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Self-efficacy is an independent predictor for postoperative six-minute walk distance after elective open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Get PDFObjectives: Open surgery is performed to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), although the subsequent surgical stress leads to worse physical status. Preoperative self-efficacy has been reported to predict postoperative physical status after orthopedic surgery; however, it has not been sufficiently investigated in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the correlation between preoperative self-efficacy and postoperative six-minute walk distance (6MWD) in open AAA surgery. Methods: Seventy patients who underwent open AAA surgery were included. Functional exercise capacity was measured using preoperative and 1 week postoperative 6MWD. Self-efficacy was preoperatively measured using self-efficacy for physical activity (SEPA). The correlations of postoperative 6MWD with age, height, BMI, preoperative 6MWD, SEPA, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score, operative time, and blood loss were investigated using multivariate analysis. Results: Single regression analysis showed that postoperative 6MWD was significantly correlated with age (r = −0.553, p ≤ 0.001), height (r = 0.292, p = 0.014), Charlson’s comorbidity index (r = −0.268, p = 0.025), preoperative 6MWD (r = 0.572, p ≤ 0.001), SEPA (r = 0.586, p ≤ 0.001), and HADS-depression (r = −0.296, p = 0.013). Multiple regression analysis showed that age (p = 0.002), preoperative 6MWD (p = 0.013), and SEPA (p = 0.043) score were significantly correlated with postoperative 6MWD. Conclusions: Self-efficacy was an independent predictor for postoperative 6MWD after elective open AAA surgery. This suggests the importance of assessing not only physical status but also psychological factors such as self-efficacy.Published online: 21 Feb 2017journal articl
ESR/NMR Development of double resonance system for observation of 31p nuclear spin state in low concentration Si:P and ESR measurement of dynamic nuclear polarizatio
Get PDFWe constructed an ESR/NMR double-resonance system for liquid-4He temperatures in order to detect a 31P-DNP-NMR signal from lightly doped (insulator) Si:P samples. We measured steady-state ESR of insulator samples of Si:P with the newly made system. DNP effect on ESR spectrum was found at 1.5 K. We also found that the magnitude of the nuclear spin polarization was changed by applying NMR pulses.research repor
The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity-1
No full text<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/112</p><p>BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007;7():112-112.</p><p>Published online 9 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1947958.</p><p></p>Vg-C from is used to root the tree. Clade credibility values from 150,000 generations are given at each node. B. Consensus tree constructed with MrBayes using conceptually translated sequences of from PCR and genomic database (Aa, , Ag, ). Clade credibility values from 200,000 generations are given at each node or beside brackets. Ag-Jen-4 and other sequences correspond to families previously identified (Biedler and Tu 2003). Jockey elements from (Dm) and (Ct) are used to root the tree. Accessions are given beside sequence names. An asterisk indicates that the reading frame was intact. A bold capital "L" indicates that the sequence was obtained from a genomic library. The first three letters of a species name is used to label PCR and library sequences. Genus names are in bold beside brackets. is from and is from . Abbreviations: (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (). Number indicates clone from PCR. and sequences from genomic database (e.g. Ag-Jock-1, AaJockeyEle2) can be found in the TEfam database [57]. See additional files and for alignments used for phylogenetic inference
The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity-0
No full text<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/112</p><p>BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007;7():112-112.</p><p>Published online 9 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1947958.</p><p></p>ase (RT) domain. Arrows indicate the 939 bp region amplified by PCR that was used for phylogenetic inference. A canonical polyadenylation signal sequence is present in the 3' end of (not shown) Regions used for copy number determination by database search in Table 1 are shown by horizontal lines
The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity-3
No full text<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/112</p><p>BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007;7():112-112.</p><p>Published online 9 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1947958.</p><p></p>Vg-C from is used to root the tree. Clade credibility values from 150,000 generations are given at each node. B. Consensus tree constructed with MrBayes using conceptually translated sequences of from PCR and genomic database (Aa, , Ag, ). Clade credibility values from 200,000 generations are given at each node or beside brackets. Ag-Jen-4 and other sequences correspond to families previously identified (Biedler and Tu 2003). Jockey elements from (Dm) and (Ct) are used to root the tree. Accessions are given beside sequence names. An asterisk indicates that the reading frame was intact. A bold capital "L" indicates that the sequence was obtained from a genomic library. The first three letters of a species name is used to label PCR and library sequences. Genus names are in bold beside brackets. is from and is from . Abbreviations: (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (); (). Number indicates clone from PCR. and sequences from genomic database (e.g. Ag-Jock-1, AaJockeyEle2) can be found in the TEfam database [57]. See additional files and for alignments used for phylogenetic inference
The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity-2
No full text<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "The non-LTR retrotransposon in mosquitoes: genomic impact, vertical transmission and indications of recent and widespread activity"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/112</p><p>BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007;7():112-112.</p><p>Published online 9 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1947958.</p><p></p>ase (RT) domain. Arrows indicate the 939 bp region amplified by PCR that was used for phylogenetic inference. A canonical polyadenylation signal sequence is present in the 3' end of (not shown) Regions used for copy number determination by database search in Table 1 are shown by horizontal lines
Self-efficacy is an independent predictor for postoperative six-minute walk distance after elective open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
No full textObjectives: Open surgery is performed to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), although the subsequent surgical stress leads to worse physical status. Preoperative self-efficacy has been reported to predict postoperative physical status after orthopedic surgery; however, it has not been sufficiently investigated in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the correlation between preoperative self-efficacy and postoperative six-minute walk distance (6MWD) in open AAA surgery. Methods: Seventy patients who underwent open AAA surgery were included. Functional exercise capacity was measured using preoperative and 1 week postoperative 6MWD. Self-efficacy was preoperatively measured using self-efficacy for physical activity (SEPA). The correlations of postoperative 6MWD with age, height, BMI, preoperative 6MWD, SEPA, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score, operative time, and blood loss were investigated using multivariate analysis. Results: Single regression analysis showed that postoperative 6MWD was significantly correlated with age (r = −0.553, p ≤ 0.001), height (r = 0.292, p = 0.014), Charlson’s comorbidity index (r = −0.268, p = 0.025), preoperative 6MWD (r = 0.572, p ≤ 0.001), SEPA (r = 0.586, p ≤ 0.001), and HADS-depression (r = −0.296, p = 0.013). Multiple regression analysis showed that age (p = 0.002), preoperative 6MWD (p = 0.013), and SEPA (p = 0.043) score were significantly correlated with postoperative 6MWD. Conclusions: Self-efficacy was an independent predictor for postoperative 6MWD after elective open AAA surgery. This suggests the importance of assessing not only physical status but also psychological factors such as self-efficacy.Published online: 21 Feb 2017journal articl
