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Predictors of new persistent opioid use after benign hysterectomy in the United States
AlAshqar A, Ishiwata R, Moss C, Andersen KM, Yanek L, Bicket MC, Alexander GC, Borahay MA. Predictors of new persistent opioid use after benign hysterectomy in the United States. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 227: 68.e1-68.e24. PMID: 35248573, PMCID: PMC9253094, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid usePerioperative opioid prescriptionOpioid usePerioperative prescriptionBenign hysterectomyOpioid prescriptionsSurgical complicationsClinical Classification Software codesNational insurance claims databaseLogistic regressionNew persistent usePrevalent opioid useRetrospective cohort studyInsurance Claims DatabaseMultivariate logistic regressionPersistent usePreoperative painCohort studyNaïve womenInvasive hysterectomyMedication usePain disordersSurgical indicationsTobacco smoking
2024
Dispensing patterns of antidepressant and antianxiety medications for psychiatric disorders after benign hysterectomy in reproductive-age women: Results from group-based trajectory modeling
Ishiwata R, AlAshqar A, Miyashita-Ishiwata M, Borahay M. Dispensing patterns of antidepressant and antianxiety medications for psychiatric disorders after benign hysterectomy in reproductive-age women: Results from group-based trajectory modeling. Women's Health 2024, 20: 17455057241272218. PMID: 39165003, PMCID: PMC11339748, DOI: 10.1177/17455057241272218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup-based-trajectory modellingBenign hysterectomyReproductive-age womenUterine fibroidsAA medicationsTime of hysterectomyPatterns of antidepressantsPsychiatric disordersDispensing patternsCo-existing psychiatric diagnosisStudy periodStudy of womenClusters of patientsPelvic painAbnormal bleedingDiscontinuation ratesClinical predictorsHysterectomyGynecological symptomsGynecological disordersTrajectory groupsPerioperative periodAntidepressantsInclusion criteriaAnxiety disorders
2020
Impact of primary headache disorder on quality of life among school students in Kuwait
Al-Hashel JY, Alroughani R, Shuaibi S, AlAshqar A, AlHamdan F, AlThufairi H, Owayed S, Ahmed SF. Impact of primary headache disorder on quality of life among school students in Kuwait. The Journal Of Headache And Pain 2020, 21: 80. PMID: 32580704, PMCID: PMC7313161, DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01124-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle school studentsSchool studentsAcademic achievementAcademic yearImpaired Participation (HARDSHIP) questionnaireStudentsHeadache-Attributed RestrictionParticipation QuestionnaireQuestionnaireSchoolsAchievementGenderDisabilityLifeQualityChildrenAdolescentsHandicapImpactCross-sectional studySocial handicapMethodsA cross-sectional study