The Stroke and Carer Optimal Health Program (SCOHP) to enhance psychosocial health Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Stroke is a leading cause of disability and distress, and often profoundly affects the quality of life of stroke survivors and their carers. With the support of carers, many stroke survivors are returning to live in the community despite the presence of disability and ongoing challenges. The sudden and catastrophic changes caused by stroke affects the mental, emotional and social health of both stroke survivors and carers. The aim of this study is to evaluate a Stroke and Carer Optimal Health Program (SCOHP) that adopts a person-centred approach and engages collaborative therapy to educate, support and improve the psychosocial health of stroke survivors and their carers

Supplemental Material, sj-docx-2-ptd-10.1177_08968608231202899 - Consumer values, perspectives and experiences of psychological health when living with dialysis at home: An in-depth interview study

Supplemental Material, sj-docx-2-ptd-10.1177_08968608231202899 for Consumer values, perspectives and experiences of psychological health when living with dialysis at home: An in-depth interview study by Rachael C Walker, Curtis Walker, Annie Reynolds, Rachel Haselden, Sandra Hay and Suetonia C Palmer in Peritoneal Dialysis International</p

Organizational climate and self-efficacy as predictors of staff strain in caring for dementia residents: A mediation model

To date, no research has investigated how the organizational climate of aged care influences the self-efficacy of staff in caring for residents with dementia, or, how self-efficacy is associated with the strain experienced by staff. This study sought to investigate the extent to which the self-efficacy of aged care staff mediates the association between organizational climate variables (such as autonomy, trusting and supportive workplace relations, and the recognition of competence and ability, and perceptions of workplace pressure) and staff strain

Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-ptd-10.1177_08968608231202899 - Consumer values, perspectives and experiences of psychological health when living with dialysis at home: An in-depth interview study

Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-ptd-10.1177_08968608231202899 for Consumer values, perspectives and experiences of psychological health when living with dialysis at home: An in-depth interview study by Rachael C Walker, Curtis Walker, Annie Reynolds, Rachel Haselden, Sandra Hay and Suetonia C Palmer in Peritoneal Dialysis International</p

A gender-specific discriminator in Sprague–Dawley rat urine: The deployment of a metabolic profiling strategy for biomarker discovery and identification

The use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) as complementary analytical techniques for open metabolic profiling is illustrated in the context of defining urinary biochemical discriminators between male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. Subsequent to the discovery of a female-specific urinary discriminator by LC-MS, further LC, MS, and NMR methods have been applied in a coordinated effort to identify this urinary component. Thereafter, the biological relevance and context of the identified component, in this case a steroid metabolite, has been achieved. This approach will be deployed in future studies of disease, drug efficacy, and toxicity to discover and identify biologically relevant markers. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved