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Prescription analgesic overuse in older adults: Can we mitigate this growing problem?

AGING MEDICINE, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 294-296, December 2022., 2022
With older adults already on numerous prescription medications to manage their chronic conditions, the addition of pain medications could impose an even greater burden due to dependency issues. We need to understand the use of chronic pain medication, especially opioids, discuss current strategies and gaps, and offer potential solutions to mitigate ...
Sara Kakatkar, Aditya Narayan, Rajesh Balkrishnan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multinomial Model for Comorbidity in England of Longstanding CVD, Diabetes, and Obesity [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
From a public health perspective, previous research on comorbidity tends to have focused on identifying the most prevalent groupings of illnesses that demonstrate comorbidity, particularly among the elderly population, already in receipt of care. In contrast, little attention has been paid to possible socio-economic factors associated with increased ...
arxiv  

Diabetes alone should not be a reason for withholding adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer [PDF]

, 2011
Background: With increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus and colon cancer, the number of patients suffering from both diseases is growing, and physicians are being faced with complicated treatment decisions.
Dercksen, Wouter M.W., Extermann, Martine, Haak, Harm R., Janssen-Heijnen, Maryska L.G., van de Schans, Saskia A.M., van Waalwijk, Maren A.   +5 more
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Comorbidities in psoriasis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, 2013
Moderate to severe psoriasis is associated with concomitant diseases that may have a significant impact on patients. It is necessary for the treating physician to recognize these concomitant diseases, known as comorbidities, early as they influence the management options.
openaire   +3 more sources

Validity and Reliability of Clinical and Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Multisystem Proteinopathy 1

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Valosin‐containing protein (VCP)‐associated multisystem proteinopathy 1 (MSP1) is caused by variants in the VCP gene. MSP1 results in various phenotypes including progressive myopathy, Paget's disease of bone, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and parkinsonism, among others.
Lindsay N. Alfano, Megan A. Iammarino, Natalie F. Reash, Linda P. Lowes, Lindsay Pietruszewski, Kathleen Adderley, Lauren Humphrey, Audrey B. Knight, Christopher L. Steiner, Melissa A. Smith, Zarife Sahenk, Anne M. Connolly, Momen Almomen, Eleonora S. D'Ambrosio, Nathan Peck, Allison Peck   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving osteoporosis treatment rates in inpatients admitted with hip fracture: A healthcare improvement initiative in a tertiary referral hospital

AGING MEDICINE, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 264-271, December 2022., 2022
Our hospital introduced a standardized protocol for the treatment of osteoporosis in patients admitted for hip fracture. The aim of this article was to describe its implementation as well as assess the protocol's effect on treatment rates and safety. In our analysis, there was significant improvement in treatment rates with no instances of acute kidney
Andrew Gan Lin, Nargis Shaheen, Kirtan Ganda, John Cullen, Louise M. Waite, Markus J. Seibel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recovery From Comorbidity

SAGE Open, 2013
Comorbidity among mood, anxiety, and alcohol disorders is common and burdensome, affecting individuals, families, and public health. A systematic and integrative review of the literature across disciplines and research methodologies was performed ...
Mathew Carter, Colleen Fisher, Mohan Isaac   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A framework to decipher the genetic architecture of combinations of complex diseases: applications in cardiovascular medicine [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Genome-wide association studies(GWAS) have proven to be highly useful in revealing the genetic basis of complex diseases. At present, most GWAS are studies of a particular single disease diagnosis against controls. However, in practice, an individual is often affected by more than one condition/disorder.
arxiv  

Present and future trajectories towards a possible valid and useful diagnosis of ADHD [PDF]

, 2016
To date, diagnosing Attention Defi cit Hyperactivity Disorder remains indeed one of the most controversial issues in contemporary psychiatry and behavioural sciences.
De Rossi, Piero
core  

Age- and Lesion-Related Comorbidity Burden Among US Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Population-Based Study. [PDF]

, 2019
Background As patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are living longer, understanding the comorbidities they develop as they age is increasingly important.
Agarwal, Anushree, Broberg, Craig S, Dudley, R Adams, Foster, Elyse, Harris, Ian S, John, Anitha, Mahadevan, Vaikom S, Marcus, Greg M, Thombley, Robert, Vittinghoff, Eric   +9 more
core   +1 more source