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Nutrition & Dietetics
Quentin Leyrolle, Renata Cserjesi, Romane Demeure, Audrey M. Neyrinck, Camille Amadieu, Julie Rodriguez, Olli Kaerkkaeinen, Kati Hanhineva, Nicolas Paquot, Miriam Cnop, Patrice D. Cani, Jean-Paul Thissen, Laure B. Bindels, Olivier Klein, Olivier Luminet, Nathalie M. Delzenne
Summary: This study evaluated the potential links between serum metabolomics and gut microbiome, and mood disturbances in obese patients. The findings revealed altered levels of microbiota-derived metabolites in obese subjects with mood disturbances, suggesting new targets for tackling mood disorders in this context.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Won-Moon Kim, Su-Ah Lee, Yun-Jin Park, Yong-Gon Seo
Summary: Limited studies have examined the effects of exercise therapy on obese and normal-weight patients. This study investigated the impact of a 12-week rehabilitation exercise program on cardiovascular risk factors, ODI, and lumbar muscle CSA in low back pain patients, finding significant improvements in body composition, body weight, BMI, body fat percentage, total cholesterol, and LDL in the overweight group. ODI score and lumbar muscle CSA also showed significant improvements post-intervention, indicating the need for intensive exercise interventions for overweight low back pain patients.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Caitlin Farmer, Denise A. O'Connor, Hopin Lee, Kirsten McCaffery, Christopher Maher, Dave Newell, Aidan Cashin, David Byfield, Jeffrey Jarvik, Rachelle Buchbinder
Summary: The study found that common and usually non-serious terms in lumbar spine imaging reports are poorly understood by the general population, which may contribute to the burden of low back pain issues.
Review
Pediatrics
Ioulia Kokka, Iraklis Mourikis, Flora Bacopoulou
Summary: The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence regarding the relation of obesity and psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence. A total of 14 studies of 23,442 children and adolescents that investigated the relation of obesity with anxiety, mood disorders, and psychosis were included in this systematic review. Nine of the included studies reported a significant relationship between the psychiatric disorder under investigation and obesity. Understanding the nexus between obesity and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents is of great importance, given the alarming increase in both conditions in youth. Such findings could facilitate the development and implementation of targeted interventions.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Mafalda Simoes Cunha, Rita Amaral, Ana Margarida Pereira, Rute Almeida, Magna Alves-Correia, Claudia Chaves Loureiro, Cristina Lopes, Joana Carvalho, Carmelita Ribeiro, Carmen Vidal, Dario Antolin-Amerigo, Diana Pinto, Manuel Ferreira-Magalhaes, Maria Joao Vasconcelos, Carlos Lozoya, Natacha Santos, Francisca Cardia, Luis Taborda-Barata, Rosario Ferreira, Pedro Morais Silva, Tania Monteiro Ferreira, Raquel Camara, Eurico Silva, Diana Bordalo, Cristina Guimaraes, Maria Jose Calix, Sofia da Silva, Maria Luis Marques, Ana Morete, Carlos Nunes, Claudia Vieira, Rosalia Pascoa, Adelaide Alves, Jose Varanda Marques, Bruno Reis, Luis Monteiro, Rosario Monteiro, Margarida Cepa, Bruno Valentim, Daniela Sousa Coelho, Sara Fernandes, Patricia Meireles, Margarida Abreu Aguiar, Ana Rita Mourao, Joao A. Fonseca, Cristina Jacome
Summary: This study investigated the frequency of anxiety and depression in patients with persistent asthma and found that at least 1/3 of the patients experience symptoms of anxiety and depression, highlighting the importance of screening for these disorders in asthma patients. The HADS and EQ-5D questionnaires showed moderate agreement in identifying anxiety and depression symptoms.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bikram Adhikari, Anup Ghimire, Nilambar Jha, Rajendra Karkee, Archana Shrestha, Roshan Dhakal, Aarju Niraula, Sangita Majhi, Antesh Kumar Pandit, Niroj Bhandari
Summary: The study found that the one-year prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among construction workers in Nepal was 52.0%. Factors associated with higher odds of LBP included female gender, living below poverty line, more than five years of work experience, and intermediate sleep quality. Majority of construction workers with LBP did not seek healthcare services or take any actions to prevent or manage LBP.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Deborah Xin Yi Chung, Ying Ern Loo, Yu Heng Kwan, Jie Kie Phang, Ting Hui Woon, Wei Rui Goh, Stanley Angkodjojo, Warren Fong
Summary: This study examined the association between anxiety, depression, and resilience with overall health and functioning in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients. The results showed that anxiety and depression were associated with poorer health and functioning, while resilience was not.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ewa Kobos, Barbara Knoff, Beata Dziedzic, Rafal Maciag, Anna Idzik
Summary: This study assessed loneliness, anxiety, depression, and irritability among the Polish population during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed a significant percentage of respondents experiencing these psychological issues, with higher prevalence among younger people, those who tested positive for COVID-19, and individuals who underwent home quarantine.
Article
Rehabilitation
Matthias Poesl, Gabriela F. Carvalho, Waclaw M. Adamczyk, Beate Schuessler, Michael Richter, Kerstin Luedtke, Tibor M. Szikszay
Summary: This study aims to investigate whether proprioceptive accuracy measured with the Joint Position Sense (JPS) in patients with chronic neck and low back pain is impaired exclusively in affected areas or also in distant areas not affected by pain.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sue Yuan, Yunxia Li, Lihui Zhang, Honghong Wang
Summary: This study investigated the characteristics of neck-shoulder pain (NSP) and explored the potential relationship between NSP and individual and work organizational variables. The results showed that both individual factors and work organizational factors had a significant impact on NSP.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Mahnuma M. Estee, Yuanyuan Wang, Stephane Heritier, Donna M. Urquhart, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Mark A. Kotowicz, Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen, Julie A. Pasco, Anita E. Wluka
Summary: A study conducted on men over a 10-year period found that negative beliefs regarding back pain were associated with an increased likelihood of developing high-intensity pain and/or high disability.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nermen A. Mahmoud, Ahmad H. Abu Raddaha, Donia E. Zaghamir
Summary: This study examined the relationship between the use of digital devices and neck and low back pain intensity among Saudi nursing students. The findings showed that a significant percentage of participants reported mild neck pain and had concerns about their health. It is suggested that nursing students should maintain neutral neck and back postures to reduce pain caused by extensive reading on digital devices.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Katie Rose M. Sanfilippo, Vivette Glover, Victoria Cornelius, Rita T. Amiel Castro, Bonnie McConnell, Buba Darboe, Hajara B. Huma, Hassoum Ceesay, Paul Ramchandani, Ian Cross, Lauren Stewart
Summary: It is important to detect symptoms of common mental disorders (CMDs) in pregnant women, but cultural differences and scale variations can affect their expression. This study compared Gambian pregnant women's responses to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Self-reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), as well as comparing responses to the EPDS between pregnant women in The Gambia and the UK.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sundeep Kumar Upadhyaya, Deepak Ramchandra Malgutte, Rohini Handa, Sirinder Gupta, Anil Kumar, Srujana Budumuru
Summary: This study evaluated the prevalence of fibromyalgia, anxiety, and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their effects on the clinical parameters of RA during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that the prevalence of fibromyalgia and depression was significantly higher during the pandemic than before, indicating the importance of incorporating mental health assessment into the routine management of RA patients.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anchamo Anato, Kaleab Baye, Barbara Stoecker
Summary: This study aimed to identify the factors that contribute to depressive symptoms among postpartum mothers. The results showed that household food insecurity, infant underweight, and infant respiratory infections were significantly associated with postpartum depressive symptoms.
Article
Rheumatology
Jimin Zhu, Guangfeng Ruan, Han Cen, Tao Meng, Shuang Zheng, Yuanyuan Wang, Baikun Li, Zhaohua Zhu, Weiyu Han, Tania Winzenberg, Anita E. Wluka, Flavia Cicuttini, Binghui Wang, Changhai Ding
Summary: This study investigated the longitudinal associations of serum inflammatory markers and adipokines with joint symptoms and structures in participants with knee OA. The results showed that different inflammatory and metabolic components were associated differently with joint symptoms and structural changes in knee OA, suggesting a complex inflammatory and metabolic interrelationship in the pathogenesis of knee OA.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Somayeh Ebrahimkhani, Anuja Dharmaratne, Mohamed Hisham Jaward, Yuanyuan Wang, Flavia M. Cicuttini
Summary: The study proposed a joint deep and hand-crafted learning-based framework for automated segmentation of knee articular cartilage tissue, achieving high segmentation accuracy and volume correlation on multiple datasets.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Flavia M. Cicuttini, Thach Duc Tran, Sultana Monira Hussain, Anita E. Wluka, Jane R. W. Fisher
Summary: This study examined the impact of person-related factors on individuals' ability to obtain necessary healthcare for non-COVID-19 health conditions/disabilities under COVID-19 restrictions. The results showed that factors such as depressive and anxiety symptoms were major contributors to worse access to healthcare. These findings have the potential to inform targeted strategies aimed at reducing poor health outcomes, particularly among vulnerable populations.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Julia Sewell, Sultana Monira Hussain, Yuanyuan Wang, Anita E. Wluka, Yuan Z. Lim, Melinda J. Carrington, Katherine Samaras, Flavia M. Cicuttini
Summary: This study examines the relationship between arthritis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Australian adults, and calculates the proportion of CVD risk factors that could be reduced if individuals with arthritis were targeted.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Yuanyuan Wang, Ega Wirayoda Pontoh, Sultana Monira Hussain, Yuan Z. Lim, Graeme Jones, Catherine L. Hill, Anita E. Wluka, Andrew Tonkin, Changhai Ding, Flavia M. Cicuttini
Summary: This study found evidence for the involvement of vascular pathology in the progression of knee osteoarthritis and suggested that targeting atherosclerosis could improve outcomes in knee osteoarthritis.
Article
Rheumatology
Zetao Liao, Jun Chang, Zhaohua Zhu, Weiyu Han, Tao Meng, Shuang Zheng, Liudan Tu, Benny Antony, Tania Winzenberg, Anita E. Wluka, Flavia Cicuttini, Changhai Ding
Summary: The study examined the associations between dietary vitamin K intake and changes in knee symptoms and structures in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The results showed that higher vitamin K intake was associated with a decrease in knee symptoms over 24 months. However, there was no overall association between vitamin K intake and changes in MRI features.
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Dermatology
Mabel K. Yan, Charlie Wang, Rory Wolfe, Victoria J. Mar, Anita E. Wluka
Summary: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, low-dose methotrexate exposure was associated with a slight increase in melanoma risk, but the absolute risk increase could be considered negligible.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yuanyuan Wang, Alice Owen, Angus Franks, Ilana Ackerman, Sharyn M. Fitzgerald, Susan Liew, Robyn L. Woods, Anita E. Wluka, John J. McNeil, Flavia M. Cicuttini
Summary: Hip replacement surgery can significantly improve physical function in older adults, and the degree of preoperative physical impairment is an important indicator for predicting surgical outcomes.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
S. M. Hussain, I. N. Ackerman, Y. Wang, D. R. English, A. E. Wluka, G. G. Giles, F. M. Cicuttini
Summary: The study aims to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) trajectories from early adulthood to late midlife and the risk of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis. The results suggest that weight gain increases the risk of TKA, and weight reduction may play a significant role in preventing TKA.
OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE
(2023)
Review
Orthopedics
P. Solanki, S. M. Hussain, J. Abidi, J. Cheng, J. L. Fairley, M. J. Page, F. M. Cicuttini, A. E. Wluka
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and data synthesis, showing that weight gain in adults is associated with increased clinical and structural KOA and TKR. Preventing weight gain should be considered to improve outcomes in KOA.
OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Hylton B. B. Menz, Jamie J. J. Allan, Andrew K. K. Buldt, Karl B. B. Landorf, Flavia M. M. Cicuttini, Edward Roddy, Shannon E. E. Munteanu
Summary: This study aimed to determine whether neuropathic pain is a feature of first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA). By comparing pain questionnaire results and related factors, the study found that a significant proportion of individuals with first MTP joint OA experience neuropathic pain, which may partly explain the suboptimal responses to commonly used treatments. Screening for neuropathic pain may be useful in selecting targeted interventions and improving clinical outcomes.
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nicholas Woodland, Antony Takla, Mahnuma Mahfuz Estee, Angus Franks, Mansi Bhurani, Susan Liew, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Yuanyuan Wang
Summary: This systematic review evaluated the patient-reported outcomes following total knee replacement in individuals aged 65 years and older. The study found that TKR can reduce pain, improve function, and increase the quality of life for older individuals. Patients generally reported overall satisfaction with the results of the surgery.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Hylton B. Menz, Polly Q. X. Lim, Sheree E. Hurn, Karen J. Mickle, Andrew K. Buldt, Matthew P. Cotchett, Edward Roddy, Anita E. Wluka, Bircan Erbas, Mehak Batra, Shannon E. Munteanu
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a nonsurgical intervention for reducing pain associated with hallux valgus and determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized trial. The results showed that the current intervention is not feasible, primarily due to low adherence and the impact of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Mahnuma M. Estee, Yuanyuan Wang, Stephane Heritier, Donna M. Urquhart, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Mark A. Kotowicz, Sharon L. Brennan-Olsen, Julie A. Pasco, Anita E. Wluka
Summary: A study conducted on men over a 10-year period found that negative beliefs regarding back pain were associated with an increased likelihood of developing high-intensity pain and/or high disability.
