The sleep-immune crosstalk in health and disease
Sleep-immune interactions are well-known phenomena in everyday life and folk wisdom.
There is no doubt that an infection makes us tired and increases the desire to sleep, and a …
There is no doubt that an infection makes us tired and increases the desire to sleep, and a …
Mining electronic health records (EHRs) A survey
The continuously increasing cost of the US healthcare system has received significant
attention. Central to the ideas aimed at curbing this trend is the use of technology in the form …
attention. Central to the ideas aimed at curbing this trend is the use of technology in the form …
Evaluation of racial disparities in hospice use and end-of-life treatment intensity in the REGARDS cohort
Importance Although hospice use is increasing and patients in the US are increasingly dying
at home, racial disparities in treatment intensity at the end of life, including hospice use …
at home, racial disparities in treatment intensity at the end of life, including hospice use …
[HTML][HTML] Patient's perspectives on the notion of a good death: a systematic review of the literature
A Krikorian, C Maldonado, T Pastrana - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2020 - Elsevier
Context There is no clear definition of what constitutes a good death or its features. Patients,
caregivers, physicians, and relatives have different notions of a good death. Discussions …
caregivers, physicians, and relatives have different notions of a good death. Discussions …
Temporal disease trajectories condensed from population-wide registry data covering 6.2 million patients
A key prerequisite for precision medicine is the estimation of disease progression from the
current patient state. Disease correlations and temporal disease progression (trajectories) …
current patient state. Disease correlations and temporal disease progression (trajectories) …
Sleep duration and risk of all-cause mortality: a flexible, non-linear, meta-regression of 40 prospective cohort studies
Summary Approximately 27–37% of the general population experience prolonged sleep
duration and 12–16% report shortened sleep duration. However, prolonged or shortened …
duration and 12–16% report shortened sleep duration. However, prolonged or shortened …
Patterns of functional decline at the end of life
JR Lunney, J Lynn, DJ Foley, S Lipson, JM Guralnik - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextClinicians have observed various patterns of functional decline at the end of life, but
few empirical data have tested these patterns in large populations. ObjectiveTo determine if …
few empirical data have tested these patterns in large populations. ObjectiveTo determine if …
End-of-life care preferences and needs: perceptions of patients with chronic kidney disease
SN Davison - Clinical Journal of the American Society of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background and objectives: Despite high mortality rates, surprisingly little research has
been done to study chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients' preferences for end-of-life care …
been done to study chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients' preferences for end-of-life care …
Sleep duration and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review with meta-analysis
AA da Silva, RGB de Mello, CW Schaan, FD Fuchs… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The purpose of our study was to evaluate the association between short and long
sleep duration and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among elderly individuals. Design …
sleep duration and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among elderly individuals. Design …
Factors influencing death at home in terminally ill patients with cancer: systematic review
B Gomes, IJ Higginson - Bmj, 2006 - bmj.com
Objectives To determine the relative influence of different factors on place of death in
patients with cancer. Data sources Four electronic databases—Medline (1966-2004) …
patients with cancer. Data sources Four electronic databases—Medline (1966-2004) …