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Ziobrowski HN, Buka SL, Austin SB, Duncan AE, Sullivan AJ, Horton NJ, Field AE. Child and Adolescent Abuse Patterns and Incident Obesity Risk in Young Adulthood. Am J Prev Med 2022; 63:809-817. [PMID: 35941047 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Child abuse is associated with adult obesity. Yet, it is unknown how the developmental timing and combination of abuse types affect this risk. This report examined how distinct child and adolescent abuse patterns were associated with incident obesity in young adulthood. METHODS Data came from 7,273 participants in the Growing Up Today Study, a prospective cohort study in the U.S. with 14 waves from 1996 to 2016 (data were analyzed during 2020-2021). An abuse group variable was empirically derived using latent class analysis with indicators for child (before age 11 years) and adolescent (ages 11-17 years) physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Risk ratios for obesity developing during ages 18-30 years were estimated using modified Poisson models. Associations of abuse groups with BMI across ages 18-30 years were then examined using mixed-effects models. All models were stratified by sex. RESULTS Among women, groups characterized by abuse had higher BMIs entering young adulthood and greater changes in BMI per year across young adulthood. Groups characterized by multiple abuse types and abuse sustained across childhood and adolescence had approximately twice the risk of obesity as that of women in a no/low abuse group. Associations were substantially weaker among men, and only a group characterized by physical and emotional abuse in childhood and adolescence had an elevated obesity risk (risk ratio=1.38; 95% CI=1.04, 1.83). CONCLUSIONS Obesity risk in young adulthood varied by distinct abuse groups for women and less strongly for men. Women who experience complex abuse patterns have the greatest risk of developing obesity in young adulthood.
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- Hannah N Ziobrowski
- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Ziobrowski HN, Buka SL, Austin SB, Duncan AE, Simone M, Sullivan AJ, Horton NJ, Field AE. Child and adolescent maltreatment patterns and risk of eating disorder behaviors developing in young adulthood. Child Abuse Negl 2021; 120:105225. [PMID: 34352683 PMCID: PMC8493560 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Child maltreatment may be an important risk factor for eating disorder (ED) behaviors. However, most previous research has been limited to clinical, female, and cross-sectional samples, and has not adequately accounted for complex abuse patterns. OBJECTIVE To determine whether women and men with distinct patterns of child and adolescent maltreatment have higher risks of developing ED behaviors in young adulthood than individuals with a low probability of maltreatment. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Data came from 7010 U.S. women and men (95% White) in the Growing Up Today Study, a prospective, community-based cohort study (14 waves between 1996 and 2016). METHODS We used a previously created maltreatment variable that was empirically derived using latent class analysis. Maltreatment groups were characterized as: "no/low abuse," "child physical abuse," "adolescent emotional abuse," "child and adolescent physical and emotional abuse," and "child and adolescent sexual abuse." We estimated risk ratios for ED behaviors developing in young adulthood using the modified Poisson approach with generalized estimating equations. We stratified models by sex. RESULTS Groups characterized by maltreatment had elevated risks of incident ED behaviors compared with the "no/low abuse" group among both women and men. For women, risks tended to be strongest among the "child and adolescent sexual abuse" group. For men, risks tended to be strongest among the "child and adolescent physical and emotional abuse" group. Risks were particularly strong for purging behaviors. CONCLUSION Risk of incident ED behaviors in young adulthood varied by distinct maltreatment groups. Detecting maltreatment early may help prevent EDs and subsequent maltreatment.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Kalloo G, Wellenius GA, McCandless L, Calafat AM, Sjodin A, Sullivan AJ, Romano ME, Karagas MR, Chen A, Yolton K, Lanphear BP, Braun JM. Chemical mixture exposures during pregnancy and cognitive abilities in school-aged children. Environ Res 2021; 197:111027. [PMID: 33744271 PMCID: PMC9022783 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Gestational exposure to chemical mixtures, which is prevalent among pregnant women, may be associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopment. However, few studies have examined relations between gestational chemical mixture exposure and children's cognitive abilities. METHODS In a cohort of 253 pregnant women and their children from Cincinnati, OH (enrolled 2003-2006), we quantified biomarker concentrations of 43 metals, phthalates, phenols, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, organophosphate and organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, perfluoroalkyl substances, and environmental tobacco smoke in blood or urine. Using k-means clustering and principal component (PC) analysis, we characterized chemical mixtures among pregnant women. We assessed children's cognitive abilities using the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV at ages 5 and 8 years, respectively. We estimated covariate-adjusted differences in children's cognitive ability scores ]=cross clusters, and with increasing PC scores and individual biomarker concentrations. RESULTS Geometric mean biomarker concentrations were generally highest, intermediate, and lowest among women in clusters 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Children born to women in clusters 1 and 2 had 5.1 (95% CI: 9.4,-0.8) and 2.0 (95% CI: 5.5, 1,4) lower performance IQ scores compared to children in cluster 3, respectively. PC scores and individual chemical biomarker concentrations were not associated with cognitive abilities. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort, combined prenatal exposure to phenols, certain phthalates, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances was inversely associated with children's cognition, but some individual chemical biomarker concentrations were not. Additional studies should determine if the aggregate impact of these chemicals on cognition is different from their individual effects.
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- Geetika Kalloo
- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; Child and Family Research Institute, BC Children's and Women's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Chen JJ, Sullivan AJ, Shi DD, Krishnan MS, Hertan LM, Roldan CS, Huynh MA, Spektor A, Fareed MM, Lam TC, Balboni TA. Characteristics and Predictors of Radiographic Local Failure in Patients With Spinal Metastases Treated With Palliative Conventional Radiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol 2021; 6:100665. [PMID: 33817411 PMCID: PMC8010570 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2021.100665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Although local control is an important issue for longer-term survivors of spinal metastases treated with conventional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), the literature on radiographic local failure (LF) in these patients is sparse. To inform clinical decision-making, we evaluated rates, consequences, and predictors of radiographic LF in patients with spinal metastases managed with palliative conventional EBRT alone. Methods and Materials We retrospectively reviewed 296 patients with spinal metastases who received palliative EBRT at a single institution (2006-2013). Radiographic LF was defined as radiologic progression within the treatment field, with death considered a competing risk. Kaplan-Meier, cumulative incidence, and Cox regression analyses determined overall survival estimates, LF rates, and predictors of LF, respectively. Results There were 182 patients with follow-up computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging; median overall survival for these patients was 7.7 months. Patients received a median of 30 Gy in 10 fractions to a median of 4 vertebral bodies. Overall, 74 of 182 patients (40.7%) experienced LF. The 6-, 12-, and 18-month LF rates were 26.5%, 33.1%, and 36.5%, respectively, while corresponding rates of death were 24.3%, 38.1%, and 45.9%. Median time to LF was 3.8 months. Of those with LF, 51.4% had new compression fractures, 39.2% were admitted for pain control, and 35.1% received reirradiation; median time from radiation therapy (RT) to each of these events was 3.0, 5.7, and 9.2 months, respectively. Independent predictors of LF included single-fraction RT (8 Gy) (hazard ratio [HR], 2.592; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.437-4.675; P = .002), lung histology (HR, 3.568; 95% CI, 1.532-8.309; P = .003), and kidney histology (HR, 4.937; 95% CI, 1.529-15.935; P = .008). Conclusions Patients experienced a >30% rate of radiographic LF by 1 year after EBRT. Single-fraction RT and lung or kidney histology predicted LF. Given the high rates of LF for patients with favorable prognosis, assessing the risk of death versus LF is important for clinical decision-making.
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- Jie Jane Chen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biostatistics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Corresponding author: Tracy A. Balboni, MD, MPH
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Ziobrowski HN, Buka SL, Austin SB, Sullivan AJ, Horton NJ, Simone M, Field AE. Using latent class analysis to empirically classify maltreatment according to the developmental timing, duration, and co-occurrence of abuse types. Child Abuse Negl 2020; 107:104574. [PMID: 32531618 PMCID: PMC7494521 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Individuals can have vastly different maltreatment experiences depending on the types, developmental timing, and duration of abuse. Women and men may be differentially affected by distinct abuse patterns. OBJECTIVE To examine whether maltreatment subgroups could be identified based on the types, developmental timing, and duration of abuse, and to determine their prevalence among a large, community-based sample. We also examined sex differences in associations of maltreatment subgroups with adverse health outcomes. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Data came from 9310 women and men (95 % White) in the United States who responded to the Growing Up Today Study questionnaire in 2007 (aged 19-27 years). METHODS Participants reported on physical, sexual, and emotional abuse occurring in childhood (before age 11 years) and adolescence (ages 11-17 years). We conducted latent class (LC) analyses using indicators for child and adolescent abuse. We examined associations of LCs with health outcomes using sex-stratified log-binomial models with generalized estimated equations. RESULTS We identified five LCs characterized by: 1) no/low abuse (59 %), 2) child physical abuse (16 %), 3) adolescent emotional abuse (9%), 4) child and adolescent physical and emotional abuse (16 %), and 5) child and adolescent sexual abuse (1%). LCs were uniquely associated adult health outcomes among both women and men. Associations of LCs with eating disorder behaviors appeared stronger for men than women. CONCLUSIONS Individuals experience distinct patterns of maltreatment based on the types, developmental timing, and duration of abuse. These patterns are uniquely associated with adverse health outcomes in adulthood, and can be identified using LCA.
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- Hannah N Ziobrowski
- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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El-Sharkawy I, Sherif S, El Kayal W, Jones B, Li Z, Sullivan AJ, Jayasankar S. Overexpression of plum auxin receptor PslTIR1 in tomato alters plant growth, fruit development and fruit shelf-life characteristics. BMC Plant Biol 2016; 16:56. [PMID: 26927309 PMCID: PMC4772300 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0746-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND TIR1-like proteins are F-box auxin receptors. Auxin binding to the F-box receptor proteins promotes the formation of SCF(TIR1) ubiquitin ligase complex that targets the auxin repressors, Aux/IAAs, for degradation via the ubiquitin/26S proteasome pathway. The release of auxin response factors (ARFs) from their Aux/IAA partners allows ARFs to mediate auxin-responsive changes in downstream gene transcription. In an attempt to understand the potential role of auxin during fruit development, a plum auxin receptor, PslTIR1, has previously been characterized at the cellular, biochemical and molecular levels, but the biological significance of this protein is still lacking. In the present study, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) was used as a model to investigate the phenotypic and molecular changes associated with the overexpression of PslTIR1. RESULTS The findings of the present study highlighted the critical role of PslTIR1 as positive regulator of auxin-signalling in coordinating the development of leaves and fruits. This was manifested by the entire leaf morphology of transgenic tomato plants compared to the wild-type compound leaf patterning. Moreover, transgenic plants produced parthenocarpic fruits, a characteristic property of auxin hypersensitivity. The autocatalytic ethylene production associated with the ripening of climacteric fruits was not significantly altered in transgenic tomato fruits. Nevertheless, the fruit shelf-life characteristics were affected by transgene presence, mainly through enhancing fruit softening rate. The short shelf-life of transgenic tomatoes was associated with dramatic upregulation of several genes encoding proteins involved in cell-wall degradation, which determine fruit softening and subsequent fruit shelf-life. CONCLUSIONS The present study sheds light into the involvement of PslTIR1 in regulating leaf morphology, fruit development and fruit softening-associated ripening, but not autocatalytic ethylene production. The results demonstrate that auxin accelerates fruit softening independently of ethylene action and this is probably mediated through the upregulation of many cell-wall metabolism genes.
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- I El-Sharkawy
- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Vineland Station, ON, Canada.
- Damanhour University, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour, Egypt.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Vineland Station, ON, Canada.
- Damanhour University, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour, Egypt.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Vineland Station, ON, Canada.
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Agriculture, Sydney, Australia.
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- Chongqing University, Genetic Engineering Research Center, Bioengineering College, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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Epstein-Peterson ZD, Sullivan AJ, Enzinger AC, Trevino KM, Zollfrank AA, Balboni MJ, VanderWeele TJ, Balboni TA. Examining Forms of Spiritual Care Provided in the Advanced Cancer Setting. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2014; 32:750-7. [PMID: 25005589 DOI: 10.1177/1049909114540318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 01/09/2023] Open
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Spiritual care (SC) is important to the care of seriously ill patients. Few studies have examined types of SC provided and their perceived impact. This study surveyed patients with advanced cancer (N = 75, response rate [RR] = 73%) and oncology nurses and physicians (N = 339, RR = 63%). Frequency and perceived impact of 8 SC types were assessed. Spiritual care is infrequently provided, with encouraging or affirming beliefs the most common type (20%). Spiritual history taking and chaplaincy referrals comprised 10% and 16%, respectively. Most patients viewed each SC type positively, and SC training predicted provision of many SC types. In conclusion, SC is infrequent, and core elements of SC-spiritual history taking and chaplaincy referrals-represent a minority of SC. Spiritual care training predicts provision of SC, indicting its importance to advancing SC in the clinical setting.
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- Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Tseng YD, Krishnan MS, Jones JA, Sullivan AJ, Gorman D, Taylor A, Pacold M, Kalinowski B, Mamon HJ, Abrahm J, Balboni TA. Supportive and palliative radiation oncology service: impact of a dedicated service on palliative cancer care. Pract Radiat Oncol 2013; 4:247-53. [PMID: 25012833 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE The American Society of Clinical Oncology has recommended tailoring palliative cancer care (PCC) to the distinct and complex needs of advanced cancer patients. The Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology (SPRO) service was initiated July 2011 to provide dedicated palliative radiation oncology (RO) care to cancer patients. We used care providers' ratings to assess SPRO's impact on the quality of PCC and compared perceptions of PCC delivery among physicians practicing with and without a dedicated palliative RO service. METHODS AND MATERIALS An online survey was sent to 117 RO care providers working at 4 Boston-area academic centers. Physicians and nurses at the SPRO-affiliated center rated the impact of the SPRO service on 8 PCC quality measures (7-point scale, "very unfavorably" to "very favorably"). Physicians at all sites rated their department's performance on 10 measures of PCC (7-point scale, "very poorly" to "very well"). RESULTS Among 102 RO care providers who responded (response rate, 89% for physicians; 83% for nurses), large majorities believed that SPRO improved the following PCC quality measures: overall quality of care (physician/nurse, 98%/92%); communication with patients and families (95%/96%); staff experience (93%/84%); time spent on technical aspects of PCC (eg, reviewing imaging) (88%/56%); appropriateness of treatment recommendations (85%/84%); appropriateness of dose/fractionation (78%/60%); and patient follow-up (64%/68%). Compared with physicians practicing in departments without a dedicated palliative RO service, physicians at the SPRO-affiliated department rated the overall quality of their department's PCC more highly (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS Clinicians indicated that SPRO improved the quality of PCC. Physicians practicing within this dedicated service rated their department's overall PCC quality higher than physicians practicing at academic centers without a dedicated service. These findings point to dedicated palliative RO services as a promising means of improving PCC quality.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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Deasy MJ, Sullivan AJ, Rosenblatt G. Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis associated with von Willebrand's disease: a case report. Compendium 1990; 11:652, 654, 656 passim. [PMID: 2150929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Patients with hemorrhagic disorders are a concern to the dental profession because of their propensity for severe and prolonged intraoral bleeding following therapy, especially subgingival debridement and surgical procedures. One of the most common and perhaps least recognized hereditary coagulation disorder is von Willebrand's disease, also referred to as pseudohemophilia, vascular hemophilia, angiohemophilia, and idiopathic prolonged bleeding time. A case report of a patient with von Willebrand's disease who presented complaining of acute gingival pain and bleeding is presented.
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- M J Deasy
- University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, New Jersey
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This study consisted of 24 dental students, who 10 days prior to the start of the experimental period, were thoroughly scaled and given instructions in the use of a rubber tip stimulator, unwaxed dental floss, and a modified Bass brushing technique. On day 0, the subjects had reached a high level of interproximal gingival health as measured by intracrevicular exudate flow and löe's Gingival Index. Subjects were then randomly divided into 4 groups which were to brush; brush and floss; brush and rubber tip; and brush, floss and rubber tip. Evaluation was performed on days 0, 9, 15, and 33 using Löe's Gingival Index, Podchadley's Plaque Index, and gingival exudate flow. The results of this study indicate that interproximal gingival health can be maintained in motivated patients with initially healthy gingivae (for at least several weeks) with proper use of the modified Bass brushing technique alone.
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