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Li DJ, Huang JJ, Hsu ST, Hsieh KY, Lin GG, Wu PJ, Liu CL, Wu HC, Chou FHC. Characteristics of Sleep Disturbance and Comparison Across Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers. Psychiatry Investig 2024; 21:838-849. [PMID: 39111749 PMCID: PMC11321876 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2024.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Healthcare workers (HCWs) suffered from a heavy mental health burden during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to explore the differences in sleep disturbance in three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan among HCWs. Moreover, factors associated with sleep disturbances in the third wave were investigated. METHODS This study, with three waves of cross-sectional surveys, recruited first-line and second-line HCWs. The level of sleep disturbance and related demographic variables were collected through self-report questionnaires. Differences in sleep disturbance across the three waves were compared with analysis of variance. Factors associated with the level of sleep disturbance were identified using univariate linear regression and further used for multivariate stepwise and bootstrap linear regression to identify the independent predictors. RESULTS In total, 711, 560, and 747 HCWs were included in the first, second, and third waves, respectively. For first-line HCWs, sleep disturbance was significantly higher in the third wave than in the first wave. The level of sleep disturbance gradually increased across the three waves for all HCWs. In addition, sleep disturbance was associated with depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, anxiety about COVID-19, vaccine mistrust, and poorer physical and mental health among first-line HCWs. Among second-line HCWs, sleep disturbance was associated with younger age, depression, PTSD symptoms, lower preference for natural immunity, and poorer physical health. CONCLUSION The current study identified an increase in sleep disturbance and several predictors among HCWs. Further investigation is warranted to extend the application and generalizability of the current study.
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- Dian-Jeng Li
- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Social Work, Taiwan Social Resilience Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lee E, Hines RB, Zhu J, Nam E, Rovito MJ. Racial and Ethnic Variations in Pre-Diagnosis Comorbidity Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Women with Breast Cancer. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2024; 11:1587-1599. [PMID: 37219735 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01634-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study examined racial/ethnic differences in comorbidity burden and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among older women before breast cancer diagnosis. METHODS From Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS) linked data resource, 2513 women diagnosed with breast cancer at ≥ 65 years between 1998 and 2012 were identified and grouped based on comorbidity burden using latent class analysis. Pre-diagnosis HRQOL was measured using SF-36/VR-12 and summarized to physical (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores. The adjusted least-square means and 95% confidence intervals were obtained according to comorbidity burden and race/ethnicity. The interactions were examined with 2-way ANOVA. RESULTS The latent class analysis revealed four comorbid burden classes, with Class 1 being the most healthy and Class 4 being the least healthy. African American (AA) and Hispanic women were more likely to be in Class 4 than non-Hispanic white (NHW) women (18.6%, 14.8%, and 8.3%, respectively). The mean PCS was 39.3 and differed by comorbidity burden and race/ethnicity (Pinteraction < 0.001). There were no racial/ethnic differences in Classes 1 and 2, while NHW women reported significantly lower PCS scores than AA women in Classes 3 and 4. The mean MCS was 51.4 and differed by comorbidity burden and race/ethnicity (Pinteraction < 0.001). There was no racial/ethnic difference in Class 3; however, AA women reported lower MCS scores than Asian/Pacific Islander women in Class 1, and AA and Hispanic women reported lower MCS scores than NHW women in Classes 2 and 4. CONCLUSION Comorbidity burden negatively affected HRQOL but differentially for racial/ethnic groups. As the comorbidity burden increases, NHW women are more concerned with physical HRQOL, while AA and Hispanic women are more concerned with mental HRQOL.
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- Eunkyung Lee
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences, 4364 Scorpius Street, Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA.
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, FL, Orlando, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Data Science, University of Central Florida College of Sciences, Orlando, FL, USA
- Research Institute, Advent Health, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Social Welfare, Incheon National University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences, 4364 Scorpius Street, Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA
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Hsu SH, Lin YL, Koo M, Creedy DK, Tsao Y. Health-literacy, self-efficacy and health-outcomes of patients undergoing haemodialysis: Mediating role of self-management. J Ren Care 2024. [PMID: 38522017 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Health literacy, self-efficacy and self-management are known to influence health-related well-being. However, the precise influence of self-management, health literacy and self-efficacy on health outcomes in Asian countries is under-researched. OBJECTIVES To examine the impact of health literacy and self-efficacy (independent variables) and self-management (mediator) on patients' health outcomes (dependent variable). DESIGN An observational, cross-sectional design was conducted between 1 March 2022 and 31 August 2022. PARTICIPANTS Outpatients receiving haemodialysis (n = 200) at a Taiwanese medical centre were assessed. MEASUREMENTS The survey included demographic questions and standardised scales: the 3-item Brief Health Literacy Screen, the 8-item Perceived Kidney/Dialysis Self-Management Scale as a measure of self-efficacy, and the 20-item Haemodialyses Self-Management Instrument. Health outcomes were responses on the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey version 2 and clinical blood results from the past 3 months. RESULTS Participants aged over 60 exhibited common comorbidities, with 34% showing low health literacy. Biochemical markers (e.g., haemoglobin and albumin) significantly correlated with physical and mental health scores. Mediating coefficients revealed that self-management significantly influenced associations between health outcomes, health literacy (β = 0.31; p < 0.01), and self-efficacy (β = 0.19; p < 0.01). IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Self-management can modify the overall influence of health literacy and self-efficacy on patients' quality of physical and emotional health. When managing a chronic condition, 'knowing' how to self-manage does not always result in 'doing so' by the patient. Continuous monitoring and promoting self-management behaviours and support by nurses are crucial to enhance health outcomes.
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- Shu-Hua Hsu
- Division of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Griffith University, Griffith, Australia
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- Department of Nursing, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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D’Ors-Vilardebó C, Cebrià i Iranzo MÀ, González-King-Garibotti C, Vázquez-Arce MI, Calvache-Mateo A, López-López L, Valenza MC. Association between Post-Hospitalization Psychological Distress, Exercise Capacity, Physical Function and Health Status in COVID-19 Survivors. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:577. [PMID: 38470688 PMCID: PMC10930704 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12050577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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This study aims to determine whether post-hospitalization psychological distress is associated with exercise capacity, physical function and health status in COVID-19 survivors. In this observational study, hospitalized COVID patients were included and divided into two groups according to the mental component summary subscale of the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey. Patients with a score ≤ 45 were included in the psychological distress group, and patients with a score > 45 were included in the non-psychological distress group. The main variables were exercise capacity, physical function, and health status. Patients were evaluated at discharge, 3 months, and at 6 months follow-up. Finally, a total of 60 patients were included in the study. Significant differences were found in exercise capacity, physical function, and health status (p < 0.05), with worse results in the group with psychological distress at discharge and 3 months follow-up. At 6 months after discharge, COVID patients with psychological distress exhibited worse results in exercise capacity, physical function, and health status, being significant exercise capacity and physical function (p < 0.05). It can be concluded that COVID patients with psychological distress at hospital discharge reported worse exercise capacity, physical function and health status at hospital discharge, 3 months and 6 months follow-up.
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- Clara D’Ors-Vilardebó
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, La Fe Hospital in Valencia, La Fe Health Research Institute (IISLAFE), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, La Fe Hospital in Valencia, La Fe Health Research Institute (IISLAFE), 46026 Valencia, Spain
- Physiotherapy Department, University of Valencia, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, La Fe Hospital in Valencia, La Fe Health Research Institute (IISLAFE), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, La Fe Hospital in Valencia, La Fe Health Research Institute (IISLAFE), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Av. De la Ilustración, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Av. De la Ilustración, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Av. De la Ilustración, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain
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Wu TC, Farrell MJ, Karimi-Mostowfi N, Chaballout BH, Akingbemi WO, Grogan TR, Raldow AC. Evaluating the Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Health-Related Quality of Life Disparities in Patients with Esophageal Cancer: A SEER-MHOS National Database Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2024; 33:254-260. [PMID: 38015776 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND It is unclear whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL) disparities exist between racial/ethnic groups in older patients with esophageal cancer, pre- and post-diagnosis. METHODS Using the SEER-MHOS (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Medicare Health Outcomes Survey) national database, we included patients ages 65-years-old or greater with esophageal cancer diagnosed from 1996 to 2017. HRQOL data within 36 months before and after diagnosis were measured by the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores from the SF-36 and VR-12 instruments. Total combined score (TCS) was reflected by both PCS and MCS. RESULTS We identified 1,312 patients, with evaluable data on 873 patients pre-diagnosis and 439 post-diagnosis. On pre-diagnosis cohort MVA, the MCS was better for White over Hispanic patients (54.1 vs. 48.6, P = 0.012). On post-diagnosis cohort MVA, PCS was better for Hispanic compared with White (39.8 vs. 34.5, P = 0.036) patients, MCS was better for Asian compared with White (48.9 vs. 40.9, P = 0.034) patients, and TCS better for Asian compared with White (92.6 vs. 76.7, P = 0.003) patients. CONCLUSIONS In older patients with esophageal cancer, White patients had better mental HRQOL as compared with Hispanic patients pre-diagnosis. However, post-diagnosis, White patients had worse mental and physical HRQOL compared with Asian and Hispanic patients, respectively, suggesting a greater negative impact on self-reported HRQOL in White patients with esophageal cancer. IMPACT To our knowledge, this study is the first to explore HRQOL differences in patients with esophageal cancer of various racial and ethnic groups and warrants further validation in future studies.
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- Trudy C Wu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- University of South Carolina, School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
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- Department of Medicine Statistics Core, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Zão A, Altenmüller E, Azevedo L. Performance-Related Pain Among Musicians Questionnaire (PPAM): Multicenter Validation of the First Questionnaire to Evaluate Performance-Related Pain Among Musicians With Different Musical Backgrounds. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2024; 25:393-406. [PMID: 37690474 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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We aim to present the first psychometric evaluation of the Performance-related Pain Among Musicians questionnaire (PPAM), the first questionnaire specifically designed to evaluate performance-related pain among musicians with different musical backgrounds, based on a multicenter validation study. The psychometric evaluation was performed in a validation sample of 458 musicians, at baseline and after seven days. We assessed the applicability, reliability, internal consistency, construct validity, and factor structure of the PPAM. The Cronbach's α coefficients for the 3 subdimensions of PPAM-"pain intensity", "pain interference in general", and "pain interference in performance"-were .834, .864, and .930, respectively, suggesting a high degree of internal consistency. Test-retest reliability coefficients were substantial for all subscales of the PPAM questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor structure (pain intensity, interference in general activities, and interference in performance) that explained 62% of the variance. Both convergent and divergent validity were well demonstrated, confirming more than 95% of the previously defined hypotheses regarding correlations with other measures. PPAM is the first validated questionnaire to evaluate pain among musicians with different musical backgrounds. This online self-reported questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool suitable for both clinical research and clinical practice, with excellent psychometric properties, both in terms of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factor analysis, and construct validity. It will allow the development of more robust studies on pain and disability among musicians, comparative studies between different subgroups of musicians and the evaluation of predictive factors of pain development. PERSPECTIVE: This article presents the psychometric properties of the first questionnaire to evaluate pain among musicians (in general), the "Performance-related Pain among Musicians Questionnaire" (PPAM). This valid and reliable tool, composed by three constructs (pain intensity, interference in general activities, and interference in performance), will improve the pain assessment among musicians.
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- Ana Zão
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal; Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS) and Associate Laboratory, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Porto, Portugal; Pain Unit and Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal; International Center of Arts Medicine, Porto, Portugal
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- University of Music, Drama, and Media, Hannover, Germany; Institute of Music Physiology and Musician's Medicine, Drama, and Media, Hannover, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal; Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS) and Associate Laboratory, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Porto, Portugal; Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS) at FMUP, Porto, Portugal
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Wilson R, Cuthbertson L, Sasaki A, Russell L, Kazis LE, Sawatzky R. Validation of an Adapted Version of the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2023; 63:1467-1477. [PMID: 36866495 PMCID: PMC10581377 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12) is a generic patient-reported outcome measure of physical and mental health status. An adapted version of the VR-12 was developed for use with older adults living in long-term residential care (LTRC) homes in Canada: VR-12 (LTRC-C). This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric validity of the VR-12 (LTRC-C). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data for this validation study were collected via in-person interviews for a province-wide survey of adults living in LTRC homes across British Columbia (N = 8,657). Three analyses were conducted to evaluate validity and reliability: (1) confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to validate the measurement structure; (2) correlations with measures of depression, social engagement, and daily activities were examined to evaluate convergent and discriminant validity; and (3) Cronbach's alpha (r) statistics were obtained to evaluate internal consistency reliability. RESULTS A measurement model with 2 correlated latent factors (representing physical health and mental health), 4 cross-loadings, and 4 correlated items resulted in an acceptable fit (root-mean-square error of approximation = 0.07; comparative fit index = 0.98). Physical and mental health were correlated in expected directions with measures of depression, social engagement, and daily activities, though the magnitudes of the correlations were quite small. Internal consistency reliability was acceptable for physical and mental health (r > 0.70). DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS This study supports the use of the VR-12 (LTRC-C) to measure perceived physical and mental health among older adults living in LTRC homes.
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- Rozanne Wilson
- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Office of Patient-Centred Measurement, British Columbia Ministry of Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Agrawal A, De La Torre K, Cooper C, Flores J, Miotto K, Wells K, Bromley E, Yano EM, Heldt J, Castillo EG, DeBonis K. Before and During the First COVID-19 Surge: Work Conditions, Burnout, and Mental Health Among Resident Physicians in a Department of Psychiatry in the USA. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY : THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY 2023; 47:504-509. [PMID: 37634240 PMCID: PMC10602943 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-023-01844-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Resident physicians are critical frontline workers during pandemics, and little is known about their health. The study examined occupational and mental health risks among US psychiatry residents before and during the first COVID-19 surge. METHODS Longitudinal data were collected from a cohort of US psychiatry residents at one academic medical center in October 2019, before the pandemic, and April 2020 after the initiation of a state-level stay-at-home order. Primary outcome measures were psychological work empowerment, defined as one's self-efficacy towards their work role, and occupational burnout. A secondary outcome was mental health. In May and June 2020, resident engagement sessions were conducted to disseminate study findings and consider their implications. RESULTS Fifty-seven out of 59 eligible residents participated in the study (97%). Half the study sample reported high burnout. From before to during the first COVID-19 surge, psychological work empowerment increased in the total sample (p = 0.03); and mental health worsened among junior residents (p = 0.004), not senior residents (p = 0.12). High emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were associated with worse mental health (p < 0.001). In engagement sessions, themes related to residents' work conditions, COVID-19, and racism emerged as potential explanations for survey findings. CONCLUSIONS The study is exploratory and novel. During early COVID, psychiatry residents' well-being was impacted by occupational and societal factors. Postpandemic, there is a growing psychiatrist shortage and high demand for mental health services. The findings highlight the potential importance of physician wellness interventions focused on early career psychiatrists who were first responders during COVID.
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- Alpna Agrawal
- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Zão A, Coimbra D, Aguiar-Branco C, Altenmüller E, Azevedo L. The Portuguese version of the musculoskeletal pain intensity and interference questionnaire for musicians (MPIIQM-Pt): Translation, cultural adaptation, and multicenter validation study in professional orchestra musicians. Pain Pract 2023; 23:368-377. [PMID: 36541097 DOI: 10.1111/papr.13200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aim to assess the validity and reliability of the Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians (MPIIQM) and to add to its cross-cultural adaptation process by translating, culturally adapting, and validating the MPIIQM into European Portuguese language in the population of Portuguese musicians. METHODS A Portuguese version of the MPIIQM (MPIIQM-Pt) was created through a process of forward and back translation, pilot testing, and cultural adaptation by expert panel evaluation. The psychometric evaluation was performed in a validation sample of 134 musicians, at baseline and after 7 days. RESULTS The high degree of internal consistency and the substantial test-retest reliability coefficients were demonstrated for each subscale (α = 0.896 and ICC = 0.997 for "pain intensity," and α = 0.879 and ICC = 0.999 for "pain interference," respectively). Exploratory factor analysis indicated two-factor structure (pain intensity and interference) that explained 75.5% of the variance. Both convergent and divergent validity are well demonstrated, confirming more than 90% of the previously defined hypotheses regarding correlations with other measures. DISCUSSION MPIIQM-Pt is the first validated questionnaire to evaluate pain among Portuguese musicians. It showed excellent psychometric properties, both in terms of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factor analysis, and construct validity. Therefore, it is a valid and reliable tool suitable for both research and clinical practice purposes. MPIIQM-Pt will allow the development of more robust studies on pain among musicians and the improved assessment and monitoring of pain in this population, filling an important gap in this field of Pain Medicine.
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- Ana Zão
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal
- Pain Unit and Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- International Center of Arts Medicine, Porto, Portugal
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- Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo, Porto, Portugal
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- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Entre Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
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- Institute of Music Physiology and Musician's Medicine, University of Music, Drama, and Media, Hannover, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal
- Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences - MEDCIDS, Porto, Portugal
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Adjuvant radiation therapy and health-related quality of life among older women with early-stage endometrial cancer: an analysis using the SEER-MHOS linkage. Cancer Causes Control 2023; 34:223-231. [PMID: 36459312 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-022-01658-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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PURPOSE Radiation therapy (RT) has been associated with decreased health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in clinical trials of early-stage endometrial cancer (EC), but few studies have examined the association in real-world settings. We assessed HRQOL associated with adjuvant RT for older women with early-stage EC within a large U.S. population-based registry resource. METHODS The Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results and the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey linkage (1998-2017) was used to identify women with early-stage EC aged ≥ 65 years at survey who received surgery and were diagnosed ≥ 1-year prior (n = 1,140). HRQOL was evaluated with the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) until 2006 and the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12) post 2006. Ordinary least squares regression was used to estimate mean difference (MD) in T scores and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) comparing treatment groups (surgery alone, adjuvant external beam radiation therapy [EBRT], or adjuvant vaginal brachytherapy [VBT]) after accounting for confounders using propensity score weighting. RESULTS Overall, RT was not associated with physical health (MD = 0.97; 95% CI = - 1.13, 3.07) or mental health (MD = - 0.78; 95% CI = - 2.60, 1.05) relative to surgery alone. In analyses by RT type, adjuvant VBT was associated with better general health on the SF-36/VR-12 subscale (MD = 3.59; 95% CI = 0.56, 6.62) relative to surgery alone. No statistically significant associations were observed for adjuvant VBT and physical or mental health, or for adjuvant EBRT and any HRQOL domain. CONCLUSION Older women with early-stage EC treated with adjuvant RT did not report worse physical and mental HRQOL scores compared to those treated with surgery alone, though relevant symptoms should be evaluated further to fully understand the disease and treatment specific aspects of the HRQOL.
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Cobb S, Najand B, Gravidez T, Navarro B, Herreraramos A, Bazargan M. Number of Chronic Medical Conditions and Quality of Life of Ethnic Minority Older Adults. Geriatrics (Basel) 2022; 7:geriatrics7050106. [PMID: 36286209 PMCID: PMC9602015 DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics7050106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: The Blacks’ mental health paradox is defined as disproportionately better mental health among Black individuals compared to White individuals, despite their higher exposure to a wide range of adversities. However, the existing literature on this phenomenon is mainly limited to studies that have compared Black and White individuals. There has been little research on this phenomenon among ethnic groups other than Whites. Objectives: This study tested the Blacks’ mental health paradox with consideration of Latinx individuals as the control group. Methods: This cross-sectional study collected demographic data, socioeconomic status, chronic medical conditions, and mental and physical quality of life of 724 older Black and Latinx adults residing in low socioeconomic areas of south Los Angeles. Linear regressions were used for data analysis with mental and physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as dependent variables and the number of chronic medical conditions as the independent variable. Results: Overall, a higher number of chronic medical conditions was associated with lower mental and physical quality of life. A statistically significant interaction was found between race/ethnicity and the effect of the number of chronic medical conditions on mental HRQoL, which was indicative of Blacks’ mental health paradox. Conclusion: Older Black adults with a higher number of chronic medical conditions report better mental health compared to their Latinx peers with the same number of chronic medical conditions. Thus, Blacks’ mental health paradox can be seen when Black and Latinx populations are compared. Replication of such a paradox provides additional support for the relative mental health advantage of Black people compared to other ethnic groups.
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- Sharon Cobb
- Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
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- Marginalization-Related Diminished Returns (MDRs) Research Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
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- Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
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- Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
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- Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
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- Marginalization-Related Diminished Returns (MDRs) Research Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
- Department of Urban Public Health, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Jakobsen AL, Jørgensen A, Tølbøll L, Johnsen SB. Opening the black box of the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and mental health: Neighborhood social-interactive characteristics as contextual mechanisms. Health Place 2022; 77:102905. [PMID: 36096067 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Previous studies have linked low neighborhood socioeconomic status (NSES) to mental health problems. However, few studies have investigated the mechanisms underlying this association and most focused on the association with negative indicators of mental health, such as symptoms of depression or anxiety. This paper investigated whether neighborhood social characteristics (social interaction, trust, safety, organization participation, and attachment) mediate the association between NSES and mental health. We combined Danish register data with survey data from the North Denmark Region Health Survey 2017. Mental health was assessed with the Rand 12-item Short-form Survey (SF-12). The sample consisted of 14,969 individuals nested in 1047 neighborhoods created with an automated redistricting algorithm. We fitted multilevel structural equation mediation models and used a Monte Carlo simulation method to estimate confidence intervals for the indirect effects. NSES was positively associated with mental health. Neighborhood trust significantly mediated this relationship, accounting for 34% of the association after controlling for other mediators. These results indicate that higher levels of mental health in more affluent neighborhoods are partially explained by higher levels of trust. Improving neighborhood trust could mitigate sociogeographic inequalities in mental health.
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- Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Fibigerstræde 13, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Fibigerstræde 13, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Business Intelligence and Analysis, North Denmark Region, Niels Bohrs Vej 30, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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Teh R, Barnett D, Edlin R, Kerse N, Waters DL, Hale L, Tay E, Leilua E, Pillai A. Effectiveness of a complex intervention of group-based nutrition and physical activity to prevent frailty in pre-frail older adults (SUPER): a randomised controlled trial. THE LANCET. HEALTHY LONGEVITY 2022; 3:e519-e530. [PMID: 36102762 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(22)00124-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The increasing prevalence of frailty with age is becoming a public health priority in countries with ageing populations. Pre-frailty presents a window of opportunity to prevent the development of frailty in community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a complex intervention that combined a nutrition-based intervention and a physical activity intervention, along with the effectiveness of each intervention individually, to reduce physical frailty in pre-frail older adults over 2 years. METHODS In this single-blind, 2 x 2 factorial, randomised, controlled trial, we recruited pre-frail community-dwelling older adults in Aotearoa New Zealand via mail through general medical practices. To be eligible, participants had to be pre-frail according to self-reported FRAIL scores of 1 or 2, aged 75 years or older (or 60 years or older for Māori and Pacific Peoples), not terminally ill or with advanced dementia as judged by a general practitioner, able to stand, medically safe to participate in low-intensity exercise, and able to use kitchen utensils safely. Participants were randomly allocated to receive an 8-week Senior Chef programme (SC group), a 10-week Steady As You Go programme (SAYGO group), a 10-week combined SC and SAYGO intervention (combined group), or a 10-week social programme (control group), using computer-generated block randomisation administered through an electronic data capture system by local study coordinators. Assessors were masked to group allocation for all assessments. SC is a group-based nutrition education and cooking class programme (3 h weekly), SAYGO is a group-based strength and balance exercise programme (1 h weekly), and the social control programme was a seated, group socialising activity (once a week). Masked assessors ascertained Fried frailty scores at baseline, end of intervention, and at 6, 12, and 24 months after the programme. The primary outcome was change in Fried frailty score at 2 years. Intention-to-treat analyses were completed for all randomised participants, and all participants who had a high (≥75%) adherence were analysed per protocol. This study is registered at ANZCTR, ACTRN12614000827639. FINDINGS Between May 12, 2016 and April 9, 2018, we assessed 2678 older adults for eligibility, of whom 468 (17%) consented and completed baseline assessment, with a mean age of 80·3 years (SD 5·1) and a mean Fried score of 1·9 (1·2); 59% were women. We randomly allocated these participants into the four groups: 117 in the SC group, 118 in the SAYGO group, 118 in the combined group, and 115 in the control group; 318 participants attended the 24-month follow-up: 89 in the SC group, 78 in the SAYGO group, 73 in the combined group, and 78 in the control group. At the 24-month follow-up, there were no differences in mean Fried scores between the intervention groups and the control group. No adverse events were reported. INTERPRETATION The study did not find that the combined SC and SAYGO programme was effective in reducing frailty in pre-frail older adults. Although some short-term benefits were observed in each individual programme, there was no clear evidence of long-term impact. Further research is needed to evaluate combinations of group-based programmes for community-dwelling older adults to optimise their physical function. FUNDING Health Research Council New Zealand and Ageing Well Challenge (Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment).
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- Ruth Teh
- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Health Systems, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand; School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand
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- School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Physical functioning, frailty and risks of locally-advanced breast cancer among older women. Breast 2022; 64:19-28. [PMID: 35468476 PMCID: PMC9039876 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objective Women with multiple comorbidities have competing health needs that may delay screening for early detection of breast cancer. Our objective was to determine associations between physical functioning and frailty with risk of locally-advanced breast cancer (BC). Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of women 65 years and older diagnosed with first primary stage I-III BC using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Medicare Health Outcome Survey Data Resource. Physical health-related quality of life was measured using Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey scales within two years before diagnosis; frailty was determined by calculating deficit-accumulation frailty index (DAFI) scores. Multivariable modified Poisson regression models were used to estimate rate ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for risk of locally-advanced (stage III) versus early-stage (I-II) BC. Results Among 2411 women with a median age of 75 years at BC diagnosis, 2189 (91%) were diagnosed with incident stage I-II BC and 222 (9%) were diagnosed at stage III. Compared to women with early-stage disease, women with locally-advanced BC had lower physical component scores (37.8 vs. 41.4) and more classified as pre-frail or frail (55% vs. 50%). In multivariable models, frailty was not associated with increased risk of locally-advanced disease. However, worse physical function subscale scores (lowest vs. upper quartile; RR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.04–2.34) were associated with risk of locally-advanced BC. Conclusions Breast cancer screening among non-frail older women should be personalized to include women with limited physical functioning if the benefits of screening and early detection outweigh the potential harms. Older women have competing health needs that may delay early detection of breast cancer. Women with locally-advanced disease had lower health-related quality of life prior to diagnosis. Worse physical functioning was associated with risk of locally-advanced breast cancer.
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Fong DYT, Chan BKY, Li S, Wan CH, Kazis LE. Average and individual differences between the 12-item MOS Short-form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12 V.2) and the veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) in the Chinese population. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2022; 20:102. [PMID: 35780166 PMCID: PMC9250193 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-022-02010-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The 12-item MOS Short-form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) and the Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) are generic health-related quality of life measures. They are fairly similar, but their differences in scores have not been assessed. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the differences between the SF-12v2 and the VR-12 in a Chinese population. METHODS We conducted a household survey of 500 Chinese adults in Hong Kong. Both the SF-12v2 and the VR-12 were self-administered. The physical component summary score (PCS) and the mental component summary score (MCS) of each instrument were computed using well established algorithms. Their mean differences were assessed using 95% confidence interval (CI), and their individual differences were assessed by Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS The participants had a mean age of 38 years (range: 18-80 years). The mean PCS and MCS scores of the SF-12v2 were 50.3 (SD = 6.5) and 49.0 (SD = 9.0), while those of the VR-12 were 49.6 (SD = 6.2) and 49.7 (SD = 8.8), respectively. The corresponding paired differences (SF-12v2-VR-12) of the PCS and MCS were 0.8, 95% CI (0.4-1.1) and - 0.7, 95% CI (- 1.2 to - 0.2), respectively. All confidence limits fell within the minimal clinical important difference (MCID) of 3. The 95% limits of agreement were - 7.0, 8.5 for PCS and - 11.2, 9.9 for MCS, which fell outside the corresponding MCID for individual responses. CONCLUSION The SF-12v2 and the VR-12 reached mean equivalence at the group sample level, but there was a range of individual differences.
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- Daniel Y T Fong
- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 3 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 3 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 3 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China.,School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Humanities and Management, Research Center for Quality of Life and Applied Psychology, Key Laboratory for Quality of Life and Psychological Assessment and Intervention, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.,Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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Andersen JR, Breivik K, Engelund IE, Iversen MM, Kirkeleit J, Norekvål TM, Oterhals K, Storesund A. Correlated physical and mental health composite scores for the RAND-36 and RAND-12 health surveys: can we keep them simple? Health Qual Life Outcomes 2022; 20:89. [PMID: 35659237 PMCID: PMC9166415 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-022-01992-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background The RAND-36 and RAND-12 (equivalent to versions 1 of the SF-36 Health Survey and SF-12 Health Survey, respectively) are widely used measures of health-related quality of life. However, there are diverging views regarding how to create the physical health and mental health composite scores of these questionnaires. We present a simple approach using an unweighted linear combination of subscale scores for constructing composite scores for physical and mental health that assumes these scores should be free to correlate. The aim of this study was to investigate the criterion validity and convergent validity of these scores.
Methods We investigated oblique and unweighted RAND-36/12 composite scores from a random sample of the general Norwegian population (N = 2107). Criterion validity was tested by examining the correlation between unweighted composite scores and weighted scores derived from oblique principal component analysis. Convergent validity was examined by analysing the associations between the different composite scores, age, gender, body mass index, physical activity, rheumatic disease, and depression.
Results The correlations between the composite scores derived by the two methods were substantial (r = 0.97 to 0.99) for both the RAND-36 and RAND-12. The effect sizes of the associations between the oblique versus the unweighted composite scores and other variables had comparable magnitudes.
Conclusion The unweighted RAND-36 and RAND-12 composite scores demonstrated satisfactory criterion validity and convergent validity. This suggests that if the physical and mental composite scores are free to be correlated, the calculation of these composite scores can be kept simple.
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- John Roger Andersen
- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway. .,Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen/Førde, Norway. .,Førde Hospital Trust, Førde, Norway.
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- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway.,Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, NORCE, Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen/Førde, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen/Førde, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Bergen Hospital Trust, Bergen, Norway
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Wan J, Zhao Y, Chen Y, Wang Y, Su Y, Song X, Zhang S, Zhang C, Zhu W, Yang J. The Effects of Urban Neighborhood Environmental Evaluation and Health Service Facilities on Residents' Self-Rated Physical and Mental Health: A Comparative and Empirical Survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19084501. [PMID: 35457365 PMCID: PMC9027638 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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(1) Background: The neighborhood environment has been shown to be an essential factor affecting residents’ quality of life and health, but the relationship between the characteristics of health service facilities and health levels is rarely known. (2) Methods: This study used a representative sample (n = 591, 303 women; 288 men, age 18–85 years, lived in Chengdu for an extensive time) of residents living in Chengdu City, China, and took spatial point data and empirical research data to construct an ordered logistic regression model. We contrastively analyzed the influence of different variables in the neighborhood environment and health service facilities on self-rated physical health (SRPH) and self-rated mental health (SRMH). (3) Results: The frequency of use and accessibility of multiple facilities in the health service facilities were significantly associated with self-rated health (SRH). Significant differences occurred between residents’ perceived accessibility and actual accessibility of facilities in SRH. Comparing the results of SRPH and SRMH revealed that the influencing factors that affect the two vary. The factors that significantly affect SRMH include neighborhood physical environment evaluation; social environmental evaluation; the frequency of use of the parks and squares, and sports zones; and the accessibility of parks and squares, specialized hospitals, community hospitals, and pharmacies. However, the factors that significantly affect SRPH include the frequency of use of sports venues, general hospitals, and pharmacies and the accessibility of general hospitals. The social environment of the neighborhood is also a non-negligible part, and its interaction with the physical environment of the neighborhood affects the outcome of SRH. (4) Conclusions: Neighborhood environmental characteristics and the layout of health service facilities have significant differential effects on people’s physical and psychological health, and this information is of great value in promoting healthy city development and improving the quality of life of urban populations around the world.
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- Jiangjun Wan
- School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China; (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.); (Y.W.); (C.Z.); (W.Z.)
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- School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China; (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.); (Y.W.); (C.Z.); (W.Z.)
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- School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China; (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.); (Y.W.); (C.Z.); (W.Z.)
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- School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China; (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.); (Y.W.); (C.Z.); (W.Z.)
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- Rural Development Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Social Science, Chengdu 610041, China;
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- School of Management, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China;
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- College of Geography and Resources Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China;
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- School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China; (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.); (Y.W.); (C.Z.); (W.Z.)
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- School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China; (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.); (Y.W.); (C.Z.); (W.Z.)
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- School of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 610101, China
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Yoshida M, Satake S, Ishida K, Tanaka Y, Ukai M. A non-interventional cross-sectional re-contact study investigating the relationship between overactive bladder and frailty in older adults in Japan. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:68. [PMID: 35062875 PMCID: PMC8783467 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-02756-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Increasing age is associated with frailty and a higher prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB). Given the rapidly increasing proportion of older adults in Japan, a better understanding of the relationship between frailty and OAB is needed to inform future healthcare planning. This study assessed the association between frailty and OAB in older adults in Japan and evaluated the impact on their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods This was a cross-sectional re-contact study of respondents who previously completed the National Health and Wellness Survey 2018 in Japan. Participants were aged ≥65 years and Japanese speakers and readers. As part of a customized online survey, participants were screened for frailty using the Kihon Checklist (frail = scores ≥8 points) and OAB using the overactive bladder symptom score (OAB = total score ≥ 3 points and ≥ 2 points on question 3). The primary endpoint was the odds ratio of frailty in older adults with and without OAB assessed using a multivariable logistic regression model. Secondary endpoints were the prevalence rates of OAB and frailty. Exploratory endpoints assessed HRQoL using the Medical Outcomes Study 12-Item Short Form Survey Instrument version 2 (SF-12v2). Results Overall, 2953 participants were included: 150 (5.1%) were frail OAB, 416 (14.1%) non-frail OAB, 287 (9.7%) frail non-OAB, and 2100 (71.1%) non-frail non-OAB. There was a statistically significant correlation between frailty and OAB demonstrated by an adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) of 2.78 (2.18–3.54; p < 0.001). The prevalence (95% CI) of OAB was 34.3% (29.9–38.8) in frail and 16.5% (15.1–18.0) in non-frail older adults; the prevalence of frailty was 26.5% (22.9–30.1) and 12.0% (10.7–13.3) in older adults with and without OAB. HRQoL was assessed in 150 participants per group. The adjusted HRQoL analyses showed significantly lower scores in participants who were frail OAB vs. frail non-OAB for most of the SF-12v2 scores/sub-component scores. Conclusions These data highlight the statistically significant positive correlation between frailty and OAB among older adults in Japan and may provide valuable information on the burden of OAB and frailty on older adults to healthcare professionals when considering future healthcare planning. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12877-022-02756-7.
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Kao WT, Hsu ST, Chou FHC, Chou LS, Hsieh KY, Li DJ, Lin GG, Wu PJ, Chen WJ, Huang JJ. The Societal Influences and Quality of Life Among Healthcare Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:706443. [PMID: 34707517 PMCID: PMC8542799 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.706443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: The coronavirus infection disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is likely to put healthcare professionals across the world in an unprecedented situation. Methods: A total of 683 healthcare workers were recruited in this study. Short form-12 items (SF-12), Societal Influences Survey Questionnaire (SISQ), and Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test (DRPST) were used to survey participants. Multiple linear regression and structural equation model (SEM) were used to explore the possible factors to the societal influences and quality of life. Results: After multiple linear regression analysis, female, older, more education years, married, regular intake, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequency had positive association with SISQ. To physical component summary (PCS) of SF-12, chronic illness, sleep score, PTSD frequency, and social distance had negative association, and exercise habits had positive association. A mental component summary (MCS) value of SF-12, age, participate in social activities, and social information had positive association, and PTSD frequency, sleep score, social anxiety, and depression had negative association. Under SEM analysis, PTSD had positive influence on SISQ. Sleep score and MCS value had negative influences on SISQ. PTSD severity, older age, sleep score, smoking, and nursing staff had negative influences on PCS value. Young age, PTSD frequency, sleep score, and depression had negative influences on MCS value. Conclusion: Healthcare team members with severe PTSD symptoms suffered more societal influences. Relative to PTSD severity, PTSD frequency was more important to the quality of life. Members of older age who frequently participate in clubs, volunteers, or charity activities had better mental life quality.
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- Wei-Tsung Kao
- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Sports, Health and Leisure and Graduate Institute of Sports, Health and Leisure, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Health, Kaohsiung City Government, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Benazizi I, Bernal-Soriano MC, Pardo Y, Ribera A, Peralta-Chiriboga A, Ferrer M, Alonso-Jaquete A, Alonso J, Lumbreras B, Parker LA. Adaptation and psychometric validation of Diabetes Health Profile (DHP-18) in patients with type 2 diabetes in Quito, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:189. [PMID: 34332613 PMCID: PMC8325239 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01818-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction The Diabetes Health Profile (DHP‐18), structured in three dimensions (psychological distress (PD), barriers to activity (BA) and disinhibited eating (DE)), assesses the psychological and behavioural burden of living with type 2 diabetes. The objectives were to adapt the DHP‐18 linguistically and culturally for use with patients with type 2 DM in Ecuador, and to evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods Participants were recruited using purposive sampling through patient clubs at primary health centres in Quito, Ecuador. The DHP-18 validation consisted in the linguistic validation made by two Ecuadorian doctors and eight patient interviews. And in the psychometric validation, where participants provided clinical and sociodemographic data and responded to the SF-12v2 health survey and the linguistically and culturally adapted version of the DHP-18. The original measurement model was evaluated with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Reliability was assessed through internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha and test–retest reproducibility by administering DHP-18 in a random subgroup of the participants two weeks after (n = 75) using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Convergent validity was assessed by establishing previous hypotheses of the expected correlations with the SF12v2 using Spearman’s coefficient. Results Firstly, the DHP-18 was linguistically and culturally adapted. Secondly, in the psychometric validation, we included 146 participants, 58.2% female, the mean age was 56.8 and 31% had diabetes complications. The CFA indicated a good fit to the original three factor model (χ2 (132) = 162.738, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.990; TLI = 0.989; SRMR = 0.086 and RMSEA = 0.040. The BA dimension showed the lowest standardized factorial loads (λ) (ranging from 0.21 to 0.77), while λ ranged from 0.57 to 0.89 and from 0.46 to 0.73, for the PD and DE dimensions respectively. Cronbach’s alphas were 0.81, 0.63 and 0.74 and ICCs 0.70, 0.57 and 0.62 for PD, BA and DE, respectively. Regarding convergent validity, we observed weaker correlations than expected between DHP-18 dimensions and SF-12v2 dimensions (r > −0.40 in two of three hypotheses). Conclusions The original three factor model showed good fit to the data. Although reliability parameters were adequate for PD and DE dimensions, the BA presented lower internal consistency and future analysis should verify the applicability and cultural equivalence of some of the items of this dimension to Ecuador.
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- Ikram Benazizi
- Department of Public Health, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.
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- Department of Public Health, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.,CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Health Services Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain.,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Research Unit, University Hospital and Research Institute Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.,Instituto de Salud Pública, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Health Services Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain.,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad Docente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública de Cantabria, Consejería de Sanidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Health Services Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.,CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.,CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Predictors for Depression, Sleep Disturbance, and Subjective Pain among Inpatients with Depressive Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18126523. [PMID: 34204350 PMCID: PMC8296448 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can have a negative impact on patients with mood disorders. The aim of this study is to explore the societal influence of COVID-19 and associated impacts on levels of depression, sleep disturbance, and subjective pain among patients with mood disorders. This cross-sectional study recruited inpatients with depression and bipolar disorder. Levels of depression, sleep disturbance, subjective pain, and related demographic variables were collected through self-reported questionnaires. Potential factors associated with levels of depression, sleep disturbance, and subjective pain were identified using univariate linear regression and further entered into a stepwise multivariate linear regression model to identify the independent predictors. A total of 119 participants were included in the analysis, of whom 50.42% had bipolar disorder and 49.58% had unipolar depression. Multivariate analysis showed that a higher level of depression was associated with female subjects, subjects with partners, present history of psychological trauma, and drinking alcohol. Sleep disturbance was associated with subjects with partners and drinking alcohol. A higher level of subjective pain was associated with a higher level of social anxiety and a history of psychological trauma. The current study identified several predictors of psychological burden and subjective pain among inpatients with depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further investigations are warranted to extend the application and generalizability of our results.
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Wham C, Moyes SA, Rolleston A, Adamson A, Kerse N, Teh R. Association between dietary protein intake and change in grip strength over time among adults of advanced age: Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ). Australas J Ageing 2021; 40:430-437. [PMID: 34124824 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the association between dietary protein intake and change in grip strength (GS) over time among Māori and non-Māori of advanced age. METHODS Protein intake was estimated from 2×24h multiple pass recall (MPR) in 554 participants, and GS was measured yearly over five years. Anthropometric, physical activity and health data were collected. RESULTS The median weight-adjusted protein intake was low (for Māori and non-Māori men 1.05 and 0.98g/kg/day; for Māori and non-Māori women 0.87 and 0.91g/kg/day, respectively). There was a general decrease in GS over five years (mean % change of -2.38 ± 15.32 and -4.49 ± 21.92 for Māori and non-Māori women and -5.47 ± 16.09 and -1.81 ± 13.16 for Māori and non-Māori men yearly). Intake of protein was not related to GS at any of the five-year assessment points nor was it related to change over time. CONCLUSION Protein intake was low in this cohort of octogenarians and was not protective against loss of GS over five years.
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- Carol Wham
- School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Health and Society and Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Soh SE, Morello R, Ayton D, Ahern S, Scarborough R, Zammit C, Brand M, Stirling RG, Zalcberg J. Measurement properties of the 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 in Australians with lung cancer: a Rasch analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:157. [PMID: 34059079 PMCID: PMC8165769 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01794-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background The 12-item Short-Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2), a widely used, generic patient-reported measure of health status that provides summary scores of physical and mental health. No study to date has examined the measurement properties of the SF-12v2 in patients with lung cancer using Rasch analysis. The aim of this study was to extend the psychometric evaluations of the SF-12 within the lung cancer population to ensure its validity and reliability to assess the health status in this population. Methods Participants in the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry (VLCR) who completed the SF-12v2 between 2012 and 2016 were included in this study. The structural validity of the SF-12v2 was assessed using Rasch analysis. Overall fit to the Rasch measurement model was examined as well as five key measurement properties: uni-dimensionality, response thresholds, internal consistency, measurement invariance and targeting. Results A total of 342 participants completed the SF-12v2 three months following their lung cancer diagnosis. The SF-12 Physical Component Score (PCS-12) did not fit the overall Rasch measurement model (χ2 107.0; p < 0.001). Three items deviated significantly from the Rasch model (item fit residual beyond ± 2.5) with signs of dependency between item responses and disordered thresholds. Nevertheless, the PCS-12 was uni-dimensional with good internal consistency (person separation index [PSI] 0.83) and reasonable targeting. In contrast, the SF-12 Mental Component Score (MCS-12) had good overall model fit (χ2 35.1; p = 0.07), reasonable targeting and good internal consistency (PSI 0.81). Conclusions Rasch analysis suggests that there is general support for the reliability of the SF-12v2 as a measure of physical and mental health in people with lung cancer. However, the appropriateness of some items (e.g. pain) in the PCS-12 is questionable and further refinement of the scale including changing the response options may be required to improve the ability of the SF-12v2 to more appropriately assess the health status of this population. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12955-021-01794-w.
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- Sze-Ee Soh
- Department of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Lau JH, Abdin E, Vaingankar JA, Shafie S, Sambasivam R, Shahwan S, Thumboo J, Chong SA, Subramaniam M. Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance of the English, Mandarin, and Malay versions of the SF-12v2 within a representative sample of the multi-ethnic Singapore population. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:80. [PMID: 33691707 PMCID: PMC7944897 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01709-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2) is an increasingly popular measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore. In order to examine whether the SF-12v2 was appropriate for use in the population, the factor structure and validity of the English, Mandarin, and Malay versions were assessed in a representative sample of the general population of Singapore. METHODS 6126 respondents were recruited for the Singapore Mental Health Study 2016 (SMHS 2016), a cross-sectional and population-based survey. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted to examine the fit of a two-factor model for the SF-12v2 within a representative sample and amongst the different language (English, Mandarin, Malay) subgroups. Multiple-group CFAs (MGCFA) were conducted to test measurement invariance across the different languages, ethnicities, and chronic illnesses subgroups. CFA-generated latent factor scores (FSCORE command in MPlus) were also compared with the composite scores derived from the developer's scoring method via correlations. Sociodemographic correlates of the latent physical and mental health scores were explored. RESULTS CFA results within the full sample supported a two-factor model (RMSEA = 0.044; CFI = 0.991; TLI = 0.988; SRMR = 0.044) in which physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain and general health items loaded onto a latent physical health factor, while role emotional, mental health, social functioning, and vitality items loaded onto a latent mental health factor. Physical and mental health factors were allowed to correlate, unlike the developer's orthogonal scoring method. All standardized loadings were high and statistically significant. Both factors had high internal consistency. CFA within subsamples of English, Mandarin, and Malay languages indicated similar findings. MGCFA results indicate that measurement invariance held across the different languages, ethnicities, and those with and without chronic illnesses. CONCLUSION The present study identified a two-factor (physical and mental health) structure within the general population and amongst the three different languages and demonstrated the measurement invariance of SF-12v2 across different subgroups. Findings indicate that algorithm-derived PCS and MCS should be interpreted with caution as they may result in inaccurate conclusions regarding the relationships between HRQoL and its correlates. Future studies using the SF-12v2 within the general population of Singapore should consider utilizing the factor structure put forth in the present study to obtain more appropriate estimates of HRQoL.
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- Jue Hua Lau
- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore.
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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Murali CN, Slater B, Musaad S, Cuthbertson D, Nguyen D, Turner A, Azamian M, Tosi L, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B, Nagamani SCS. Health-related quality of life in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta. Clin Genet 2021; 99:772-779. [PMID: 33580568 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly utilized as endpoints in clinical trials. The Short Form Health Survey-12 (SF-12v2) is a generic PROM for adults. We sought to evaluate the validity of SF-12v2 in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were assessed in a large cohort of adults in a multicenter, observational, natural history study. Physical HRQoL scores were correlated with the Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (GFAQ). We calculated sample sizes required in clinical trials with crossover and parallel-group designs to detect clinically meaningful changes in physical HRQoL. Three hundred and two adults with OI types I, III, and IV were enrolled. Physical HRQoL scores in the study population were lower than population norms. Physical HRQoL scores moderately correlated with GFAQ for OI types I and IV. We found no correlations between mental and physical HRQoL. From a clinical trial readiness perspective, we show that SF-12v2 reliably measures physical function in adults with OI and can be utilized in crossover trials to detect meaningful physical HRQoL changes with small sample sizes. This study shows that SF-12v2 can be used to measure changes in physical HRQoL in response to interventions in OI.
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- Chaya N Murali
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics-Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Children's Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Houston, Texas, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Bone Health Program, Children's National Health System, Washington D.C., Washington, USA
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- Shriner's Hospital of Children, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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Exercise Interventions for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Following an Emergency Department Consultation for a Minor Injury. J Aging Phys Act 2020; 29:267-279. [PMID: 33108761 DOI: 10.1123/japa.2019-0200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study compared effects of exercise-based interventions with usual care on functional decline, physical performance, and health-related quality of life (12-item Short-Form health survey) at 3 and 6 months after minor injuries, in older adults discharged from emergency departments. Participants were randomized either to the intervention or control groups. The interventions consisted of 12-week exercise programs available in their communities. Groups were compared on cumulative incidences of functional decline, physical performances, and 12-item Short-Form health survey scores at all time points. Functional decline incidences were: intervention, 4.8% versus control, 15.4% (p = .11) at 3 months, and 5.3% versus 17.0% (p = .06) at 6 months. While the control group remained stable, the intervention group improved in Five Times Sit-To-Stand Test (3.0 ± 4.5 s, p < .01). The 12-item Short-Form health survey role physical score improvement was twice as high following intervention compared with control. Early exercises improved leg strength and reduced self-perceived limitations following a minor injury.
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Wong AKC, Wong FKY, Ngai JSC, Hung SYK, Li WC. Effectiveness of a health-social partnership program for discharged non-frail older adults: a pilot study. BMC Geriatr 2020; 20:339. [PMID: 32912218 PMCID: PMC7488104 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01722-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Previous studies supporting discharged patients are hospital-based which admission criteria tend to include mainly those with complex needs and/or specific disease conditions. This study captured the service gap where these non-frail older patients might have no specific medical problem upon discharge but they might encounter residual health and social issues when returning home. Methods Discharged community-dwelling non-frail older adults from an emergency medical ward were recruited and randomized into either intervention (n = 37) or control (n = 38) group. The intervention group received a 12-week complex interventions that included structured assessment, health education, goal empowerment, and care coordination supported by a health-social team. The control group received usual discharge care and monthly social call. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Secondary outcomes included activities of daily living (ADL), the presence of depressive symptoms, and the use of health services. The outcomes were measured at pre-intervention (T1) and at three months post-intervention (T2). The independent t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the group differences in HRQoL, ADL, and presence of depressive symptoms according to the normality of data. Results Analysis showed that the intervention group experienced a statistically significantly improvement in the mental component scale of quality of life (p = .036), activities of daily living (p = .005), and presence of depressive symptoms (p = .035) at T2 compared with at T1. No significant differences were found in the control group. Conclusions Supporting self-care is necessary to enable community-dwelling non-frail older adults to be independent to the fullest extent possible in the community. The promising results found in this pilot study suggested that the integration of the health-social partnership into transitional care practice is effective and can be sustained in the community. Future studies can draw on these findings and maximize the integrated care quality during the transition phase. Trial registration NCT04434742 (date: 17 June 2020, retrospectively registered).
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon Central Cluster, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon Central Cluster, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon Central Cluster, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Khonsari S, Chandler C, Parker R, Holloway A. Increasing cardiovascular medication adherence: A medical research council complex mhealth intervention mixed-methods feasibility study to inform global practice. J Adv Nurs 2020; 76:2670-2684. [PMID: 32761638 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate a mHealth intervention to increase medication adherence among Iranian coronary heart disease patients. DESIGN Quantitative-dominant mixed-methods study. DATA SOURCE Iranian coronary heart disease patients' responses and most recent clinical documents as well as responses from Iranian cardiac nurses who participated in this study. METHODS The study was conducted between September 2015-April 2016 drawing on the Medical Research Council's Framework. Phase one comprised of a patients' survey and focus groups with cardiac nurses. The automated short message service reminder was piloted in phase two. We recruited 78 patients and randomized to receive either 12-week daily reminders or usual care. The primary outcome was the effect on medication adherence; secondary outcomes were self-efficacy, ejection fraction, functional capacity, readmission rate and quality of life. RESULTS Feasibility was evidenced by high ownership of mobile phones and high interest in receiving reminders. Participants in the intervention group showed significantly higher medication adherence compared with the control group. CONCLUSION The mHealth intervention was well accepted and feasible with early evidence of effectiveness that needs to be confirmed in a fully powered future randomized clinical trial.
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- Sahar Khonsari
- School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Dietary Protein Intake and Determinants in Māori and Non-Māori Octogenarians. Te Puāwaitanga o Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu: Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12072079. [PMID: 32674307 PMCID: PMC7400903 DOI: 10.3390/nu12072079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Protein intake, food sources and distribution are important in preventing age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. The prevalence and determinants of low protein intake, food sources and mealtime distribution were examined in 214 Māori and 360 non-Māori of advanced age using two 24 h multiple pass recalls. The contribution of food groups to protein intake was assessed. Low protein intake was defined as ≤0.75 g/kg for women and ≤0.86 g/kg for men. A logistic regression model was built to explore predictors of low protein intake. A third of both women (30.9%) and men (33.3%) had a low protein intake. The main food group sources were beef/veal, fish/seafood, milk, bread though they differed by gender and ethnicity. For women and men respectively protein intake (g/meal) was lowest at breakfast (10.1 and 13.0), followed by lunch (14.5 and 17.8) and dinner (23.3 and 34.2). Being a woman (p = 0.003) and having depressive symptoms (p = 0.029) were associated with consuming less protein. In adjusted models the odds of adequate protein intake were higher in participants with their own teeth or partial dentures (p = 0.036). Findings highlight the prevalence of low protein intake, uneven mealtime protein distribution and importance of dentition for adequate protein intake among adults in advanced age.
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Trend in health-related quality of life and health utility and their decrements due to non-communicable diseases and risk factors: analysis of four population-based surveys between 1998 and 2015. Qual Life Res 2020; 29:2921-2934. [PMID: 32623685 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02560-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To revisit the population norms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health utility for the Hong Kong general population, compare these scores over past health surveys, and assess the association of scores with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors. METHODS HRQoL data measured by the standard Short Form 12 Health Survey-version 2 (SF-12v2) were extracted from the surveys in 1998, 2003/2004, 2008/2009 and 2014/2015. SF-12v2 data were mapped to the Short-form 6-dimension (SF-6D) preference-based measure to generate the health utility scores. Population weighting based on the sex and age in the second quarter of 2015 was applied when generating population normative values. Linear regression models were fitted to assess the effect of the number of NCDs and modifiable lifestyle factors on HRQoL and health utility. RESULTS The general population mean scores of SF-12v2 domains and SF-6D in 2014/15 were higher compared to past surveys. Linear increases in General Health, Vitality and Mental Health domains were observed from 1998 to 2014/15. More doctor-diagnosed NCDs, insufficient physical activity and fruit/vegetable consumption, poor sleep quality and insufficient or excessive amount of sleep (< 6/≥ 10 h) were all associated with worse physical- and mental-related HRQoL and health utility. CONCLUSION This study compared HRQoL and health utility in the Hong Kong general population derived from multiple surveys and found an improving trend over twenty years. More NCDs were associated with worse HRQoL. It is suggested that promoting adequate physical activity, consumption of fruit/vegetable and 6-9 h of sleep could improve health.
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Gibson R, Gander P, Kepa M, Moyes S, Kerse N. Self-reported sleep problems and their relationship to life and living of Māori and non-Māori in advanced age. Sleep Health 2020; 6:522-528. [PMID: 32327372 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Life expectancy is increasing. Sleep problems are more likely with advancing age however, are largely overlooked, and the longitudinal health impact of reported sleep problems is unclear. In this study, relationships were examined between reporting prior or current sleep problems with health outcomes, among Māori and non-Māori of advanced age. METHOD Data were available from 251 Māori and 398 non-Māori adults (79-90 years) from Wave 1 (W1) of Te Puāwaitanga o Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu. Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in NZ (LiLACS NZ). Four years later (W5), data were available from 85 Māori and 200 non-Māori participants. Relationships between reporting problem sleep at W1 and cohort and health outcomes at W5 were investigated using generalised linear models and Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS Over 25% reported sleep problems at both waves. Mortality was associated with problem sleep for Māori but not non-Māori. Within the whole group, W1 problem sleepers were more likely to still have problems at W5, compared with nonproblem sleepers at W1. They also had poorer indicators of physical health and pain at W5. Problem sleepers at W5 had poorer concurrent mental health and increased likelihood of hospital admittance in the last year. CONCLUSION Sleep health is an important characteristic of ageing well, particularly for Māori. Early recognition and management of sleep problems could improve physical and mental health with advancing age.
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- Rosemary Gibson
- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
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- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Gibson R, Gander P. Factors associated with the sleep of carers: A survey of New Zealanders supporting a family member with cognitive impairment or dementia. DEMENTIA 2020; 20:919-935. [PMID: 32228061 DOI: 10.1177/1471301220915071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sleep is important for healthy ageing. Data are limited concerning the sleep and health of New Zealand families affected by cognitive impairment or dementia. This postal survey asked about the sleep of 526 family carers and explored predictors of, and outcomes associated with poorer sleep. Linear and binominal logistic regression were used to identify independent predictors and outcomes of carers' sleep status. Using the Insomnia Severity Index, 23.5% of carers scored in the moderate-severe range and 43.0% in the mild range for sleep disturbance. More than a quarter indicated that their family member had difficulties falling asleep, getting up during the night, or waking too early. Over half of care recipients were considered to sleep too much during the day. Independent predictors for carers' reporting greater sleep disturbance included being female, caregiving at night, poorer self-rated health, and the care recipient having more disturbed sleep. Moderate-severe sleep disturbance was independently associated with poorer self-rated health and living standards, use of sleeping medications, as well as considering transitioning their family member into formal care within the year. These findings have implications for the wellbeing and trajectory of family carers as well as for health and aged care services.
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- Rosemary Gibson
- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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Shah CH, Brown JD. Reliability and Validity of the Short-Form 12 Item Version 2 (SF-12v2) Health-Related Quality of Life Survey and Disutilities Associated with Relevant Conditions in the U.S. Older Adult Population. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9030661. [PMID: 32121371 PMCID: PMC7141358 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9030661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to validate the Short-Form 12-Item Survey—version 2 (SF−12v2) in an older (≥65 years old) US population as well as estimate disutilities associated with relevant conditions, using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey longitudinal panel (2014–2015). The physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores were examined for reliability (internal consistency, test-retest), construct validity (convergent and discriminant, structural), and criterion validity (concurrent and predictive). The study sample consisted of 1040 older adults with a mean age of 74.09 years (standard deviation: 6.19) PCS and MCS demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha—PCS: 0.87, MCS: 0.86) and good and moderate test-retest validity, respectively (intraclass correlation coefficient: PCS:0.79, MCS:0.59)). The questionnaire demonstrated sufficient convergent and discriminant ability. Confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate fit with the theoretical model and structural validity (goodness of fit = 0.9588). Concurrent criterion validity and predictive criterion validity were demonstrated. Activity limitations, functional limitations, arthritis, coronary heart disease, diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke, angina, and high blood pressure were associated with disutilities of 0.18, 0.15, 0.06, 0.07, 0.07, 0.06, 0.09, 0.06, and 0.08, respectively, and demonstrated the responsiveness of the instrument to these conditions. The SF−12v2 is a valid and reliable instrument in an older US population.
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- Chintal H. Shah
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA;
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety, Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Health Measurement and Health Inequality Over the Life Course: A Comparison of Self-rated Health, SF-12, and Grip Strength. Demography 2020; 56:763-784. [PMID: 30838536 PMCID: PMC6449289 DOI: 10.1007/s13524-019-00761-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis predicts education differences in health to increase with age. All previous tests of this hypothesis were based on self-reported health measures. Recent research has suggested that self-reported health measures may not adequately capture differences in key analytical constructs, including education, age, cohort, and gender. In this study, I tested the cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis using a self-reported subjective measure (self-rated health), a self-reported semi-objective measure (PCS based on SF-12), and an objective measure (grip strength) of general physical health. Hierarchical linear models applied to five waves of panel data (SOEP, 2006-2014, N = 3,635 individuals aged 25 to 83, comprising N = 9,869 person-years) showed large differences between health measures. Among men, education differences in both self-reported measures of health widened substantially with age, consistent with the cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis. For grip strength, education differences were small and changed little with age, inconsistent with the hypothesis. Among women, education differences in both self-reported measures of health remained stable over the life course, but they widened substantially when measured by grip strength. I conclude that evidence on the cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis is sensitive to the choice of a health measure.
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Klapheke AK, Keegan TH, Ruskin R, Cress RD. Changes in health-related quality of life in older women after diagnosis with gynecologic cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 156:475-481. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Klapheke AK, Keegan THM, Ruskin R, Cress RD. Pre-diagnosis health-related quality of life and survival in older women with endometrial cancer. Support Care Cancer 2020; 28:4901-4909. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05324-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Schuttner L, Reddy A, Rosland AM, Nelson K, Wong ES. Association of the Implementation of the Patient-Centered Medical Home with Quality of Life in Patients with Multimorbidity. J Gen Intern Med 2020; 35:119-125. [PMID: 31667750 PMCID: PMC6957610 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05429-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has clinical benefits for chronic disease care, but the association with patient-reported outcomes such as health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is unexplored in patients with multimorbidity (two or more chronic diseases). OBJECTIVE To examine if greater clinic-level PCMH implementation was associated with higher HRQoL in multimorbid adults. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-two thousand ninety-five multimorbid patients who received primary care at 944 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) clinics. MAIN MEASURES Our exposure was the Patient Aligned Care Team Implementation Progress Index (PI2) for the clinic in 2012, a previously validated composite measure of PCMH implementation. Higher PI2 scores indicate better performance within eight PCMH domains. Outcomes were patient-reported HRQoL measured by the physical and mental component scores (PCS and MCS) from the Short Form-12 patient experiences survey in 2013-2014. Interaction of the outcomes with total hospitalizations and primary care visit count was also examined. Generalized estimating equations were used for main models after adjusting for patient and clinic characteristics. RESULTS The cohort average age was 68 years, mostly male (96%), and had an average of 4.4 chronic diagnoses. Compared with patients seen at the lowest scoring clinics for PCMH implementation, care in the highest scoring clinics was associated with a higher adjusted marginal mean PCS (42.3 (95% CI 41.3-43.4) versus 40.3 (95% CI 39.1-41.5), P = 0.01), but a lower MCS (35.2 (95% CI 34.4-36.1) versus 36.0 (95% CI 35.3-36.8), P = 0.17). Patients with prior hospitalizations seen in clinics with higher compared with lower PI2 scores had a 2.7 point greater MCS (95% CI 0.6-4.8; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Multimorbid patients seen in clinics with greater PCMH implementation reported higher physical HRQoL, but lower mental HRQoL. The association between PCMH implementation and mental HRQoL may depend on complex interactions with disease severity and prior hospitalizations.
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- Linnaea Schuttner
- Health Services Research & Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA. .,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Health Services Research & Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Health Services Research & Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Health Services Research & Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Health Services, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA
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Depressive symptoms, mental health-related quality of life, and survival among older patients with multiple myeloma. Support Care Cancer 2019; 28:4097-4106. [PMID: 31872292 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05246-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To examine the impact of pre-diagnosis depressive symptoms and mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) on survival among older patients with multiple myeloma (MM). METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey data resource. Patients aged 65 years and older diagnosed with first primary MM between 1998 and 2014 were identified, and presence of depressive symptoms was determined based on responses to 3 depression screening questions prior to MM diagnosis. Veterans RAND 12 mental component summary (MCS) scores were analyzed to evaluate mental HRQOL. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for risks of all-cause and cancer-specific mortality. RESULTS Of 522 patients, mean (SD) age at diagnosis was 76.9 (6.1) years and 158 (30%) reported depressive symptoms. Patients with depressive symptoms had a higher number of comorbid conditions and nearly all (84%) scored below the median MCS. Pre-diagnosis depressive symptoms were not associated with all-cause (HR = 1.01, 95% CI 0.79-1.29) or cancer-specific mortality (HR = 0.94, 95% CI 0.69-1.28). MM patients scoring in the second MCS tertile (vs the highest tertile) had a modestly increased risk of all-cause (HR = 1.19, 95% CI 0.91-1.55) and cancer-specific mortality (HR = 1.17, 95% CI 0.86-1.60), but these estimates were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION Pre-diagnosis depressive symptoms and lower mental HRQoL did not impact survival among older MM patients. Highly prevalent depressive symptoms among older MM patients deserve clinical attention. Such efforts can inform clinicians in tailoring care for this vulnerable population.
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Klapheke AK, Keegan THM, Ruskin R, Cress RD. Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in older women with gynecologic Cancers. J Geriatr Oncol 2019; 11:820-827. [PMID: 31668948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess factors associated with depressive symptoms in older women with gynecologic cancers and to examine the association of depression with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). MATERIALS AND METHODS Women aged 65 and older previously diagnosed with cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer (n=1977) were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results - Medicare Health Outcomes Survey database and compared to propensity-matched cancer-free controls (n=9885). Women with and without depressive symptoms were compared by cancer status. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with depressive symptoms, and linear regression was used to determine the association of depressive symptoms with HRQOL measures. RESULTS The prevalence of depressive symptoms was higher among older women with gynecologic cancer (31.9%, 32.2%, and 25.3% for cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancer, respectively) than cancer-free older women (24.9%) (p=0.05). Adjusting for demographic and clinical factors, older women with ovarian cancer were significantly more likely to have depressive symptoms than controls (Prevalence Odds Ratio = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.31, 2.32, p < 0.01). Among older women with gynecologic cancer, comorbid conditions and functional limitations were strongly associated with depressive symptoms. Women with depressive symptoms showed significant decrements in both physical and mental measures of HRQOL. CONCLUSION This study gives insight into correlates of depressive symptoms that may be used to better identify women with gynecologic cancers who are at risk of depression. The relatively high prevalence of depressive symptoms and significant deficits in HRQOL underscore the need for effective screening and treatment of depression in older women with gynecologic cancers.
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- Amy K Klapheke
- Public Health Institute, Cancer Registry of Greater California, 1750 Howe Ave, Ste 550, Sacramento, CA 95825, USA; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Medical Sciences 1-C, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Medical Sciences 1-C, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2279 45(th) St., Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2279 45(th) St., Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Public Health Institute, Cancer Registry of Greater California, 1750 Howe Ave, Ste 550, Sacramento, CA 95825, USA; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Medical Sciences 1-C, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Elsaid AF, Fahmi RM, Shaheen M, Ghoneum M. The enhancing effects of Biobran/MGN-3, an arabinoxylan rice bran, on healthy old adults' health-related quality of life: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Qual Life Res 2019; 29:357-367. [PMID: 31489525 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02286-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The world's older population is growing rapidly and the need to find measures to combat age-associated decline of physical, mental, and cognitive functions and improve their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is escalating. Biobran/MGN-3, an arabinoxylan rice bran, has been previously reported to improve the quality of life in cancer patients. The objective of the current study was to examine the effect of a low dose of Biobran/MGN-3 supplementation on the HRQOL in a healthy older adult population. METHODS Sixty apparently healthy subjects, 40 males and 20 females, over 56 years old were recruited and blindly randomized into two group receiving either placebo or Biobran/MGN-3 (250 mg/day for 3 months). Participants did not take any vitamins or medications during the study and their health was closely monitored. HRQOL was assessed at the initiation and termination of the study using the previously validated Arabic version of SF-12v2 questionnaire. RESULTS For all measured HRQOL domains, there was no statistically significant difference in baseline scores between the two groups. Compared to baseline values and placebo-treated subjects, Biobran/MGN-3 supplementation significantly enhanced the levels of physical and mental component summary scores as well as role-physical, bodily pain, vitality, and social functioning subdomain scores. CONCLUSION These results show that Biobran/MGN-3 is a promising psychoneuroimmune modulatory agent that could improve the HRQOL in healthy old adults.
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- A F Elsaid
- Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Al Sharqia, Egypt
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Al Sharqia, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1621 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1621 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA.
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Gilani F, Majumdar SR, Johnson JA, Simpson SH. Factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in 2040 people with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2019; 46:137-143. [PMID: 31255692 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIMS Pneumococcal vaccination is recommended in diabetes because of the high risk for invasive pneumococcal disease and mortality; however, vaccination rates are below recommended targets. This study was conducted to identify possible reasons behind the low rate of vaccine uptake. METHODS We examined baseline information from the Alberta Caring for Diabetes study, a prospective cohort study of 2040 adults with type 2 diabetes. Patients were recruited between December 2011 and December 2013. The baseline survey collected information on a wide range of socio-demographic characteristics, disease and management information, as well as health status measurements and health service utilization. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with self-reported pneumococcal vaccination status. RESULTS Mean age was 64 (SD 11) years, 45% were women, mean duration of diabetes was 12 (SD 10) years, and 1090 (53%) were vaccinated. Age≥65 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.52; 95% CI: 1.98-3.20), respiratory disease (aOR 1.50; 95% CI: 1.17-1.93), and cancer (aOR 1.45; 95% CI: 1.08-1.94) were independently associated with pneumococcal vaccination. In addition, women, retirees, people with diabetes≥10 years, people using antihypertensive medications or insulin, and those who had their HbA1c, kidney function, or their weight or waist circumference measured by a healthcare professional in the past year were more likely to have been vaccinated. CONCLUSION Based on this information, future programs aimed at people aged<65 years old, men, those who are currently working, those recently diagnosed with diabetes, and those with few comorbidities could have the most potential for improving pneumococcal vaccine uptake in people with diabetes.
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- F Gilani
- Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Assari S, Smith J, Bazargan M. Health-Related Quality of Life of Economically Disadvantaged African American Older Adults: Age and Gender Differences. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16091522. [PMID: 31036795 PMCID: PMC6538989 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16091522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background: The association between age and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is still under debate. While some research shows older age is associated with better HRQoL, other studies show no or negative association between age and HRQoL. In addition, while the association between age and HRQoL may depend on race, ethnicity, gender, and their intersections, most previous research on this link has been performed in predominantly White Middle Class. Objective: To explore gender differences in the association between age and mental and physical HRQoL in a sample of economically disadvantaged African American (AA) older adults. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in South Los Angeles between 2015 to 2018. A total number of 740 economically disadvantaged AA older adults (age ≥ 55 years) were enrolled in this study, using non-random sampling. This includes 266 AA men and 474 AA women. The independent variable of interest was age. Dependent variables of interest were physical component scores (PCS) and mental component scores (MCS), two main summary scores of the HRQoL, measured using Short Form-12 (SF-12). Gender was the moderator. Socioeconomic status (educational attainment and financial difficulty) were covariates. Linear regression models were used to analyze the data. Results: AA women reported worse PCS; however, gender did not impact MCS. In the pooled sample, high age was associated with better PCS and MCS. In the pooled sample, a significant interaction was found between gender and age on PCS, suggesting a stronger effect of age on PCS for AA men than AA women. In gender-stratified models, older age was associated with better PCS for AA men but not AA women. Older age was similarly and positively associated with better MCS for AA men and women. Conclusions: There may be some gender differences in the implications of ageing for the physical HRQoL of AA older adults. It is unclear how old age may have a boosting effect on physical HRQoL for AA men but not AA women. Future research should test gender differences in the effect of age on physical health indicators such as chronic disease as well as cognitive processes involved in the evaluation of own's health in AA men and women.
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- Shervin Assari
- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
- Department of Family Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Stanley J, Harris R, Cormack D, Waa A, Edwards R. The impact of racism on the future health of adults: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:346. [PMID: 30922286 PMCID: PMC6437906 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6664-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Racial discrimination is recognised as a key social determinant of health and driver of racial/ethnic health inequities. Studies have shown that people exposed to racism have poorer health outcomes (particularly for mental health), alongside both reduced access to health care and poorer patient experiences. Most of these studies have used cross-sectional designs: this prospective cohort study (drawing on critical approaches to health research) should provide substantially stronger causal evidence regarding the impact of racism on subsequent health and health care outcomes. METHODS Participants are adults aged 15+ sampled from 2016/17 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) participants, sampled based on exposure to racism (ever exposed or never exposed, using five NZHS questions) and stratified by ethnic group (Māori, Pacific, Asian, European and Other). Target sample size is 1680 participants (half exposed, half unexposed) with follow-up survey timed for 12-24 months after baseline NZHS interview. All exposed participants are invited to participate, with unexposed participants selected using propensity score matching (propensity scores for exposure to racism, based on several major confounders). Respondents receive an initial invitation letter with choice of paper or web-based questionnaire. Those invitees not responding following reminders are contacted for computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI). A brief questionnaire was developed covering current health status (mental and physical health measures) and recent health-service utilisation (unmet need and experiences with healthcare measures). Analysis will compare outcomes between those exposed and unexposed to racism, using regression models and inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTW) to account for the propensity score sampling process. DISCUSSION This study will add robust evidence on the causal links between experience of racism and subsequent health. The use of the NZHS as a baseline for a prospective study allows for the use of propensity score methods during the sampling phase as a novel approach to recruiting participants from the NZHS. This method allows for management of confounding at the sampling stage, while also reducing the need and cost of following up with all NZHS participants.
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- James Stanley
- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, 23a Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre, University of Otago, Wellington, 23a Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre, University of Otago, Wellington, 23a Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre, University of Otago, Wellington, 23a Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, 23a Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
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Brackbill RM, Alper HE, Frazier P, Gargano LM, Jacobson MH, Solomon A. An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9/11/2001. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E1054. [PMID: 30909548 PMCID: PMC6466210 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16061054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Fifteen years after the disaster, the World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry) conducted The Health and Quality of Life Survey (HQoL) assessing physical and mental health status among those who reported sustaining an injury on 11 September 2001 compared with non-injured persons. Summary scores derived from the Short Form-12 served as study outcomes. United States (US) population estimates on the Physical Component Score (PCS-12) and Mental Component Score (MCS-12) were compared with scores from the HQoL and were stratified by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and injury status. Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between both injury severity and PTSD and PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores. Level of injury severity and PTSD history significantly predicted poorer physical health (mean PCS-12). There was no significant difference between injury severity level and mental health (mean MCS-12). Controlling for other factors, having PTSD symptoms after 9/11 predicted a nearly 10-point difference in mean MCS-12 compared with never having PTSD. Injury severity and PTSD showed additive effects on physical and mental health status. Injury on 9/11 and a PTSD history were each associated with long-term decrements in physical health status. Injury did not predict long-term decrements in one's mental health status. Although it is unknown whether physical wounds of the injury healed, our results suggest that traumatic injuries appear to have a lasting negative effect on perceived physical functioning.
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- Robert M Brackbill
- World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA.
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- World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA.
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- World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA.
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- World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA.
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Euhus DM, Addae JK, Snyder CF, Canner JK. Change in health-related quality of life in older women after diagnosis of a small breast cancer. Cancer 2019; 125:1807-1814. [PMID: 30707774 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Screening mammography reduces breast cancer mortality at the cost of frequent false-positive results that lead to unnecessary medical procedures, and the treatment of indolent breast cancers that would never threaten life or health. Earlier diagnosis generally permits less disruptive treatment, but it is possible that even the diagnosis of a very small breast cancer could significantly adversely impact health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older women. METHODS The authors compared changes in HRQOL measured by either the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) or the Veterans Rand 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) between 198 women diagnosed with in situ or invasive breast cancer measuring ≤1 cm and 36,814 matched controls using the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry linked with the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey. RESULTS The mean age of the cases and controls was 75 years. The SF-36/VR-12 physical component score 12 was found to decrease by 1.6 points between the baseline and follow-up surveys for the controls compared with 3.2 points for women diagnosed with small breast cancers (P = .016). A 2-point decline is recognized as the minimally significant difference for this measure. On multivariable analysis, diagnosis of a small breast cancer was found to be one of the strongest predictors of a significant decrease in both the physical and mental domains of HRQOL (P = .012 and P = .023, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Receiving the diagnosis of even a very small breast cancer significantly impacts the physical and mental domains of HRQOL in older women. This finding can inform discussions regarding the relative benefits and costs of screening mammography in older women.
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- David M Euhus
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Rates and Impact of Adherence to Recommended Care for Unhealthy Alcohol Use. J Gen Intern Med 2019; 34:256-263. [PMID: 30484101 PMCID: PMC6374244 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4749-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Unhealthy alcohol use is a major worldwide health problem. Yet few studies have assessed provider adherence to the alcohol-related care recommended in clinical practice guidelines, nor links between adherence to recommended care and outcomes. OBJECTIVES To describe quality of care for unhealthy alcohol use and its impacts on drinking behavior RESEARCH DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study of quality of alcohol care for the population of patients screening positive for unhealthy alcohol use in a large Veterans Affairs health system. PARTICIPANTS A total of 719 patients who screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use at one of 11 primary care practices and who completed baseline and 6-month telephone interviews. MAIN MEASURES Using administrative encounter and medical record data, we assessed three composite and 21 individual process-based measures of care delivered across primary and specialty care settings. We assessed self-reported daily alcohol use using telephone interviews at baseline and 6-month follow-up. KEY RESULTS The median proportion of patients who received recommended care across measures was 32.8% (range < 1% for initiating pharmacotherapy to 93% for depression screening). There was negligible change in drinking for the study population between baseline and 6 months. In covariate-adjusted analyses, no composites were significantly associated with changes in heavy drinking days or drinks per week, and just one of nine individual measures tested was significantly associated. In a subsample of patients drinking above recommended weekly limits prior to screening, two of nine individual measures were significantly associated. CONCLUSIONS This study shows wide variability in receipt of recommended care for unhealthy alcohol use. Receipt of recommended interventions for reducing drinking was frequently not associated with decreased drinking. Results suggest deficits in provision of comprehensive alcohol care and in understanding how to improve population-based drinking outcomes.
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Le Grande MR, Tucker G, Bunker S, Jackson AC. Validating the Short Form-12 and the development of disease-specific norms in a cohort of Australian private health insurance members. Aust J Prim Health 2019; 25:90-96. [DOI: 10.1071/py18069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Despite the large number of Australians with private health insurance (PHI), normative quality-of-life data are not available for this population. The Short Form (SF)-12 has been used to characterise the health-related quality of life of Australians in the general population, but there is debate concerning the appropriate algorithm that should be used to calculate its physical and mental component summary scores. The standard (orthogonal method) approach assumes that the mental and physical components are unrelated, whereas an alternate approach (the correlated method) assumes that the two components are related. A consecutive sample of 24957 PHI members with four major initial disease conditions were administered the SF-12 via phone and 4330 participants were followed up at a mean of 16 months after the first survey. The SF-12 was scored using both the orthogonal and correlated methods, and both scoring models were assessed for model fit and ability to discriminate between the four major disease conditions. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated superior model fit and improved discriminative validity when the SF-12 was scored using the correlated method instead of the default orthogonal method. Further, the correlated method demonstrated utility by producing scores that were responsive to change over time.
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In this study, I examined gender differences in the consequences of divorce by tracing annual change in 20 outcome measures covering four domains: economic, housing and domestic, health and well-being, and social. I used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) and fixed-effects panel regression models on a sample of N = 18,030 individuals initially observed in a marital union, N = 1,220 of whom divorced across the observation period (1984–2015). Three main findings emerged from the analysis. First, men were more vulnerable to short-term consequences of divorce for subjective measures of well-being, but postdivorce adaptation alleviated gender differences in these outcomes. Second, a medium-term view on multiple outcomes showed more similarity than differences between women and men. The medium-term consequences of divorce were similar in terms of subjective economic well-being; mental health, physical health, and psychological well-being; residential moves, homeownership, and satisfaction with housework; and chances of repartnering, social integration with friends and relatives, and feelings of loneliness. Third, the key domain in which large and persistent gender differences emerged were women’s disproportionate losses in household income and associated increases in their risk of poverty and single parenting. Taken together, these findings suggest that men’s disproportionate strain of divorce is transient, whereas women’s is chronic.
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Turner BJ, Liang Y, Rodriguez N, Bobadilla R, Simmonds MJ, Yin Z. Randomized Trial of a Low-Literacy Chronic Pain Self-Management Program: Analysis of Secondary Pain and Psychological Outcome Measures. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2018; 19:1471-1479. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Al Sayah F, Ohinmaa A, Johnson JA. Screening for Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Type 2 Diabetes Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Comparative Performance of the EQ-5D-5L and SF-12v2. MDM Policy Pract 2018; 3:2381468318799361. [PMID: 35187242 PMCID: PMC8855395 DOI: 10.1177/2381468318799361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective. To evaluate the performance of EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol Five-Dimension, Five-Level Questionnaire) and SF-12-v2 (12-item Medical Outcomes Health Survey–Short Form, Version 2) in screening for anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods. Cross-sectional data from a population-based study of type 2 diabetes in Alberta, Canada, were used. Anxiety symptoms (using the 2-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire) were categorized into absent (<3) versus present (≥3). Depressive symptoms (using the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire) were categorized according to two severity cut-points: absent (<10) versus mild (≥10), and absent (<15) versus moderate-severe (≥15). The performance of the measures in screening for anxiety and depressive symptoms was evaluated using receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis. Results. Average age of participants (N = 1,391) was 66.8 years (SD 10.2), and 47% were female. Seventeen percent of participants screened positive for mild and 5.9% for moderate-severe depressive symptoms, and 11.3% for anxiety symptoms. For comorbid symptoms, 8.6% screened positive for anxiety and any depressive symptoms, and 4.6% for anxiety and moderate-severe depressive symptoms. The EQ-5D-5L anxiety/depression dimension and the SF-12 mental composite summary score had the best performance in screening for anxiety (area under ROC: 0.89, 0.89, respectively), depressive symptoms (any: 0.88, 0.92; moderate-severe: 0.90, 0.90), and comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms (any: 0.92, 0.91; moderate-severe: 0.92, 0.90). These were followed by SF-12 feeling downhearted/depressed item (range = 0.83–0.85), while the lowest performance was for the EQ-5D-5L index score (0.80–0.84) and the SF-12 mental health domain (0.81–0.82). Conclusion. The EQ-5D-5L and the SF-12 are suitable tools for screening for anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults with type 2 diabetes. These tools present a unique opportunity for a standardized approach for routine mental health screening within the context of routine outcome measurement initiatives, where screening is recommended.
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- Fatima Al Sayah
- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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