Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Future Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk of future dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it is unclear whether this is true for mild TBI (mTBI). OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between mTBI and subsequent risk of developing AD. METHOD: We systematically searched four electronic databases from January 1954 to April 2020. We included studies reporting primary data and where mTBI preceded AD by≥5 years. We meta-analyzed included studies for both high quality studies and studies with a follow up of > 10 years. RESULT: We included 5 of the 10,435 results found. Meta-analysis found a history of mTBI increased risk of AD (pooled relative risk = 1.18, 95% CI 1.11-1.25, N = 3,149,740). The sensitivity analysis including only studies in which mTBI preceded AD by > 10 years, excluded two very large studies and resulted in wider confidence intervals (RR = 2.02, 95% CI 0.66-6.21, N = 2307). CONCLUSION: There is an increased risk of AD following mTBI. Our findings of increased risk even with mTBI means it cannot be assumed that mild head injuries from sports are harmless. The sensitivity analysis suggests that we cannot exclude reverse causation, and longer follow up times are needed. Implementation of policy to reduce mTBIs, including in children and sportsmen, are urgently needed. Further research is needed on the effect of frequency and age at injury of mTBIs

Making Federal Financial Data More Reliable With Emerging Tech

Excerpt from the Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Acquisition Research SymposiumFederal agencies are stewards of billions in taxpayer funds. Given the scale of federal financial transactions, maintaining reliable, high-quality financial data can be challenging. The use of emerging technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) and natural language processing can reduce manual work for agency employees and improve the consistency of financial data. These technologies are key to success on financial audits and maintaining public confidence in the reliability of procurement and nonprocurement financial information.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Making Federal Financial Data More Reliable With Emerging Tech

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Promoting wellbeing in physiotherapy students on placement: The Placement Wellbeing Project. A pilot study.

Jenna Rhodes - ORCID: 0000-0002-9973-4383 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9973-4383Background The current healthcare workforce crisis in the United Kingdom has highlighted the need to equip graduates with the skills to maintain their personal wellbeing whilst working in increasingly pressurised environments. The Placement Wellbeing Project is an intervention designed to support the wellbeing of physiotherapy students during their studies, while on placement and as they enter the workforce. Methods This project used a single group, repeated measures design. A convenience sample of 14 participants were recruited and provided with the Placement Wellbeing Toolkit (PWT) and took part in pre-placement facilitated group discussions and a post-placement de-briefing session. Outcomes measured were perceived coping abilities and self-efficacy, using the Placement Coping Scale (PCS) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE). The PCS was measured on recruitment, before and after placement and the GSE on recruitment and after placement. Results Significant improvements were observed in the total PCS score (Friedman's test χ2(2) = 19.75, p<0.001) and all individual items of the PCS from baseline to post-placement. Post hoc analysis detected significant improvements between baseline and pre-placement total PCS scores (p = 0.005). Total GSE scores improved significantly from baseline to final measure (Wilcoxon sum-rank test Z = 2.105, p =0.035). Conclusion To develop a resilient future workforce, students should be supported to prepare for a variety of placement challenges and supported to maintain their wellbeing on placement. The results of this study indicate that physiotherapy students may benefit from interventions to develop positive coping strategies for placement.inpressinpres

Analysis of the Degree of Satisfaction with Life Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in University Teachers

This paper focuses on analyzing the degree of satisfaction with the life of university teachers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of social isolation. The present study adopts a quantitative and cross-sectional approach. The sample included 129 university professors, between 18 and 74 years, from the Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was obtained to measure the degree of teacher satisfaction (Atienza et al., 2000; Diener et al., 1985; Pons et al., 2002). The results globally showed significant differences between life satisfaction before and during the pandemic according to the means comparison test, using the T-test for related samples, with values ​​of 4.06 before and 3.6 during the pandemic. When categorizing the results according to the escalation, it was shown that 55.7% of the teachers perceived themselves as satisfied before the pandemic, while the opposite happened during the isolation, decreasing, with only 45.5% feeling satisfied. Only 27% felt very satisfied before, and this percentage decreased to only 14.5% during isolation. The &nbsp;COVID-19 not only wreaked havoc on health, but it also had a negative effects on people's psychological, emotional, and social spheres, thereby modifying healthy lifestyles and leaving possible effects on physical and mental health as a consequence

Degree of Physical Activity in University Teachers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The objective of this work was to analyze the degree of physical activity of university teachers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, this in the context of social isolation. The present study adopts a quantitative and cross-sectional approach. The sample was determined randomly, made up of 129 university professors from the Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, aged between 18 and 74 years. The results show that 50.39% of teachers before the pandemic maintained a high degree of physical activity, while during confinement they presented a lower degree of physical activity, decreasing to only 39.53%. The Covid-19 not only wreaked havoc on health, but also negative effects in the psychological, emotional and social sphere of people, as well as havoc in the practice of physical activity, modifying healthy lifestyles and leaving possible effects for the consequent physical health

Degree of Physical Activity in University Teachers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The objective of this work was to analyze the degree of physical activity of university teachers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, this in the context of social isolation. The present study adopts a quantitative and cross-sectional approach. The sample was determined randomly, made up of 129 university professors from the Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, aged between 18 and 74 years. The results show that 50.39% of teachers before the pandemic maintained a high degree of physical activity, while during confinement they presented a lower degree of physical activity, decreasing to only 39.53%. The Covid-19 not only wreaked havoc on health, but also negative effects in the psychological, emotional and social sphere of people, as well as havoc in the practice of physical activity, modifying healthy lifestyles and leaving possible effects for the consequent physical health

Degree of Physical Activity in University Teachers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The objective of this work was to analyze the degree of physical activity of university teachers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, this in the context of social isolation. The present study adopts a quantitative and cross-sectional approach. The sample was determined randomly, made up of 129 university professors from the Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, aged between 18 and 74 years. The results show that 50.39% of teachers before the pandemic maintained a high degree of physical activity, while during confinement they presented a lower degree of physical activity, decreasing to only 39.53%. The Covid-19 not only wreaked havoc on health, but also negative effects in the psychological, emotional and social sphere of people, as well as havoc in the practice of physical activity, modifying healthy lifestyles and leaving possible effects for the consequent physical health

Analysis of the Degree of Satisfaction with Life Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in University Teachers

This paper focuses on analyzing the degree of satisfaction with the life of university teachers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of social isolation. The present study adopts a quantitative and cross-sectional approach. The sample included 129 university professors, between 18 and 74 years, from the Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was obtained to measure the degree of teacher satisfaction (Atienza et al., 2000; Diener et al., 1985; Pons et al., 2002). The results globally showed significant differences between life satisfaction before and during the pandemic according to the means comparison test, using the T-test for related samples, with values ​​of 4.06 before and 3.6 during the pandemic. When categorizing the results according to the escalation, it was shown that 55.7% of the teachers perceived themselves as satisfied before the pandemic, while the opposite happened during the isolation, decreasing, with only 45.5% feeling satisfied. Only 27% felt very satisfied before, and this percentage decreased to only 14.5% during isolation. The &nbsp;COVID-19 not only wreaked havoc on health, but it also had a negative effects on people's psychological, emotional, and social spheres, thereby modifying healthy lifestyles and leaving possible effects on physical and mental health as a consequence