Beyond the modified dot-probe task: A meta-analysis of the efficacy of alternate attention bias modification tasks across domains
Clin Psychol Rev. 2024 Apr 27;110:102436. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102436. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAttention biases towards disease-relevant cues have been implicated in numerous disorders and health conditions, such as anxiety, cancer, drug-use disorders, and chronic pain. Attention bias modification (ABM) has shown that changing attention biases can change related emotional processes. ABM most commonly uses a modified dot-probe task, which has received increasing criticism regarding its reliability and inconsistent findings. The purpose of the present review was thus to systematically review and meta-analyse alterna...
Source: Clinical Psychology Review - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tessa Rooney Louise Sharpe Jemma Todd Stefan Carlo Michalski Dimitri Van Ryckeghem Geert Crombez Ben Colagiuri Source Type: research
Acupuncture for pediatric chronic pain: a systematic review
CONCLUSION: The analyzed studies showed important clinical results such as the reduction of pain intensity, and improvement in school attendance and social life. However, there are many limitations in study design and sample size. Therefore, there is weak evidence to support the use of acupuncture in the context of pediatric chronic pain, but the positive results reinforce the need for further investigation of the topic with the conduct of larger and well-designed studies, to obtain more data and greater scientific conviction of the findings.PMID:38697213 | DOI:10.1016/j.jped.2024.03.013 (Source: Jornal de Pediatria)
Source: Jornal de Pediatria - May 2, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jo ão Roberto Bissoto Jos é Udevanier Rebouças da Silva Júnior Gabrielle Pignol Alvares Fl ávia H Santos Claudio Arnaldo Len Source Type: research
Health Care Utilization by Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain
CONCLUSION: Patients with chronic pelvic pain have higher rates of chronic overlapping pain conditions and undergo more ED visits, imaging tests, and hysterectomies than patients without chronic pelvic pain. Improving access to multidisciplinary care, increasing utilization of interventions such as PT and psychological or behavioral therapy, and reducing ED utilization may be possible targets to help reduce overall health care costs and improve patient care.PMID:38696811 | DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005595 (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - May 2, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Isabel Green Morgan Briggs Diana Encalada Soto Kristin Cole Jenna Wygant Tatnai Burnett Xuan Zhu Innie Chen Lindsey R Sangaralingam Viengneesee Thao Source Type: research
Comparison of Short ‑Term Outcomes and 3-Year Overall Survival between Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that RG may offer advantages in terms of blood loss, surgical complications, recovery time, and pain management compared to LG while maintaining similar overall survival rates. However, RG is associated with higher hospital costs, potentially limiting its wider adoption. Further research, including large, multi-center randomized controlled trials with longer patient follow-up, particularly for advanced gastric cancer, is needed to confirm these findings.PMID:38693890 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2024.2348256 (Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica)
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - May 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Li Zhang Jingli Cui Mingzhi Cai Bin Li Gang Ma Xuejun Wang Yong Liu Jingyu Deng Rupeng Zhang Han Liang Jilong Yang Source Type: research
Iliac artery endofibrosis: diagnostic dilemna and treatment options
CONCLUSION: Correct diagnosis is essential in the treatment of EIAE. A complete and multidisciplinary pathway should be followed to distinguish vascular from non-vascular causes. Correct lesion localization is crucial and besides CTA or MRA, more sophisticated techniques such as dynamic angiography or intravascular ultrasound might be needed.PMID:38693887 | DOI:10.1080/00015458.2024.2348234 (Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica)
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - May 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: K VanLangenhove Uijtterhaegen G Moreels N Randon C Vermassen F Source Type: research
Equine-Assisted Service's Effect on Cartilage and Skeletal Biomarkers for Adults and Older Adults with Arthritis: A Pilot Study
CONCLUSION: Although equine-assisted therapy may reduce pain and improve quality of life for adults with arthritis, findings here are not fully corroborated with biomarkers.PMID:38697487 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103047 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Matthew Chrisman Sharon White-Lewis Sue Lasiter Steven R Chesnut Cynthia L Russell Source Type: research
Avoiding pain during propofol injection in pediatric anesthesia: Hypnoanalgesia of the hand versus intravenous lidocaine
CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that hypnoanalgesia of the hand alone is effective to prevent the pain related to propofol injection in children. No significant difference was found in comparison with lidocaine admixture nor for pain or satisfaction.PMID:38693886 | DOI:10.1111/pan.14909 (Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia)
Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - May 2, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Marie-Madeleine Polomeni Thomas Huguet Maryline Mariotti Claire Larcher Fran çois Delort Vincent Minville Delphine Kern Source Type: research
Effectiveness of implementing a standardized perioperative pain management protocol in children undergoing tonsillectomy: A quality improvement project
CONCLUSION: The quality improvement project highlighted notable improvements in the intervention group for whom a standardized perioperative pain management protocol was used, including reduced opioid medication administration, lower incidence of respiratory interventions, and high adherence to the pain management protocol. These findings underscore the effectiveness and feasibility of standardized protocols in enhancing patient outcomes.PMID:38695104 | DOI:10.1111/pan.14917 (Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia)
Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - May 2, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Lauren Freedman Anna Varughese Binu Koirala Vinciya Pandian Source Type: research
Knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis and urinary schistosomiasis among final-year midwifery students in the Volta Region of Ghana
CONCLUSION: Awareness of FGS was limited among the study participants. The high prevalence of knowledge of some FGS symptoms related to the genitalia needs cautious interpretation. Health care training institutions must make deliberate efforts to highlight FGS in the training of midwives as the condition has diagnostic and management implications for some sexual and reproductive health conditions.PMID:38696499 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0302554 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - May 2, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Wisdom Klutse Azanu Joseph Osarfo Gideon Appiah Yvonne Sefadzi Godonu Gifty Dufie Ampofo Verner Orish Michael Amoh Evans Kofi Agbeno Emmanuel Senanu Komla Morhe Margaret Gyapong Source Type: research
All available diagnostic and therapeutic options should be fully exploited in order to quickly identify and optimally treat neuropathic pain in long-COVID
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s00406-024-01820-0. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38695877 | DOI:10.1007/s00406-024-01820-0 (Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)
Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Josef Finsterer Source Type: research
Use and experienced effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for chronic spinal cord injury related pain in The Netherlands: A cross-sectional survey
CONCLUSION: Patients with SCI experiencing pain often use non-pharmacological treatments. Most treatments were described as moderately effective. Research on specific non-pharmacological treatments and different types of pain separately is needed to further determine the effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments.PMID:38695723 | DOI:10.1080/10790268.2024.2345448 (Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine)
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tim C Crul Aline J Hakbijl-van der Wind Charlotte M van Laake-Geelen Johanna Ma Visser-Meily Marcel Wm Post Janneke M Stolwijk-Sw üste Source Type: research
Cervical Disk Replacement Versus Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: Effect of Procedural Variant on Patients With a Prolonged Preoperative Duration of Symptoms From Disk Herniation
CONCLUSION: Patients with prolonged PSD due to cervical DH demonstrated notable improvements in physical function, disability, pain, and mental health regardless of fusion versus arthroplasty techniques. Accounting for demographic variations, patients undergoing CDA demonstrated a greater magnitude of improvement and superior scores in physical function at the first postoperative follow-up. Rates of clinically tangible improvements in PROMs did not markedly vary by surgical procedure. Patients undergoing CDA may perceive greater early improvements to physical function compared with patients undergoing ACDF for prolonged PS...
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - May 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Timothy J Hartman James W Nie Ishan Khosla Omolabake O Oyetayo Keith R MacGregor Eileen Zheng Fatima N Anwar Andrea M Roca Alexandra C Loya Srinath S Medakkar Vincent P Federico Dustin H Massel Arash J Sayari Gregory D Lopez Kern Singh Source Type: research
Prolonged Opioid Use Is Associated With Poor Pain Alleviation After Orthopaedic Surgery
CONCLUSION: Our findings demonstrated an overall high rate of COU. The known risk factors of COU were evident in our study population, particularly the modifiable risk factor of acute postsurgical PPA. Better management of postsurgical pain in orthopaedic patients may lead to a decrease in the rates of COU in this group.PMID:38696825 | DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-24-00044 (Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - May 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Meir T Marmor Stephanie Hu Varun Mahadevan Alexander Floren Belen Perez Solans Rada Savic Source Type: research
Bilateral pyogranulomatous otitis externa with putative cartilage destruction in a dog: A severe case of auricular chondritis?
Vet Dermatol. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1111/vde.13252. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAuricular chondritis of unknown cause was suspected in a 10-year-old male Bolognese dog with a five-month history of painful bilateral nodular and ulcerative pyogranulomatous dermatitis of the pinnae with putative auricular cartilage destruction. Pain and lesions resolved with immunosuppressive doses of prednisolone, yet the condition resulted in deformity of both pinnae and external canals.PMID:38695235 | DOI:10.1111/vde.13252 (Source: Veterinary Dermatology)
Source: Veterinary Dermatology - May 2, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Michela De Lucia Carolina Mendes Giovanna Bertolini Source Type: research
Emerging technology has a brilliant future: the CRISPR-Cas system for senescence, inflammation, and cartilage repair in osteoarthritis
Cell Mol Biol Lett. 2024 May 2;29(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s11658-024-00581-x.ABSTRACTOsteoarthritis (OA), known as one of the most common types of aseptic inflammation of the musculoskeletal system, is characterized by chronic pain and whole-joint lesions. With cellular and molecular changes including senescence, inflammatory alterations, and subsequent cartilage defects, OA eventually leads to a series of adverse outcomes such as pain and disability. CRISPR-Cas-related technology has been proposed and explored as a gene therapy, offering potential gene-editing tools that are in the spotlight. Considering the genetic and multi...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters - May 2, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Shicheng Jia Rongji Liang Jiayou Chen Shuai Liao Jianjing Lin Wei Li Source Type: research
