2022
Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chen J, Zhang Y, Barandouzi Z, Xu W, Feng B, Chon K, Santos M, Starkweather A, Cong X. Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2022, 38: 492-501. PMID: 35686579, PMCID: PMC9205184, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIrritable bowel syndromeIrritable bowel syndrome patientsHealthy controlsPain intensityPain thresholdBowel syndromeIBS-related painSomatic pain perceptionQuantitative sensory testingIncreased pain thresholdYoung adultsRandomized clinical trialsSelf-management interventionsSomatosensory profilesDifferentiate painPain perceptionPsychophysiological symptomsFollow-upClinical trialsPainNormal thresholdsIncreased thresholdSensory thresholdsSevere symptomsPatientsThe effect of self-management online modules plus nurse-led support on pain and quality of life among young adults with irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial
Chen J, Zhang Y, Barandouzi Z, Lee J, Zhao T, Xu W, Chen M, Feng B, Starkweather A, Cong X. The effect of self-management online modules plus nurse-led support on pain and quality of life among young adults with irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Nursing Studies 2022, 132: 104278. PMID: 35640500, PMCID: PMC10588769, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeImprove quality of lifeNurse-led interventionNurse-ledIntervention groupIntervention effectsPain interferenceOnline modulesImprove qualitySelf-managementNurse-led self-management programIrritable bowel syndromeYoung adultsSelf-efficacyNurse-led supportEffects of self-managementLife-long self-managementSelf-management programReducing pain interferenceSelf-reported painFollow-upIncreased quality of lifeBaseline data collectionIncreased self-efficacyDecreased pain intensity
2021
Back pain and heart failure in community-dwelling older adults: Findings from the Health ABC study
Chen J, Zhang Y, Simonsick E, Starkweather A, Chen M, McCauley P, Chyun D, Cong X. Back pain and heart failure in community-dwelling older adults: Findings from the Health ABC study. Geriatric Nursing 2021, 42: 643-649. PMID: 33823422, PMCID: PMC8197735, DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-dwelling older adultsBack painOlder adultsImpact of back painAssociation of back painHealth ABC StudyDecreased physical functionHeart failureHealth ABCABC StudyPhysical functionHealth outcomesPhysical performanceFatigue levelsDepressive symptomsPain managementBody compositionHealthPainAdultsRegression analysisFollow-upBackAgeHeart