Publications by authors named "B H Fletcher"
Cheers to tomorrow? Alcohol use predicts poorer mood and well-being the next day in young adults.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
February 2025
Alcohol use is embedded within university culture. While the consequences of alcohol use on next-day physical health are well-known, less is known about the consequences to next-day emotional health. This study investigated the relationship between alcohol use and next-day mood and well-being using two daily diary studies with New Zealand university students.
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- The study investigated how well self-reported cough symptoms match objective data from audio recordings in individuals with chronic nighttime cough.
- Ten participants completed questionnaires about their cough and recorded their symptoms using an app while sleeping, revealing a strong correlation between perceived cough severity and actual cough frequency.
- Although participants felt comfortable using the app, they expressed concerns about privacy, highlighting the need for careful handling of data and better communication with healthcare providers in future studies.
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- Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) and its similar tumor, malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor/sarcoma (GINET), often lead to local and distant relapses, with limited success from systemic treatments.
- A study analyzed data from 43 patients, revealing a 5-year overall survival rate of 42%, with most tumors being EWSR1::ATF1-translocation-positive and showing a high rate of metastasis.
- The findings highlighted that complete tumor resection significantly improves survival rates compared to incomplete resection, while systemic treatments and radiation were largely ineffective.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia with a variable presentation ranging from asymptomatic incidental diagnosis by physical examination or electrocardiogram screening, to severely symptomatic requiring emergent treatment. The variation in care represents an opportunity to build a comprehensive center of excellence within a hospital system. We present our experience building the Swedish Comprehensive AFib Network and a dedicated AFib clinic at a large quaternary urban medical center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Adolescent depression has increased markedly over the last decade and often persists into adulthood with a range of adverse outcomes. Identifying the perinatal risk factors contributing to adolescent depression is crucial to advise early interventions.
Methods: The study included 4563 young people from the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) longitudinal study who completed a questionnaire on depression symptoms at age 12 years (Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CESD-10).