Endocrinology Advisor (4/7, Nye) reports, “Psychiatric symptoms and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have been reported among adolescents and young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D),” researchers concluded in a 514-patient study, the findings of which were published online in Diabetes Care.
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— “Depression and HRQOL Influence Disease Trajectory Among Patients With Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes “Jessica Nye, Endocrinology Advisor, April 7, 2022
Psychiatric News (4/7) reports, “Screening cancer patients for anxiety, depression, and other symptoms of distress may help identify those at heightened risk of nonfatal self-injury,” investigators concluded in a study involving “a total of 806,910 patients.” The study revealed that patients with cancer “who scored higher on the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) – a tool that asks patients to score the severity of their symptoms of nausea, pain, depression, well-being, and more – were more likely to experience nonfatal self-injury within six months than those who scored lower on the ESAS.” The findings were published online March 31 in JAMA Oncology.
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— “Screening Cancer Patients for Distress May Identify Patients at Higher Risk of Self-Injury, Psychiatric News, April 7, 2022
HealthDay (4/6, Munez) reports, “A record number of American adults are now dying with a dementia diagnosis,” but the “increase of 36% from two decades ago may have more to do with better record-keeping than an actual rise in dementia cases,” investigators concluded in a study that “used data from 3.5 million people over the age of 67 who died between 2004 and 2017, including bills submitted to the Medicare system in the last two years of their lives.” The findings were published online in JAMA Health Forum.
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— “Half of Americans Now Die With Dementia Diagnosis, Better Record-Keeping May Be Why “Cara Murez, HealthDay, April 6, 2022
Healio (4/6, Kalvaitis) reports, “For adults with anxiety or depression, regular exercise had nearly double the CV benefit compared with those without these diagnoses,” investigators concluded after analyzing “health records of 50,359 adults (mean age, 59 years) in the Mass General Brigham Biobank database,” then assessing “rates of major adverse CV events among participants who self-reported physical activity for at least 500 metabolic equivalent (MET) minutes per week, which is aligned with current guideline recommendations for physical activity, compared with those who exercised less than 500 MET minutes per week.” The findings were presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session & Expo.
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— “Regular exercise yields greater CV benefit in adults with anxiety, depression “Katie Kalvaitis , Healio, April 6, 2022
According to MedPage Today (4/6, Monaco, Monaco), certain “anticonvulsant mood stabilizers may increase the risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D),” researchers concluded in a study that analyzed commercial health insurance data from “274,206 [people] ages 20 to 65 (adults) and 74,005 [people] ages 10 to 19 years (children).” The study revealed that “among adults who initiated an anticonvulsant mood stabilizer, treatment with valproate was tied with a 1.17% higher adjusted risk difference for developing T2D over five years compared with lamotrigine (Lamictal),” whereas “carbamazepine (Tegretol) and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal, Oxtellar XR)…didn’t have the significantly higher five-year T2D risk difference compared with lamotrigine.” The findings were published online April 6 in JAMA Network Open.
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Healio (4/5) reports, “People with schizophrenia were less likely to have received a COVID-19 booster, while gaps in acquisition were greatest for the first vaccination,” researchers concluded in a study that “utilized information from the databases of Israeli health care management organization Clalit Health Services to include 34,797 participants…with schizophrenia and an equal number of matched controls.” The findings of the “retrospective cohort study” were published online March 30 in a brief report in JAMA Psychiatry.
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— “Those with schizophrenia less likely to get COVID-19 booster “Robert Herpen, Healio, April 5, 2022
Healio (4/5) reports, “While 56% of U.S. adults reported concerns about their mental health, only 29% have elected to see a professional counselor or therapist, according to survey results” derived from the “State of Mental Health…research study conducted in February 2022 by Ramsey Solutions, which surveyed 1,001 U.S. adults on three main topics: mental health, relationships and wellness.” The study’s findings were announced March 28 on the Ramsey Solutions website.
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— “Over half of US adults surveyed reported concerns about their mental health, Healio, April 5, 2022
HealthDay (4/4) reports “significantly higher average body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence rates were seen among U.S. adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study.” The findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine also revealed that “there were significantly higher rates for any exercise participation (+4.4%), average sleep hours in a 24-hour period (+1.5%), and average alcoholic drink days in the past month (+2.7%); lower rates were seen for smoking at least some days (−4%).”
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— “Body Mass Index, Obesity Up During the Pandemic for U.S. Adults, HealthDay, April 4, 2022
The AP (4/4, Stobbe) reports a study “suggests people who live with handgun owners are shot to death at a higher rate than those who don’t have such weapons at home.” Also, “the researchers found that those who lived with handgun owners had a much higher rate of being fatally shot by a spouse or intimate partner,” as “the vast majority of such victims – 84% – were women, they said.” The findings of the “study focused on nearly 600,000 Californians” were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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— “Study finds higher homicide risk in homes with handguns “Mike Stobbe, AP, April 4, 2022
USA Today (4/4, Pitofsky) reports, “Survivors of gun violence and their families see a spike in medical costs and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders in the months following an injury,” investigators concluded in a study “based on patient records over 10 years.” The study “included information from 6,498 survivors of firearm injuries, matched to 32,490 control individuals, and 12,489 family members, including significant others, parents and children of survivors of gun violence injuries, compared to 62,445 control individuals,” as well as “survivors’ records from one year before a firearm injury through one year after.” The findings were published online April 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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— “Gun violence survivors see substantial increase in psychiatric, substance use disorders, study says “Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, April 4, 2022