2025
Association between psychological flexibility and self-perceived burden in patients with cervical cancer: A computer-simulated network analysis
Chen F, Xiong Y, Li S, Deng Y, Zhang Q, Xiao Z, Knobf M, Ye Z. Association between psychological flexibility and self-perceived burden in patients with cervical cancer: A computer-simulated network analysis. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2025, 74: 102822. PMID: 39893708, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatural Product Use for Chronic Pain: A New Survey of Patterns of Use, Beliefs, Concerns, and Disclosure to Providers
Seal K, Feinberg T, Moore L, Woodruff N, Purcell N, Bertenthal D, McCamish N, Becker W. Natural Product Use for Chronic Pain: A New Survey of Patterns of Use, Beliefs, Concerns, and Disclosure to Providers. Global Advances In Integrative Medicine And Health 2025, 14: 27536130251320101. PMID: 40026674, PMCID: PMC11869316, DOI: 10.1177/27536130251320101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationChronic painPrimary carePain medicationPragmatic trialVA primary careVeteran focus groupsRespondents' mean ageNon-opioid pain medicationsPain management approachesNatural product useHealth AdministrationFocus groupsNP useParent trialPrescribed medicationsHispanic/Latinx ethnicityPrescribed opioidsDisabling painMedication substitutionProvidersVeteransMean ageClinical dataPain
2024
Using the SCAR-Q to Evaluate Morbidity of Scars in Craniosynostosis Repair.
Parikh N, Hu K, Allam O, Lewis K, Ihnat J, Rancu A, Boroumand S, Persing J, Alperovich M. Using the SCAR-Q to Evaluate Morbidity of Scars in Craniosynostosis Repair. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2024, 10556656241272473. PMID: 39140877, DOI: 10.1177/10556656241272473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSCAR-QCraniosynostosis surgeryPsychosocial impactPatient aesthetic satisfactionScar-related symptomsTime of surgeryType of surgeryPost-operative scarringPatients aged 8Higher patient dissatisfactionSurvey completionMann-Whitney UCraniosynostosis repairScar burdenSuture involvementEvaluate morbidityFemale patientsPearson correlation testScar appearanceMean agePatient characteristicsSurgeryCraniofacial conditionsMann-WhitneyPatientsPrescription Opioid Dose Change Before Fatal Opioid-Detected Overdose.
Kazemitabar M, Howell B, Becker W, Lin H, Grau L, Heimer R, D'Onofrio G, Hawk K, Fiellin D, Black A. Prescription Opioid Dose Change Before Fatal Opioid-Detected Overdose. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2024, 85: 815-819. PMID: 38775307, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.24-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescribed opioidsOpioid dose changesRapid dose increaseNon-HispanicOverdose deathsToxicological resultsNon-prescription opioidsBlack non-HispanicMorphine equivalentsOpioid therapyWhite non-HispanicDose changesDaily doseMean ageDispensed opioidsPrescription opioidsPrescribing patternsOpioidDose increaseOpioid overdose crisisIncreasing dosesStudy investigated patternsEffect of timeEffects of ageSecondary analysisEffect of time post warming to embryo transfer on human blastocyst metabolism and pregnancy outcome
Ardestani G, Martins M, Ocali O, Sanchez T, Gulliford C, Barrett C, Sakkas D. Effect of time post warming to embryo transfer on human blastocyst metabolism and pregnancy outcome. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2024, 41: 1539-1547. PMID: 38642271, PMCID: PMC11224190, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-024-03115-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrozen embryo transferLive birth rateEmbryo transferPregnancy outcomesBlastocyst metabolismPGT-ABirth rateNon-PGT cyclesPost-warming cultureNon-invasive metabolic imagingResultsThe mean ageRetrospective cohort studyMinimal metabolic changesHuman blastocystsMiscarriage rateMean ageCohort studyPost-warmingBlastocystMetabolic imagingMetabolic perturbationsPregnancyPatient treatmentClinical practicePatient casesImplementation of REDCap mobile app in an oral HIV clinical study
Seminario A, Karczewski A, Stanley S, Huamani J, Montenegro J, Tafur K, Julca A, Altice F. Implementation of REDCap mobile app in an oral HIV clinical study. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 629. PMID: 38413910, PMCID: PMC10900554, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17837-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderLow-middle income countriesOral healthAssociation of alcohol use disordersPerceived oral health statusAvailability of anti-retroviral therapyLevels of oral diseaseOral health statusAnti-retroviral therapyMobile appsElectronic data collection systemResultsThe mean ageHIV clinical studiesDietary supplement useClinical research staffHIV stigmaOral diseasesHIV clinicHIV casesHealth statusHIV statusMean ageClinical studiesParticipants' experiencesMedical historyPer-oral cholangioscopy in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a 12-month follow-up study
Mohamed R, Tejaswi S, Aabakken L, Ponsioen C, Bowlus C, Adler D, Forbes N, Paulsen V, Voermans R, Urayama S, Peetermans J, Rousseau M, Eksteen B. Per-oral cholangioscopy in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a 12-month follow-up study. Endoscopy International Open 2024, 12: e237-e244. PMID: 38362361, PMCID: PMC10869209, DOI: 10.1055/a-2236-7557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic retrograde cholangiographySerious adverse eventsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisLiver transplantationIndex procedurePSC patientsSclerosing cholangitisOral cholangioscopyRepeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiographyPrior liver transplantationCases of cholangiocarcinomaCCA incidencePrimary endpointSecondary endpointsAdverse eventsBiopsy findingsConsecutive patientsRetrograde cholangiographyAdditional patientsCytology findingsRepeat proceduresMean ageTherapeutic maneuversBenign cytologyCCA diagnosisCerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Risk of Isolated Nontraumatic Subdural Hemorrhage
Rivier C, Kamel H, Sheth K, Iadecola C, Gupta A, de Leon M, Ross E, Falcone G, Murthy S. Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Risk of Isolated Nontraumatic Subdural Hemorrhage. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 163-169. PMID: 38147345, PMCID: PMC10751656, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral amyloid angiopathyMultivariable logistic regression analysisSubdural hemorrhageLogistic regression analysisIntracerebral hemorrhageIntracranial hemorrhageUK Biobank cohortAmyloid angiopathyMean ageUS cohortRisk factorsHigher oddsDiagnosis of CAAPopulation-based cohort studyBiobank cohortClinical Modification diagnosis codesCAA-related intracerebral hemorrhageCox proportional hazards modelRegression analysisAntithrombotic medication useIndependent risk factorCox regression analysisMultivariable logistic regressionNovel risk factorsSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageThe Million Veteran Program 1990–1991 Gulf War Era Survey: An Evaluation of Veteran Response, Characteristics, and Representativeness of the Gulf War Era Veteran Population
Harrington K, Quaden R, Steele L, Helmer D, Hauser E, Ahmed S, Aslan M, Radhakrishnan K, Honerlaw J, Nguyen X, Muralidhar S, Concato J, Cho K, Gaziano J, Whitbourne S, Program O. The Million Veteran Program 1990–1991 Gulf War Era Survey: An Evaluation of Veteran Response, Characteristics, and Representativeness of the Gulf War Era Veteran Population. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 72. PMID: 38248536, PMCID: PMC10815483, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGulf War IllnessMillion Veteran ProgramVeteran populationVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsComparable health statusLarge research cohortsVA Million Veteran ProgramSimilar medical conditionsHigher socioeconomic statusGW veteransMean ageVHA servicesHealth characteristicsMedical conditionsEligible veteransHealth statusResearch cohortCohortSocioeconomic statusVeterans' responsesVeteransVeteran ProgramBroader populationFull populationVitamin B12 is associated negatively with anemia in older Chinese adults with a low dietary diversity level: evidence from the Healthy Ageing and Biomarkers Cohort Study (HABCS)
Liu L, Zhou J, Chen C, Qu Y, Wang J, Lu F, Liu Y, Cai J, Ji S, Li Y, Gu H, Zhao F, Lyu Y, Shi X. Vitamin B12 is associated negatively with anemia in older Chinese adults with a low dietary diversity level: evidence from the Healthy Ageing and Biomarkers Cohort Study (HABCS). BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24: 18. PMID: 38178043, PMCID: PMC10768404, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04586-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin B12 levelsDietary diversity scorePlasma vitamin B12 levelsB12 levelsFood frequency questionnaireDifferent dietary patternsOlder adultsFrequency questionnaireDietary patternsHigh vitamin B12 levelsVitamin B12Low dietary diversity scoreHigh dietary diversity scorePrevalence of anemiaElderly Chinese peopleBiomarker cohort studyOlder Chinese adultsCohort studyAnemia statusDecreased riskMean ageAnemiaChinese adultsConclusionThe relationshipConfounding factorsPitfalls of PRAME Immunohistochemistry in a Large Series of Melanocytic and Nonmelanocytic Lesions With Literature Review
Turner N, Ko C, McNiff J, Galan A. Pitfalls of PRAME Immunohistochemistry in a Large Series of Melanocytic and Nonmelanocytic Lesions With Literature Review. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2024, 46: 21-30. PMID: 37982498, DOI: 10.1097/dad.0000000000002584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional malignant melanomaMalignant melanomaPRAME immunohistochemistryBorderline lesionsNonmelanocytic lesionsDysplastic neviAmerican Joint CommitteePathological tumor stageMalignant melanocytic proliferationsBanal melanocytic nevusUlceration statusInstitution experienceBreslow depthMean ageTumor stageClinicopathologic correlationConsecutive casesMale genderAtypical fibroxanthomaSevere atypiaJoint CommitteeLarge seriesAmbiguous melanocytic lesionsMelanocytic proliferationMalignant counterparts
2023
Association between sociodemographic factors and diagnosis of lethal prostate cancer in early life
Smani S, Novosel M, Sutherland R, Jeong F, Jalfon M, Marks V, Rajwa P, Nolazco J, Washington S, Renzulli J, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Leapman M. Association between sociodemographic factors and diagnosis of lethal prostate cancer in early life. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2023, 42: 28.e9-28.e20. PMID: 38161105, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLethal prostate cancerSociodemographic factorsAdvanced CaPAdvanced diseaseYounger patientsProstate cancerHigher oddsAdvanced stageProstate-specific antigen (PSA) screeningCharacteristics of patientsNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySubset of patientsPatient sociodemographic factorsMultivariable logistic regressionPatients' health insuranceHighest income quartileCohort studyAdvanced cancerAntigen screeningMean ageInsurance statusCancer DatabaseCaP screeningSociodemographic disparitiesNeuropsychiatric symptoms are Predictors of Disturbed Sleep in Mexican American Caregivers
Cantu P, Milani S, Mroz E, Pan Y, Miner B, Sheehan C, Jody S. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are Predictors of Disturbed Sleep in Mexican American Caregivers. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.078489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisturbed sleepBehavioral symptomsDepressive symptomsNPI symptomsNeuropsychiatric symptomsMean ageCare recipientsSleep disturbancesMexican American caregiversMexican AmericansMultivariable logistic regressionHigh-risk groupNursing home useCare recipients' neuropsychiatric symptomsAmerican caregiversOlder Mexican AmericansMore depressive symptomsNeuropsychiatric InventoryAdvanced dementiaEpidemiologic studiesHigher oddsLower oddsRespite careSleep healthCognitive impairmentASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE, RELIGIOSITY/SPIRITUALITY, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN MIDDLE TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S
Britt K, Boateng A, Sebu J, Oh H, Lekwauwa R, Massimo L, Doolittle B. ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE, RELIGIOSITY/SPIRITUALITY, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN MIDDLE TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 457-457. PMCID: PMC10737976, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-reactive proteinBody mass indexCRP levelsSystemic inflammationReligiosity/spiritualityCognitive declineCognitive healthReligious service attendanceAverage CRP levelsService attendanceBetter cognitive healthRace/ethnicityMass indexMean ageHigh riskSignificant negative associationReligious attendanceU.S. adultsHealth conditionsElevated levelsMarital statusUnderlying physiological mechanismsInflammationAdultsAfrican AmericansNeuropsychiatric symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition in Mexican healthcare personnel.
Ruiz-Ramos D, Alonso-García C, Salazar-Rifka R, Martínez-Magaña J, Nolasco-Rosales G, Villar-Soto M. Neuropsychiatric symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition in Mexican healthcare personnel. Horizonte Sanitario 2023, 23: 11-19. DOI: 10.19136/hs.a23n1.5657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHamilton Rating ScaleInflammatory markersHealthcare personnelHealthcare workersHealth personnelCOVID-19Rating ScaleBlood venous samplesFrequent acute symptomsBlood inflammatory markersCOVID-19 diseasePost COVID-19 conditionCommon comorbiditiesAcute symptomsNeuropsychiatric symptomsMean ageDepression ratingsVenous samplesMental disordersDepressionDisorders persistSymptomsAnxietyMarkersPresent studyA multicenter pilot study evaluating simplified central vein assessment for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
Daboul L, O’Donnell C, Amin M, Rodrigues P, Derbyshire J, Azevedo C, Bar-Or A, Caverzasi E, Calabresi P, Cree B, Freeman L, Henry R, Longbrake E, Oh J, Papinutto N, Pelletier D, Prchkovska V, Raza P, Ramos M, Samudralwar R, Schindler M, Sotirchos E, Sicotte N, Solomon A, Shinohara R, Reich D, Sati P, Ontaneda D. A multicenter pilot study evaluating simplified central vein assessment for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2023, 30: 25-34. PMID: 38088067, PMCID: PMC11037932, DOI: 10.1177/13524585231214360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral vein signMultiple sclerosisPositive lesionsInter-rater agreementDiagnosis of MSMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkersDiagnostic performancePossible multiple sclerosisInter-rater reliability assessmentGood diagnostic performanceMcDonald criteriaMulticenter studyVein assessmentMean ageVein signImaging biomarkersLesionsMRI sequencesCharacteristic curveSclerosisPatientsDiagnosisAssessmentParticipantsOptimal methodChinese version of exercise dependence scale-revised: psychometric analysis and exploration of risk factors
Shao Y, Zhang H, Zhang X, Liang Q, Zhang H, Zhang F. Chinese version of exercise dependence scale-revised: psychometric analysis and exploration of risk factors. Frontiers In Psychology 2023, 14: 1309205. PMID: 38115976, PMCID: PMC10728468, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1309205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMann-Whitney U testRisk factorsChinese versionExercise frequencyExercise addictionU testPotential risk factorsMean ageExercise Dependence ScaleEarly detectionAdverse effectsStudy sampleDependence ScaleExercise dependencePrimary causePresent studyPsychometric analysisRegression testBehavioral studiesPsychological aspectsTarget groupGood reliabilityFactorsHierarchical regression testsDAPT Is Comparable to OAC Following LAAC With WATCHMAN FLX A National Registry Analysis
Coylewright M, Holmes D, Kapadia S, Hsu J, Gibson D, Freeman J, Yeh R, Piccini J, Price M, Allocco D, Nair D. DAPT Is Comparable to OAC Following LAAC With WATCHMAN FLX A National Registry Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 2708-2718. PMID: 37943200, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual antiplatelet therapyDevice-related thrombusOral anticoagulationWatchman FLXStroke preventionLong-term oral anticoagulationComposite endpoint rateMedical therapy optionsNational registry analysisSimilar safety profilePropensity-matched analysisAtrial appendage occlusionAspirin patientsDAPT patientsMajor bleedingAntiplatelet therapyComposite endpointDrug regimensMedication regimensAppendage occlusionComorbid conditionsAtrial fibrillationRegistry analysisSafety profileMean ageAssessment of a Novel Interactive Website to Inform Adolescent and Young Adult Decision-Making about Contraception
Lepore C, McNamara M, Miclette K, Vash-Margita A. Assessment of a Novel Interactive Website to Inform Adolescent and Young Adult Decision-Making about Contraception. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2023, 37: 149-155. PMID: 37935279, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2023.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral contraceptive pillsYoung adultsNon-contraceptive usesTertiary children's hospitalReproductive health informationTeen healthWebsite exposureChildren's HospitalMean ageOutpatient clinicContraceptive pillsContraception methodsHealth educationExposure surveyParticipant demographicsAYAsConvenience sampleHealth informationAdolescent HealthElectronic surveyFurther studiesClinical institutionsHospitalContraceptionExposureSignificant unfavorable geometrical changes in ascending aorta despite stable diameter at follow-up
Kalogerakos P, Pirentis A, Papaharilaou Y, Skiadas C, Karantanas A, Mojibian H, Marketou M, Kochiadakis G, Elefteriades J, Lazopoulos G. Significant unfavorable geometrical changes in ascending aorta despite stable diameter at follow-up. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 80: 55-63. PMID: 37931701, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2023.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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