Oscillometry is an emerging pulmonary function testing tool that is conducted during tidal breaths with minimal patient effort. It is highly sensitive to changes in lung mechanics. Oscillometry was ...recently shown to be highly associated with disease severity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The usefulness of oscillometry after single lung transplant in IPF patients is not well understood. Our study demonstrated that oscillometry can detect changes in the graft despite presence of a native fibrotic lung to provide useful information to complement spirometry.
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Participants (n=34) were low‐income parents with preschool‐aged children, 72% Hispanic, 91% female, and 75% with total family incomes under $40,000. Parents completed questionnaires ...concerning knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding family food purchasing habits, and returned food‐purchasing receipts representing one month. Although 88% of parents agreed that consuming diets high in fruits, vegetables and fiber, and low in fat and added sugar can decrease risk for heart disease and diabetes, the knowledge to apply this to their food‐purchasing selections was lacking. Participants could identify foods high in added sugar, but were unable to consistently identify foods high in fat or high in fiber. Out of 98 responses, 60% (n=59) misidentified pasta, bread, or soda as being high in fat. For four items low in dietary fiber (corn flakes, white rice, red meat, and chicken), over 1/3 (n=44) of 130 responses misidentified them as high in dietary fiber and 12% (n=15) indicated “don't know.” Total family food‐expenditure devoted to fruits, vegetables, high‐fiber and low fat food items accounted for only 31% of money spent for food purchases. Though parents agreed healthy diets reduce disease risk, they lacked the knowledge to apply this to food purchasing which presents a significant public health risk and need for nutrition education in vulnerable populations. Funding provided by Little Dudes child care centers.
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: Little Dudes Child Care Centers
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