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Savin KL, Carlson JA, Patel SR, Jankowska MM, Allison MA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Sallis JF, Talavera GA, Roesch SC, Malcarne VL, Larsen B, Rutledge T, Gallo LC. Social and built neighborhood environments and sleep health: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Community and Surrounding Areas and Sueño Ancillary Studies. Sleep 2024; 47:zsad260. [PMID: 37788570 PMCID: PMC10851842 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To test associations between neighborhood social, built, and ambient environment characteristics and multidimensional sleep health in Hispanic/Latino adults. METHODS Data were from San Diego-based Hispanic/Latino adults mostly of Mexican heritage enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (N = 342). Home addresses were geocoded to ascertain neighborhood characteristics of greenness, walkability (density of intersections, retail spaces, and residences), socioeconomic deprivation (e.g. lower income, lower education), social disorder (e.g. vacant buildings, crime), traffic density, and air pollution (PM 2.5) in the Study of Latinos Communities and Surrounding Areas Study. Sleep dimensions of regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing, efficiency, and duration were measured by self-report or actigraphy approximately 2 years later. Multivariable regression models accounting for study design (stratification and clustering) were used to examine associations of neighborhood variables with individual sleep dimensions and a multidimensional sleep health composite score. RESULTS Neighborhood characteristics were not significantly associated with the multidimensional sleep health composite, and there were few significant associations with individual sleep dimensions. Greater levels of air pollution (B = 9.03, 95% CI: 1.16, 16.91) were associated with later sleep midpoint, while greater social disorder (B = -6.90, 95% CI: -13.12, -0.67) was associated with earlier sleep midpoint. Lower walkability was associated with more wake after sleep onset (B = -3.58, 95% CI: -7.07, -0.09). CONCLUSIONS Living in neighborhoods with lower walkability and greater air pollution was associated with worse sleep health, but otherwise findings were largely null. Future research should test these hypotheses in settings with greater variability and investigate mechanisms of these associations.
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- Kimberly L Savin
- San Diego State University/University of California San Diego, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Center for Children’s Health Lifestyles and Nutrition, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City and University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Center for Sleep and Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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Garcia MA, Emami AS, Blau LE, Rutledge T. A pre- and post-implantable pain device procedure assessment model: psychiatric symptoms, functioning, and goals. Pain Manag 2023; 13:161-170. [PMID: 37013940 DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2022-0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Aim: Implantable device treatment may improve psychosocial and pain-specific outcomes. This paper reports outcomes following receipt of an implantable pain device in a population of military veterans. Materials/methods: 120 veterans completed a pre-implantable pain device psychological evaluation of mood, anxiety, pain disability and intensity, cognition, functional goals, walking tolerance, substance use and sleep. Of those evaluated, 25/120 (20.8%) received a pain device in the 12 months following their evaluation and repeated the evaluation to assess changes. Results: Veterans receiving pain devices endorsed significant improvements in pain intensity and pain disability. Pre-to-post-implant changes on psychosocial characteristics varied substantially. Conclusion: Veterans evaluated for implantable pain devices frequently endorsed symptoms of psychological distress and functional impairment and showed highly varied psychosocial changes with treatment.
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- Monica A Garcia
- City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Alkhamees AA, Aljohani MS, Kalani S, Ali AM, Almatham F, Alwabili A, Alsughier NA, Rutledge T. Physician's Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:ijerph20054598. [PMID: 36901612 PMCID: PMC10001574 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The burnout rate among physicians is expected to be higher during COVID-19 period due to the additional sources of physical and emotional stressors. Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, numerous studies have evaluated the impacts of COVID-19 on physicians' burnout, but the reported results have been inconsistent. This current systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess and estimate the epidemiology of burnout and the associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic among physicians. A systematic search for studies targeting physicians' burnout was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Cochrane COVID-19 registry, and pre-print services (PsyArXiv and medRχiv) for English language studies published within the time period of 1 January 2020 to 1 September 2021. Search strategies resulted in 446 possible eligible studies. The titles and abstracts of these studies were screened, which resulted in 34 probable studies for inclusion, while 412 studies were excluded based on the predetermined inclusion criteria. These 34 studies went through a full-text screening for eligibility, which resulted in 30 studies being included in the final reviews and subsequent analyses. Among them, the prevalence of physicians' burnout rate ranged from 6.0-99.8%. This wide variation could be due to the heterogeneity among burnout definitions, different applied assessment tools, and even cultural factors. Further studies may consider other factors when assessing burnout (e.g., the presence of a psychiatric disorders, other work-related and cultural factors). In conclusion, a consistent diagnostic indices for the assessment of burnout is required to enable consistent methods of scoring and interpretation.
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- Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees
- Department of Medicine, Unayzah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unayzah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Unayzah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unayzah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 8174673441, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria 5424041, Egypt
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- Department of Medicine, Unayzah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unayzah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, Unayzah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unayzah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, Unayzah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unayzah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, Psychology Service, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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Vilaro JR, Handberg EM, Merz CNB, Pepine CJ, Rutledge T, Cook-Wiens G, Guthier DG, Jimenez AR. DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM SEVERITY AND CORONARY VASOREACTIVITY IN WOMEN WITH SUSPECTED MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01606-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Rutledge T, Virzi N. Social relationships and health: What do we know and where do we go from here? Kardiol Pol 2023; 81:1191-1192. [PMID: 38189502 DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.98351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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- Thomas Rutledge
- VA San Diego Healthcare System.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California, United States.
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System
- Department of Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program, San Diego, California, United States
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Virzi NE, Krantz DS, Bittner VA, Merz CNB, Reis SE, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Vaccarino V, Rutledge T. Depression Symptom Patterns as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiac Events in Symptomatic Women with Suspected Myocardial Ischemia: The Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE and WISE-CVD) Projects. Heart Mind (Mumbai) 2022; 6:254-261. [PMID: 36994354 PMCID: PMC10047568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Background Ischemic heart disease (IHD) risk in women includes biomedical, behavioral, and psychosocial contributors. The purpose of this study was to build upon previous research suggesting that in women, somatic symptoms (SS) of depression may be important to the development of IHD risk factors and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Based on previous findings, we hypothesized that: (1) SS would be associated with robust biomedical predictors of heart disease and functional capacity, while cognitive symptoms (CS) of depression would not, and (2) SS would independently predict adverse health outcomes while CS would not. Methods We examined the relationships between symptoms of depression (SS/CS), metabolic syndrome (MetS), inflammatory markers (IM), coronary artery disease (CAD) severity, and functional capacity in two independent cohorts of women with suspected IHD. In the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE), we also examined these variables as predictors of all-cause mortality (ACM) + MACE over a median 9.3-year follow-up. The WISE sample included 641 women with suspected ischemia with or without obstructive CAD. The WISE-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) sample consisted of 359 women with suspected ischemia and no obstructive CAD. All study measures were collected uniformly at baseline. Depressive symptoms were measured via the Beck Depression Inventory. MetS was assessed according to Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP-III) criteria. Results In both studies, SS was associated with MetS (Cohen's d = 0.18, 0.26, P < 0.05, respectively), while CS was not. Within WISE, using Cox Proportional Hazard Regression, SS (Hazard ratio [HR] = 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01-1.15; HR = 1.07, 95% CI = 1.00-1.13) and MetS (HR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.16-3.08; HR = 1.74, 95% CI=1.07-2.84) were independent predictors of ACM + MACE after controlling for demographics, IM, and CAD severity, while CS was not. Conclusions In two independent samples of women undergoing coronary angiography due to suspected ischemia, SS but not CS of depression were associated with MetS, and both SS and MetS independently predicted ACM and MACE. These results add to previous studies suggesting that SS of depression may warrant specific attention in women with elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Future research evaluating the biobehavioral basis of the relationship between depression, MetS, and CVD is needed.
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- Nicole E. Virzi
- Department of Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program, San Diego, California
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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Washington K, Marano P, Chazarin B, Maughan J, Obrutu O, Tjoe B, Herscovici R, Moy P, Shufelt C, Rutledge T, Wei J, Van Eyk J, Merz CNB. REMOTE MICROSAMPLE BLOOD COLLECTION AND PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS WITH PRIOR TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY SHOWS PROFILE DISTINCT FROM NORMAL CONTROLS. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)03024-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Marano P, Maughan J, Obrutu O, Lauzon M, Tjoe B, Herscovici R, Moy P, Rojas N, Shufelt C, Rutledge T, Wei J, Merz CNB. DETAILED PSYCHOSOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME COMPARED TO PATIENTS WITH SINGLE EVENT. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02643-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Maughan J, Obrutu O, Marano P, Tjoe B, Lauzon M, Herscovici R, Moy P, Rutledge T, Shufelt C, Wei J, Merz CNB. PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL STATUS OF PARTICIPANTS WITH TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)01361-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Obrutu O, Maughan J, Tjoe B, Herscovici R, Moy P, Rojas N, Wei J, Shufelt C, Rutledge T, Merz CNB. Smidt Heart Institute Takotsubo Registry - Study design and baseline characteristics. Am Heart J Plus 2022; 13:100086. [PMID: 38560083 PMCID: PMC10978169 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
Background Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute form of transient systolic heart failure that occurs predominantly among women and in association with emotional or physical stressors. The Smidt Heart Institute Takotsubo Registry aims to establish a database through an online patient-advocate registry for deep phenotyping of this syndrome. Methods The Takotsubo Registry is a retrospective and prospective observational registry of individuals with a prior history of TTS. Participants are sourced through physician referrals, medical records review, peer- and self-referrals using social media. Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) and Mitra® microsamplers are used to collect questionnaire data and blood samples to facilitate completely remote study enrollment and participation for most participants. Results From January 2019 to May 2021, 125 participants (99% female, mean age: 61.5 ± 9.9 years) enrolled in the registry across 25 US states and 3 international countries, with reported first TTS event a median of 2 years prior to enrollment. Psychosocial characteristics determined by standardized questionnaires at baseline include relatively high anxiety trait (44%), moderate to severe depression severity (19%), moderate to high severity of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (58%) and a history of childhood trauma/abuse (50%). Conclusions The Smidt Heart Institute Takotsubo Registry will contribute to advancing the management of TTS by deep phenotyping to understand its pathophysiology, and identify treatment targets in a participant base for future clinical trials.
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- Okezi Obrutu
- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- The Lev Leviev Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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Emami AS, Bairey Merz CN, Eastwood JA, Pepine CJ, Handberg EM, Bittner V, Mehta PK, Krantz DS, Vaccarino V, Eteiba W, Cornell CE, Rutledge T. Somatic Versus Cognitive Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Coronary Artery Disease among Women with Suspected Ischemia: The Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. Heart Mind (Mumbai) 2021; 5:112-118. [PMID: 34966880 PMCID: PMC8713564 DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_34_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Depression is an established predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD) progression and mortality. "Somatic" symptoms of depression such as fatigue and sleep impairment overlap with symptoms of CAD and independently predict CAD events. Differentiating between "somatic" and "cognitive" depressive symptoms in at-risk patients may improve our understanding of the relationship between depression and CAD. Methods The study utilized data from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. Participants (N = 641; mean age = 58.0 [11.4] years) were enrolled to evaluate chest pain or suspected myocardial ischemia. They completed a battery of symptom and psychological questionnaires (including the Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]) at baseline, along with quantitative coronary angiography and other CAD diagnostic procedures. The BDI provided scores for total depression and for cognitive and somatic depressive symptom subscales. Results Two hundred and fourteen (33.4%) women met criteria for obstructive CAD. Logistic regression models were used to examine relationships between depression symptoms and obstructive CAD. Neither BDI total scores (odds ratio [OR] =1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.99-1.05, P = 0.053) nor BDI cognitive scores (OR = 1.02, 95% CI, 1.00-1.04, P = 0.15) predicted CAD status. BDI somatic symptom scores, however, significantly predicted CAD status and remained statistically significant after controlling for age, race, and education (OR = 1.06, 95% CI, 1.01-1.12, P = 0.02). Conclusion Among women with suspected myocardial ischemia, somatic but not cognitive depressive symptoms predicted an increased risk of obstructive CAD determined by coronary angiography. Consistent with prior reports, these results suggest a focus on somatic rather than cognitive depressive symptoms could offer additional diagnostic information.
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- Ashley S Emami
- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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Gould HM, Atkinson JH, Chircop-Rollick T, D'Andrea J, Garfin S, Patel SM, Funk SD, Capparelli EV, Penzien DB, Wallace M, Weickgenanta AL, Slater M, Rutledge T. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of desipramine, cognitive behavioral therapy, and active placebo therapy for low back pain. Pain 2021; 161:1341-1349. [PMID: 32068667 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
This clinical trial evaluated the independent and combined effects of a tricyclic antidepressant (desipramine) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic back pain relative to an active placebo treatment. Participants (n = 142) were patients experiencing daily chronic back pain at an intensity of ≥4/10 who were randomized to a single-center, double-blind, 12-week, 4-arm, parallel groups controlled clinical trial of (1) low concentration desipramine titrated to reach a serum concentration level of 15 to 65 ng/mL; (2) CBT and active placebo medication (benztropine mesylate, 0.125 mg); (3) low concentration desipramine and CBT; and (4) active benztropine placebo medication. Participants completed the Differential Description Scale and Roland Morris Disability Questionnaires before and after treatment as validated measures of outcomes in back pain intensity and disability, respectively. Participants within each condition showed significant reductions from pre-treatment to post-treatment in pain intensity (mean changes ranged from = -2.58 to 3.87, Cohen's d's = 0.46-0.84) and improvements in pain disability (mean changes = -3.04 to 4.29, Cohen's d's = 0.54-0.88). However, intent-to-treat analyses at post-treatment showed no significant differences between any condition, with small effect sizes ranging from 0.06 to 0.27. The results from this clinical trial did not support the hypothesis that desipramine, CBT, or their combination would be statistically superior to an active medicine placebo for reducing chronic back pain intensity or disability. Key limitations included recruiting 71% of the planned sample size and use of multiple inclusion/exclusion criteria that may limit generalizability to broader populations of patients with chronic back pain.
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- Hilary M Gould
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States.,University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States.,University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States.,University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
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- University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, United States
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- University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States.,University of California, San Diego, CA, United States.,Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, United States.,HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, United States
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- HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, United States
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States.,University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
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Gould HM, D'Eon MS, Grinberg AM, Chakravarthy KV, Castellanos J, Rutledge T. Psychosocial characteristics of candidates for implantable pain devices: validation of an assessment model. Pain Manag 2020; 11:159-172. [PMID: 33183132 DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Aim: To provide a detailed profile of Veteran and community patients with chronic pain who completed preprocedural psychological evaluations for implantable pain devices. Patients & methods: A total of 157 candidates completed a preimplantable pain device evaluation between June 2018 and October 2019 with a pain psychologist that included a structured interview, elicitation of patient-centered goals for the implantable device, and psychometric testing. Results: Candidates demonstrated moderate to high rates of sleep impairment (73%), depressive symptoms (62%), anxiety symptoms (61%), pain catastrophizing (37%), cognitive impairment screen (30%) and somatic symptoms (24%). Conclusion: Candidates for implantable pain devices report high rates of mood, sleep and cognitive impairment, reinforcing the value of preprocedural psychological evaluations.
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- Hilary M Gould
- Department of Anesthesiology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA.,David Geffen School of Medicine at The University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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Lei K, Kunnel A, Metzger-Smith V, Golshan S, Javors J, Wei J, Lee R, Vaninetti M, Rutledge T, Leung A. Diminished corticomotor excitability in Gulf War Illness related chronic pain symptoms; evidence from TMS study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18520. [PMID: 33116195 PMCID: PMC7595115 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Chronic diffuse body pain is unequivocally highly prevalent in Veterans who served in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War and diagnosed with Gulf War Illness (GWI). Diminished motor cortical excitability, as a measurement of increased resting motor threshold (RMT) with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), is known to be associated with chronic pain conditions. This study compared RMT in Veterans with GWI related diffuse body pain including headache, muscle and joint pain with their military counterparts without GWI related diffuse body pain. Single pulse TMS was administered over the left motor cortex, using anatomical scans of each subject to guide the TMS coil, starting at 25% of maximum stimulator output (MSO) and increasing in steps of 2% until a motor response with a 50 µV peak to peak amplitude, defined as the RMT, was evoked at the contralateral flexor pollicis brevis muscle. RMT was then analyzed using Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance (RM-ANOVA). Veterans with GWI related chronic headaches and body pain (N = 20, all males) had a significantly (P < 0.001) higher average RMT (% ± SD) of 77.2% ± 16.7% compared to age and gender matched military controls (N = 20, all males), whose average was 55.6% ± 8.8%. Veterans with GWI related diffuse body pain demonstrated a state of diminished corticomotor excitability, suggesting a maladaptive supraspinal pain modulatory state. The impact of this observed supraspinal functional impairment on other GWI related symptoms and the potential use of TMS in rectifying this abnormality and providing relief for pain and co-morbid symptoms requires further investigation.Trial registration: This study was registered on January 25, 2017, on ClinicalTrials.gov with the identifier: NCT03030794. Retrospectively registered. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03030794 .
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- Karen Lei
- Veterans Medical Research Foundation, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr (151A), Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA.,College of Medicine, California Northstate University, 9700 W Taron Dr, Elk Grove, CA, 95757, USA
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- Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Veterans Medical Research Foundation, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr (151A), Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Veterans Medical Research Foundation, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr (151A), Building 13, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA. .,Center for Pain and Headache Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA. .,School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Rutledge T, Velez D, Depp C, McQuaid JR, Wong G, Jones RCW, Atkinson JH, Giap B, Quan A, Giap H. A Virtual Reality Intervention for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain: Development and Feasibility Results. Pain Med 2020; 20:2051-2059. [PMID: 31165893 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the development of a virtual reality (VR) treatment for phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom sensations and provide feasibility data from testing the treatment in a population of veterans. DESIGN & SUBJECTS Fourteen participants completed a baseline visit evaluating their amputation, PLP, and phantom sensations. Subsequently, participants completed a VR treatment modeled after mirror therapy for PLP, navigating in a VR environment with a bicycle pedaler and motion sensor to pair their cadence to a VR avatar. The VR avatar enabled visualization of the participant's intact phantom limb in motion, a hypothesized mechanism of mirror therapy. SETTING Laboratory. METHODS Participants completed pre- and post-treatment measures to evaluate changes in PLP, phantom sensations, and rate helpfulness, realism, immersion, adverse experiences, and treatment satisfaction. RESULTS Eight of 14 participants (57.1%) reported PLP pre-VR treatment, and 93% (13/14) reported one or more unpleasant phantom sensations. After treatment, 28.6% (4/14) continued to report PLP symptoms (t[13] = 2.7, P = 0.02, d = 0.53) and 28.6% (4/14) reported phantom sensations (t[13] = 4.4, P = 0.001, d = 1.7). Ratings of helpfulness, realism, immersion, and satisfaction were uniformly high to very high. There were no adverse experiences. Four participants completed multiple VR treatments, showing stable improvements in PLP intensity and phantom sensations and high user ratings. CONCLUSIONS This feasibility study of a novel VR intervention for PLP was practical and was associated with significant reductions in PLP intensity and phantom sensations. Our findings support continued research in VR-based treatments in PLP, with a need for direct comparisons between VR and more established PLP treatments.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, California.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- Texas A&M School of Medicine, Bryan, Texas
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- Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
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- Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, USA
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Rutledge T, Gould H, Hsu A, Beizai K. Consultation-liaison psychology: Training and research recommendations for this emerging interprofessional practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 2020. [DOI: 10.1037/pro0000312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gomez MA, Merz NB, Eastwood JA, Pepine CJ, Handberg EM, Bittner V, Mehta PK, Krantz DS, Vaccarino V, Eteiba W, Rutledge T. Psychological stress, cardiac symptoms, and cardiovascular risk in women with suspected ischaemia but no obstructive coronary disease. Stress Health 2020; 36:264-273. [PMID: 31957961 PMCID: PMC7369220 DOI: 10.1002/smi.2928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This paper evaluated cross-sectional relationships between psychological stress and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk among women with suspected ischaemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA). Between 1996 and 2000, 551 women with INOCA were enrolled in the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) cohort from four U.S. institutions. Between 2009 and 2012, 376 women with INOCA were recruited from two U.S. institutions for an independent cohort study titled WISE-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD). Participants underwent coronary angiography and testing for CAD symptoms and risk factors at baseline. Psychological stress was assessed in the form of home/work stress in WISE and home/work stress and financial stress in WISE-CVD. Results showed that home/work stress predicted greater depression, functional impairment, CAD symptoms, and lower self-rated health in WISE but was inconsistent as a predictor in WISE-CVD. In contrast, >60% of WISE-CVD women reported moderate or severe financial stress. Financial stress levels predicted more CAD risk factors and cardiac symptoms, poorer self-rated health, and greater depression and functional impairment. Among women with INOCA, psychological stress was associated with CAD symptoms and CAD risk factors. The prevalence and predictive value of psychological stress in this population supports the inclusion of stress measures in future CAD research.
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- Mayra A. Gomez
- Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California
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- Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medical & Clinical, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California,Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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Barsky L, Merz CNB, Wei J, Shufelt C, Handberg E, Pepine C, Rutledge T, Reis S, Doyle M, Rogers W, Shaw L, Sopko G. Even "WISE-R?"-an Update on the NHLBI-Sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2020; 22:35. [PMID: 32556630 PMCID: PMC7388776 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-020-00852-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW For over 20 years, the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE), a program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, has explored diverse and important aspects of ischemic heart disease in women. RECENT FINDINGS Women with symptoms and signs of ischemia but no significant epicardial obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) were documented to be at elevated risk for recurrent angina hospitalization, major adverse cardiac events, death, and health resource consumption rivaling those with obstructive coronary disease. WISE investigators have advanced our understanding of cardiovascular outcomes, systemic manifestations, psychological variables, socioeconomic factors, genetic contributions, hormonal status, advanced imaging, coronary functional findings, biomarkers, patient-reported outcomes, and treatments pertaining to women with this disease entity. This review delves into the WISE findings subsequent to a prior review1, postulates directions for future research, and asks are we "Even 'WISE-R?'".
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- Lili Barsky
- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, Suite A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, Suite A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, Suite A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, Suite A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Gomez R, Sussman A, Kano M, Boyce T, Chen L, Gundelach A, Dayao Z, Pestak C, Rutledge T. Developing a Survivorship Care Transition Model for Rural and Underserved Low Risk Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Patients. Gynecol Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.11.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Afari N, Herbert MS, Godfrey KM, Cuneo JG, Salamat JS, Mostoufi S, Gasperi M, Ober K, Backhaus A, Rutledge T, Wetherell JL. Acceptance and commitment therapy as an adjunct to the MOVE! programme: a randomized controlled trial. Obes Sci Pract 2019; 5:397-407. [PMID: 31687165 PMCID: PMC6819973 DOI: 10.1002/osp4.356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The current study tested the efficacy of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) group intervention for disinhibited eating behaviour as an adjunct to the Veterans Affairs MOVE!© weight management programme. METHODS Veterans (N = 88) with overweight or obesity who completed the MOVE! weight management programme and self-identified as having problems with 'stress-related eating' were randomized to four 2-h weekly ACT sessions or a continued behavioural weight-loss (BWL) intervention. Assessments were completed at baseline, post-treatment and 3- and 6-month follow-up on outcomes of interest including measures of disinhibited eating patterns, obesity-related quality of life, weight-related experiential avoidance and weight. RESULTS The BWL group exhibited significantly greater reductions in binge eating behaviour at post-treatment compared with the ACT group. Significant improvements in other outcomes were found with minimal differences between groups. In both groups, decreases in weight-related experiential avoidance were related to improvements in binge eating behaviour. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, the continued BWL intervention resulted in larger improvements in binge eating behaviour than the ACT intervention. The two groups showed similar improvements in other disinhibited eating outcomes. Future studies are encouraged to determine if more integrated or longer duration of ACT treatment may maximize eating outcomes in MOVE.Trial Registration Number: This trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov database (NCT01757847).
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- N. Afari
- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoCAUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH)San DiegoCAUSA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoCAUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH)San DiegoCAUSA
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- Drexel University Center for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle SciencePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoCAUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- Behavior Therapy Center of Greater WashingtonSilver SpringMDUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH)San DiegoCAUSA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoCAUSA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoCAUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoCAUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoCAUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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Mills PJ, Taub PR, Lunde O, Pung MA, Wilson K, Pruitt C, Rutledge T, Maisel A, Greenberg BH. Depressive symptoms in asymptomatic stage B heart failure with Type II diabetic mellitus. Clin Cardiol 2019; 42:637-643. [PMID: 31017303 PMCID: PMC6553353 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The presence of concomitant Type II diabetic mellitus (T2DM) and depressive symptoms adversely affects individuals with symptomatic heart failure (HF). HYPOTHESIS In presymptomatic stage B HF, this study hypothesized the presence of greater inflammation and depressive symptoms in T2DM as compared to non-T2DM Stage B patients. METHODS This cross-sectional study examined clinical parameters, inflammatory biomarkers, and depressive symptoms in 349 T2DM and non-T2DM men with asymptomatic stage B HF (mean age 66.4 years ±10.1; range 30-91). RESULTS Fewer diabetic HF patients had left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (P < .05) although more had LV diastolic dysfunction (P < .001). A higher percentage of T2DM HF patients were taking ACE-inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, statins, and diuretics (P values < .05). T2DM HF patients had higher circulating levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) (P < .01), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (P < .01), and soluble ST2 (sST2) (P < .01) and reported more somatic/affective depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory II) (P < .05) but not cognitive/affective depressive symptoms (P = .20). Among all patients, in a multiple regression analysis predicting presence of somatic/affective depressive symptoms, sST2 (P = .026), IL-6 (P = .010), B-type natriuretic peptide (P = .016), and sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [P < .001]) were significant predictors (overall model F = 15.39, P < .001, adjusted R2 = .207). CONCLUSIONS Somatic/affective but not cognitive/affective depressive symptoms are elevated in asymptomatic HF patients with T2DM patients. Linkages with elevated inflammatory and cardiac relevant biomarkers suggest shared pathophysiological mechanisms among T2DM HF patients with somatic depression, and these conditions are responsive to routine interventions, including behavioral. Copyright © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Paul J. Mills
- Department of Family Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
- Division of CardiologySan Diego VA Health Care SystemSan DiegoCalifornia
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCalifornia
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Grinberg AM, D'Eon MS, Ellison JK, Rutledge T, Castellanos J, Chakravarthy KV. A revised psychosocial assessment model for implantable pain devices to improve their evidence basis and consensus with updated pain management guidelines. Pain Manag 2019; 9:139-149. [PMID: 30681019 DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2018-0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Although psychosocial evaluations for implantable pain devices have been consensus recommendations since the 1990s, there is an inconsistent support regarding their ability to identify suitable pain device candidates or to predict clinical outcomes. With the emergence of evidence-based practices and the recent release of pain management guidelines emphasizing functional improvements and safety, the disparity between the recommendations for implantable pain device psychosocial evaluations and the evidence supporting them has only grown. In this special report, we describe a revised model for conducting psychosocial evaluations among implantable pain device candidates. This model includes changes to increase the evidence-basis of the psychosocial evaluations, incorporate patient-centered care standards and harmonize the evaluation structure with the most current pain management guidelines.
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- Austin M Grinberg
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Anesthesia Pain Clinic, San Diego, CA, USA 92161
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- University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, San Diego, CA, USA 92093.,University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, USA 92093
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Anesthesia Pain Clinic, San Diego, CA, USA 92161
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Anesthesia Pain Clinic, San Diego, CA, USA 92161.,University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, San Diego, CA, USA 92093
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Anesthesia Pain Clinic, San Diego, CA, USA 92161.,University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, San Diego, CA, USA 92093
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Anesthesia Pain Clinic, San Diego, CA, USA 92161.,University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, San Diego, CA, USA 92093
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Lim M, Lei K, Li X, Javors J, Vaninetti M, Polston G, Rutledge T, Lee R, Leung A. An exploratory fMRI study: rTMS in Gulf War Veterans with headaches. Brain Stimul 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Rutledge T, Atkinson JH, Holloway R, Chircop-Rollick T, D'Andrea J, Garfin SR, Patel S, Penzien DB, Wallace M, Weickgenant AL, Slater M. Randomized Controlled Trial of Nurse-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Versus Supportive Psychotherapy Telehealth Interventions for Chronic Back Pain. The Journal of Pain 2018; 19:1033-1039. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Adams S, Rixe O, McCance D, Lee J, Eberhardt S, Westgate S, Rutledge T, Muller C. Phase I study combining PARP-inhibition with immune checkpoint blockade in women with BRCA-deficient recurrent ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.03.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Leung A, Metzger-Smith V, He Y, Cordero J, Ehlert B, Song D, Lin L, Shahrokh G, Tsai A, Vaninetti M, Rutledge T, Polston G, Sheu R, Lee R. Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex rTMS in Alleviating MTBI Related Headaches and Depressive Symptoms. Neuromodulation 2017; 21:390-401. [DOI: 10.1111/ner.12615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Albert Leung
- Department of Anesthesiology; The University of California; San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Neuroscience; The University of California; San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The University of California; San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatric; The University of California; San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology; The University of California; San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Naval Medical Center San Diego; San Diego, CA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System; San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Radiology; The University of California; San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Herbert MS, Afari N, Liu L, Heppner P, Rutledge T, Williams K, Eraly S, VanBuskirk K, Nguyen C, Bondi M, Atkinson JH, Golshan S, Wetherell JL. Telehealth Versus In-Person Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial. J Pain 2016; 18:200-211. [PMID: 27838498 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The purpose of this randomized noninferiority trial was to compare video teleconferencing (VTC) versus in-person (IP) delivery of an 8-week acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention among veterans with chronic pain (N = 128) at post-treatment and at 6-month follow-up. The primary outcome was the pain interference subscale of the Brief Pain Inventory. Secondary outcomes included measures of pain severity, mental and physical health-related quality of life, pain acceptance, activity level, depression, pain-related anxiety, and sleep quality. In intent to treat analyses using mixed linear effects modeling, both groups exhibited significant improvements on primary and secondary outcomes, with the exception of sleep quality. Further, improvements in activity level at 6-month follow-up were significantly greater in the IP group. The noninferiority hypothesis was supported for the primary outcome and several secondary outcomes. Treatment satisfaction was similar between groups; however, significantly more participants withdrew during treatment in the VTC group compared with the IP group, which was moderated by activity level at baseline. These findings generally suggest that ACT delivered via VTC can be as effective and acceptable as IP delivery for chronic pain. Future studies should examine the optimal delivery of ACT for patients with chronic pain who report low levels of activity. This trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01055639). PERSPECTIVE This study suggests that ACT for chronic pain can be implemented via VTC with reductions in pain interference comparable with IP delivery. This article contains potentially important information for clinicians using telehealth technology to deliver psychosocial interventions to individuals with chronic pain.
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- Matthew Scott Herbert
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH), San Diego, California; VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH), San Diego, California; VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California.
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- Biogen, Neurology Clinical Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California
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- Durham VA Medical Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, California; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California
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Nidich S, O'connor T, Rutledge T, Duncan J, Compton B, Seng A, Nidich R. Reduced Trauma Symptoms and Perceived Stress in Male Prison Inmates through the Transcendental Meditation Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Perm J 2016; 20:16-007. [PMID: 27723444 DOI: 10.7812/tpp/16-007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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CONTEXT Trauma events are four times more prevalent in inmates than in the general public and are associated with increased recidivism and other mental and physical health issues. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of Transcendental Meditation (TM) on trauma symptoms in male inmates. DESIGN One hundred eighty-one inmates with a moderate- to high-risk criminal profile were randomly assigned to either the TM program or to a usual care control group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The Trauma Symptom Checklist and the Perceived Stress Scale were administered at baseline and four-month posttest. RESULTS Significant reductions in total trauma symptoms, anxiety, depression, dissociation, and sleep disturbance subscales, and perceived stress in the TM group were found compared with controls (all p values < 0.001). The high-trauma subgroup analysis further showed a higher magnitude of effects in the TM group compared with controls on all outcomes, with Cohen effect sizes ranging from 0.67 to 0.89. CONCLUSION Results are consistent with those of prior studies of the TM program in other populations and its effects on trauma symptoms and perceived stress.
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- Sanford Nidich
- Professor and the Director of the Center for Social and Emotional Health at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA.
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- Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.
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- Staff Psychologist at Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System in La Jolla, CA.
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- Research Analyst for the Oregon Department of Corrections in Salem.
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- Affiliated Research Associate at the Center for Social and Emotional Health at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA.
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- Affiliated Research Associate at the Center for Social and Emotional Health at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA.
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- Senior Researcher at the Center for Social and Emotional Health at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA.
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Coffey J, Rutledge T, Adams S, Gaede M, Hudson L, Wandinger-Ness A, Muller C. A Clinical Trial Model for Intraperitoneal Drug Development: A Phase 0 Post-Op Study of Intravenous Ketorolac in Ovarian Cancer Patients. Gynecol Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.08.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cohn D, Sill M, Walker J, O'Malley D, Nagel C, Rutledge T, Bradley W, Richardson D, Moxley K, Aghajanian C. GOG 186H: A randomized phase II evaluation of weekly paclitaxel versus weekly paclitaxel with oncolytic reovirus (Reolysin) in the treatment of recurrent or persistent ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Skoyen JA, Rutledge T, Wiese JA, Woods GN. Evaluation of TeleMOVE: a Telehealth Weight Reduction Intervention for Veterans with Obesity. Ann Behav Med 2016; 49:628-33. [PMID: 25697133 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-015-9690-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The rates of overweight and obesity are high among United States Veterans, necessitating the development of accessible weight reduction interventions. PURPOSE This observational study evaluated the efficacy of a novel home-based telehealth weight loss intervention (TeleMOVE) for Veterans with obesity. METHODS We obtained weight measures of 171 patients before and after one and two 90-day cycles of TeleMOVE. RESULTS Enrollment in the first 90-day cycle of TeleMOVE was associated with significant weight loss (M = 8.62 lbs, SD = 9.85). Those who subsequently enrolled in the second, identical, cycle lost significantly more weight overall (M = 11.68 lbs, SD = 12.53) than those who only enrolled in the first cycle (M = 5.55 lbs, SD = 8.23). However, this difference was due to two-cycle participants losing significantly more weight during the first cycle alone (M = 10.52, SD = 10.32). CONCLUSIONS TeleMOVE is a promising intervention, warranting a further investigation of its efficacy.
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- Jane A Skoyen
- VA San Francisco Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, USA,
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Rutledge T, Kenkre TS, Thompson DV, Bittner VA, Whittaker K, Eastwood JA, Eteiba W, Cornell CE, Krantz DS, Pepine CJ, Johnson BD, Handberg EM, Bairey Merz CN. Psychosocial predictors of long-term mortality among women with suspected myocardial ischemia: the NHLBI-sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. J Behav Med 2016; 39:687-93. [PMID: 27017335 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9737-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This paper evaluated long-term associations between psychosocial factors and premature mortality among women with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). We tracked total mortality events over a median 9.3 years in a cohort of 517 women [baseline mean age = 58.3 (11.4) years]. Baseline evaluations included coronary angiography, psychosocial testing, and CAD risk factors. Measures included the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, self-rated health, and Social Network Index. Cox regression analysis was used to assess relationships. Covariates included age, CAD risk factors, and CAD severity. BDI scores (HR 1.09, 95 % CI 1.02-1.15), STAI scores (HR .86, 95 % CI .78-.93), and very good self-rated health (relative to the poor self-rated health group; HR .33, 95 % CI .12-.96) each independently predicted time to mortality outcomes in the combined model. SNI scores (HR .91, 95 % CI .81-1.06) and other self-rated health categories (i.e., fair, good, and excellent categories) were not significant mortality predictors after adjusting for other psychosocial factors. These results reinforce and extend prior psychosocial research in CAD populations.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Psychology Service 116B, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA.
- University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Hudson LG, Kenney SR, Guo Y, Adams S, Rutledge T, Muller CY, Wandinger-Ness A. Abstract POSTER-BIOL-1320: Rho-family GTPases as therapeutic targets in ovarian cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.ovcasymp14-poster-biol-1320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose of the study: Although Rac1 and Cdc42 are considered attractive therapeutic targets, no selective inhibitors of these GTPases are in clinical trials. The Ras-homologous (Rho) family GTPases Rac1 and Cdc42 contribute to metastatic dissemination through regulation of actin reorganization, cell motility, cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix adhesion. Using high throughput screening and cheminformatics, we identified the R-enantiomer of ketorolac as a novel inhibitor of Rac1 and Cdc42. R-enantiomers of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are poor inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) activity, yet little is known about the pharmacologic activities or targets of the R-enantiomers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of R-ketorolac on ovarian cancer.
Experimental procedures: GTPase target expression and activity was determined by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR and enzymatic assays. The effects of racemic, R- and S-ketorolac on proliferation, adhesion and migration were investigated using human ovarian tumor cells (OvCA 429 and SKOV3ip). In vivo effect of ketorolac treatments was determined in a xenograft model using SKOV3ip cells. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic assessments of racemic R/S-ketorolac (Toradol®) in patients were conducted in women with suspected advanced stage ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer with planned optimal cytoreductive surgery. Ascites samples were obtained for measurement of cell adhesion and drug inhibition of GTPase activity. After placement of an IP port the recommended dose of IV racemic ketorolac was administered and blood and peritoneal fluid were obtained at T=0, 1h, 6h and 24h. R- and S-ketorolac concentrations in serum and peritoneal fluid were measured by HPLC. GTPase inhibitory activity of ketorolac was assessed in peritoneal tumor cells.
Summary of the data: Elevation of Cdc42 protein and expression of the constitutively active Rac1b splice variant of Rac1 were detected in ovarian cancer specimens providing the first evidence for dysregulation of these GTPase targets in ovarian cancer. R-ketorolac, and not S-ketorolac, inhibits Rac1 and Cdc42 activity demonstrating an unexpected pharmacologic activity for the R-enantiomer. R-ketorolac, but not S-ketorolac, inhibits cell adhesion and migration, and reduced peritoneal tumor implantation in a mouse xenograft model. In the clinical studies using R/S-ketorolac for post-operative pain management, we found that ketorolac distributed to peritoneal fluids within 6 hours and fluids were highly enriched in the R-enantiomer compared to the S-enantiomer. Rac1 and Cdc42 activity was inhibited in ovarian tumor cells retrieved from the peritoneal cavity post-ketorolac administration. Cell adhesion was decreased by R-ketorolac in patient-derived ovarian tumor cells.
Conclusions: The findings show R-ketorolac is a novel inhibitor of Rac1 and/or Cdc42, and active in ovarian cancer model systems. The favorable distribution of R-ketorolac in the peritoneal cavity coupled with GTPase inhibition in cells retrieved from the intraperitoneal compartment support the potential benefit of R-ketorolac for ovarian cancer patients.
Citation Format: Hudson LG, Kenney SR, Guo Y, Adams S, Rutledge T, Muller CY, Wandinger-Ness A. Rho-family GTPases as therapeutic targets in ovarian cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium; Sep 8-9, 2014; Seattle, WA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2015;21(16 Suppl):Abstract nr POSTER-BIOL-1320.
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- LG Hudson
- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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Mills PJ, Wilson K, Iqbal N, Iqbal F, Alvarez M, Pung MA, Wachmann K, Rutledge T, Maglione J, Zisook S, Dimsdale JE, Lunde O, Greenberg BH, Maisel A, Raisinghani A, Natarajan L, Jain S, Hufford DJ, Redwine L. Depressive symptoms and spiritual wellbeing in asymptomatic heart failure patients. J Behav Med 2014; 38:407-15. [PMID: 25533643 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-014-9615-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Depression adversely predicts prognosis in individuals with symptomatic heart failure. In some clinical populations, spiritual wellness is considered to be a protective factor against depressive symptoms. This study examined associations among depressive symptoms, spiritual wellbeing, sleep, fatigue, functional capacity, and inflammatory biomarkers in 132 men and women with asymptomatic stage B heart failure (age 66.5 years ± 10.5). Approximately 32 % of the patients scored ≥10 on the Beck Depression Inventory, indicating potentially clinically relevant depressive symptoms. Multiple regression analysis predicting fewer depressive symptoms included the following significant variables: a lower inflammatory score comprised of disease-relevant biomarkers (p < 0.02), less fatigue (p < 0.001), better sleep (p < 0.04), and more spiritual wellbeing (p < 0.01) (overall model F = 26.6, p < 0.001, adjusted R square = 0.629). Further analyses indicated that the meaning (p < 0.01) and peace (p < 0.01) subscales, but not the faith (p = 0.332) subscale, of spiritual wellbeing were independently associated with fewer depressive symptoms. Interventions aimed at increasing spiritual wellbeing in patients lives, and specifically meaning and peace, may be a potential treatment target for depressive symptoms asymptomatic heart failure.
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- Paul J Mills
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0804, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0804, USA,
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Muller C, Alldredge J, Rutledge T, Kangaroo H, Finkelstein K. Magnesium levels in ovarian cancer patients undergoing taxol and platinum-based chemotherapy and the correlation with neuropsychologic outcomes via quality of life scores. Gynecol Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rutledge T, Kenkre TS, Thompson DV, Bittner VA, Whittaker K, Eastwood JA, Eteiba W, Cornell CE, Krantz DS, Pepine CJ, Johnson BD, Handberg EM, Bairey Merz CN. Depression, dietary habits, and cardiovascular events among women with suspected myocardial ischemia. Am J Med 2014; 127:840-7. [PMID: 24769297 PMCID: PMC4161621 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dietary habits and depression are associated with cardiovascular disease risk. Patients with depression often report poor eating habits, and dietary factors may help explain commonly observed associations between depression and cardiovascular disease. METHODS From 1996 to 2000, 936 women were enrolled in the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation at 4 US academic medical centers at the time of clinically indicated coronary angiography and then assessed (median follow-up, 5.9 years) for adverse outcomes (cardiovascular disease death, heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke). Participants completed a protocol including coronary angiography (coronary artery disease severity) and depression assessments (Beck Depression Inventory scores, antidepressant use, and depression treatment history). A subset of 201 women (mean age, 58.5 years; standard deviation, 11.4) further completed the Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adults (1998 Block). We extracted daily fiber intake and daily servings of fruit and vegetables as measures of dietary habits. RESULTS In separate Cox regression models adjusted for age, smoking, and coronary artery disease severity, Beck Depression Inventory scores (hazard ratio [HR], 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.10), antidepressant use (HR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.01-5.9), and a history of treatment for depression (HR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.1-5.3) were adversely associated with time to cardiovascular disease outcomes. Fiber intake (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.78-0.97) and fruit and vegetable consumption (HR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.19-0.70) were associated with a decreased time to cardiovascular disease event risk. In models including dietary habits and depression, fiber intake and fruit and vegetable consumption remained associated with time to cardiovascular disease outcomes, whereas depression relationships were reduced by 10% to 20% and nonsignificant. CONCLUSIONS Among women with suspected myocardial ischemia, we observed consistent relationships among depression, dietary habits, and time to cardiovascular disease events. Dietary habits partly explained these relationships. These results suggest that dietary habits should be included in future efforts to identify mechanisms linking depression to cardiovascular disease.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, Calif; University of California, San Diego.
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, Calif
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Rutledge T, Nidich S, Schneider RH, Mills PJ, Salerno J, Heppner P, Gomez MA, Gaylord-King C, Rainforth M. Design and rationale of a comparative effectiveness trial evaluating transcendental meditation against established therapies for PTSD. Contemp Clin Trials 2014; 39:50-6. [PMID: 25066921 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2014.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 07/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although meditation therapies such as the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique are commonly used to assist with stress and stress-related diseases, there remains a lack of rigorous clinical trial research establishing the relative efficacy of these treatments overall and for populations with psychiatric illness. This study uses a comparative effectiveness design to assess the relative benefits of TM to those obtained from a gold-standard cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a Veteran population. METHODS AND DESIGN This paper describes the rationale and design of an in progress randomized controlled trial comparing TM to an established cognitive behavioral treatment - Prolonged Exposure (PE) - and an active control condition (health education [HE]) for PTSD. This trial will recruit 210 Veterans meeting DSM-IV criteria for PTSD, with testing conducted at 0 and 3 months for PTSD symptoms, depression, mood disturbance, quality of life, behavioral factors, and physiological/biochemical and gene expression mechanisms using validated measures. The study hypothesis is that TM will be noninferior to PE and superior to HE on changes in PTSD symptoms, using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). DISCUSSION The described study represents a methodologically rigorous protocol evaluating the benefits of TM for PTSD. The projected results will help to establish the overall efficacy of TM for PTSD among Veterans, identify bio-behavioral mechanisms through which TM and PE may improve PTSD symptoms, and will permit conclusions regarding the relative value of TM against currently established therapies for PTSD.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, United States; University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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- Maharishi University of Management Research Institute, 1000 North Fourth Street Fairfield, IA 52557, United States.
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- Maharishi University of Management Research Institute, 1000 North Fourth Street Fairfield, IA 52557, United States.
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- University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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- Maharishi University of Management Research Institute, 1000 North Fourth Street Fairfield, IA 52557, United States.
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, United States; University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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- Veterans Medical Research Foundation, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, Building 13, San Diego, CA 92161, United States.
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- Maharishi University of Management Research Institute, 1000 North Fourth Street Fairfield, IA 52557, United States.
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- Maharishi University of Management Research Institute, 1000 North Fourth Street Fairfield, IA 52557, United States.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- Psychology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego2Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Maharishi University of Management, Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa
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Muller C, Hudson L, Kenney S, Guo Y, Gaede M, Adams S, Rutledge T, Wandinger-Ness A. R-ketorolac as a GTPase inhibitor: Phase 0 intraperitoneal pharmacokinetic and biologic activity in ovarian cancer patients. Gynecol Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.03.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Eastwood JA, Johnson BD, Rutledge T, Bittner V, Whittaker KS, Krantz DS, Cornell CE, Eteiba W, Handberg E, Vido D, Bairey Merz CN. Anginal symptoms, coronary artery disease, and adverse outcomes in Black and White women: the NHLBI-sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) study. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2013; 22:724-32. [PMID: 23992103 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Black women are less likely to be evaluated and treated for anginal symptoms, despite a higher premature cardiac mortality rate compared to white women. Our objective was to compare angina symptoms in black versus white women regarding (1) angina symptoms characterization; (2) relationship with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD); and (3) relationship with subsequent mortality. METHODS A cohort of 466 women (69 black and 397 white) undergoing coronary angiography for suspected ischemia and without prior history of CAD completed symptom checklists. Four symptom clusters (CHEST, UPPER, STOMACH, and TYPICAL TRIGGERS) were derived by factor analysis. All angiograms were analyzed by core lab. Mortality data over 10 years were obtained from National Death Index. RESULTS (1) Black women had lower mean CHEST cluster scores (0.60±0.30 vs. 0.73±30, p=0.002), but higher STOMACH scores (0.41±0.25 vs. 0.30±0.25, p=0.011) than white women. (2) Prevalence and severity of CAD did not differ in black and white women and was not predicted by symptom cluster scores. (3) All-cause mortality rates were 24.9% in blacks versus 14.5% in whites, p=0.007; and cardiovascular mortality 22.5% vs.8.8%, p=0.001. Symptom clusters were not predictive of adverse events in white women. However, black women with a low TYPICAL score had significantly higher mortality compared to those with a high TYPICAL score (43% vs. 10%, p=0.006). CONCLUSIONS Among women undergoing coronary angiography, black women report fewer chest-related and more stomach-related symptoms, regardless of presence or severity of CAD, and these racial symptom presentation differences are linked with the more adverse prognosis observed in the black women. Atypical symptom presentation may be a barrier to appropriate and timely diagnosis and treatment and contribute to poorer outcomes for black women.
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- Jo-Ann Eastwood
- School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Dollarhide AW, Rutledge T, Weinger MB, Fisher ES, Jain S, Wolfson T, Dresselhaus TR. A real-time assessment of factors influencing medication events. J Healthc Qual 2013; 36:5-12. [PMID: 23551380 DOI: 10.1111/jhq.12012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Reducing medical error is critical to improving the safety and quality of healthcare. Physician stress, fatigue, and excessive workload are performance-shaping factors (PSFs) that may influence medical events (actual administration errors and near misses), but direct relationships between these factors and patient safety have not been clearly defined. This study assessed the real-time influence of emotional stress, workload, and sleep deprivation on self-reported medication events by physicians in academic hospitals. During an 18-month study period, 185 physician participants working at four university-affiliated teaching hospitals reported medication events using a confidential reporting application on handheld computers. Emotional stress scores, perceived workload, patient case volume, clinical experience, total sleep, and demographic variables were also captured via the handheld computers. Medication event reports (n = 11) were then correlated with these demographic and PSFs. Medication events were associated with 36.1% higher perceived workload (p < .05), 38.6% higher inpatient caseloads (p < .01), and 55.9% higher emotional stress scores (p < .01). There was a trend for reported events to also be associated with less sleep (p = .10). These results confirm the effect of factors influencing medication events, and support attention to both provider and hospital environmental characteristics for improving patient safety.
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Rutledge T, Braden AL, Woods G, Herbst KL, Groesz LM, Savu M. Five-year changes in psychiatric treatment status and weight-related comorbidities following bariatric surgery in a veteran population. Obes Surg 2013; 22:1734-41. [PMID: 23011461 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0722-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although bariatric surgery is an established treatment for obesity, less is known regarding the long-term effects of surgery on psychiatric function. This paper reports changes in psychiatric treatment status, weight, and weight-related comorbidities over 5 years of follow-up among a population of veterans completing bariatric surgery. METHODS We assessed 55 veterans undergoing bariatric surgery at a single Veteran Affairs medical center for 5 years post-surgery. Patients completed a pre-surgery clinical interview with a licensed psychologist. Using computerized medical records, we tracked pre- to post-surgery involvement with antidepressants, anxiolytics, psychotherapies, and overall psychiatric treatment visits along with changes in weight and metabolic function. RESULTS Rates of antidepressant use and/or involvement with psychotherapy for depression declined from 56.4 % at pre-surgery to 34.6 % at 5 years post-surgery, p = 0.01. Anxiolytic use and/or involvement with psychotherapy for anxiety, however, increased from 23.6 to 32.7 % pre- to 5 years post-surgery. Average psychiatric treatment volume remained similar to pre-surgery status across follow-up. These mixed indicators of psychiatric improvement occurred despite marked metabolic improvements from surgery. Mean percent excess weight loss = 51.7 and 41.3 (1 and 5 years post-surgery, respectively), systolic blood pressure (-6.8 mmHg (14.3)/-6.1 mmHg (12.8), respectively), glucose levels (-18.6 mg/dL (30.2)/-10.0 mg/dL (25.9), respectively), triglycerides (-78.2 mg/dL (96.7)/-69.1 mg/dL (102.2), respectively) and high-density lipoproteins (+7.1 (9.9)/+11.3 (11.3), respectively) levels each improved. CONCLUSIONS We report evidence of decreased antidepressant use and depression therapies following bariatric surgery, but no improvements on rates of anxiolytic use and anxiety therapies or on overall psychiatric treatment involvement. Despite metabolic improvements, bariatric patients with psychiatric histories may warrant ongoing attention to mental health.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.
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Rutledge T, Kenkre TS, Bittner V, Krantz DS, Thompson DV, Linke SE, Eastwood JA, Eteiba W, Cornell CE, Vaccarino V, Pepine CJ, Johnson BD, Bairey Merz CN. Anxiety associations with cardiac symptoms, angiographic disease severity, and healthcare utilization: the NHLBI-sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation. Int J Cardiol 2013; 168:2335-40. [PMID: 23410495 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anxiety is common among patients presenting with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). In a sample of women with signs and symptoms of ischemia, we examined three anxiety markers as predictors of CAD endpoints including: 1) cardiac symptom indicators; 2) angiographic CAD severity; and 3) healthcare utilization (cardiac hospitalizations and 5-year cardiovascular [CVD] healthcare costs). METHODS Participants completed a baseline protocol including coronary angiogram, cardiac symptoms, psychosocial measures and a median 5.9-year follow-up to track hospitalizations. We calculated CVD costs based on cardiac hospitalizations, treatment visits, and CVD medications. Anxiety measures included anxiolytic medication use, Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scores, and anxiety disorder treatment history. RESULTS The sample numbered 514 women with anxiety measure data and covariates (mean age=57.5 [11.1]). One in five (20.4%) women reported using anxiolytic agents. Anxiety correlated with cardiac symptom indicators (anxiolytic use with nighttime angina and nitroglycerine use; STAI scores and anxiety disorder treatment history with nighttime angina, shortness of breath, and angina frequency). Anxiety disorder treatment history (but not STAI scores or anxiolytics) predicted less severe CAD. Anxiolytic use (but not STAI scores or anxiety disorder treatment history) predicted hospitalizations for chest pain and coronary catheterization (HRs=2.0, 95% CIs=1.1-4.7). Anxiety measures predicted higher 5-year CVD costs (+9.0-42.7%) irrespective of CAD severity. CONCLUSIONS Among women with signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia, anxiety measures predict cardiac endpoints ranging from cardiac symptom severity to healthcare utilization. Based on these findings, anxiety may warrant greater consideration among women with suspected CAD.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States; University of California, San Diego, CA, United States.
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Fortmann AL, Rutledge T, Corey McCulloch R, Shivpuri S, Nisenzon AN, Muse J. Satisfaction with life among veterans with spinal cord injuries completing multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Spinal Cord 2013; 51:482-6. [DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Verschraegen CF, Czok S, Muller CY, Boyd L, Lee SJ, Rutledge T, Blank S, Pothuri B, Eberhardt S, Muggia F. Phase II study of bevacizumab with liposomal doxorubicin for patients with platinum- and taxane-resistant ovarian cancer. Ann Oncol 2012; 23:3104-3110. [PMID: 22851407 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suppression of neoangiogenesis and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) each contribute to the management of platinum-resistant/refractory ovarian cancer. The aim of this study is to test the combination of bevacizumab and PLD in women with resistant or refractory ovarian cancer. METHODS Eligibility criteria were no more than two prior treatments with platinum-containing regimens and one additional regimen, without anthracyclines. Treatment was administered every 3 weeks (bevacizumab 15 mg/kg beginning on cycle 2 and PLD 30 mg/m(2)). The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS) at 6 months; the secondary end points included side-effects, overall response rates (ORR) and survival (OS). RESULTS Forty-six patients were enrolled. The average number of courses administered was 7. The median PFS was 6.6 months (range 1-24.6 months) according to Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup Committee (GCIC) criteria and 7.8 months (range 2-13.3 months) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). The median OS was 33.2 months (range 3-37.5+ months). The ORR was 30.2% [95% confidence interval (CI) 17.2-46.1] and the clinical benefit rate (CBR) was 86.1% (95% CI 72.1-94.7). Adverse events included mucosal and dermal erosions (30% grade 3) and asymptomatic cardiac dysfunction. Additional toxic effects included hypertension, headache, renal dysfunction and proteinuria, wound healing delay, and one episode each of central nervous system (CNS) ischemia and hemolytic uremic syndrome. CONCLUSION PLD with bevacizumab has improved activity in recurrent ovarian cancer with increased toxicity.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/adverse effects
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/adverse effects
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Bevacizumab
- Bridged-Ring Compounds/pharmacology
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
- Disease-Free Survival
- Doxorubicin/adverse effects
- Doxorubicin/therapeutic use
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/mortality
- Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Ovarian Neoplasms/mortality
- Platinum/pharmacology
- Taxoids/pharmacology
- Treatment Outcome
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- C F Verschraegen
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Vermont Cancer Center, Burlington.
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Cancer Institute, New York
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- Departments of Gynecologic Oncology, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Cancer Institute, New York
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- Departments of Mathematics, USA
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- Departments of Gynecologic Oncology, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Cancer Institute, New York
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Cancer Institute, New York
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- Radiology, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, New York University Cancer Institute, New York
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Redwine LS, Tsuang M, Rusiewicz A, Pandzic I, Cammarata S, Rutledge T, Hong S, Linke S, Mills PJ. A pilot study exploring the effects of a 12-week t'ai chi intervention on somatic symptoms of depression in patients with heart failure. J Altern Complement Med 2012; 18:744-8. [PMID: 22845485 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and with elevated depression symptoms are at greater risk of morbidity and mortality. Somatic symptoms of depression are particularly prevalent in HF and are related to worse disease prognosis. T'ai chi practice is related to increased emotional well-being in various clinical populations; however, relatively little is known about t'ai chi's effects on somatic versus cognitive symptom dimensions of depression in HF. PURPOSE The objective of the study was to measure whether a t'ai chi intervention effectively reduces somatic and/or cognitive symptoms of depression in patients with HF. METHODS Patients with HF were assigned to either t'ai chi training (n=16) or a usual-care group (n=12). At baseline and after the 12-week intervention period, participants were evaluated for changes in depressive symptoms using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) total scores (BDI-t) and subcategorized scores of BDI-somatic (BDI-s) and BDI-cognitive (BDI-c), and for symptoms of fatigue using the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short Form. RESULTS Patients with HF in the t'ai chi group compared to the usual-care group had reduced BDI-s (p≤0.017), but not BDI-c (p=0.50) scores from pre- to postintervention. Although t'ai chi did not significantly reduce fatigue, changes in physical fatigue (p≤0.05) were independently associated with changes in BDI-t scores. CONCLUSIONS T'ai chi practice reduced somatic symptoms of depression, which have been linked to worse prognosis in HF. Reductions in fatigue appear to explain some but not all of the reductions in somatic symptoms of depression.
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- Laura S Redwine
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
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BACKGROUND Interventions using sustained aerobic exercise programs to aid smoking cessation have resulted in modest, short-term cessation rates comparable to conventional cessation methods. No smoking cessation trial to date has prescribed intermittent bouts of exercise in response to nicotine cravings. OBJECTIVES This pilot randomized controlled trial examined the feasibility and efficacy of an Internet-based smoking cessation program alone (CON) vs. the same Internet-based program + intermittent exercise in response to cigarette cravings (EX). STUDY POPULATION Participants (N = 38; mean age = 43.6 [SD = 11.5]; 60.5% women) were generally healthy, inactive adult smokers who desired to quit. RESULTS The overall retention rate was 60.5% (n = 23), and no significant retention rate differences were found between groups (EX vs. CON). Although retained participants achieved a higher cessation rate (26.1%) than all enrolled participants (15.8%), adjusted intent-to-treat and per-protocol binary logistic regression analyses revealed no significant cessation rate differences between EX and CON groups. Linear regression results indicated that additional days of self-reported exercise on the study website during the intervention phase predicted significantly higher reduction rates among EX group participants, F(2, 16) = 31.08, p < .001. CONCLUSIONS Results were mixed with regard to the incremental benefit of exercise in the presence of the apparently valuable Internet-based smoking cessation program. The results support findings from related research and underscore the need for additional investigation into both the mechanisms underlying the effect of exercise on cigarette cravings and the challenges of poor adherence in the context of exercise-based smoking cessation interventions.
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- Sarah E. Linke
- SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
- UCSD Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- San Diego VA Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161-911B, USA
- UCSD Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- San Diego VA Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161-911B, USA
- UCSD Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Background Psychological factors are considered potential contraindicators to bariatric surgery, but inconsistently predict surgical outcomes. We examined biomedical and psychosocial predictors of future bariatric candidacy in a population of veterans enrolling in a multidisciplinary weight management program. Methods Ninety-five obese veterans meeting bariatric surgery eligibility criteria participating in a weight control intake class from 2007 to 2008 completed the MOVE!23 questionnaire to assess biomedical, psychiatric, social, and eating behavior factors. Twenty-five patients from this cohort completed or obtained approval for bariatric surgery during the next 2 years of follow-up. Results Patients progressing to bariatric candidacy over follow-up differed from non-bariatric patients in multiple areas, including reporting significantly lower rates of depression (28% versus 48.7%, respectively; p = 0.04) and smoking (4% versus 16%; p = 0.05), better self-rated health (e.g., 28% versus 10.7% rating themselves as in excellent or very good health), and averaged 50% fewer cardiovascular risk factors (p = 0.01). Bariatric patients also rated themselves as significantly faster eaters (p = .03) and as having higher rates of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD; 28% versus 7%; p = 0.04). Depression and OCD status predicted patients going on to bariatric candidacy independent of body mass index (BMI), biomedical status, and demographic factors. Conclusions Our results suggest that many of the commonly cited psychosocial contraindicators to bariatric surgery are already lower in patients considered for surgery relative to BMI equivalent treatment-seeking peers not approved for surgery. These differences may help explain inconsistent relationships between psychosocial factors and bariatric surgery outcomes.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- Psychology Service 116B, VA San Diego Healthcare System, Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.
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Rutledge T, Lee S, Rogers R, Muller C. A pilot randomized control trial to evaluate pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence among gynecologic cancer survivors. Gynecol Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rutledge T, Linke SE, Johnson BD, Bittner V, Krantz DS, Cornell CE, Vaccarino V, Pepine CJ, Handberg EM, Eteiba W, Shaw LJ, Parashar S, Eastwood JA, Vido DA, Merz CNB. Relationships between cardiovascular disease risk factors and depressive symptoms as predictors of cardiovascular disease events in women. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2011; 21:133-9. [PMID: 21988550 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.2787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) account for much of the variability in CVD outcomes and are also related to psychosocial variables. There is evidence that depression can undermine the treatment and advance the progression of CVD risk factors, suggesting that CVD risk factor relationships with CVD events may differ among those with depression. METHODS This study tracked CVD events and mortality over a median of 5.9 years among a prospective cohort of 620 women (mean age 59.6 years [11.6]) completing a diagnostic protocol including coronary angiography and CVD risk factor assessment. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The study outcome was combined cardiovascular mortality and events. RESULTS Over the follow-up interval, 16.1% of the sample experienced one or more of the cardiovascular outcomes. In separate Cox regression models adjusting for age, education history, ethnicity, and coronary angiogram scores, we observed statistically significant CVD risk factor × BDI score interactions for diabetes, smoking, and waist-hip ratio factors. Simple effect analyses indicated that diabetes and smoking status were more strongly associated with cardiovascular outcomes among participants with lower BDI scores, whereas waist-hip ratio values predicted outcomes only among those with higher BDI scores. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the relationship between modifiable CVD risk factors and CVD outcomes may vary with depression status in clinical samples of women. This evidence augments prior research by demonstrating that depression may influence CVD risk jointly with or independent of CVD risk factors. It also provides further support for the inclusion of depression assessment in cardiovascular clinic settings.
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- Thomas Rutledge
- Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.
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