Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been reported to be associated with primary chronic pain syndromes, such as fibromyalgia, migraine, and chronic low back pain. Although idiopathic orofacial pain (IOP) is classified as burning mouth syndrome or persistent idiopathic facial or dentoalveolar pain and as a primary chronic pain, the association between IOP and ADHD has not…
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Month: January 2023
Psychological measures of stress and biomarkers of inflammation, aging, and endothelial dysfunction in breast cancer survivors on aromatase inhibitors by Anne H Blaes
The use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular events and lower endothelial function in breast cancer survivors. Psychosocial stress is associated with higher levels of inflammatory and aging markers, and lower endothelial function in otherwise healthy subjects. These associations among breast cancer survivors on AIs are not well defined. A…
Prevalence of and factors associated with alexithymia among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a cross-sectional study by Huaizhong Zhang
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of alexithymia was high in Chinese COPD patients. Anxiety, depression, dyspnea, quality of life, comorbidities, and disease severity are independent risk factors, and age and BMI are predictive factors for alexithymia in COPD patients.
Understanding integrated service delivery: a scoping review of models for noncommunicable disease and mental health interventions in low-and-middle income countries by Alma J Adler
CONCLUSIONS: While integrated service design is a promising method to achieve ambitious global goals, little is known about what works, when, and why. This review characterizing care integration programs is an initial step toward developing a structured study of care integration.
Does physical activity mediate the associations between blue space and mental health? A cross-sectional study in Australia by Emma Murrin
CONCLUSION: While physical activity appears to explain associations between inland blue space and mental health outcomes, it only partially explains the association between coastal blue space and mental health, suggesting other mechanisms may play a role and even inactive exposure may be beneficial.
Illnesses and hardship financing in India: an evaluation of inpatient and outpatient cases, 2014-18 by Arya Rachel Thomas
CONCLUSION: Government intervention is quintessential to decrease the hardship financing caused by cancer. The intra-household inequalities play an important role in explaining their hardship financing strategies. We suggest the need for more financial risk protection for outpatient care to address hardship financing.
Mechanical performance of porous biomimetic intervertebral body fusion devices: an in vitro biomechanical study by Fon-Yih Tsuang
BACKGROUND: Degenerative disc disease is one of the most common ailments severely affecting the quality of life in elderly population. Cervical intervertebral body fusion devices are utilized to provide stability after surgical intervention for cervical pathology. In this study, we design a biomimetic porous spinal cage, and perform mechanical simulations to study its performances following…
Corneal biomechanical characteristics following small incision lenticule extraction for myopia and astigmatism with 3 different cap thicknesses by Xiaotong Lv
CONCLUSIONS: The corneal stiffness following SMILE was greatest with 130-μm cap, followed by 120-μm cap, then 110-μm cap. 130-μm cap might have advantages in terms of corneal biomechanics and retreatment option. The SMILE-designed protocol should be customized in practice.
Glycyrrhetinic acid protects against Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-induced lung epithelial cells injury by regulating inflammation and oxidative stress by Piaoyi Guo
Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) is a bio-effective component of Licorice. The GA is a monomer and the ingredient is an Oleanane-type pentacyclic triterpenes that has been used as a remedy for years. Due to the abuse of antibiotics, people pay attention to the emergence of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB). As a conditional pathogen, MDR-AB causes severe…
The forms and adverse effects of insecurities among internally displaced children in Ethiopia by Janet Kemei
CONCLUSION: Successful relocation and reintegration of IDPs would help to alleviate both parent and child post-conflict stressors. Managing and following up on economic reintegration efforts is needed in both the short and long term. Such measures will help to achieve goals for specific projects attached to donor support outcomes, consequently enabling social support and conflict…
Parents’ Experiences of Communication in Neonatal Care (PEC): a neonatal survey refined for real-time parent feedback by Susanna Sakonidou
CONCLUSION: Revised from the original 61-question Picker survey, the 28-question PEC survey is the first UK instrument formally evaluated to assess parent experience while infants are still receiving neonatal care. Developed with parents, it focuses on communication and parent involvement, enabling continuous assessment and iterative improvement of family-centred interventions in neonatal care.
Effects of Thoracic Paravertebral Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Infants and Small Children undergoing Ultra-Fast Track Cardiac Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jumian Feng
CONCLUSIONS: A combination of bilateral single dose TPVB and PNCA pain management is superior to a PNCA pain management alone in infants and small children undergoing open cardiac surgery and contributes to a rapid recovery with preferable perioperative outcomes in the protocol of UFTCA.