A Literature Review Determinant Factors of Stress Family Caregiver in Caring for Stroke Patients by I Kade Miki Indra Bela, Ni Putu Kamaryati, A.A. Ayu Yuliati Darmini, Wayan Edi Sanjana

“…According to World Health Organization (2016) noted that stroke is the main cause of disability throughout the world and is the second leading cause of death. …”
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Clinicoepidemiological Pattern and Quality of Life Indices among Adult Males with Acne Vulgaris: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study by Ananya B. Reddy, Fathima Shafi, Malcolm Pinto, Spandana Prakash Hegde, Amina Asfiya

“…Assessment of quality of life was done using Dermatological Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) in each patient. Results: Among 322 patients recruited in this study, 293 patients (91.3%) had mild acne, followed by 29 patients (8.7%) who had moderate acne as per GAGS score. …”
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a case report and review of the literature by G. V. Urbonaitė, E. Audronytė, J. Valaikienė

“…Very rarely, PRES can have complications like intracerebral hemmorhage, severe brain edema, and fatal outcome or persisting disability. In this article, we present a rare clinical case when PRES was diagnosed accidentally during a follow-up head magnetic resonance imaging of meningioma. …”
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Assessment of Early Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Clinically Isolated Syndromes and Multiple Sclerosis by Leyla Baysal Kıraç, Özgül Ekmekçi, Nur Yüceyar, Ayşe Sağduyu Kocaman

“…No significant relationship was found between cognitive impairment and disability and fatigue scores. Discussion. Cognitive impairment can be present from the earliest stage of multiple sclerosis. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL FACTORS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN LEARNING ENGLISH by Suci Farianti

“…Therefore, it can be stated that the variety of the students’ scores were not influenced by the social factors discussed on this research in which it was probably influenced by other factors such as the personality of the students, the students’ disability, etc. …”
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Biomarkers of Joint Damage in Osteoarthritis: Current Status and Future Directions by Rajkamal Kumavat, Vijay Kumar, Rajesh Malhotra, Hemant Pandit, Elena Jones, Frederique Ponchel, Sagarika Biswas

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of the whole joint organ, characterized by the loss of cartilage, and structural changes in bone including the formation of osteophytes, causing disability and loss of function. It is also associated with systemic mediators and low-grade inflammation. …”
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Skin Biophysical Characteristics in Patients with Keratoconus: A Controlled Study by Reza M. Robati, Bahram Einollahi, Hoda Einollahi, Shima Younespour, Shahed Fadaifard

“…Keratoconus is a relatively common corneal disease causing significant visual disability. Individuals with connective tissue disorders that affect the skin such as Marfan’s syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or patients with atopic dermatitis show an increased prevalence of keratoconus. …”
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The Mediating Role of Dysfunctional Coping in the Relationship between Beliefs about the Disease and the Level of Depression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Michal Ziarko, Ewa Mojs, Bartosz Piasecki, Wlodzimierz Samborski

“…In many cases it leads to disability and results in a decreased quality of life and increased levels of anxiety and depression. …”
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Are we Really Improving the Quality of Life after Hemiarthroplasty of the Hip in the Elderly? An Observational Study by T. Adarsh, Mruthyunjaya, C. S. Likhit, Nawab Akthar Khan

“…Introduction: Hip fractures are the major cause of disability and functional impairment in the elderly. …”
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Moxibustion in patients with shoulder bursitis by Misaida Reinoso Sollet, Emilia Labrada Aguilera, Richard Garib Hernández, Eliet Cambara Pérez

“…Introduction: Bursitis of the shoulder causes a significant limitation of movements in this joint, which implies functional disability for the patient in his daily activities. …”
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An Integrated Review of Psychological Stress in Parkinson’s Disease: Biological Mechanisms and Symptom and Health Outcomes by Kim Wieczorek Austin, Suzanne Weil Ameringer, Leslie Jameleh Cloud

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by complex symptoms and medication-induced motor complications that fluctuate in onset, severity, responsiveness to treatment, and disability. The unpredictable and debilitating nature of PD and the inability to halt or slow disease progression may result in psychological stress. …”
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Development and validation of the Low Back Pain Questionnaire for Nurses (LBP-NS) in Indonesia: A structural equation modeling approach by Wirakhmi Ikit Netra, Kusuma Ikhwan Yuda, Haniyah Siti, Nurkholis Fiqih

“…Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent global health issue, recognized as a leading cause of disability worldwide. This study aimed to address the lack of culturally and contextually relevant tools for assessing low back pain (LBP) among nurses in Indonesia, given their pivotal role in the country’s healthcare system and high occupational risk of LBP. …”
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Causes and consequences of the pension system reforms in Serbia by Đekić Marija, Mijalković Jovana, Marković Biljana

“…Certain legal changes were made in Serbia regarding the age limit necessary to be eligible for old-age and disability pensions, tightening the conditions for obtaining the right to a pension, calculating pensions, and other. …”
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Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Differences between Genders by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, J. Cárdenas, C. Ríos

“…The results are similar to other publications that establish that women have a more aggressive disease with greater activity of the disease and disability.…”
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Development of Multimorbidity Indexes Based on Common Mental Health Conditions by Junko Kose, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Pauline Duquenne, Serge Hercberg, Serge Hercberg, Pilar Galan, Mathilde Touvier, Valentina A. Andreeva, Léopold K. Fezeu

“…Performance (C-index) and calibration of the indexes were compared with a simple count.ResultsA general and a sex-specific mental multimorbidity indexes were developed; both were significantly associated with the disability score. The new indexes had slightly better predictive performance than simple counts of mental disorders.ConclusionWe developed mental multimorbidity indexes as epidemiological research tools. …”
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Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcome from Neck-Preserving, Short-Stem Arthroplasty and Resurfacing Arthroplasty in Younger Osteoarthritis Patients by Marius Dettmer, Amir Pourmoghaddam, Stefan W. Kreuzer

“…Neck-preserving short-stem implants have been discussed as a potential alternative, but it is yet unclear which method is better suited for younger adults. We compared hip disability and osteoarthritis outcome scores (HOOS) from a young group of patients (n=52, age 48.9 ± 6.1 years) who had received hip resurfacing (HR) with a cohort of patients (n=73, age 48.2 ± 6.6 years) who had received neck-preserving, short-stem implant total hip arthroplasty (THA). …”
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Results from 10 Years of a CBT Pain Self-Management Outpatient Program for Complex Chronic Conditions by Kathryn A. Boschen, Edward Robinson, Kent A. Campbell, Sarah Muir, Elvina Oey, Kristen Janes, Samantha R. Fashler, Joel Katz

“…Outcome measures included the sensory, affective, and intensity of pain experience, depression, anxiety, pain disability, active and passive coping style, and general health functioning. …”
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Depression as a Neuroendocrine Disorder: Emerging Neuropsychopharmacological Approaches beyond Monoamines by Mervin Chávez-Castillo, Victoria Núñez, Manuel Nava, Ángel Ortega, Milagros Rojas, Valmore Bermúdez, Joselyn Rojas-Quintero

“…Depression is currently recognized as a crucial problem in everyday clinical practice, in light of ever-increasing rates of prevalence, as well as disability, morbidity, and mortality related to this disorder. …”
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Stroke in the newborn. Clinical report and literature review by R. Jakuškienė, V. Joneliūnaitė, U. Jucevičiūtė

“…According to American Heart Association’s studies in 2019, two thirds of perinatal victims have neurological disability or delayed mental performance. Case report. …”
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Too Aggressive Drop in Blood Pressure in a Hypertensive Male Leading to “Man-in-the-Barrel Syndrome” by Chamara Dalugama, Achila Jayasinghe, Udaya Ralapanawa, Shamali Abeygunawardena, Thilak Jayalath

“…Ischemic damage caused by rapid lowering of blood pressure may rarely result in “man-in-the-barrel syndrome” leading to severe functional disability.…”
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