Article
Psychiatry
Quanjun Liu, Haochen Wang, Anbang Liu, Cheng Jiang, Weiya Li, Huan Ma, Qingshan Geng
Summary: Depression is marginally associated with poor medication adherence in hypertensive patients, and the correlation increases with the severity of depression. Moreover, socioeconomic/demographic factors have an independent impact on medication adherence.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Pham Manh Hung, Vu Huy Thanh, Hoang Van Sy, Dang Quy Duc, Vuong Anh Tuan, Anh T. Q. Tran, Grace E. Brizuela, Hieu B. Tran
Summary: This study aimed to quantify the prevalent issues and challenges in the provision of care for dyslipidemia and hypertension in Vietnamese adults. By analyzing different stages of the patient journey, data were generated to help overcome these issues and barriers to patient care for these two conditions.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Murshida Rahman, Gaby Judah, Dan Murphy, Sara F. Garfield
Summary: Nonadherence to antihypertensives is common and associated with psychological factors, such as concerns about medicines and beliefs about capabilities. Healthcare professionals should actively address these factors to improve adherence.
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dimitra Rafailia Bakaloudi, Lydia Chrysoula, Ioannis Leonida, Evangelia Kotzakioula, Xenophon Theodoridis, Michail Chourdakis
Summary: The study found that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower systolic blood pressure, with no significant differences in diastolic blood pressure. This suggests that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet may have a positive impact on blood pressure levels.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Juliana Lemos Rabelo, Breno Fiuza Cruz, Jessica Diniz Rodrigues Ferreira, Bernardo de Mattos Viana, Izabela Guimaraes Barbosa
Summary: Psychoeducation as an adjunct strategy in the treatment of BD can reduce the frequency of new mood episodes, length of hospital stay, and improve adherence to drug therapy for patients and their families without affecting symptom severity, quality of life, or functionality.
WORLD JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Gary Chun-Yun Kang
Summary: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of technology-based interventions in improving adherence to antihypertensive medications. The results showed that several interventions significantly improved adherence and had a positive impact on blood pressure control. However, randomized controlled trials on technological interventions in this area are still limited.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xinghe Huang, Nuo Xu, Yuyu Wang, Yixin Sun, Aimin Guo
Summary: This systematic review examined the effects of motivational interviewing-based interventions on hypertension management. 11 studies with 2121 participants were included. Motivational interviewing-based intervention showed greater reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to no or minimal additional intervention. Medication adherence significantly improved following motivational interviewing-based intervention, but inconsistent findings were observed for self-efficacy and quality of life.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Leandro Carpes, Rochelle Costa, Bruna Schaarschmidt, Thais Reichert, Rodrigo Ferrari
Summary: The systematic review and meta-analysis found that HIIT can reduce blood pressure in older adults, with statistically significant differences compared to the control group; however, there were no significant differences in blood pressure reductions between HIIT and MICT.
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Elaine C. Khoong, Kristan Olazo, Natalie A. Rivadeneira, Sneha Thatipelli, Jill Barr-Walker, Valy Fontil, Courtney R. Lyles, Urmimala Sarkar
Summary: The study suggests that mHealth interventions can improve hypertension outcomes, but there is a lack of research focusing on older, limited educational attainment, or minority populations. Further studies are needed to determine the most effective interventions for diverse hypertensive patients.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Aaron Shengting Mai, Oliver Zi Hern Lim, Yeung Jek Ho, Gwyneth Kong, Grace En Hui Lim, Cheng Han Ng, Cyrus Ho, Roger Ho, Yinghao Lim, Ivandito Kuntjoro, Edgar Tay, James Yip, Nicholas W. S. Chew, Ting-Ting Low
Summary: The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with pulmonary hypertension is significantly high, with Asian patients exhibiting a higher prevalence of anxiety compared to European and North American patients. Risk factors for depression and anxiety include congenital heart disease-related pulmonary arterial hypertension, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and severe disease.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Valentina Poletti, Francesco Pagnini, Paolo Banfi, Eleonora Volpato
Summary: This systematic review explores the association between depressive symptoms and medication adherence in HF patients, finding that mild to moderate depression significantly impacts treatment adherence in HF patients. In addition to depression, factors such as family support and health practices may also influence adherence.
CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Nursing
Hon Lon Tam, Leona Yuen Ling Leung, Eliza Mi Ling Wong, Kin Cheung, Alex Siu Wing Chan
Summary: This review examined the effects of a text messaging intervention on hypertension management among older adults. The meta-analysis found that text messaging interventions significantly reduced systolic blood pressure and had a moderate effect on medication adherence among older adults with hypertension.
WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Filomena Gomes, Shannon E. King, Diana Dallmann, Jenna Golan, Ana Carolina Feldenheimer da Silva, Kristen M. Hurley, Gilles Bergeron, Megan W. Bourassa, Saurabh Mehta
Summary: Prenatal micronutrient supplements are cost-effective in reducing nutritional deficiencies and adverse pregnancy outcomes, yet poor adherence remains a barrier. Education, monitoring, reminders, and other strategies can effectively improve adherence and potentially enhance the effects of prenatal supplementation on pregnancy and birth outcomes. Further high-quality studies are needed to guide policies and programs effectively.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mieke H. J. Schulte, Jiska J. Aardoom, Lisa Loheide-Niesmann, Leonie L. L. Verstraete, Hans C. Ossebaard, Heleen Riper
Summary: This review investigates the effects of eHealth interventions on medication adherence in patients with COPD or asthma. The results show mixed effects, possibly due to the type, context, and intensity of the interventions, as well as differences in the operationalization and measurement of adherence outcomes. Further research is needed to fully understand the potential of eHealth in optimizing treatment adherence for COPD and asthma.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Yuhei Kikuchi, Yutaro Shimomura, Takefumi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Uchida, Masaru Mimura, Hiroyoshi Takeuchi
Summary: The findings suggest that single daily dosing of psychotropic drugs can be clinically adopted regardless of the type of medication in patients with psychiatric disorders, showing no significant difference in study discontinuation, lack of efficacy, adverse events, or changes in psychopathology between single daily dosing and multiple daily dosing regimens. However, single daily dosing did show significant differences in anxiety and sleepiness compared to multiple daily dosing.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Felix Fischer, Brooke Levis, Carl Falk, Ying Sun, John P. A. Ioannidis, Pim Cuijpers, Ian Shrier, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: In a comprehensive dataset of diagnostic studies, scoring using complex latent variable models do not improve screening accuracy of the PHQ-9 meaningfully as compared to the simple sum score approach.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Andrea Carboni-Jimenez, Danielle B. Rice, Brooke Levis, Mara Canedo-Ayala, Mahrukh Imran, Matthew Chiovitti, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: Further studies on caregiver burden are needed to improve sampling techniques, reporting procedures, and develop standard outcomes which include measurement of caregiving intensity.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lars G. Hemkens, Edmund Juszczak, Brett D. Thombs
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Elsa-Lynn Nassar, Brooke Levis, Marieke A. Neyer, Danielle B. Rice, Linda Booij, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: This study assessed the sample size calculations, confidence intervals, and precision of recently published depression screening tool accuracy studies. The findings indicate that there is a lack of sample size calculations and most studies have small sample sizes, resulting in imprecise accuracy estimates.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Simone N. Vigod, Natalie Urbach, Andrew Calzavara, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Andrea Gruneir, Brett D. Thombs, Mark Walker, Hilary K. Brown
Summary: A risk index for common postpartum mental health disorders was created and internally validated using health administrative data in Ontario, Canada. The index was developed based on easily collectible variables from hospital birth records and could estimate individual-level risk of developing these disorders.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tiffany Dal Santo, Danielle B. Rice, Lara S. N. Amiri, Amina Tasleem, Kexin Li, Jill T. Boruff, Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: We investigated recent meta-research studies on adherence to reporting guidelines and found that most studies reported suboptimal adherence in health research. However, a small proportion of these studies provided enough information for verification or replication.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Karolin R. Krause, Joanne Tay, William A. Douglas, Adrian Sammy, Ami Baba, Katherine Goren, Brett D. Thombs, Alison H. Howie, Maryam Oskoui, Ole Frobert, Yannis Trakadis, Julian Little, Beth K. Potter, Nancy J. Butcher, Martin Offringa
Summary: This article provides insights for future Registry-based randomized controlled trials (RRCTs) by analyzing the strengths and limitations reported in planned and completed RRCTs. The study identified six main RRCT strengths and four main RRCT limitations, and formulated ten recommendations for future RRCTs.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Chelsea S. Rapoport, Alyssa Choi, Linda S. Kwakkenbos, Marie-Eve Carrier, Richard C. Henry, Luc D. Mouthon, Scott L. Roesch, Brett Thombs, Vanessa Malcarne
Summary: This study examined and compared the psychometric properties of the English and French versions of the University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale-6 (ULS-6) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The results showed that ULS-6 had acceptable reliability and validity in both English and French-speaking adults with SSc.
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elsa-Lynn Nassar, Dalal A. Abdulkareem, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: This study aimed to synthesize evidence on the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders and factors associated with symptoms in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Six eligible studies were identified, and the results showed that the prevalence of current or 30-day major depressive disorder varied from 4% to 29% across different populations. The prevalence of any anxiety disorder ranged from 49% to 51%. The study also found that higher education and marital status were associated with lower depressive symptoms, while factors associated with anxiety symptoms were not identified.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Quentin Kirren, Camille Daste, Frantz Foissac, Hendy Abdoul, Sophie Alami, Marie-Eve Carrier, Linda Kwakkenbos, Marie-Martine Lefevre-Colau, Francois Rannou, Agathe Papelard, Alexandra Roren, Brett D. Thombs, Luc Mouthon, Christelle Nguyen
Summary: This study aimed to explore differences in disability perception between patients and care providers in systemic sclerosis (SSc) through a cross-sectional internet-based mirror survey. Results showed that care providers' rates were higher than those of patients in all domains of the ICF-65 questionnaire. This difference was associated with care providers' characteristics, including organ-based specialty, younger age, and following patients with longer disease duration.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Erica Wennberg, Sarah B. Windle, Kristian B. Filion, Brett D. Thombs, Genevieve Gore, Andrea Benedetti, Roland Grad, Carolyn Ells, Mark J. Eisenberg
Summary: With the increasing legalization of recreational cannabis in many countries, it is crucial to have roadside screening programs to detect and deter driving under the influence of cannabis. This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of roadside screening tests for cannabis use. The review included 101 studies and found that oral fluid tests showed the most promise for detecting blood THC levels over legal limits, while urine tests were generally not recommended and observational tests needed improvements in sensitivity.
Article
Rheumatology
Sabrina Provencher, Richard S. Henry, Carolina Bacalao, Marie-Eve Carrier, Linda Kwakkenbos, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: This study investigated whether the informational and support needs of people with SSc differ based on the time since their diagnosis. The findings revealed that individuals who were recently diagnosed with systemic sclerosis had higher needs in terms of discussing medical care as well as other aspects such as spirituality, talking with family and friends, financial issues, and sexual issues.
JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS
(2023)
Letter
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tiffany Dal Santo, Danielle B. Rice, Brett D. Thombs
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Psychiatry
Felix Fischer, Dario Zocholl, Geraldine Rauch, Brooke Levis, Andrea Benedetti, Brett Thombs, Matthias Rose, Polychronis Kostoulas
Article
Psychiatry
Felix Fischer, Dario Zocholl, Geraldine Rauch, Brooke Levis, Andrea Benedetti, Brett Thombs, Matthias Rose, Polychronis Kostoulas
Summary: By re-analyzing the data from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) and accounting for the imperfect diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-8, it was found that the prevalence of major depression in European countries is lower than previously reported.