Background: The measure of Expressed Emotion (EE) has been extensively used for the investigation of family interaction in different clinical populations. However, very few clinical data exist which clarify the nature of the relationship between family EE and eating disorders, as well as the prognostic value of the EE variables.Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine if family EE p...

Case Description- Twenty four cases of dogs and cats were presented for inability to move and/or getting up one of the legs while walking and leaning on the other.Clinical Findings-Physical and radiographic examinations revealed that the patients had coxofemoral luxation, hip dysplasia, comminuted acetabular fracture, avascular necrosis of femoral head and/or femur head fracture.Tre...

Disease-related malnutrition of neurocritical illness harms its treatment, which increases the mortality rate. The aim of this study was evaluating the effect of a high protein diet on the dietary factors, clinical outcome, and mortality rate of neurocritical patients. In a randomized controlled trial, 15 neurocritical patients were recruited in each group. Patients in the intervention and cont...

BACKGROUND Patients with heart failure (HF) who live in rural areas have less access to cardiac services than patients in urban areas. We conducted a randomized, clinical trial to determine the impact of an educational intervention on the composite end point of HF rehospitalization and cardiac death in this population. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients (n=602; age, 66±13 years; 41% female; 51% wit...

We read with interest McCaffery and Barratt’s editorial on assessing psychosocial and quality of life outcomes in screening. We agree that it is necessary to show greater concern about the reliability and validity of outcome measures used but would also argue that it is equally as important to be clear about which outcomes are being assessed and how outcome data should be analysed and interpret...

Clinical outcome assessments (COAs) measure outcomes that are meaningful to patients in clinical trials and critical for determining whether a treatment is effective. The objectives of this study (1) describe the different types COAs provide an overview key considerations evaluating COAs, (2) review other measures chronic pain treatments recommended by Initiative on Methods, Measurement, Pain A...

Background and study aims: Prior research supports the validity of performance measures derived from the use of a physical model colonoscopy simulator - the Kyoto Kagaku Colonoscope Training Model (Kyoto Kagaku Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan) - for assessing insertion skill. However, its use as a training tool has received little research attention. We assessed the efficacy of a brief structured progra...

The value of a methodological paper generally depends on 1) the importance of the problem addressed, 2) the completeness of the presentation of the issues and prior progress, and 3) a new solution to the problem that is feasible and better than what has already been proposed. The Uyei and Braithwaite article (hereafter UB) clearly satisfies the first two criteria and is well worth contemplating...

Background: Acute methanol poisoning is one of the most important chemical poisoning due to drinking of illegal and handmade alcoholic beverages in Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and biochemical parameters as prognostic factor in acute methanol poisoning. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on acute methanol poisoning cases admitted to the Loghman Hakim Hospital P...

Disease-related malnutrition of neurocritical illness harms its treatment, which increases the mortality rate. The aim of this study was evaluating the effect of a high protein diet on the dietary factors, clinical outcome, and mortality rate of neurocritical patients. In a randomized controlled trial, 15 neurocritical patients were recruited in each group. Patients in the intervention and cont...