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Social Media Use and Associations with Psychological Distress Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2024)
Journal Article
Ragnhildsløkken, H., Bonsaksen, T., Aakhus, E., Kabelenga, I., Lamph, G., Price, D., & Østertun Geirdal, A. (2024). Social Media Use and Associations with Psychological Distress Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Sciences, 13(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13120634

Social media may have the double potential to support and undermine mental health, and research is needed to investigate these relationships in age-specified populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between the use of so... Read More about Social Media Use and Associations with Psychological Distress Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Everyday Living with Osteoarthritis in the Global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria. (2024)
Journal Article
Owoyemi, T., Alonge, I., Adetunji, O., Ogbu, E., Ogunbanjo, A., White, S., …Dziedzic, K. (2024). Everyday Living with Osteoarthritis in the Global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, Article 100555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100555

Objective
Africa contributes significantly to the increasing global prevalence (>37%), unmet need and treatment burden for people with osteoarthritis. Despite this, little research has examined the expressed needs of patients with osteoarthritis (OA... Read More about Everyday Living with Osteoarthritis in the Global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria..

Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials (2024)
Journal Article
Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., Schäfer, L., Kubach, J., Betsch, M., & Pasurka, M. (in press). Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Pharmaceuticals, 17(11), Article 1557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17111557

The present meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injections for knee osteoarthritis. The outcomes of interest were the visual analogue scale (VAS) and Western Ontario McMaster Osteo-Arthritis Index (WOMAC) s... Read More about Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Routine measurement of cardiometabolic disease risk factors in primary care in England before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
Ho, F. K., Dale, C., Mizani, M. A., Bolton, T., Pearson, E. R., Valabhji, J., …Sattar, N. (in press). Routine measurement of cardiometabolic disease risk factors in primary care in England before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 21(11), Article e1004485. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004485

Background: This study estimated to what extent the number of measurements of cardiometabolic risk factors (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol, glycated haemoglobin) were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and whether these have recovered to expected l... Read More about Routine measurement of cardiometabolic disease risk factors in primary care in England before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based cohort study.

Abstract 4138301: Burden of Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular Mortality, and COVID-19: A Retrospective-Cohort Analysis of US Data (2024)
Journal Article
Pham, H. N., Sainbayar, E., Ramzi, I., Olson, A., Alabagi, A., Soin, S., …Mamas, M. (2024). Abstract 4138301: Burden of Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular Mortality, and COVID-19: A Retrospective-Cohort Analysis of US Data. Circulation, 150(Suppl_1), https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4138301

Background: Hyperlipidemia (HLD) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Little is known regarding temporal variation in CVD mortality related to HLD. The COVID-19 pandemic added complexity to factors influencing CVD mortality. Quest... Read More about Abstract 4138301: Burden of Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular Mortality, and COVID-19: A Retrospective-Cohort Analysis of US Data.