Health-related stigma among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A scoping review.

Background: Indigenous communities in Canada are disproportionately affected by health conditions linked to stigma, warranting the attention of researchers seeking to understand this culturally-determined phenomenon. This study explores the scope of research on health-related stigma conducted with the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.

Method: We conducted a scoping review using the method described by Arksey and O'Malley.

Characterizing long-COVID brain fog: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Long COVID or post-COVID condition (PCC) is a common complication following acute COVID-19 infection. PCC is a multi-systems disease with neurocognitive impairment frequently reported regardless of age. Little is known about the risk factors, associated biomarkers and clinical trajectory of patients with this symptom.

Reliability and validity of the post COVID-19 condition stigma questionnaire: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Many of the 10-20% percent of COVID-19 survivors who develop Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC, or Long COVID) describe experiences suggestive of stigmatization, a known social determinant of health. Our objective was to develop an instrument, the Post COVID-19 Condition Stigma Questionnaire (PCCSQ), with which to quantify and characterise PCC-related stigma.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study to assess the reliability and validity of the PCCSQ.

Persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 is not related to cardiopulmonary impairment; a cross-sectional study of persistently dyspneic COVID-19, non-dyspneic COVID-19 and controls.

Up to 53% of individuals who had mild COVID-19 experience symptoms for >3-month following infection (Long-CoV). Dyspnea is reported in 60% of Long-CoV cases and may be secondary to impaired exercise capacity (VO) as a result of pulmonary, pulmonary vascular, or cardiac insult. This study examined whether cardiopulmonary mechanisms could explain exertional dyspnea in Long-CoV.

The effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation for Post-COVID symptoms: A rapid review of the literature.

Background: Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation is recommended for individuals with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection (i.e., symptoms 3-4 weeks after acute infection).

COVID-19 hospitalization is associated with pulmonary/diffusion abnormalities but not post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 severity.

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has resulted in much acute morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is now a growing recognition of the post-acute sequela of COVID-19, termed long COVID. However, the risk factors contributing to this condition remain unclear.

Exertional intolerance and dyspnea with preserved lung function: an emerging long COVID phenotype?

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant acute morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is now a growing recognition of the longer-term sequelae of this infection, termed "long COVID". However, little is known about this condition.

Assessing Symptoms, Concerns, and Quality of Life in Noncancer Patients at End of Life: How Concordant Are Patients and Family Proxy Members?

Context: It has become commonplace to use family caregivers as proxy responders where patients are unable to provide information about their symptoms and concerns to health care providers.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the degree of concordance between patients' and family members' reports of patient symptoms and concerns at end of life.

Methods: Sample dyads included a mix of patients residing at home, in a nursing home, in a long-term care facility, or in hospice.

Correction: Dignity and Distress towards the End of Life across Four Non-Cancer Populations.

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Dignity and Distress towards the End of Life across Four Non-Cancer Populations.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify four non-cancer populations that might benefit from a palliative approach; and describe and compare the prevalence and patterns of dignity related distress across these diverse clinical populations.

Design: A prospective, multi-site approach was used.

Setting: Outpatient clinics, inpatient facilities or personal care homes, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.