Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Nov 2021
Corticosteroid Use and Risk of Herpes Zoster in a Population-Based Cohort.
To examine the relationship between corticosteroid use and herpes zoster risk. ⋯ Practitioners should be alert to the increased risk of zoster among patients taking systemic corticosteroids. Given the significant morbidity from zoster, particularly in older adults, these findings support judicious prescribing of corticosteroids, including using as low a dose and as short a course as possible.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Nov 2021
Research Involving Participants With Impaired Consent Capacity: An Examination of Methods to Determine Capacity to Consent.
To examine methods of assessing consent capacity in research protocols involving participants with impaired consent capacity, and examine instruments used to evaluate research consent capacity. ⋯ Generally, there was lack of uniformity in determining capacity to consent to research participation. Very few studies used instruments to assess consent capacity. Institutional review boards can provide greater guidance for research consent capacity determination.