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CO85 Association of Gabapentin Use with Functional Limitations Among Stroke Survivors: A Multi-Institutional Electronic Health Records Database Analysis
This study determines the effect of gabapentin on functional recovery measures such as mobility and GAIT abnormality among stroke survivors.
Source: Value in Health - June 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M. Pathak, R. Neba, B. Zhou, R. Rasu, U. Sambamoorthi Source Type: research
Screening for the primary prevention of fragility fractures among adults aged 40 years and older in primary care: systematic reviews of the effects and acceptability of screening and treatment, and the accuracy of risk prediction tools
ConclusionAn offer of 2-step screening with risk assessment and BMD measurement toselected postmenopausal females with low prevalence of prior fracture probably results in a small reduction in the risk of clinical fragility fracture and hip fracture compared to no screening. These findings were most applicable to the use of clinical FRAX for risk assessment and were not replicated in theoffer-to-screen population where the rate of response to mailed screening questionnaires was low. Limited direct evidence on harms of screening were available; using study data to provide estimates, there may be a moderate degree of overdia...
Source: Systematic Reviews - March 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Community Perception of Climate Change and Extreme Heat Influences on Health: Study of Kolkata Metropolitan Region
This study aimed to understand community perception about climate change and extreme heat influences on health. It was conducted in the Kolkata Metropolitan Region through a comprehensive interview of 56 participants by using purposive sampling methods. The information was obtained through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The data was analyzed using the narrative analysis method based on the transcribed notes. The collected information was made into a summary and then categorized with the chronology. Information was presented in the subsections of urban expansion influence on the regional climate, contribut...
Source: Global Social Welfare - March 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Determining the safety and effectiveness of Tai Chi: a critical overview of 210 systematic reviews of controlled clinical trials
ConclusionsThe findings suggest Tai Chi has multidimensional effects, including physical, psychological and quality of life benefits for a wide range of conditions, as well as multimorbidity. Clinically important benefits were most consistently reported for Parkinson ’s disease, falls risk, knee osteoarthritis, low back pain, cerebrovascular, and cardiovascular diseases including hypertension. For most conditions, higher-quality SRs with rigorous primary studies are required.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD42021225708.
Source: Systematic Reviews - December 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
CO147 Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacological Interventions for Managing Sickle Cell Disease Complications in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analyses
Sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited hemoglobinopathy that causes anemia, severe pain, vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), is currently recognized as a global public health concern, being the leading cause of pediatric stroke. Our aim was to synthesize the evidence on the efficacy and safety of interventions for managing SCD in this population.
Source: Value in Health - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: F Tonin, AC Ginete, J Ferreira, M Delgadinho, F Fernandez-Llimos, M Brito Source Type: research
PCR225 Quality of Life (QOL)-Related Mentions for Prevalent Diseases on Social Media Platforms in the US
People discuss online the impact of health conditions on their lives. Comparing ‘posts’ across diseases may provide an initial understanding of comparative disease burden on quality of life (QOL). For 8 of the most prevalent conditions in the USA (ischemic heart disease [IHD], low back pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], diabetes mellitus [DM], lung cancer, stroke, depression, migraine), we identified the number of posts focused on QOL, examined the main topics/words used with the QOL term, and explored the proportion of posts with “positive” and “negative” sentiments.
Source: Value in Health - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: O Onwude, M Casamayor, T Saraykar, R Shome, M Reaney Source Type: research
Prevalence of chronic diseases and ownership of health insurance among the elderly: comparison of data from the Brazilian National Health Survey of 2013 and 2019
This study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly, according to the possession of a health plan in 2013 and 2019. This is a population-based cross-sectional study with data from elderly people (age ≥ 60 years) from the Brazilian National Health Survey (2013: n = 11,177; 2019: n = 22,728). The prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases and adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated, according to health plan ownership (medical and/or dental) and by year. In the period, increased prevalence was observed for hypertension (PR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.06-1.16), diabetes (PR = 1.12; 95%CI: 1...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - September 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau Daniela de Assump ção Source Type: research
