Publications by authors named "J B Henson"
Aims: Do associations between age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and vascular risk factors vary by ethnicity and deprivation?
Methods: Utilising the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, we matched 16-50-year-old individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes to ∼10 individuals without using sex, age and primary care practice. Differences in BMI, obesity, LDL-cholesterol, HbA1c, and hypertension between individuals with vs without type 2 diabetes across sex, age, ethnicity and deprivation quintiles were explored using generalised linear models.
Results: We included 108,061 individuals (45.
National Trends and Benchmarks for Operative Time and Hospital Length of Stay in Parotidectomies.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Objective: The extent of parotidectomy for benign tumors has de-escalated in the United States. We aim to define modern benchmarks for operative time and hospital length of stay (LOS) in parotidectomy and identify risk factors that may prolong these benchmarks.
Study Design: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of all adults who underwent parotidectomy for a primary parotid neoplasm between January 2011 and December 2021 using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database.
Article Synopsis
- Weight loss can inadvertently lead to a decrease in both lean and fat tissue, potentially causing individuals, even younger ones, to become frail rather than just improving their body composition.
- This systematic review will evaluate the impact of nutritional supplements on maintaining lean mass during weight loss, particularly when exercise isn't an option.
- The findings will follow PRISMA standards and will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, marking a significant contribution to understanding nutritional support during weight loss.
Ensuring equity in psychosocial risk assessment for solid organ transplantation: a review.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant
February 2025
Purpose Of Review: This review summarizes the different instruments for evaluating the psychosocial health of transplant candidates, the evidence demonstrating how these instruments relate to probability of transplant waitlisting and transplant outcomes, and the critical knowledge gaps that exist in the causal pathway between psychosocial health and clinical transplant trajectory.
Recent Findings: The current literature reveals that psychosocial assessments are a common reason for racial and ethnic minorities to be denied access to the transplant list. Given evidence that a lack of clinician consensus exists regarding the definition of, importance of, and reproducibility of psychosocial support evaluations, this facet of the holistic evaluation process may create a unique challenge for already vulnerable patient populations.
Article Synopsis
- This scoping review focused on physical activity and sedentary behavior interventions for individuals with frailty and multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), including their caregivers.
- Researchers examined ten databases from 2000 to October 2023, ultimately retaining 155 papers from 144 studies, most of which were randomized controlled trials with participants averaging 73 years old.
- The findings highlighted that most interventions centered on structured exercise, had a high adherence rate, and yielded positive outcomes, but emphasized the need for more research on habitual activity, caregiver involvement, and a deeper understanding of individual characteristics like MLTCs and ethnicity.