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Gungormus DB, Garcia-Moreno FM, Bermudez-Edo M, Sánchez-Bermejo L, Garrido JL, Rodríguez-Fórtiz MJ, Pérez-Mármol JM. A semi-automatic mHealth system using wearable devices for identifying pain-related parameters in elderly individuals. Int J Med Inform 2024; 184:105371. [PMID: 38335744 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2024.105371] [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: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Mobile health systems integrating wearable devices are emerging as promising tools for registering pain-related factors. However, their application in populations with chronic conditions has been underexplored. OBJECTIVE To design a semi-automatic mobile health system with wearable devices for evaluating the potential predictive relationship of pain qualities and thresholds with heart rate variability, skin conductance, perceived stress, and stress vulnerability in individuals with preclinical chronic pain conditions such as suspected rheumatic disease. METHODS A multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted with 67 elderly participants. Predicted variables were pain qualities and pain thresholds, assessed with the McGill Pain Questionnaire and a pressure algometer, respectively. Predictor variables were heart rate variability, skin conductance, perceived stress, and stress vulnerability. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the influence of the predictor variables on the pain dimensions. RESULTS The multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the predictor variables significantly accounted for 27% of the variability in the affective domain, 14% in the miscellaneous domain, 15% in the total pain rating index, 10% in the number of words chosen, 14% in the present pain intensity, and 16% in the Visual Analog Scale scores. CONCLUSION The study found significant predictive values of heart rate variability, skin conductance, perceived stress, and stress vulnerability in relation to pain qualities and thresholds in the elderly population with suspected rheumatic disease. The comprehensive integration of physiological and psychological stress measures into pain assessment of elderly individuals with preclinical chronic pain conditions could be promising for developing new preventive strategies.
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- Dogukan Baran Gungormus
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Software Engineering, Computer Science School, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Research Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC-UGR), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Software Engineering, Computer Science School, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Research Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC-UGR), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Software Engineering, Computer Science School, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Research Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC-UGR), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Software Engineering, Computer Science School, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Research Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC-UGR), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Lee J, Martindale J, Makris UE, Singh N, Yung R, Bynum JPW. Initiation of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Older Medicare Beneficiaries With New Diagnosis of Late-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol 2023; 5:694-700. [PMID: 37872884 PMCID: PMC10716804 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) account for up to one-third of the RA population and are less likely to receive optimal treatment. For the subgroup of older adults with late-onset RA (LORA), who experience more symptomatic and progressive disease, suboptimal treatment could be more consequential than the general population who age with RA. We evaluated use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in older adults with a new diagnosis of LORA. METHODS In this retrospective observational study, we identified adults 66 years of age or older with a new diagnosis of LORA using Medicare data from 2008 to 2017. Information on baseline patient characteristics and DMARD initiation during the first 12 months after LORA diagnosis were collected. We also assessed concomitant use of glucocorticoids (GCs). RESULTS We identified 33,373 older adults with new diagnosis of LORA. Average age at LORA diagnosis was 76.7 (SD 7.6); 75.4% were female, 76.9% were White, and 35.6% had low-income subsidy (LIS). Less than one-third were initiated on a DMARD (28.9%). In multivariable analyses, DMARD initiation was associated with younger age, fewer comorbidities, and absence of LIS status. Concomitant long-term (>3 months) GC use was higher among those on any DMARD (44.3%) compared with those without (15.2%). CONCLUSIONS DMARD initiation after new diagnosis of LORA is low despite current clinical practice guidelines recommending early aggressive initiation of treatment. Long-term GC use is common among those on any DMARDs, raising concern for suboptimal DMARD use. Further studies are needed to understand drivers of DMARD use in older adults.
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and VA North Texas Health Care SystemDallasTexas
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Matos AL, Natour J, Heldan de Moura Castro C, Machado FS, Takahashi RD, Furtado RNV. Higher rates of ultrasound synovial hypertrophy, bone erosion and power doppler signal in asymptomatic Brazilian elderly versus young adults: a cross-sectional study. Rheumatol Int 2022; 43:941-951. [PMID: 36315265 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-022-05212-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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To evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) abnormalities in asymptomatic elderly individuals. A cross-sectional controlled study was conducted and MSUS of 23 joints (wrist, metacarpophalangeal-MCP, proximal interphalangeal-PIP, elbow, glenohumeral, hip, knee, ankle, and metatarsophalangeal-MTP joints) was performed in healthy individuals aged 18-29 (young, n = 32) and 60-80 years-old (elderly, n = 32). Quantitative synovial hypertrophy (SH) was measured in mm and a semiquantitative scoring system (0-3) was used to grade SH, power doppler (PD) and bone erosion (BE). Young and elderly participants were 26.2 ± 3.2 and 65.9 ± 4.4 years-old, respectively. As compared to the young participants, elderly individuals had higher SH values in 35% of the joint surfaces (P < 0.05), higher rates of scores 1-3 for SH at the dorsal surface of the 3rd MCP, palmar surface of the 2nd MCP, 2nd PIP, 3rd MCP and 3rd PIP and subtalar joints (17.2 vs. 1.6%, P = 0.002; 29.7 vs. 6.3%, P = 0.001; 12.5 vs. 1.6%, P = 0.016; 21.9 vs. 6.3%, P = 0.011; 21.9 vs. 7.8%, P = 0.025; and 24.2 vs. 6.3%, P = 0.005, respectively), BE at the radiocarpal, ulnocarpal, dorsal surface of the 2nd MCP and posterior area of the glenohumeral joints (10.9 vs. 1.6%, P = 0.028; 12.5 vs. 0%, P = 0.003; 9.4 vs. 0%, P = 0.012; and 29.7 vs. 10.9%, P = 0.008, respectively) and PD at the dorsal surface of the 2nd and 3rd MCP joints (9.4 vs. 0%; P = 0.012 and 7.8 vs. 0%; P = 0.023, respectively). BE scores ≥ 1 were more frequent in the elderly (P < 0.05) in 22 (88%) of the joint surfaces evaluated. MSUS abnormalities are more frequent in asymptomatic elderly individuals as compared to young subjects.
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- Alexandre Lima Matos
- Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Disciplina de Reumatologia, Rua Botucatu, 740-3º andar-Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Disciplina de Reumatologia, Rua Botucatu, 740-3º andar-Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Disciplina de Reumatologia, Rua Botucatu, 740-3º andar-Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Disciplina de Reumatologia, Rua Botucatu, 740-3º andar-Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Radiology Departament, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Disciplina de Reumatologia, Rua Botucatu, 740-3º andar-Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Güneri FD, Forestier FBE, Forestier RJ, Karaarslan F, Odabaşi E. YouTube as a source of information for water treatments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2022; 66:781-789. [PMID: 35094110 PMCID: PMC8800846 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-021-02236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the quality and reliability of YouTube videos as a source of information in water treatments. We searched videos on YouTube ( www.youtube.com ) using the following keywords: "health resort medicine," "spa treatment," "spa therapy," "hydrotherapy," "thermal medicine," "balneology," and "balneotherapy" on June 17th, 2021. The global quality scale (GQS) was used to evaluate the quality of the videos. The assessment of reliability was evaluated using the modified DISCERN tool. Some other video parameters and sources of the videos were also recorded. One hundred twenty-one (121) videos were analyzed. The most common video source was advertisement (46.3%). GQS and modified DISCERN median scores were generally low. They were superior for "hydrotherapy" and "balneotherapy" and were also higher in videos uploaded by health-related persons or organizations (physicians, health-related professionals, and health-related websites). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between investigated parameters (like view ratio, number of likes, video power index, video length) and GQS. Only video length was correlated with modified DISCERN for investigated parameters. The median video power index scores were statistically higher for "spa therapy" and "spa treatment." The YouTube content linked with water treatments has poor quality and reliability most of time. The hydrotherapy and balneotherapy keywords have the best quality and reliability.We think that designers of water treatment videos should involve health professionals more often so that the content of their video will better explain the details of medical conditions or interventions.The scientific experts should ensure a consensus in terminology to straighten the awareness of water treatments for patients and physicians.
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- Fulya Demircioğlu Güneri
- Department of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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Knowledge Gaps in Health Care Research in Older Adults in Ecuador: Policy Challenges and Opportunities. AGEING INTERNATIONAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12126-021-09430-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lee J, Chang CH, Yung R, Bynum JP. Medicare beneficiary panel characteristics associated with high Part D biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug prescribing for older adults among rheumatologists. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e25644. [PMID: 33879745 PMCID: PMC8078346 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000025644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate beneficiary panel characteristics associated with rheumatologists' prescribing of biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) for older adults.In this retrospective observational study, we used Medicare Public Use Files (PUFs) to identify rheumatologists who met criteria for high-prescribing, defined as bDMARD prescription constituting ≥20% of their DMARD claims for beneficiaries ≥65 years of age. We first used descriptive analysis then multivariable regression model to test the association of high prescribing of bDMARDs with rheumatologists' panel size and beneficiary characteristics. In particular, we quantified the proportion of panel beneficiaries ≥75 years of age to assess how caring for an older panel correlate with prescribing of bDMARDs.We identified 3197 unique rheumatologists, of whom 405 (13%) met criteria for high prescribing of bDMARDs for Medicare beneficiaries ≥65 years of age. The high-prescribers provided care to 12% of study older adults, and yet accounted for 21% of bDMARD prescriptions for them. High prescribing of bDMARDs was associated with smaller panel size, and their beneficiaries were more likely to be non-black, ≥75 years of age, non-dual eligible, have diagnosis of CHF, however, less likely to have CKD.Rheumatologists differ in their prescribing of bDMARDs for older adults, and those caring for more beneficiaries ≥75 years of age are more likely to be high-prescribers. Older adults are more prone to the side-effects of bDMARDs and further investigation is warranted to understand drivers of differential prescribing behaviors to optimize use of these high-risk and high-cost medications.
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Persistent pain in older adults is a widely prevalent and disabling condition that is the manifestation of multiple contributing physical, mental, social, and age-related factors. To effectively treat pain, the clinician must assess and address contributing factors using a comprehensive approach that includes pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies within the context of a strong therapeutic relationship among the patient, caregivers, and a multidisciplinary team. This article reviews the current understanding of persistent pain in older adults and suggests a general approach to its assessment and management, followed by specific considerations for musculoskeletal pain conditions commonly seen in older adults.
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- Travis P Welsh
- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. https://twitter.com/AilingEYang
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Medical Service, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Motter FR, Hilmer SN, Paniz VMV. Pain and Inflammation Management in Older Adults: A Brazilian Consensus of Potentially Inappropriate Medication and Their Alternative Therapies. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1408. [PMID: 31849664 PMCID: PMC6901010 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Purpose: The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM) list and alternative therapies for treatment of pain and inflammation in older people adapted to the Brazilian context. Methods: A preliminary PIM list suitable for the Brazilian market was developed on the basis of three published international PIM lists [Beers 2015, Screening Tool of Older People’s Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions - 2015, European Union (7) PIM list]. We used the modified Delphi technique (two-round) to validate concerns of use and alternative therapies related to PIM for treatment of pain and inflammation in older adults ≥65 years in Brazil. The panel involved nine Brazilian experts in geriatric pharmacotherapy. All items with mean Likert scale score ≥4.0 (agree) and the lower limit of 95% confidence interval ≥4.0 were considered validated in this study. Results: At the end of the consensus process, 94 (65.3%) items of 144 were validated. In total, consensus was reached for 33/35 (94.3%) concerns about drugs that should be avoided in older patients regardless of diagnosis, for 22/23 (95.7%) concerns about drugs that should be avoided in older patients with specific conditions or diseases, for 11/23 (47.8%) with special considerations of use, and for 28/63 (44.4%) of therapeutic alternatives. Conclusion: Although these criteria are not designed to replace clinical judgement, PIM and alternative therapies lists can be useful to inform prescribers, pharmacists, and health care planners and may serve as a starting point for safe and effective use of medications in older people.
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- Fabiane Raquel Motter
- Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, Brazil.,Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore 83 Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore 83 Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, Brazil
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