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Nocturia in Menopausal Women: The Link Between Two Common Problems of the Middle Age
The aim of this review is to discuss the link between menopause and nocturia and to give an overview of the increasing prevalence, risk factors, causative factors, treatment needs and options for nocturia in p...
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Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care: Expectations of Older Adults with MCI in Assisted Living Facilities and Their Caregivers
In the context of recent demographic changes and related societal challenges, socially assistive robots (SARs) are considered having the potential to support independence and care of older adults. However, lit...
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Effects of postprandial exercise on blood glucose levels in adults with type 1 diabetes: a review
People with type 1 diabetes experience challenges in managing blood glucose around exercise. Previous studies have examined glycaemic responses to different exercise modalities but paid little attention to par...
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Open AccessTime-varying parameters of glycemic control and glycation in relation to arterial stiffness in patients with type 1 diabetes
A substantial proportion of type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients free from known cardiovascular disease (CVD) show premature arterial stiffening, with age, blood pressure, and HbA1c—as gold standard of glycemic cont...
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Open AccessArterial stiffness in patients with type 1 diabetes and its comparison to cardiovascular risk evaluation tools
Arterial stiffness is a potential biomarker for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, its relation with other CV risk evaluation tools in T1D has not been elucidate...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Meaningful activities during COVID-19 lockdown and association with mental health in Belgian adults
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Open AccessMeaningful activities during COVID-19 lockdown and association with mental health in Belgian adults
The spread of COVID-19 has affected people’s daily lives, and the lockdown may have led to a disruption of daily activities and a decrease of people’s mental health.
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Open AccessAssociations between the measures of physical function, risk of falls and the quality of life in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study
Impaired physical function due to muscle weakness and exercise intolerance reduces the ability to perform activities of daily living in patients with end-stage kidney disease, and by consequence, Health-Relate...
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Short and long-term impairments of cardiopulmonary fitness level in previous childhood cancer cases: a systematic review
To describe the impairments in physical fitness in individuals who were previously diagnosed and treated for childhood cancer.
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Updating the evidence on functional capacity evaluation methods: a systematic review
Return to work (RTW) is often seen as a binary event; the person either returns to work or not. Predicting whether the person will be able to return to work involves assessing his skills versus the demands fro...
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Updating the Evidence on Functional Capacity Evaluation Methods: A Systematic Review
Objectives To synthesize the evidence on the psychometrics functional capacity evaluation (FCE) methods. Methods A systematic literature search in nine databases. The resulting articles were scre...
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Impact of Endurance Exercise Training in the Fasted State on Muscle Biochemistry and Metabolism in Healthy Subjects: Can These Effects be of Particular Clinical Benefit to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin-Resistant Patients?
Exercise training intervention is a cornerstone in the care of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance (IR), and it is pursued in order to optimize exercise interventions for these patients. In ...
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Open AccessDeterminants of testosterone levels in human male obesity
Testosterone (T) levels are decreased in obese men, but the underlying causes are incompletely understood. Our objective was to explore the relation between low (free) T levels and male obesity, by evaluating ...
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Chronic pain in patients with the hypermobility type of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: evidence for generalized hyperalgesia
Chronic widespread pain is highly present in patients with the Ehlers–Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT), but up to now, evidence for generalized hyperalgesia is lacking. The aim of this study is to i...
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18 De invloed van combinatietraining op fysieke en metabole fitheid bij adolescenten met overgewicht of obesitas met een mentale retardatie
» In deze studie werden dertig adolescenten met een mentale retardatie (leeftijd 14 tot 22 jaar, totaal IQ 45 tot 70) ingedeeld in een trainingsgroep (n=15; combinatie van uithoudingsvermogen en kracht) en een...
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Physical Fitness in Morbidly Obese Patients: Effect of Gastric Bypass Surgery and Exercise Training
There is a growing consensus that bariatric surgery is currently the most efficacious and long-term treatment for clinically severe obesity. However, it remains to be determined whether poor physical fitness, ...
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Influence of gestational age on nosologic CP characteristics in a high-risk population
The aim of this study is to investigate the interrelationship between gestational age (GA) and nosologic characteristics (type, distribution and severity) of cerebral palsy (CP) in a cohort of high-risk infant...
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Joint position sense and vibratory perception sense in patients with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome type III (hypermobility type)
Neurophysiological deficits could make patients with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) type III (hypermobility type) more vulnerable to musculoskeletal problems, particularly to joint instability. The purpose of th...
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The influence of combined exercise training on indices of obesity, physical fitness and lipid profile in overweight and obese adolescents with mental retardation
This study investigated the effect of combined exercise training on indices of body composition, physical fitness and lipid profile in adolescents with mental retardation.
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Influence of gestational age on the type of brain injury and neuromotor outcome in high-risk neonates
This study was an investigation of a possible correlation between either the gestational age (GA) and type of brain injury or between the gestational age and type, distribution and severity of cerebral palsy (...
