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Testing A Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between compulsions and contagions: examining the protective role of OCD against COVID-19 in a large cohort study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a significant body of research has explored the impact of the virus and its preventative measures on mental health among individuals with OCD.
Chen Avni   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helping people with psychosis to expand their social networks: the stakeholders’ views

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background People with psychosis experience more social isolation than any other diagnostic group and have smaller social networks than the general population. This isolation can have a detrimental effect on quality of life.
Helena Tee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental health services in KwaZulu-Natal

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Psychiatry, 2004
This article is a summary of a document prepared by a task team appointed by the Superintendent-General, Head: Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal. The terms of reference of the task team were to scrutinise all available documents on mental health in the
D L Mkize   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies. To help patients and providers in the decision‐making process, we developed
Anahita Deboo   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced risk of severe COVID-19 with lithium use: a large-scale comparison with valproate users and other COVID-19 patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundLithium, a commonly used mood stabilizer with immunomodulatory and antiviral properties, has been hypothesized to lessen the severity of COVID-19, but population-level evidence remains limited.MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we ...
Chen Avni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“You can create a little bit more closure in your own story when someone really connects with it”: exploring how involvement in youth peer support work can promote peer development

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2023
Background Peer support relates to the provision of social/emotional support that is delivered by individuals with lived experience of a key characteristic that is shared with clients.
Tanya Halsall   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire‐8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age among People with Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu   +109 more
wiley   +1 more source

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