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Clinical characteristics and lifestyle behaviors among individuals with arthritis: an analysis of 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.
Conclusion: Patients with arthritis were more likely to be women, White, current smokers, and physically inactive, and to have poor mental health, lower education levels, and difficulty paying for healthcare and medications than those without arthritis. Further efforts should be made to address these findings through resource allocation in the care of patients with arthritis. Practitioners should also seek increased understanding of the psychological, social, and economic impacts of physical activity and smoking in patients with arthritis. PMID: 33512394 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of the A...
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - January 30, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research

Transforming a clerkship with telemedicine.
Authors: Bhatia RK, Cooley D, Collins PB, Caudle J, Coren J Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had an overwhelming impact on both clinical practices and learning environments. On March 17th, 2020, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation issued a statement recommending a "pause" in medical student participation in-person at clinical sites. In response, the Family Medicine Department at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine recognized the need to evolve the traditional curriculum and quickly transiti...
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - January 30, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research

Robotic microsurgical spermatic cord denervation for chronic orchialgia: a case series.
Conclusion: Utilization of robotic-assisted surgery offers more urologists the ability to use familiar techniques to treat chronic orchialgia when conservative measures are unsuccessful. PMID: 33512396 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association)
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - January 30, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine: a refreshed and refocused publication for our profession.
Authors: Zafonte RD PMID: 33512397 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association)
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - January 30, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research

An analysis of research quality underlying IDSA clinical practice guidelines: a cross-sectional study.
Conclusions: The proportion of high-quality research underlying guideline recommendations is remarkably low, indicating that moderate and low quality evidence is still influencing infectious disease guidelines despite IDSA standards. Moreover, the quality of research has not significantly changed over time. IDSA CPGs are a formidable source of information for clinicians, but an increased number of quality studies should be utilized to further guide CPG development. PMID: 33449070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association)
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - January 16, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research