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Selected AbstractsParkinson's disease and suicide: a profile of suicide victims with Parkinson's disease in a population-based study during the years 1988,2002 in Northern FinlandINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, Issue 9 2009Arja Mainio Abstract Objective We studied the prevalence of hospital-treated Parkinson's disease (PD) among suicide victims and the profile of these persons, taking into account suicide attempts, timing of depression and comorbid somatic diseases. Methods The database of this study consisted of suicide victims aged 50 years of age or older (n,=,555) during a fourteen-year period in the province of Oulu in Northern Finland. Results Hospital-treated Parkinson's disease occurred in 1.6% of the subjects, indicating a rather low prevalence of suicide in this group of patients. The persons with PD had attempted suicide earlier in 44% of the cases, while the corresponding percentage for other victims in older age was 9.9% (p,=,0.009 Fischer exact test). Conclusions Based on the case characteristics of our study the profile of PD person who completed suicide was as follows: male subject with recently diagnosed disease, living in rural area, having multiple physical illnesses, and having attempted suicide earlier. Psychiatric consultation is thus highly recommended for the PD patients with this disease profile. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Activated monocytes and platelet-monocyte aggregates in patients with sickle cell disease*INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LABORATORY HEMATOLOGY, Issue 2 2002TED WUN Tumour necrosis factor-, (TNF-,) and interleukin-1, (IL-1,) increase endothelial surface receptors that mediate the adherence of sickle erythrocytes to the endothelium. Increased circulating levels of these cytokines have been found in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Monocytes are a source of both of these inflammatory mediators; we therefore determined whether circulating monocytes were activated in SCD, as defined by intracellular expression of these cytokines. Blood was also assayed for the presence of platelet,monocyte aggregates (PMAs), as platelet adherence is one possible mechanism for monocyte activation. The median percentages of monocytes expressing intracellular TNF-, and IL-1, in SCD patients were 6.8 (2.8,17.3) [median (range)] and 14.1 (1.3,44.8), respectively. In African-American controls the corresponding percentages were 0.3 (0.1,0.5) and 0.4 (0.1,3.0), and in Caucasians 0.2 (0.1,0.5) and 0.8 (0.8,1.9) (P < 0.001, Kruskal,Wallis). The mean percentage (± SD) of PMA was 14.0 ± 8.3 for Caucasian controls, 25.7 ± 7.3 for African-American controls, and 45.7 ± 21.6 for patients with SCD (P < 0.001, RM ANOVA; P < 0.05, Newman,Keuls posthoc test). We conclude that there are increased circulating PMAs and monocyte activation in patients with SCD. [source] Identifying the Activities Affected by Chronic Nonmalignant Pain in Older Veterans Receiving Primary CareJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 4 2005Bao D. Duong MD Objectives: To identify the specific types of activities affected by chronic pain in older persons and the extent to which older individuals modify, perform less frequently, or terminate activities because of pain. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Primary care practice at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New England. Participants: Two hundred forty-four patients (aged 65,90) with chronic nonmalignant pain. Measurements: Open-ended questions were used to identify the activities affected by pain; participants' responses were subsequently organized into distinct categories (e.g., climbing stairs under higher-order physical activities and going out to dinner under social/recreational activities). Participants were also asked to indicate whether they had modified, performed less frequently, or terminated these activities because of pain. Results: Participants had a mean age±standard deviation of 75.4±5.2, were mostly male (84%), and had an average pain intensity score of 6.2±1.9 on a 0- to 10-scale. Two hundred three participants (83%) reported that pain affected one or more higher-order physical activities, and the corresponding percentages for the categories of social/recreational activities, instrumental activities of daily living, and basic activities of daily living were 74%, 57%, and 3%, respectively. The proportions of participants who modified, performed less frequently, or terminated one or more activities because of pain were 71%, 69%, and 22%, respectively. Conclusion: Assessing the effects of chronic pain across multiple functional domains is indicated in older primary care patients, particularly higher-order physical and social/recreational activities. Inquiring about whether the activities are modified, reduced, or terminated may also help to expand understanding of pain-related disability in older persons. [source] Possible association between screening BV at the prenatal visit and reduced cervical cerclage: Multi-center questionnaire in Hokkaido, JapanJOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH (ELECTRONIC), Issue 2 2009Satoshi Shimano Abstract Aims:, To study the screening frequency for cervical cancer, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection, and bacterial vaginosis (BV) among pregnant women, and to study the association between administration of these three screening tests and performance of cervical cerclage (CC) in Hokkaido during 2004. Methods:, Questionnaires were mailed to 70 clinics providing prenatal care only and to 113 hospitals providing prenatal care and performing deliveries. Responses were obtained anonymously. Results:, A total of 6744 pregnant women received prenatal care at the 36 responding clinics and 24 050 deliveries were performed at the 56 hospitals. The percentage of clinics that screened all pregnant women for cervical cancer, CT infection or BV was 66.7%, 69.4% and 33.3%, respectively, and the corresponding percentages among the hospitals were 87.5%, 87.5% and 57.1%, respectively. Pregnant women found to have CT infection or BV, were all treated. Screening for cervical cancer or CT infection was not associated with the frequency of CC. On the other hand, screening for BV was significantly associated with the frequency of CC (P = 0.0006). The frequency of emergency CC was 0.8% among women who received prenatal care at hospitals that did not perform BV screening, while it was only 0.2 or 0.3% among women who received prenatal care at hospitals that performed BV screening on all pregnant women or on those women who were suspected of having BV, respectively. Conclusion:, Our results suggest that the frequency of emergency CC may be reduced in women who receive BV screening and subsequent treatment of positive cases during pregnancy. [source] | ||||||||||