Embodiment of Occupational Exoskeletons as Developing a Sense of Ownership and Readiness-To-Hand: Laboratory and Field Explorations.

ObjectiveThis study empirically investigates the embodiment of occupational exoskeletons (OEs) through repeated use.BackgroundOEs are wearable devices designed to assist operators' movements. Their embodiment- the phenomenon by which they come to be perceived as an integral part of oneself - remains underexplored, thus limiting our understanding of OE adoption.

Evaluation of the static and dynamic assistive torque of a passive upper limb occupational exoskeleton.

Adjusting the assistive torque of upper limb occupational exoskeletons is essential to optimize their effectiveness and user acceptance in companies. This adjustment enables a balance to be struck between the expected benefits and potential undesirable effects associated with their use, particularly for the shoulder joint, which is sensitive to the balance of forces. Despite this, no study has yet evaluated these assistive torques in static and dynamic conditions representative of work situations.

Assessing motor skill progression based on smoothness during integration of a new tool among hairdressers.

Skill acquisition is traditionally assessed based on productivity measures, such as Movement Time (MT), which reflect task execution speed. However, movement smoothness may provide additional insights into skill progression by assessing improvements in movement execution. This study evaluated the evolution of both smoothness and productivity in hairdressing following a change of tool.

From unknown to familiar: An exploratory longitudinal field study on occupational exoskeletons adoption.

Occupational exoskeletons hold promise in preventing musculoskeletal disorders, but their effectiveness relies on their long-term use by workers. This study aims to characterize the adoption process of occupational exoskeletons by analyzing the experiences of 25 operators. Using a mixed-methods approach, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected before and during a four-week familiarization period.

Predictive factors of return-to-work trajectory after work-related rotator cuff syndrome: A prospective study of 96 workers.

Objective: Sustained return to work after surgery for work-related rotator cuff syndrome (WRRCS) remains quite difficult. The main purpose of the present study was to identify predictive factors of a return-to-work (RTW) trajectory.

Methods: A total of 96 workers with WRRCS were identified by 4 surgeons.

Arterial Cannulation Simulation Training in Novice Ultrasound Users.

Background: Arterial cannulation is an important procedure for hemodynamic monitoring and blood sampling. Traditional radial artery cannulation is performed by using anatomical knowledge and pulse palpation as a guide. Arterial cannulation using ultrasound (US) requires specific training, especially for new US users.

A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Index to Predict Crohn's Disease Postoperative Recurrence: The MONITOR Index.

Background & Aims: We developed and validated a magnetic resonance imaging-based index to predict Crohn's disease (CD) postoperative recurrence (POR).

Methods: Patients with CD who underwent a postoperative evaluation for recurrence (with colonoscopy and MRI no longer than 105 days apart) were included between 2006 and 2016 in University Hospital of Nancy, France. MRI items with good levels of intra-rater and inter-rater agreement (Gwet's coefficient ≥0.

Training novice in ultrasound-guided venipuncture: A randomized controlled trial comparing out-of-plane needle-guided versus free-hand ultrasound techniques on a simulator.

Background: Peripheral intravenous access is a common medical procedure, however, it can be difficult to perform in some patients. Success rates have proved greater with ultrasound guidance. Peripheral intravenous access using ultrasound requires specific training, especially for new ultrasound users.

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Colorectal Strictures in Ulcerative Colitis: A Multicenter Study.

Background & Aims: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is increasingly recognized as a progressive disease and patients with long-standing disease can develop colorectal stricture. Few data about its incidence in UC are available, while risk factors for colorectal strictures in UC remain to be determined. We assessed the incidence of and risk factors for developing colorectal strictures in a large UC population.

Relations of Psychosocial Factors and Cortisol with Periodontal and Bacterial Parameters: A Prospective Clinical Study in 30 Patients with Periodontitis Before and After Non-Surgical Treatment.

(1) Background: The progression of periodontitis, induced by polymicrobial dysbiosis, can be modified by systemic or environmental factors such as stress or anxiety affecting host response. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential associations between psychosocial factors scores or salivary cortisol levels with clinical periodontal parameters and bacterial environment in patients with periodontitis; (2) Methods: Subgingival microbiota was collected in two pathological and one healthy sites from thirty diseased patients (before/after scaling and root planing (SRP)) and from one healthy site from thirty control patients. Usual clinical periodontal parameters were recorded, and a saliva sample was harvested.

Is early outpatient satisfaction with substance use disorder care a predictor of early dropout? Results of the SUBUSQOL cohort.

Premature discontinuation of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is a leading factor associated with poor outcomes. The aim of the study was to investigate factors associated with early dropout among individuals with SUD receiving outpatient care. In a prospective cohort of substance-dependent outpatients, we collected sociodemographic and clinical data, and participants completed questionnaires assessing health-related quality of life, states of anxiety and depression, and coping at baseline.

The spectrum of biochemical alterations associated with organ dysfunction and inflammatory status and their association with disease outcomes in severe COVID-19: A longitudinal cohort and time-series design study.

Background: In patients with severe COVID-19, no data are available on the longitudinal evolution of biochemical abnormalities and their ability to predict disease outcomes.

Methods: Using a retrospective, longitudinal cohort study design on consecutive patients with severe COVID-19, we used an extensive biochemical dataset of serial data and time-series design to estimate the occurrence of organ dysfunction and the severity of the inflammatory reaction and their association with acute respiratory failure (ARF) and death.

Findings: On the 162 studied patients, 1151 biochemical explorations were carried out for up to 59 biochemical markers, totaling 15,260 biochemical values.

Cluster analysis for the identification of clinical phenotypes among antiphospholipid antibody-positive patients from the APS ACTION Registry.

Objective: This study aimed to use cluster analysis (CA) to identify different clinical phenotypes among antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL)-positive patients.

Methods: The Alliance for Clinical Trials and International Networking (APS ACTION) Registry includes persistently positive aPL of any isotype based on the Sydney antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) classification criteria. We performed CA on the baseline characteristics collected retrospectively at the time of the registry entry of the first 500 patients included in the registry.

Long-term ACE Inhibitor/ARB Use Is Associated With Severe Renal Dysfunction and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Severe COVID-19: Results From a Referral Center Cohort in the Northeast of France.

Background: In patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data are scarce and conflicting regarding whether chronic use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) influences disease outcomes. In patients with severe COVID-19, we assessed the association between chronic ACEI/ARB use and the occurrence of kidney, lung, heart, and liver dysfunctions and the severity of the inflammatory reaction as evaluated by biomarkers kinetics, and their association with disease outcomes.

Methods: We performed a retrospective longitudinal cohort study on consecutive patients with newly diagnosed severe COVID-19.

Predictive factors of allergy to pistachio in children allergic to cashew nut.

Background: Cashew nut (CN) allergy prevalence has increased over the last few years. In children allergic to CN, complete avoidance of pistachio is usually recommended, but recent study showed that only one third of children allergic to CN were also allergic to pistachio. The aim of our study was to identify predictive factors of allergy to pistachio in children allergic to CN.

Ultrasound and cytological characteristics of non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features compared to papillary carcinomas.

Introduction: NIFTP (non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features, formerly non-invasive encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma) has been removed from the carcinoma category because of its indolent character and good prognosis. This change impacts clinical and surgical management, since these tumors no longer require total thyroidectomy, or complementary radioactive iodine therapy for <4cm tumor. The aim of the present study was to identify preoperative ultrasound and cytological differences between NIFTP and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Patient's early satisfaction with care: a predictor of health-related quality of life change among outpatients with substance dependence.

Background: Although research on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has increased in the addiction field, few studies have focused on the determinants of HRQoL changes. This study aimed to describe dependent patients' HRQoL changes at a 3-month follow-up and to assess whether satisfaction with care can predict those changes among outpatients starting care for alcohol or opioid dependence.

Methods: HRQoL was measured with the SF-12 at baseline and 3 months later in a prospective cohort of dependent outpatients.

ACPA-positive versus ACPA-negative rheumatoid arthritis: two distinct erosive disease entities on radiography and ultrasonography.

The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence, localization, and severity of bone erosions on radiography (RX) and ultrasonography (US) according to ACPA status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 78 patients with ACPA-positive (ACPA+) RA and 30 patients with ACPA-negative (ACPA-) RA fulfilling the ACR 1987 and/or ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria were consecutively included. On RX, a modified Sharp erosion score (SHSe) was evaluated by two blinded readers and one adjudicator for discordant cases (number of eroded joints ≤ three).

Factors involved in seeking care at a specialty service among alcoholic rural French women: A cross-sectional study of rural women.

Background: Few studies of mental health or substance abuse have focused on rural life. This study aimed to evaluate the association between socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and the probability of rural alcoholic women seeking help on their own at a specialty treatment service.

Methods: This exploratory study used a cross-sectional design to collect data from alcoholic women upon admission to a French outpatient department.

Impact of antiphospholipid syndrome iBook on medical students' improvement of knowledge: An international randomized controlled study.

Objective: iBook on Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) did not exist before our work, and hence the utility of an Apple iBook as a teaching method in APS for medical students has never been assessed. Our objective was to evaluate medical students' improvement of knowledge and satisfaction with an interactive APS iBook, in comparison with conventional teaching methods.

Methods: An iBook designer with the guidance of a medical team developed the APS iBook in both French and English.

Relationships between coping, anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life in outpatients with substance use disorders: results of the SUBUSQOL study.

Previous research showed that coping strategies are associated with depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic somatic conditions. The aim of this study was to examine the coping strategies used in patients with substance use disorders and to assess the relationships between coping strategies, HRQoL, anxiety and depression. Coping was assessed in a prospective outpatient cohort by the Brief COPE.

Optimization of ultrasonographic examination for the diagnosis of erosive Rheumatoid Arthritis in comparison to erosive hand Osteoarthritis.

Objective: to determine thresholds and better scenario for the diagnosis of erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by ultrasonography (US) in RA in comparison to osteoarthritic (OA) patients.

Methods: Patients, prospectively included, fulfilling ACR 1987; ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria for RA or hand OA criteria. Radiographic assessment (RX): Sharp erosion score, evaluated by two blinded readers and one adjudicator for discordant cases (number of eroded joints ≤ three).

Estimating the time of death with infrared tympanic thermometer: a new prospective study in France.

Very few studies are available on the use of infrared tympanic thermometer to estimate the postmortem interval. The purpose is to observe the decrease of the infrared tympanic temperature according to the postmortem interval under standardized conditions and to compare with the gold standard (rectal temperature). One hundred seventeen cadavers are included at the mortuary of the University Hospital of Nancy from 1 June 2015 to 1 June 2016.

Ultrasonographic criteria for the diagnosis of erosive rheumatoid arthritis using osteoarthritic patients as controls compared to validated radiographic criteria.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to compare characteristics of radiography (RX) and ultrasound (US) erosive lesions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) patients (prevalence, topography and severity), to determine thresholds for the diagnosis of erosive RA based on US and to evaluate the performance of US and RX to establish a diagnosis of erosive RA differentiated from hand OA.

Methods: Patients fulfilling ACR 1987 and/or ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria for RA or ACR hand OA criteria were prospectively included. A modified Sharp erosion score was assessed by two blinded readers and one adjudicator for discordant cases (number of eroded joints ≤ three).