Real world experience of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the treatment of spasticity using tetrahydrocannabinol: cannabidiol (THC: CBD)

T Meyer, A Funke, C Münch, D Kettemann, A Maier… - BMC neurology, 2019 - Springer
Background Treatment of spasticity poses a major challenge in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) patient management. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): cannabidiol (CBD) …

Models for analyzing zero-inflated and overdispersed count data: an application to cigarette and marijuana use

B Pittman, E Buta, S Krishnan-Sarin… - Nicotine and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction This article describes different methods for analyzing counts and illustrates their
use on cigarette and marijuana smoking data. Methods The Poisson, zero-inflated Poisson …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven dynamic treatment planning for chronic diseases

C Naumzik, S Feuerriegel, AM Nielsen - European Journal of Operational …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to deliver effective care, health management must consider the distinctive
trajectories of chronic diseases. These diseases recurrently undergo acute, unstable, and …

Obstructive sleep apnea and pain intensity in young adults

W Athar, ME Card, A Charokopos… - Annals of the …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Prior research studies on the association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and
pain intensity have examined older patients; there is a need to understand the relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Trajectory of metabolic syndrome and its association with knee pain in middle-aged adults

A Singh, B Fraser, A Venn, L Blizzard, G Jones… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterised by the clustering of central
obesity with metabolic abnormalities. We aimed to describe the association of MetS and …

The relationship between body mass index and pain intensity among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders: findings from the MSD cohort study

DM Higgins, E Buta, AA Heapy, MA Driscoll… - Pain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and pain intensity
among veterans with musculoskeletal disorder diagnoses (MSDs; nontraumatic joint …

Patient-reported outcomes among patients undergoing total hip replacement in an integrated care system and in a standard care system in Region Stockholm …

J Agerholm, FS Teni, J Sundbye, O Rolfson… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Coordination, cooperation and efficient use of resources is vital for the health-
and social care sector if it is to meet the needs of an aging population. Integrated care is a …

The association of pain intensity and suicide attempts among patients initiating pain specialty services

L Ashrafioun, C Kane, TM Bishop, PC Britton… - The journal of pain, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Using Veterans Health Administration data, we assessed the extent to which mean
past-year (365 days) pain intensity scores were associated with suicide attempts in the year …

Racial disparities in pain among women with fibromyalgia: secondary data analysis of severity, interference with function, and response to guided imagery

MM Jacobs, E Crall, V Menzies - Journal of Integrative and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by widespread persistent
musculoskeletal pain. Mostly prevalent among White women, little is known about FMS in …

Association between knee magnetic resonance imaging markers and knee symptoms over 6–9 years in young adults

A Singh, A Venn, L Blizzard, L March, F Eckstein… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To describe associations between MRI markers with knee symptoms in young
adults. Methods Knee symptoms were assessed using the WOMAC scale during the …