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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-12-2018
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.13457
Abstract: Demand oxygen delivery systems (DODS) enable prolongation of liquid oxygen cylinder life compared to continuous oxygen flow (CONT) use. Evidence is lacking, however, regarding their efficacy. This study investigated the literature comparing liquid-based CONT to DODS in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Four electronic databases were searched from 1980 until January 2018. Primary outcomes were oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SpO
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2012
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Date: 08-11-2020
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 30-03-2018
DOI: 10.1002/9781118430873.EST0266
Abstract: Norbert Elias (1897–1990) was an influential German sociologist. His impact on sociological thought includes a concern with long‐term historical processes, including the history of violence, which can be understood as either civilizing or decivilizing, the development of a processual and relational approach to social thought that transcends oppositions, such as in idual–society or structure–agency, and the central placement of the concept of “habitus,” or psychological and emotional disposition, in sociological explanations of social stability and change. He has been described as the last great classical sociologist, linking together the conceptual approaches of Durkheim, Marx, Weber, Simmel, and Freud.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2321109
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 05-2008
Abstract: This article analyses the central themes running through the collection of papers in this special issue of Childhood, which were all given as papers at the XVI Durban World Congress of Sociology, 23—29 July 2006. These themes encompass the ways in which global processes of social change combining modernity with tradition have become important for both the perception of childhood and for childrens real lives. They also include the ways in which those processes intertwined with social inequalities — of gender, generation and socioeconomic status — among children and between children and other age groups. The article goes on to provide an outline of the ways in which more general theoretical concerns in the sociology of childhood globally are related to local situations, to a variety of practical settings, to the conceptual concerns in different sociological fields and other social science disciplines in South Africa, Ethiopia, Taiwan, Germany, Sweden, and Italy.
Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Date: 2005
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1111/J.1747-4469.2010.01226.X
Abstract: This article examines the impact of the application of apparently impartial principles of procedural fairness and natural justice on the construction of “authentic” and “inauthentic” knowledge of Aboriginal culture. It discusses the progression of the Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) court cases and the legal construction of public participation in the making of political decisions affecting Aboriginal interests in land. In examining the politics of competing interests in land, this article reflects on the tension between Indigenous interests in land and settler developmentalism in relation to the Australian jurisprudence of procedural fairness and natural justice. The arguments running through the article concern the questions of the ways in which the liberal restraint on power is embodied in the impartial principles of administrative law, where that power creates rather than infringes upon rights, why it generates a particular legal construction of Aboriginal interests in land and cultural heritage, and the extent to which this plays a role in the maintenance of relations of settler‐colonial dispossession.
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 29-10-2020
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00735-2020
Abstract: Swallow may be compromised in COPD leading to aspiration and adverse respiratory consequences. However, prevalence and consequences of detectable aspiration in stable COPD are not known. We tested the hypothesis that a significant number of patients with stable COPD will have detectable aspiration during swallow (prandial aspiration) and that they would experience more frequent severe acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) over the subsequent 12 months. Patients (n=151) with verified and stable COPD of all severities were recruited at a tertiary care hospital. Videofluoroscopy was conducted to evaluate aspiration using Rosenbek's scale for penetration–aspiration during 100-mL cup drinking. AECOPD was documented as moderate (antibiotics and/or corticosteroid treatment) or severe (emergency department admission or hospitalisation) over the ensuing 12 months. Aspiration was observed in 30 out of 151 patients (19.9%, 18 males, 12 females mean age 72.4 years). Patients with aspiration had more overall AECOPD events (3.03 versus 2 per patient p=0.022) and severe AECOPD episodes (0.87 versus 0.39 p=0.032). Severe AECOPD occurred in more patients with aspiration (50% of patients versus 18.2% OR 4.5, CI 1.9–10.5 p=0.001) and with silent aspiration (36.7% versus 18.2% OR 2.6, CI 1.1–6.2 p=0.045). Aspiration was related to a shorter exacerbation-free period during the 12-month follow-up period (p=0.038). Prandial aspiration is detectable in a subset of patients with COPD and was predictive of subsequent severe AECOPD. Studies to examine if the association is causal are essential to direct strategies aimed at prevention of aspiration and AECOPD.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-1989
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Date: 2009
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-08-2022
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.14340
Abstract: The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science (ANZSRS) commissioned a joint position paper on pulmonary function testing during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in July 2021. A working group was formed via an expression of interest to members of both organizations and commenced work in September 2021. A rapid review of the literature was undertaken, with a ‘best evidence synthesis’ approach taken to answer the research questions formed. This allowed the working group to accept findings of prior relevant reviews or societal document where appropriate. The advice provided is for providers of pulmonary function tests across all settings. The advice is intended to supplement local infection prevention and state, territory or national directives. The working group's key messages reflect a precautionary approach to protect the safety of both healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients in a rapidly changing environment. The decision on strategies employed may vary depending on local transmission and practice environment. The advice is likely to require review as evidence grows and the COVID‐19 pandemic evolves. While this position statement was contextualized specifically to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the working group strongly advocates that any changes to clinical/laboratory practice, made in the interest of optimizing the safety and well‐being of HCWs and patients involved in pulmonary function testing, are carefully considered in light of their potential for ongoing use to reduce transmission of other droplet and/or aerosol borne diseases.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 08-1997
Publisher: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Date: 2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 04-11-2018
Abstract: This article places Georg Franck’s ‘The Economy of Attention’ in the context of the broader discussions of ‘the attention economy’, and the increasing significance of attention in a knowledge society characterised by ever-increasing flows of information and data. I highlight the four core elements of Franck’s theory of the economy of attention: first, the importance of the fundamental human desire for attention second, his emphasis on the parallels between attention and money, making it more literally a form of capital than is usually assumed third, the self-reproducing character of attention capital, earning interest just as money does fourth, the connections between the economy of attention and the expanding impetus towards everyone becoming a celebrity and a ‘brand’ within what he calls ‘mental capitalism’, with the field of academic labour a key ex le.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-2004
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-2002
DOI: 10.1177/144078302128756651
Abstract: So far there have usually been only two answers to the question of what to do with dichotomies in sociology, either embrace them or attempt to synthesize them. However, this has produced merely an endless vacillation between the two positions, and a paradoxical constant reproduction of dichotomous thinking, rather than its transformation. This paper works towards a ‘third answer’ to the question, first, by outlining how the concept of the ‘Hobbesian problem of order’, as proposed by Talcott Parsons, underpins all sociological dichotomies, and why it is important to re-read Hobbes and revisit the socalled ‘problem of order’. Second, it explains how Bruno Latour's model of the ‘Constitution’ of modern thought helps us to understand the dynamics of oppositions like nature/society or agency/structure, and how the problems with dichotomies derive from only perceiving part of the Constitution, rather than all of it. The paper concludes with a discussion of one ex le of a type of sociology that does operate across all of Latour's Constitution because it is based on a different conception of what is problematic about social order, Norbert Elias’‘figurational sociology’, as well as some observations about what we might do with sociology's Constitution from this point onwards.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-07-2023
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.14534
Abstract: Raised blood lactate secondary to high dose β 2 ‐agonist treatment has been reported in asthma exacerbations but has not been investigated during acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). We explored associations of blood lactate measurements with disease outcomes and β 2 ‐agonist treatments during AECOPD. Retrospective ( n = 199) and prospective studies ( n = 142) of patients hospitalized with AECOPD were conducted. The retrospective cohort was identified via medical records and the prospective cohort was recruited during hospitalization for AECOPD. Baseline demographics, comorbidities, β 2 ‐agonist treatment, biochemical measurements and clinical outcomes were compared between patients with normal (≤2.0 mmol/L) versus elevated lactate ( .0 mmol/L). Regression analyses examined associations of lactate measurements with β 2 ‐agonist dosages. Demographic data and comorbidities were similar between high versus normal lactate groups in both cohorts. The populations were elderly (mean years), predominantly male ( %) with reduced FEV 1 (%) 48.2 ± 19 (prospective cohort). Lactate was elevated in approximately 50% of patients during AECOPD and not related to evidence of sepsis. In the prospective cohort, patients with high lactate had more tachypnoea, tachycardia, acidosis and hyperglycaemia ( p 0.05) and received more non‐invasive ventilation (37% vs. 9.7%, p 0.001, prospective cohort). There was a trend to longer hospitalization (6 vs. 5 days, p = 0.06, prospective cohort). Higher cumulative β 2 ‐agonist dosages were linked to elevated lactate levels (OR 1.04, p = 0.01). Elevated lactate during AECOPD was common, unrelated to sepsis and correlated with high cumulative doses of β 2 ‐agonists. Raised lactate may indicate excessive β 2 ‐agonist treatment and should now be investigated as a possible biomarker.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-01-2018
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.13247
Publisher: Universidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA)
Date: 25-11-1996
DOI: 10.11606/ISSN.2176-8099.PCSO.1996.68034
Abstract: O autor aborda o debate recente sobre o conceito de disciplina, a partir das obras de Foucault e Elias. Remete-as à noção weberiana de "gaiola de ferro", ressaltando o desenvolvimento que ambos fizeram em direção ao processo de disciplinarização dos in íduos. É comum aos três pensadores a visão de uma tendência crescente à autodisciplina nas sociedades cada vez mais racionalizadas, mas há distinções de ênfase. Enquanto para Weber o mais importante são as mudanças sociais e políticas, Elias enfatiza as mudanças nas interdependências humanas e na estrutura da conduta, e Foucault insiste na capacidade do poder disciplinar em "libertar" a energia psíquica e libidinal de modo a aproximá-las dos interesses da economia capitalista. O artigo continua abordando as distintas visões dos autores em relação à Idade Média e do "processo civilizatório". Ao Final, levanta questões que deixaram de ser respondidas pelos três
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 2020
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 06-2011
DOI: 10.1111/J.1467-954X.2011.01977.X
Abstract: This paper outlines a refinement of the sociological usage of the concept ‘civilization’ by distinguishing between three different ‘faces’ of civilization – as the opposite of barbarism, as equivalent to culture, and in Elias's sense as capturing a particular trajectory of socio-historical development. I then illustrate how this distinction between three different faces of civilization can be deployed in relation to the history of the various attempts by the English to civilize the population of Ireland. Finally, I reflect on the centrality of the experience of the colonization of Ireland for the English conception of how ‘barbarism’ should be understood and opposed to ‘civilization’ (which was then later mobilized in the colonization of the New World), as well as on the ways in which the colonization of Ireland constituted a binding together of both civilizing and decivilizing processes.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2001
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Date: 1986
DOI: 10.2307/27508796
Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Date: 2018
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2020
Abstract: This article outlines the key elements of Norbert Elias’s theory of the civilizing process that can usefully be drawn upon to develop a detached, less present-focused sociological understanding of the Covid-19 pandemic. Three ideas are highlighted: first, this is in fact an old story, in the sense that we’re in the middle of a constellation of long-term processes, and this matters in a number of ways. Second, human civilization, understood as based on expanding and intensifying forms of global interdependence, is both a cause and part of the solution to the problems we are facing. Third, the causes, effects and possible responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are tightly bound up with what kinds of persons we are. It concludes that a sustainable response to crises like pandemics will only be organized around rational reflection to a limited extent: in significant ways it will be constituted by shifts at the emotional and psychological level, in the realm of culture and habitus, by the formation of particular ways of being a person.
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Date: 2007
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 30-04-2019
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.13569
Abstract: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a highly effective, established therapy to improve exercise intolerance, impaired quality of life and limb muscle weakness associated with a range of chronic respiratory diseases. The evidence base for PR is largest in the area of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet its role in other obstructive lung diseases such as asthma is less well defined. Despite several features being common across both COPD and asthma, factors such as younger age or employment may affect the potential applicability of traditional PR models for patients with asthma. This review examines the current evidence regarding PR for the obstructive lung diseases of COPD and asthma. It offers appraisal of some of the strengths and weaknesses of existing literature, identifies areas in need of future research and details some of the issues facing clinicians responsible for the clinical management and rehabilitation of patients with these diseases.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 09-03-2006
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2003
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2023
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 2019
Abstract: Acute exacerbations of chronic airway disease are common occurrences that cause a major burden of illness. Acute exacerbations are associated with impaired health status, increased lung function decline, hospitalization and increased risk of death. Exacerbation avoidance is a major priority. Despite this goal, exacerbations continue to occur and the need for effective models of care that optimize patient outcomes are urgently needed. ‘Treatable Traits’ is an approach to personalized medicine that has been proposed for the management of airway diseases. The treatable traits approach allows for the recognition of clinically important, identifiable and treatable disease characteristics, followed by targeted and in idualized treatment interventions to address each trait. We review the literature relating to treatable traits in airway diseases in particular, those traits that can predict exacerbations and approaches to management that aim to prevent exacerbations by using a treatable traits model of care. We propose this approach as a potentially useful model of care to both prevent and manage acute exacerbations.
Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners
Date: 13-12-2022
Abstract: Exacerbations are the strongest risk factor for future exacerbations for patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The period immediately following exacerbation is a high-risk period for recurrence and hospital admission, and is a critical time to intervene. GPs are ideally positioned to deliver this care. To explore perceptions of GPs regarding the care of patients following exacerbations of COPD and to identify factors affecting the provision of evidence-based care. A descriptive qualitative study was undertaken involving semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Australian GPs who volunteered to participate following a national survey of general practice care for COPD patients following exacerbations. Interviews were conducted via the Zoom video conference platform, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. QSR NVivo was used to support data management, coding, and inductive thematic analysis. Eighteen GPs completed interviews. Six key themes were identified: 1) GPs’ perceptions and knowledge in the management of COPD patients following exacerbation and admission to hospital 2) pharmacological management 3) consultation time 4) communication between healthcare professionals 5) access to other health services and 6) patient compliance. Delivery of post-exacerbation care to COPD patients is affected by GPs, patients, and health service-related factors. The care of COPD patients may be further improved by supporting GPs to overcome identified barriers.
Publisher: JMIR Publications Inc.
Date: 11-11-2021
Abstract: ccess to exercise therapy for cancer survivors is poor. Professional development to support exercise professionals in delivering these interventions is needed. Few online resources exist for exercise professionals to address this issue. o develop and evaluate a freely available online toolkit to support exercise professionals working with cancer survivors. 2-phase, experience-based co-design approach was used to develop and evaluate the online toolkit. The two phases were as follows: 1) needs identification and co-design of resources and platform and 2) pilot evaluation. Four co-design workshops were conducted, transcribed, and thematically analyzed to identify key elements for the toolkit. For the pilot evaluation, a customized survey (the Determinants of Implementation Behavior Questionnaire) was distributed to exercise professionals at baseline and 3 months after launch of the online toolkit to determine its usability, utility, and effectiveness in improving their knowledge, confidence, and behavior. Results were reported as the median and interquartile range and changes were calculated using non-parametric tests. Website analytics described site usage after the initial evaluation. wenty-five exercise professionals participated in co-designing 8 key elements of the online Cancer Exercise Toolkit: the homepage and pages for getting started, screening and safety, assessment, exercise prescription, education, locations, and resources. For the pilot evaluation, 277/320 respondents (87% of whom were physiotherapists) from 26 countries completed the survey at baseline, with 58 exercise professionals completing follow-up surveys at 3 months. Exercise professionals’ knowledge, skills, and confidence in delivering exercise therapy to cancer survivors increased 3 months after baseline (items 1, 6, and 8: median score 5, IQR 3 to 6) to follow-up (items 1 and 6: median score 6, IQR 5 to 6 item 8: median score 5, IQR 5 to 7 i P /i & .001) on a 1 to 7 Likert scale. Most participants (35/44, 80%) agreed or strongly agreed they would recommend the toolkit to colleagues. In the 6 months following the pilot evaluation, the toolkit received an average of 866 views per month. he co-designed online Cancer Exercise Toolkit was a useful resource for exercise professionals that may increase their knowledge, skills, and confidence in providing exercise therapy to cancer survivors.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date: 03-1990
DOI: 10.1086/603739
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 06-07-2023
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00442-2023
Abstract: Frailty is a complex, multidimensional syndrome characterised by a loss of physiological reserves that increases a person's susceptibility to adverse health outcomes. Most knowledge regarding frailty originates from geriatric medicine however, awareness of its importance as a treatable trait for people with chronic respiratory disease (including asthma, COPD and interstitial lung disease) is emerging. A clearer understanding of frailty and its impact in chronic respiratory disease is a prerequisite to optimise clinical management in the future. This unmet need underpins the rationale for undertaking the present work. This European Respiratory Society statement synthesises current evidence and clinical insights from international experts and people affected by chronic respiratory conditions regarding frailty in adults with chronic respiratory disease. The scope includes coverage of frailty within international respiratory guidelines, prevalence and risk factors, review of clinical management options (including comprehensive geriatric care, rehabilitation, nutrition, pharmacological and psychological therapies) and identification of evidence gaps to inform future priority areas of research. Frailty is underrepresented in international respiratory guidelines, despite being common and related to increased hospitalisation and mortality. Validated screening instruments can detect frailty to prompt comprehensive assessment and personalised clinical management. Clinical trials targeting people with chronic respiratory disease and frailty are needed.
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 03-06-2021
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00198-2021
Abstract: The generic term “exacerbation” does not reflect the heterogeneity of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). We utilised a novel algorithmic strategy to profile exacerbation phenotypes based on underlying aetiologies. Patients hospitalised for AECOPD (n=146) were investigated for aetiological contributors summarised in a mnemonic acronym ABCDEFGX (A: airway virus B: bacterial C: co-infection D: depression/anxiety E: eosinophils F: failure (cardiac) G: general environment X: unknown). Results from clinical investigations were combined to construct AECOPD phenotypes. Relationships to clinical outcomes were examined for both composite phenotypes and their specific aetiological components. Aetiologies identified at exacerbation were reassessed at outpatient follow-up. Hospitalised AECOPDs were remarkably erse, with 26 distinct phenotypes identified. Multiple aetiologies were common (70%) and unidentifiable aetiology rare (4.1%). If viruses were detected (29.5%), patients had longer hospitalisation (7.7±5.6 versus 6.0±3.9 days, p=0.03) despite fewer “frequent exacerbators” (9.3% versus 37%, p=0.001) and lower mortality at 1 year (p=0.03). If bacterial infection was found (40.4%), patients were commonly “frequent exacerbators” (44% versus 18.4%, p=0.001). Eosinophilic exacerbations (28%) were associated with lower pH (7.32±0.06 versus 7.36±0.09, p=0.04), higher venous carbon dioxide tension ( P vCO 2 ) (53.7±10.5 versus 48.8±12.8, p=0.04), greater noninvasive ventilation (NIV) usage (34.1% versus 18.1%) but shorter hospitalisation (4 (3–5) versus 6 (4–9) days, p .001) and lower infection rates (41.4% versus 80.9%, p .0001). Cardiac dysfunction and severe anxiety/depression were common in both infective and non-infective exacerbations. Characteristics identified at exacerbation often persisted after recovery. Hospitalised AECOPDs have numerous causes, often in combination, that converge in complex, multi-faceted phenotypes. Clinically important differences in outcomes suggest that a phenotyping strategy based on aetiologies can enhance AECOPD management.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 25-10-2021
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.14170
Abstract: Right ventricular (RV) volumes are crucial outcome determinants in pulmonary diseases. Little is known about the associations of RV volumes during hospitalized acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). We aimed to ascertain associations of RV end‐diastolic volume indexed to body surface area (RVEDVI) during hospitalized AECOPD and its relationship with mortality in long‐term follow‐up. This is a prospective observational cohort study (December 2013–November 2019, ACTRN12617001562369) using dynamic retrospective ECG‐gated computed tomography during hospitalized AECOPD. RVEDVI was defined as normal or high using Framingham Offspring Cohort values. Cox regression determined the prognostic relevance of RVEDVI for death. A total of 148 participants (70 ± 10 years [mean ± SD], 88 [59%] men) were included, of whom 75 (51%) had high RVEDVI. This was associated with more frequent hospital admissions in the 12 months before admission (52/75 [69%] vs. 38/73 [52%], p = 0.04) and higher breathlessness (modified Medical Research Council score, 2.9 ± 1.3 vs. 2.4 ± 1.2, p = 0.007). During follow‐up, high RVEDVI was associated with greater mortality (log‐rank p = 0.001). In univariable Cox regression, increasing RVEDVI was associated with higher mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.02 per ml/m 2 95% CI: 1.01, 1.03 p = 0.001). In multivariable Cox regression, RVEDVI was independently associated with mortality (HR: 1.01 per ml/m 2 95% CI: 1.00, 1.03 p = 0.050) at a borderline significance level. Adding RVEDVI to three COPD mortality prediction systems improved model fit (pooled chi‐square test [BODE: p = 0.05, ADO: p = 0.04, DOSE: p = 0.02]). In patients with hospitalized AECOPD, higher RV end‐diastolic volume was associated with worse acute clinical parameters and greater mortality.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-04-2019
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.13555
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Date: 2001
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 30-08-2020
DOI: 10.1002/JCSM.12600
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 24-11-2018
Abstract: The concept of ressentiment is increasingly being drawn upon to analyse current political developments, but in doing so it is important to have a clear understanding of its original meaning in the work of Nietzsche and Scheler, who applied it to the inner logic of democracy, rather than political movements opposed to liberal democracy. This article introduces an important essay written in 1937, ‘National Socialism as a doctrine of rancour’, by the Dutch modernist writer, Menno ter Braak. Despite having been highly influential in Dutch literature and scholarship, he is virtually unknown in the Anglophone world, since none of his work has been translated. This article is an important contribution both as a rare examination of how ressentiment can be used to analyse 1930s National Socialism, and as an analysis of the role of ressentiment as a moral sentiment in democratic politics, especially its populist variants.
Publisher: JMIR Publications Inc.
Date: 21-04-2022
DOI: 10.2196/34903
Abstract: Access to exercise therapy for cancer survivors is poor. Professional development to support exercise professionals in delivering these interventions is needed. Few online resources exist for exercise professionals to address this issue. To develop and evaluate a freely available online toolkit to support exercise professionals working with cancer survivors. A 2-phase, experience-based co-design approach was used to develop and evaluate the online toolkit. The two phases were as follows: 1) needs identification and co-design of resources and platform and 2) pilot evaluation. Four co-design workshops were conducted, transcribed, and thematically analyzed to identify key elements for the toolkit. For the pilot evaluation, a customized survey (the Determinants of Implementation Behavior Questionnaire) was distributed to exercise professionals at baseline and 3 months after launch of the online toolkit to determine its usability, utility, and effectiveness in improving their knowledge, confidence, and behavior. Results were reported as the median and interquartile range and changes were calculated using non-parametric tests. Website analytics described site usage after the initial evaluation. Twenty-five exercise professionals participated in co-designing 8 key elements of the online Cancer Exercise Toolkit: the homepage and pages for getting started, screening and safety, assessment, exercise prescription, education, locations, and resources. For the pilot evaluation, 277/320 respondents (87% of whom were physiotherapists) from 26 countries completed the survey at baseline, with 58 exercise professionals completing follow-up surveys at 3 months. Exercise professionals’ knowledge, skills, and confidence in delivering exercise therapy to cancer survivors increased 3 months after baseline (items 1, 6, and 8: median score 5, IQR 3 to 6) to follow-up (items 1 and 6: median score 6, IQR 5 to 6 item 8: median score 5, IQR 5 to 7 P .001) on a 1 to 7 Likert scale. Most participants (35/44, 80%) agreed or strongly agreed they would recommend the toolkit to colleagues. In the 6 months following the pilot evaluation, the toolkit received an average of 866 views per month. The co-designed online Cancer Exercise Toolkit was a useful resource for exercise professionals that may increase their knowledge, skills, and confidence in providing exercise therapy to cancer survivors.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 30-05-2016
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.12821
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Date: 1990
DOI: 10.2307/27508980
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 2020
Abstract: Evidence supports an important role for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) after acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) however, the role of physical exercise during hospitalisation is less clear. This study evaluated Australian physiotherapy practice and clinical perspectives regarding exercise and physical activity for patients with AECOPD. A national survey of 123 Australian public hospitals was conducted from 2016 to 2017 using a purpose-designed survey measuring self-reported physical exercise prescription, objective measure use, referral patterns and factors influencing service delivery. The response rate was 72% (88 hospitals 176 physiotherapists). Most physiotherapists (92%) prescribed physical exercise frequently for patients with AECOPD and perceived their role to be important (81%). The most commonly prescribed modalities were ground walking (94%), sit-to-stand (89%) and non-equipment-based lower limb strengthening (79%). Only 32% of respondents offered physiotherapy evaluation during post-discharge outpatient clinic appointments at their hospital. While 71% of respondents indicated they frequently referred patients to PR after AECOPD, rates were significantly higher in those with more cardiorespiratory experience (82%) than those with less experience (66% p = 0.026). Australian physiotherapists frequently prescribe simple physical exercise modalities for patients with AECOPD. PR referral rates appear influenced by clinician experience, which may need consideration in future remedial strategies.
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 08-01-2016
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00581-2022
Abstract: Studies investigating lived experiences of patients with COPD raise important concerns about interactions with healthcare professionals. Patients often describe feelings of guilt and shame associated with their COPD and may experience stigma and poor patient experience of care. The aims and objectives of the present study were to systematically scope and synthesise findings from peer-reviewed qualitative studies describing healthcare experiences of patients living with COPD across community care settings. A meta-ethnography was undertaken. Database searches were performed in Ovid MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Ovid Emcare, CINAHL Plus and Sociological Abstracts. Eligible qualitative studies were included. Study screening and data extraction was performed by two independent reviewers. A “line-of-argument” synthesis and deductive and inductive analysis was used to identify key themes, where the deductive element aligned to Wong and Haggerty's six key dimensions of patient experiences. Data from 23 studies were included. Experiences and their meaning to patients were explored within the context of six domains of patient experience including access, interpersonal communication, continuity and coordination, comprehensiveness and trust. Inductive coding revealed emotion, stigma, identity and vulnerability shaped healthcare experiences of adults with COPD. Experiences often fell short of what was expected and needed in community settings. Adopting strategies to improve experiences of care in the community can be expected to improve self-management and contribute to improved health outcomes and quality of life. These strategies should take account of vulnerability, stigma and emotions such as guilt and blame that are potent affective drivers of the experience of care for patients with COPD.
Publisher: Unpublished
Date: 2014
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00078-2015
Abstract: The aim of this review was to identify the effectiveness of therapies added on to conventional exercise training to maximise exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Electronic databases were searched, identifying trials comparing exercise training with exercise training plus “add-on” therapy. Outcomes included peak oxygen uptake ( V ′ O 2 peak ), work rate and incremental/endurance cycle and field walking tests. In idual trial effects on exercise capacity were extracted and collated into eight subgroups and pooled for meta-analysis. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to explore the stability of effect estimates across studies employing patient-centred designs and those deemed to be of “high” quality (PEDro score out of 10). 74 studies (2506 subjects) met review inclusion criteria. Interventions spanned a broad scope of clinical practice and were most commonly evaluated via the 6-min walking distance and V ′ O 2 peak . Meta-analysis revealed few clinically relevant and statistically significant benefits of “add-on” therapies on exercise performance compared with exercise training. Benefits favouring “add-on” therapies were observed across six different interventions (additional exercise training, noninvasive ventilation, bronchodilator therapy, growth hormone, vitamin D and nutritional supplementation). The sensitivity analyses included considerably fewer studies, but revealed minimal differences to the primary analysis. The lack of systematic benefits of “add-on” interventions is a probable reflection of methodological limitations, such as “one size fits all” eligibility criteria, that are inherent in many of the included studies of “add-on” therapies. Future clarification regarding the exact value of such therapies may only arise from adequately powered, multicentre clinical trials of tailored interventions for carefully selected COPD patient subgroups defined according to distinct clinical phenotypes.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2319773
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 2005
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 20-05-2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 24-11-2018
Abstract: This essay by the Dutch modernist writer Menno ter Braak, ‘National Socialism as a Doctrine of Rancour’, was written in 1937 just before the German annexation of the Netherlands. It is a rare examination of how the concept ressentiment can be used to analyse 1930s National Socialism, outlining the ways in which the fascist variant of ressentiment is both distinctive and also, nonetheless, connected to its democratic and socialist versions. The essay develops Nietzsche’s and Scheler’s understandings of ressentiment by applying them to fascism, insisting on the centrality of the moral sentiment of ressentiment not just to populism but to all forms of democracy, and to any philosophical or political orientation committed to an ideal of equality, indeed to all of modern society, culture and politics.
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 22-05-2020
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00639-2020
Abstract: The development of contractile muscle fatigue (CMF) affects training responses in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Downhill walking induces CMF with lower dyspnoea and fatigue than level walking. This study compared the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) comprising downhill walking training (DT) to PR comprising level walking (conventional training (CT)) in patients with COPD. In this randomised controlled trial, 35 patients (62±8 years forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1 ) 50±17% predicted) were randomised to DT or CT. Exercise tolerance (6-minute walk test distance (6MWD) primary outcome), muscle function, symptoms, quality-of-life and physical activity levels were assessed before and after PR. Absolute training changes and the proportion of patients exceeding the 30 m 6MWD minimally important difference (MID) were compared between groups. Quadriceps muscle biopsies were collected after PR in a subset of patients to examine physiological responses to long-term eccentric training. No between-group differences were observed in absolute 6MWD improvement (mean 6MWD change 77±46 m DT versus 56±47 m CT p=0.45), however 94% of patients in DT exceeded the 6MWD MID compared to 65% in CT (p=0.03). Patients in DT tended to have larger improvements than CT in other outcomes. Muscle biopsy analyses did not differ between groups. PR incorporating downhill walking confers similar magnitudes of effects to PR with conventional walking across clinical outcomes in patients with COPD, however, offers a more reliable stimulus to maximise the achievement of clinically relevant gains in functional exercise tolerance in people with COPD.
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 31-08-2018
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Date: 13-10-2019
DOI: 10.1146/ANNUREV-LAWSOCSCI-101317-030909
Abstract: The German sociologist Norbert Elias developed a wide-ranging sociological analysis of the interconnections between processes of state formation, institutional dynamics, and in idual subjectivity, or habitus, and the logic of their processes of transformation over time. His work has had significant impact on social scientific thought in a wide variety of fields, including the historical sociology of the self, violence, crime and punishment, organizations, emotions, sexuality, social control, and sport. His influence in legal scholarship, however, has concentrated in criminology, with only sporadic use of his ideas in relation to other topics in law and social science research. This review highlights the ways in which Elias can be read as a theorist of regulation by outlining ( a) the core elements of Elias's “process-figurational” sociology and his analysis of processes of civilization and decivilization ( b) Elias's observations on law and state formation ( c) a selection of the sociolegal research related to his sociological approach, in fields such as crime and punishment, evolving modes of regulation, and international relations and ( d) the potential future directions in which Elias's process-figurational approach might move in sociolegal research and scholarship. These include the emotional dimensions of family law, human rights and humanitarianism, the intersections of legal evolution and broader processes of social change, legal pluralism and legal culture, tort law, constitutionalism, and the rule of law.
Publisher: JSTOR
Date: 09-1997
DOI: 10.2307/591135
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-2010
Abstract: This article outlines the specific form taken by the social scientific study of childhood in Australia, identifying both what is shared with childhood research in other English-language countries, and what is distinctive in the Australian setting. It begins by sketching the social history of childhood in Australia, with particular reference to what was specific about the childhood experiences of Aboriginal children, as well as the peculiarities of settler-colonial family life. It then goes on to identify the moves towards a distinct focus on childhood in Australian sociology, which have until now been relatively modest, closely linked to other social science disciplines (notably history, anthropology, social policy and psychology), and theoretically more or less derivative of international developments in childhood sociology. The key research themes are outlined, including Aboriginal childhoods, the children of asylum-seekers and refugees and children’s experience of orce and separation, against a background of an increasingly neoliberal organization of social science research activity. The article then sketches the place of childhood in Australian public debate, and concludes with some observations on the possible future directions of the sociology of childhood in Australia.
Publisher: JSTOR
Date: 09-1997
DOI: 10.2307/591136
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2006
DOI: 10.2104/HA060024
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2018
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S174827
Publisher: Center for Open Science
Date: 30-09-2020
Abstract: AbstractBackgroundVenous leg ulcers (VLUs) are a common and costly problem. Due to a cycle of healing and recurrence, they are challenging to treat. Adults with VLUs are less likely to be physically active and show greater sleep disturbances than the general population limited evidence suggests these issues contribute to VLU healing delays. Furthermore, there is limited evidence suggesting that physical activity aids healing outcomes, despite a sound theoretical rationale. ObjectivesThe primary objective is to determine if physical activity and sleep are associated with VLU healing (at 12 weeks). The secondary objectives are to 1) examine the feasibility and acceptability of wActiSleep-BT device wear, and to determine whether physical activity and sleep levels are associated with: 2) delayed healing 3) and recurrence within 24 weeks 4) adherence to compression therapy 5) self-reported quality of life 6) self-reported venous leg ulcer pain 7) self-reported physical activity. Design and methodThis prospective observational cohort pilot study aims to recruit a convenience s le of 30 adults with VLUs from three hospital-based outpatient wound clinics in Melbourne, Australia. Physical activity and sleep levels will be measured using the wActiSleep-BT device (ActiGraph). VLU healing and recurrence data will be collected from the patients’ medical record. Patients’ self-reported outcomes will be collected using questionnaires.DiscussionFindings will provide insight into the relationship between physical activity and sleep with healing, recurrence, compression use, quality of life, pain, and self-reported physical activity levels. It will also determine the feasibility and acceptability of the wActiSleep-BT device in a VLU population.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2021
DOI: 10.1016/J.PHYSIO.2021.06.003
Abstract: Physiotherapy interventions can improve health outcomes for people across the cancer continuum yet little is known of the work-readiness and perceptions of physiotherapists working in cancer care. This study described perceptions of Australian physiotherapists. Electronic, national cross-sectional survey. One hundred nineteen Australian hospitals and 35 rehabilitation programmes in July 2019 were invited. Clinical physiotherapists responsible for the provision of cancer care. Custom-designed survey targeted clinical knowledge, physiotherapy management, physical activity/exercise, and learning reparedness. Relationships between domains and demographic characteristics eg: clinical experience and work setting, were analysed. One hundred twenty eight surveys were completed. Median [IQR] experience was 8 [4 to 19] years (2 [0.5 to 5] years specifically in oncology). Most participants (99/128, 77%) felt poorly prepared to commence work in oncology. Confidence was consistently lower among physiotherapists in their first year compared to others. Confidence and knowledge was rated high for people with early stage cancers (median 4 [3 to 5]) and lower for prescribing exercise for patients with cardiotoxicity and knowledge of precautions/contraindications regarding hormone and targeted therapies (median 2 [1 to 3]). High importance ratings (Likert scores 4 or 5) were reported for exercise (115/127, 91%) and physical activity (120/126, 95%). Learning needs were identified for medical management, treatment side-effects recautions and management of cancer-related pain and fatigue. Australian physiotherapists feel underprepared to work in cancer care, but report good confidence and knowledge. Professional development opportunities appear indicated.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-02-2022
DOI: 10.1111/WRR.12995
Abstract: Healing time is protracted and ulcer recurrence is common in patients with venous leg ulcers. Although compression is the mainstay treatment, many patients do not heal timely. Physical activity may be a clinically effective adjunct treatment to compression to improve healing outcomes. This scoping review provides a broad overview of the effect of physical activity as an adjunct treatment to compression on wound healing and recurrence. We followed the six‐step framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley. We searched electronic databases and trial registration websites for relevant studies and ongoing trials. Two authors independently screened and selected articles. Findings were presented in a descriptive statistical narrative summary. We consulted and presented our findings to the wound consumer group to ensure the relevance of our study. Physical activity interventions in 12 out of the 16 eligible studies consisted of only one component, eight studies were resistance exercises, three studies reported ankle and/or foot range of motion exercises, and one study reported aerobic/walking exercises. The remaining four studies involved multicomponent exercise interventions. Resistance exercise combined with ankle and/or foot range of motion exercise minimised ulcer size on day 12 (intervention group: 4.55 ± 1.14 cm 2 vs. control group: 7.43 ± 0.56 cm 2 ) and improved calf muscle pump performance on day 8 (ejection fraction: 40%–65% residual volume fraction: 56%–40%). We identified one study that reported ulcer recurrence rate with no clinical difference in the intervention group versus the control group (i.e., 12% in intervention vs. 5% in control). Our review identified that resistance exercise was the most common type of physical activity intervention trialled in the published literature. Resistance exercise combined with ankle and/or foot range of motion exercise appears to be effective adjunct treatments however, the overall evidence is still relatively weak as most programmes had a short intervention period which limited clinical outcomes.
Publisher: Cambio. Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali
Date: 2018
Publisher: JSTOR
Date: 1981
DOI: 10.2307/20635105
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-2010
Publisher: American Thoracic Society
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 24-03-2017
DOI: 10.1111/RESP.13025
Abstract: The aim of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines (Guidelines) is to provide evidence-based recommendations for the practice of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) specific to Australian and New Zealand healthcare contexts. The Guideline methodology adhered to the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II criteria. Nine key questions were constructed in accordance with the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) format and reviewed by a COPD consumer group for appropriateness. Systematic reviews were undertaken for each question and recommendations made with the strength of each recommendation based on the GRADE (Gradings of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) criteria. The Guidelines were externally reviewed by a panel of experts. The Guideline panel recommended that patients with mild-to-severe COPD should undergo PR to improve quality of life and exercise capacity and to reduce hospital admissions that PR could be offered in hospital gyms, community centres or at home and could be provided irrespective of the availability of a structured education programme that PR should be offered to patients with bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension, with the latter in specialized centres. The Guideline panel was unable to make recommendations relating to PR programme length beyond 8 weeks, the optimal model for maintenance after PR, or the use of supplemental oxygen during exercise training. The strength of each recommendation and the quality of the evidence are presented in the summary. The Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines present an evaluation of the evidence for nine PICO questions, with recommendations to provide guidance for clinicians and policymakers.
Publisher: Unpublished
Date: 2015
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 12-1990
Publisher: American Thoracic Society
Date: 06-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2001
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 27-09-2022
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 03-2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-2009
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 02-2019
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00182-2018
Abstract: This article provides an overview of outstanding sessions that were supported by Assembly 9 during the recent European Respiratory Society International Congress in Paris, France. Session content was mainly targeted at allied health professionals such as respiratory physiologists, respiratory physiotherapists and respiratory nurses. Recent developments and novel findings related to pulmonary function testing, respiratory muscle function assessments and treatment, and multidimensional and multidisciplinary approaches to the assessment and management of dyspnoea were the focus of these sessions and are summarised here.
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 12-2017
Publisher: European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Date: 2021
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00756-2020
Abstract: Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are accompanied by escalations in cardiac risk superimposed upon elevated baseline risk. Appropriate treatment for coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) could improve outcomes. However, securing these diagnoses during AECOPD is difficult, so their true prevalence remains unknown, as does the magnitude of this treatment opportunity. We aimed to determine the prevalence of severe CAD and severe HFrEF during hospitalised AECOPD using dynamic computed tomography (CT). A cross-sectional study of 148 patients with hospitalised AECOPD was conducted. Dynamic CT was used to identify severe CAD (Agatston score ≥400) and HFrEF (left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40% and/or right ventricular ejection fraction ≤35%). Severe CAD was detected in 51 of 148 patients (35%), left ventricular systolic dysfunction was identified in 12 cases (8%) and right ventricular systolic dysfunction was present in 18 (12%). Clinical history and examination did not identify severe CAD in approximately one-third of cases and missed HFrEF in two-thirds of cases. Elevated troponin and brain natriuretic peptide did not differentiate subjects with severe CAD from nonsevere CAD, nor distinguish HFrEF from normal ejection fraction. Undertreatment was common. Of those with severe CAD, only 39% were prescribed an antiplatelet agent, and 53% received a statin. Of in iduals with HFrEF, 50% or less received angiotensin blockers, beta blockers or antimineralocorticoids. Dynamic CT detects clinically covert CAD and HFrEF during AECOPD, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes via well-established cardiac treatments.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-05-2019
Start Date: 03-2006
End Date: 10-2011
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Funder: Australian Research Council
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