy and learning style principles facilitates comprehension of precision medicine concepts and that ongoing review of the educational information is necessary.
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As the role of genomics in health care grows, patients increasingly require adequate genetic literacy to fully engage in their care. This study investigated a model for delivering consumer-friendly genetic information to improve understanding of precision medicine using health literacy and learning style principles. My Cancer Genome (MCG), a freely available cancer decision support tool, was used as a testbed. MCG content on a melanoma tumor mutation, BRAF V600E, was translated to a 6th-grade reading level, incorporating multiple learning modalities. A total of 90 patients and caregivers were recruited from a melanoma clinic at an academic medical center and randomized to 3 groups. Group A (control) received an exact copy of text from MCG. Group B was given the same content with hyperlinks to videos explaining key genetic concepts, identified and labeled by the team as knowledge pearls. Group C received the translated content with the knowledge pearls embedded. Changes in knowledge were measured through pre and post questionnaires. Group C showed the greatest improvement in knowledge. The study results demonstrate that providing information based on health literacy and learning style principles can improve patients' understanding of genetic concepts, thus increasing their likelihood of taking an active role in any decision making concerning their health.
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Melanoma/genética , Melanoma/terapia , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto/métodos , Medicina de Precisão , Adulto , Idoso , Cuidadores/psicologia , Cuidadores/estatística & dados numéricos , Sistemas de Apoio a Decisões Clínicas , Feminino , Seguimentos , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Letramento em Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas B-raf/genéticaRESUMO
Kidney disease, a common complication of diabetes, associates with poor prognosis. Our previous animal model studies linked aquaporin (AQP)11 to acute kidney injury, hyperglycemia-induced renal impairment, and kidney disease in diabetes. Here, we report the AQP11 rs2276415 variant as a genetic factor placing type 2 diabetic patients at greater risk for the development of kidney disease. We performed two independent retrospective case-control studies in 1,075 diabetic and 1,619 nondiabetic individuals who were identified in the Synthetic Derivative Database with DNA samples in the BioVU DNA repository at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). A χ(2)-test and multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustments for age, sex, baseline serum creatinine, and underlying comorbid disease covariates showed a significant association between rs2276415 and the prevalence of any event of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in diabetic patients but not in patients without diabetes. This result was replicated in the second independent study. Diabetic CKD patients over 55 yrs old with the minor AQP11 allele had a significantly faster progression of estimated glomerular filtration rate decline than patients with the wild-type genotype. Three-dimensional structural analysis suggested a functional impairment of AQP11 with rs2276415, which could place diabetic patients at a higher risk for kidney disease. These studies identified rs2276415 as a candidate genetic factor predisposing patients with type 2 diabetes to CKD.
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Injúria Renal Aguda/genética , Aquaporinas/genética , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética , Nefropatias Diabéticas/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/genética , Injúria Renal Aguda/diagnóstico , Injúria Renal Aguda/epidemiologia , Idoso , Aquaporinas/química , Aquaporinas/metabolismo , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Bases de Dados Genéticas , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicações , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/diagnóstico , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiologia , Nefropatias Diabéticas/diagnóstico , Nefropatias Diabéticas/epidemiologia , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Estudos de Associação Genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Taxa de Filtração Glomerular , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Moleculares , Análise Multivariada , Fenótipo , Prevalência , Conformação Proteica , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/diagnóstico , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: This paper offers insight into the processes that have shaped the Eskind Biomedical Library's (EBL's) strategic direction and its alignment to the institution's transformative vision. SETTING: The academic biomedical library has a notable track record for developing and pioneering roles for information professionals focused on a sophisticated level of information provision that draws from and fuels practice evolutions. STRATEGY: The medical center's overall transformative vision informs the creation of a fully aligned library strategic plan designed to effectively contribute to the execution of key organizational goals. Annual goals reflect organizational priorities and contain quantifiable and measurable deliverables. Two strategic themes, facilitating genetic literacy and preserving community history, are described in detail to illustrate the concept of goal setting. CONCLUSION: The strategic planning model reflects EBL's adaptation to the ever-changing needs of its organization. The paper provides a characterization of a workable model that can be replicated by other institutions.
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Bibliotecas Médicas , Competência Profissional , Papel Profissional , Humanos , Bibliotecários , Bibliotecas Médicas/organização & administração , Objetivos Organizacionais , Técnicas de Planejamento , Desenvolvimento de Programas , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
AIMS: To develop local contemporary coefficients for the Trauma Injury Severity Score in New Zealand, TRISS(NZ), and to evaluate their performance at predicting survival against the original TRISS coefficients. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of adults who sustained a serious traumatic injury, and who survived until presentation at Auckland City, Middlemore, Waikato, or North Shore Hospitals between 2002 and 2006. Coefficients were estimated using ordinary and multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression models. RESULTS: 1735 eligible patients were identified, 1672 (96%) injured from a blunt mechanism and 63 (4%) from a penetrating mechanism. For blunt mechanism trauma, 1250 (75%) were male and average age was 38 years (range: 15-94 years). TRISS information was available for 1565 patients of whom 204 (13%) died. Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves was 0.901 (95%CI: 0.879-0.923) for the TRISS(NZ) model and 0.890 (95% CI: 0.866-0.913) for TRISS (P<0.001). Insufficient data were available to determine coefficients for penetrating mechanism TRISS(NZ) models. CONCLUSIONS: Both TRISS models accurately predicted survival for blunt mechanism trauma. However, TRISS(NZ) coefficients were statistically superior to TRISS coefficients. A strong case exists for replacing TRISS coefficients in the New Zealand benchmarking software with these updated TRISS(NZ) estimates.
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Índices de Gravidade do Trauma , Ferimentos e Lesões/classificação , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Prospectivos , Curva ROC , Taxa de Sobrevida/tendências , Ferimentos e Lesões/diagnóstico , Ferimentos e Lesões/mortalidade , Adulto JovemRESUMO
AIM: To develop and assess the predictive capabilities of a statistical model that relates routinely collected Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS) variables to length of hospital stay (LOS) in survivors of traumatic injury. METHOD: Retrospective cohort study of adults who sustained a serious traumatic injury, and who survived until discharge from Auckland City, Middlemore, Waikato, or North Shore Hospitals between 2002 and 2006. Cubic-root transformed LOS was analysed using two-level mixed-effects regression models. RESULTS: 1498 eligible patients were identified, 1446 (97%) injured from a blunt mechanism and 52 (3%) from a penetrating mechanism. For blunt mechanism trauma, 1096 (76%) were male, average age was 37 years (range: 15-94 years), and LOS and TRISS score information was available for 1362 patients. Spearman's correlation and the median absolute prediction error between LOS and the original TRISS model was p=0.31 and 10.8 days, respectively, and between LOS and the final multivariable two-level mixed-effects regression model was p=0.38 and 6.0 days, respectively. Insufficient data were available for the analysis of penetrating mechanism models. CONCLUSIONS: Neither the original TRISS model nor the refined model has sufficient ability to accurately or reliably predict LOS. Additional predictor variables for LOS and other indicators for morbidity need to be considered.