Comparative Analysis of Clinical Outcomes Using Propensity Score Matching: Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. Seasonal Influenza in Korea
CONCLUSION: The omicron group did not demonstrate better clinical outcomes than the pre-omicron group, and exhibited significant disease severity compared to the influenza group. Considering the likely persistence of COVID-19 infections, it is imperative to sustain comprehensive studies and ongoing policy support for the virus to enhance the prognosis for individuals affected by COVID-19.PMID:38622937 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e128 (Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science)
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - April 16, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Jae Kyeom Sim Hye Sun Lee Juyeon Yang Jin Gwack Bryan Inho Kim Jeong-Ok Cha Kyung Hoon Min Young Seok Lee Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) Investigators Source Type: research
30 Years of Recovery: Perspectives From an Aging Revolutionary
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01276-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMark Ragins, award-winning past medical director of the MHALA Village and long-term Recovery Movement leader reflects upon the progress and disappointments of the last 30 years developing and promoting recovery. He describes the Recovery Model as a true "Thomas Kuhn" revolution built on three paradigm shifts (from illness-centered to person-centered, from professionally-driven to client-driven, and from deficit-based to strengths-based). Since it has always been an outsider movement, it has grown up in isolated "bubbles". D...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - April 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mark Ragins Source Type: research
Opioid use disorder in pediatric populations: considerations for perioperative pain management and precision opioid analgesia
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2024.2343915. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Opioids are commonly used for perioperative analgesia, yet children still suffer high rates of severe post-surgical pain and opioid-related adverse effects. Persistent and severe acute surgical pain greatly increases the child's chances of chronic surgical pain, long-term opioid use, and opioid use disorder.AREAS COVERED: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols, are often inadequate in treating a child's severe surgical pain. Research suggests that 'older' and longer-acting opioids such as methad...
Source: Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology - April 16, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Yun Han Chen Anastasios Xenitidis Paul Hoffman Leslie Matthews Swathi G Padmanabhan Lakshmi Aravindan Ruth Ressler Inesh Sivam Sahana Sivam Chase F Gillispie Senthilkumar Sadhasivam Source Type: research
Psychosocial Distress Among Certified Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Social Ecological Model Informed Scoping Review
CONCLUSIONS & CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: This review identifies specific targets for intervention for psychosocial distress among CNAs in LTC at multiple levels, including job clarity; workload; facility culture; community relations; and policy. These intervention targets remain relevant to the LTC industry beyond the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:38622883 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2337137 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Evan Plys Nina Ahmad Andrea Wei Roy A Thompson E-Shien Chang Jenna Locke Jessica G Bell Ana-Maria Vranceanu Ruth Palan Lopez Source Type: research
The Quality of Life of Urban Omani People During the COVID-19 Pandemic in A'Seeb Wilayat: A Cross-sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: Physical and mental impacts are very common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several risk factors were identified. Public health programs need to be implemented to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on quality of life.PMID:38623538 | PMC:PMC11016751 | DOI:10.5001/omj.2024.51 (Source: Oman Medical Journal)
Source: Oman Medical Journal - April 16, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mohammed Al Hinai Zalikha Issa Al Belushi Asma Said Al Shidhani Maisa Hamed Al Kiyumi Source Type: research
Comparative Analysis of Clinical Outcomes Using Propensity Score Matching: Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. Seasonal Influenza in Korea
CONCLUSION: The omicron group did not demonstrate better clinical outcomes than the pre-omicron group, and exhibited significant disease severity compared to the influenza group. Considering the likely persistence of COVID-19 infections, it is imperative to sustain comprehensive studies and ongoing policy support for the virus to enhance the prognosis for individuals affected by COVID-19.PMID:38622937 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e128 (Source: J Korean Med Sci)
Source: J Korean Med Sci - April 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jae Kyeom Sim Hye Sun Lee Juyeon Yang Jin Gwack Bryan Inho Kim Jeong-Ok Cha Kyung Hoon Min Young Seok Lee Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) Investigators Source Type: research
Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on self-poisoning behaviour with mild analgesics in Danish youth
CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that the restrictions enforced during the second lockdown greatly impacted youth mental health, especially girls, leading to an 85% increase in self-poisonings. We hope for increased awareness of mental health in children and adolescents during possible future lockdowns.PMID:38625374 | DOI:10.1080/08039488.2024.2339433 (Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry - April 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gurbhej Singh Jonathan Pommer Hansen Ditte Hulgaard Mads Damkj ær Erik Christiansen Source Type: research
The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the adoption and impact of AI ChatGPT: Challenges, applications, and ethical considerations
This article employs qualitative thematic modeling to gather insights from 30 informants. The study explores various aspects related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AI ChatGPT technologies.PURPOSE: The purpose of this research is to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the increased usage and adoption of AI ChatGPT. It aims to explore the pandemic's impact on AI ChatGPT and its applications in specific domains, as well as the challenges and opportunities it presents.FINDINGS: The findings highlight that the pandemic has led to a surge in online activities, resulting in a heightened demand for AI ChatG...
Source: Acta Psychologica - April 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Talib Hussain Dake Wang Benqian Li Source Type: research
Facilitating and Hindering Factors in the Implementation of Medical Rehabilitation of Adolescents with Scoliosis before and during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
CONCLUSION: For successful rehabilitation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, depending on weather conditions, therapy should be outside, as there is no need to wear mouth-nose protection outdoors. In addition, the physiotherapeutic treatment (Schroth therapy) should be carried out without mask due to the intensity of the exercise. Social contacts among all adolescents should be supported as much as possible. The leisure activities should provide a wide choice and enough free places. Continuation of certain hygienic measures could help to reduce the incidence of illnesses (e. g., gastrointestinal infections) in the future. The...
Source: Die Rehabilitation - April 16, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Anna-Lena Baasner Hannes Banaschak David Fauser Matthias Bethge Source Type: research
Opioid use disorder in pediatric populations: considerations for perioperative pain management and precision opioid analgesia
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2024.2343915. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Opioids are commonly used for perioperative analgesia, yet children still suffer high rates of severe post-surgical pain and opioid-related adverse effects. Persistent and severe acute surgical pain greatly increases the child's chances of chronic surgical pain, long-term opioid use, and opioid use disorder.AREAS COVERED: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols, are often inadequate in treating a child's severe surgical pain. Research suggests that 'older' and longer-acting opioids such as methad...
Source: Pharmacological Reviews - April 16, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Yun Han Chen Anastasios Xenitidis Paul Hoffman Leslie Matthews Swathi G Padmanabhan Lakshmi Aravindan Ruth Ressler Inesh Sivam Sahana Sivam Chase F Gillispie Senthilkumar Sadhasivam Source Type: research
Health and sociodemographic determinants of excess mortality in Spanish nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 2-year prospective longitudinal study
CONCLUSION: Almost half of this sample of nursing home residents died in the 2‑year period, and one fifth were attributed to COVID-19. Functional impairment was a risk factor for overall mortality and COVID-19 mortality, independent of age and risk of sarcopenia.PMID:38625391 | DOI:10.1007/s00391-024-02294-4 (Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie)
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anna Escrib à-Salvans Javier Jerez-Roig Pau Farr és-Godayol Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza Dawn A Skelton Eduard Minobes-Molina Source Type: research
Recent advances in immunotherapies against infectious diseases
Immunother Adv. 2020 Nov 25;1(1):ltaa007. doi: 10.1093/immadv/ltaa007. eCollection 2021 Jan.ABSTRACTImmunotherapies are disease management strategies that target or manipulate components of the immune system. Infectious diseases pose a significant threat to human health as evidenced by countries continuing to grapple with several emerging and re-emerging diseases, the most recent global health threat being the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. As such, various immunotherapeutic approaches are increasingly being investigated as alternative therapies for infectious diseases, resulting in significant advances towards the uncovering of path...
Source: Cancer Control - April 16, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dharanidharan Ramamurthy Trishana Nundalall Sanele Cingo Neelakshi Mungra Maryam Karaan Krupa Naran Stefan Barth Source Type: research
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine
CONCLUSIONS: Veterans with OUD and PTSD can safely and effectively participate in evidence-based therapy for PTSD; further work should confirm that trauma-focused treatment may be more effective in leading to sustained remission of PTSD symptoms than drug counseling.SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first study to evaluate CPT for PTSD in the context of buprenorphine treatment for OUD.PMID:38624259 | DOI:10.1111/ajad.13557 (Source: American Journal on Addictions)
Source: American Journal on Addictions - April 16, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Ismene L Petrakis Sarah Meshberg-Cohen Charla Nich Megan M Kelly Tracy Claudio Jane Serrita Jane Emily Pisani Elizabeth Ralevski Source Type: research
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine
CONCLUSIONS: Veterans with OUD and PTSD can safely and effectively participate in evidence-based therapy for PTSD; further work should confirm that trauma-focused treatment may be more effective in leading to sustained remission of PTSD symptoms than drug counseling.SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first study to evaluate CPT for PTSD in the context of buprenorphine treatment for OUD.PMID:38624259 | DOI:10.1111/ajad.13557 (Source: The American Journal on Addictions)
Source: The American Journal on Addictions - April 16, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Ismene L Petrakis Sarah Meshberg-Cohen Charla Nich Megan M Kelly Tracy Claudio Jane Serrita Jane Emily Pisani Elizabeth Ralevski Source Type: research
FirstStep2Health: A cluster randomised trial to promote healthy behaviours and prevent obesity amongst low ‐income preschoolers
ConclusionsEven with some potential limitations (small sample size, measurement concerns and confounding with Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic), the study's results support the preliminary efficacy of the FirstStep2Health intervention in preventing obesity amongst low-income racially diverse preschoolers. (Source: Pediatric Obesity)
Source: Pediatric Obesity - April 16, 2024 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Jiying Ling,
Wachira Suriyawong,
Lorraine B. Robbins,
Nanhua Zhang,
Jean M. Kerver Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research
