Articles: function.
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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: Our goal is to systematically review the literature on telerehabilitation's effectiveness for improving vision-related quality of life and/ or reading speed compared to face-to-face (e.g., in-office or inpatient) low vision rehabilitation services in patients with low vision or visual function loss due to any ocular condition. Secondary objectives are to evaluate compliance with scheduled rehabilitation sessions, VAE device abandonment rates, and/or patient satisfaction ratings in the same studies.
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Long-term Prognosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients on Home Oxygenotherapy.
COPD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Our objective has been to assess the survival of a cohort of COPD patients in HO program and to investigate the main causes of mortality between these patients. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: María del Carmen García García, Jacinto Hernández Borge, Pedro Pires Goncalves, Carlos Antonio Aranda López, Lourdes Cañón Barroso, Estefanía Molina Ortiz, Amparo Sanz Cabrera, José Antonio Gutierrez Lara, María Teresa Gómez Vizcaíno, Ignacio Rodríguez BlancoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The most suitable treatment for OSAS is the CPAP. However there are patients who don't tolerate it. A therapeutic not surgical alternative is MAD . It consists of a plastic rod which being introduced in dental arcades produces the advance of the jaw and indirectly the advance of the tongue, hyoid and suprahyoidea musculature. All this implies a space and permeability increase of the top airway. Our objective is to evaluate the efficiency of the MAD, Herbst type, as a treatment for OSAS. This evaluation will be carried out by means of clinic and functional variables. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Maria Pavón, Estefania Luque, Jose María Benitez, Jesús Sánchez, Andrés Vega Arias, Teodoro MontemayorNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pulmonary Function TestingSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMPURPOSE: According to the predominant phenotype, patients suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Oisease (COPO) may present varying and important nutritional profile alterations, up to extreme degrees of severe proteic-energetic malnutrition. In our study, Bioelectricallmpedance Analysis (BIA) has been used in the evaluation of nutritional status (with particular regards to body lean mass alterations) of patients suffering from COPDMETHODS: Up to now, 68 patients (46 M; mean age 70.6 yrs) affected by stable mild to very severe COPD (GOLD 2011 stages l-IV) were evaluated. All of them underwent body plethysmographic evaluation of pulmonary function, six-minute walking test (6MWT) and respiratory muscles strength evaluation (with maximum Inspiratory and expiratory pressures - MIP/MEP - assessment). Moreover, BIA variables were studied with Dietosystem Human Scan, that expresses either quantitative (BIA index) and qualitative (multifrequency relation and phase angle) body lean mass alterations. Furthermore, SIA data from a control age matched group were collected. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Francesco De Blasio, Maria Grazia Santaniello, Francesca De Blasio, Giulia Miracco Berlingieri, Barbara Bellofiore, Luca ScalfiNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Multicenter Study
Predicting Pulmonary Fibrosis Disease Course from Past Trends in Pulmonary Function.
The clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by progressive decline in lung function and eventual mortality. We sought to determine if future declines in pulmonary function, mortality, or both can be predicted from prior trends in pulmonary function tests (PFTs). ⋯ PFT decline predicts early mortality, but not future declines in physiology, regardless of time since diagnosis.