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Encephalitis, Japanese , Neuroimaging , Neuropsychological Tests , ThalamusABSTRACT
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Humans , Longitudinal Ligaments , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , SpineABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Neuromuscular ultrasound has emerged over the last decade as a useful tool for diagnosing peripheral neuropathy. Because nerve enlargement is the most important diagnostic marker of an abnormal nerve, quantification of nerve size is essential. METHODS: We included 80 healthy volunteers aged 21-60 years. The nerve cross-sectional area (CSA) was measured in all participants at the following common compressive sites: bilateral median nerve at the carpal tunnel and forearm, ulnar nerve at the wrist and medial epicondyle, radial nerve at the spiral groove, peroneal nerve at the fibular head and popliteal fossa, and tibial nerve at the popliteal fossa. Anatomical variants were also evaluated, including a bifid median nerve and persistent median artery. RESULTS: The CSAs were 9.58+/-1.55, 6.87+/-1.61, 4.72+/-0.91, 6.64+/-1.33, 6.48+/-1.68, 12.35+/-3.55, and 26.98+/-6.92 mm2 (mean+/-SD) for the median nerve at the carpal tunnel and forearm, ulnar nerve at the wrist and medial epicondyle, radial nerve at the spiral groove, peroneal nerve at the fibular head, and tibial nerve at the popliteal fossa, respectively. The nerve CSA was significantly larger in men than in women and was correlated with body mass index, weight, and height. A bifid median nerve and persistent median artery were seen in 12 (7.5%) and 4 (2.5%) of 160 hands, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The information produced in this study can serve as reference data when evaluating these nerve sites using ultrasound.
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Female , Humans , Male , Arteries , Body Mass Index , Forearm , Hand , Head , Healthy Volunteers , Median Nerve , Nerve Compression Syndromes , Peripheral Nervous System Diseases , Peroneal Nerve , Radial Nerve , Reference Values , Tibial Nerve , Ulnar Nerve , Ultrasonography , WristABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The importance of care workers in providing care to patients with dementia is increasing. The burden that care workers experience impacts the health of the patients as well as that of the workers themselves. This study examined the burden experienced by care workers looking after patients with dementia, with the aim of determining the factors associated with the severity of the caregiver burden. METHODS: Care workers providing care to patients with dementia were recruited from nine medical care centers in the metropolitan city of Daegu and Gyeongsanbuk-do province. Two hundred and twenty participants were included. During face-to-face interviews with a psychologist, they completed the Burden Interview, Life Satisfaction Index, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory, and their health status and the severity of dementia in their patients were evaluated. The burden experienced by care workers and the factors affecting it were assessed using statistical analyses. RESULTS: The care workers had a mean score in the Burden Interview of 28. A multiple linear regression analysis revealed that scores for the Life Satisfaction Index and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, as well as the health status and education level of caregivers were associated with the severity of caregiver burden (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study found that the burden of the included Korean care workers ranged from mild to moderate. In addition, their health status, education level, and scores for the Life Satisfaction Index and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were closely related to the burden they experienced in caring for patients with dementia.
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Humans , Anxiety , Caregivers , Dementia , Depression , Education , Linear Models , PsychologyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The importance of care workers in providing care to patients with dementia is increasing. The burden that care workers experience impacts the health of the patients as well as that of the workers themselves. This study examined the burden experienced by care workers looking after patients with dementia, with the aim of determining the factors associated with the severity of the caregiver burden. METHODS: Care workers providing care to patients with dementia were recruited from nine medical care centers in the metropolitan city of Daegu and Gyeongsanbuk-do province. Two hundred and twenty participants were included. During face-to-face interviews with a psychologist, they completed the Burden Interview, Life Satisfaction Index, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory, and their health status and the severity of dementia in their patients were evaluated. The burden experienced by care workers and the factors affecting it were assessed using statistical analyses. RESULTS: The care workers had a mean score in the Burden Interview of 28. A multiple linear regression analysis revealed that scores for the Life Satisfaction Index and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, as well as the health status and education level of caregivers were associated with the severity of caregiver burden (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study found that the burden of the included Korean care workers ranged from mild to moderate. In addition, their health status, education level, and scores for the Life Satisfaction Index and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were closely related to the burden they experienced in caring for patients with dementia.