2023
Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis
Han L, Luther S, Finch D, Dobscha S, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Fodeh S, Hahm B, Bouayad L, Lee A, Goulet J, Brandt C, Kerns R. Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches and Pain Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Setting: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2023, 29: 420-429. PMID: 36971840, PMCID: PMC10280173, DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain care qualityPrimary care settingCIH exposureIntegrative health approachesCare settingsPropensity scorePain managementCIH approachesPCQ scoresPrimary care clinic visitsHealth approachCare qualityInternational clinical guidelinesChronic pain managementPrimary care capacityDeclaration of AstanaVHA initiativesClinic visitsMusculoskeletal painBenefits patientsMassage therapyClinical guidelinesExposure groupCare capacityMusculoskeletal disorders
2020
Associations between Multimorbidity and Physical Performance in Older Chinese Adults
Yao SS, Meng X, Cao GY, Huang ZT, Chen ZS, Han L, Wang K, Su HX, Luo Y, Hu Y, Xu B. Associations between Multimorbidity and Physical Performance in Older Chinese Adults. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 4546. PMID: 32599778, PMCID: PMC7344642, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlow gait speedMultimorbidity patternsGait speedGrip strengthOlder Chinese adultsPhysical performanceHighest quartileChronic conditionsLowest quartileChinese adultsWorse physical performanceMaximum grip strengthRetirement Longitudinal Study 2011Average gait speedHealth care servicesMultimorbid populationClinical guidelinesOdds ratioMultimorbidityClinical settingChina HealthQuartileOlder adultsClinical performanceIncreased number