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Eur J Oncol Nurs 2021 Feb 15;51:101913. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ankara, Turkey.

Purpose: This is a nonrandomized experimental study conducted to evaluate the effect of Kegel exercises on the prevention of urinary and fecal incontinence in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

Method: The study was conducted with 30 patients in the intervention group (IG) and 30 patients in the control group (CG). Data were collected using a patient information form, CTCAE, EORTC QLQ-C30, and a follow-up form reporting weekly Kegel exercises. Read More

Physiother Res Int 2021 Feb 27:e1900. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Objectives: People with alcohol use disorders (AUD) are at a higher risk for physical co-morbidities. Consequently, their daily life functioning needs to be reliably assessed and followed-up. We examined the reliability of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in a cohort of inpatients with AUD. Read More

Health Promot J Austr 2021 Feb 27. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Department of Medical Oncology, The Canberra Hospital. ANU Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Issues Addressed: This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with weight gain post a diagnosis of breast cancer in a cohort of Australian women.

Methods: In this retrospective clinical audit, objectively measured weight, age and menopause status, treatment type/s, grade, stage, oestrogen receptor and progesterone receptor (PR) status was extracted for 73 breast cancer patients from an ongoing breast cancer treatment quality assurance project. Weight gain or loss was classified as a body mass increase or decrease of ≥5% of weight at diagnosis. Read More

Eur J Appl Physiol 2021 Feb 27. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA.

Purpose: Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) has been shown to be a predictor of endothelial dysfunction in patients with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (e.g., obesity). Read More

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2021 Feb 27. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medical Center and Sports Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, 9, Mareunnae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Purpose: Meniscus allograft transplantation (MAT) can be performed to treat symptomatic patients with meniscus-deficient knees. However, the current epidemiologic status of MAT is unknown in many countries, including Korea. This study aimed to investigate the national trends of MAT in Korea which covers MAT procedures by the Korean national health insurance system. Read More