A5048108216- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
University Health Network
2016-2025
Toronto General Hospital
2016-2023
Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
2023
University of Toronto
2011-2022
York Central Hospital
2022
University of California, Riverside
2020
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
2014-2019
West Park Healthcare Centre
2010-2017
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
2009
Instituto do Coração
2009
Few resources are available to support caregivers of patients who have survived critical illness; consequently, the caregivers' own health may suffer. We studied caregiver and patient characteristics determine which were associated with outcomes during first year after discharge from an intensive care unit (ICU).We prospectively enrolled 280 had received 7 or more days mechanical ventilation in ICU. Using hospital data self-administered questionnaires, we collected information on...
Disability risk groups and 1-year outcome after greater than or equal to 7 days of mechanical ventilation (MV) in medical/surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients are unknown may inform education, prognostication, rehabilitation, study design.To stratify for post-ICU disability recovery 1 year critical illness.We evaluated a multicenter cohort 391 ICU who received week MV at 3, 6, 12 months discharge. were identified using recursive partitioning modeling.The 7-day Functional Independence...
Muscle weakness is a prevalent complication in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Atrophy does not fully explain muscle this population. The recent focus on fat infiltration and its clinical implications age diseased muscles are important because it may further the extent of declining strength mobility seen COPD.The objectives study to quantify (muscle quality) lower-limb people with COPD healthy older adults using magnetic resonance imaging proton spectroscopy, explore...
Importance Many conventional end points in randomized clinical trials of interventions for critically ill patients do not account patient-centered concerns such as time at home, physical function, and quality life after critical illness. Objective To establish whether days alive home day 90 (DAAH ) is associated with long-term survival functional outcomes mechanically ventilated patients. Design, Setting, Participants The RECOVER prospective cohort study was conducted from February 2007 to...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a presença e gravidade de sintomas ansiedade depressão entre os portadores asma doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica. MÉTODOS: Foram usados instrumentos específicos quantificação depressão, Inventário Ansiedade Traço-Estado Beck Depression Inventory, respectivamente, respondidos por pacientes um ambulatório A população constituiu-se 189 pertencentes três grupos estudo com objetivos terapêuticos diferentes: 40 asmáticos controlados, 100 não controlados 49 crônica, selecionados...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o conhecimento da doença e a melhora clínica de portadores asma persistente moderada grave antes após sua participação em um programa educação realizado durante as visitas ambulatoriais rotina. MÉTODOS: Trata-se estudo piloto, prospectivo que envolveu 164 pacientes período dois anos. O educação, oferecido para pequenos grupos nos dias consulta, consistiu aulas expositivas divididas três módulos: fisiopatologia, controle ambiental tratamento, incluindo treinamento técnica...
Background. The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire was planned to answer questions about the distribution of asthma. Our objective determine cultural equivalence ECRHS into Brazilian-Portuguese language. Methods. We translated according international criteria. Results. Small adaptations were necessary. Among 80 participating patients, Cronbach indices higher (0.98–1.00) and Kappa varied from 0.77 1.00. Conclusion. study suggests that Brazilian version is...
We evaluated residents regarding maintenance treatment of asthma and the technique for using metered dose inhalers. Methods. Residents were asked to prescribe a patient with poorly controlled persistent demonstrate use inhaler (MDI) medication. Results. 76% 239 correctly identified medication indicated case; only 30% them adequately performed inhalation (49% from HCFMUSP vs. 19% other institutions; p < 0.001). Conclusions. The results that, when seeing typical uncontrolled asthma, most are...
Introduction. Asthma overloads respiratory muscles causing changes in posture. Objectives. To evaluate shoulder position asthmatics and its correlation to the peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR). Methods. A cross-sectional study involving 19 (study group) 20 healthy volunteers (control group). Assessment of PEFR was used determine airway obstruction. Shoulder quantified as ratio between front back measurements, centimeters, distance two outermost points each scapula. measurement (SPM) data from...
ABSTRACT Background and objective Cardiorespiratory responses symptoms in response to endurance exercise patients with COPD vary the number position of involved limbs. Responses such variations have never been quantified for strength exercises. We therefore assessed acute cardiorespiratory during brief bouts weight lifting Methods compared double‐ versus single‐limb leg extensions arm elevations, as well elevation done above or below shoulder level moderate severe ( n = 10, 6 males, 66 (8.1...
Resistance training is recommended in pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive disease (COPD); however, the acute cardiorespiratory responses to different intensities of resistance are not known. We compared high-intensity versus low-intensity exercises persons COPD and healthy, matched controls. This research may assist developing parameters COPD.Participants (n = 10 per group) performed 1 set repetitions leg extension arm elevation at 2 intensities: 40% (low) 80% (high)...
To inform recommendations for the exercise component of a healthy lifestyle intervention adults with obesity and treated obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), we investigated total energy expenditure (EE) cardiorespiratory response to weight-supported (cycling) unsupported (walking) exercise. Individuals OSA body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m 2 performed an incremental cardiopulmonary test on cycle ergometer treadmill determine peak oxygen uptake [Formula: see text]. Participants subsequently...
Abstract Chemosensation plays a role in the behaviors and life cycles of numerous organisms, including nematodes. Many guilds nematodes exist, ranging from free-living Caenorhabditis elegans to various parasitic species such as entomopathogenic (EPNs), which are parasites insects. Despite ecological differences, previous research has shown that both EPNs C. respond prenol (3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol), an odor associated with EPN infections. However, it is unclear how responds prenol. By utilizing...