Background: This study aims to characterize the types of procedures performed on patients previously diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and investigate rates of revision surgery following open, arthroscopic, or bony stabilization procedures in patients with and without a preoperative diagnosis of EDS/HSD.
Methods: This is a retrospective comparative study utilizing a large nationwide claims database. Records were queried between January 2011 and December 2021 for patients undergoing surgical management for glenohumeral instability using Current Procedural Terminology codes.
Social neuroscientists often use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to understand the relationship between social experiences and their neural substrates. Although MRI is a powerful method, it has several limitations in the study of social experiences, first and foremost its low ecological validity. To address this limitation, researchers have conducted multimethod studies combining MRI with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMental health challenges appear common among adolescents in American Samoa. There is a community-identified need to better understand the health burden and identify opportunities to strengthen the mental health system to better meet adolescent mental health needs. The goal of this qualitative study was to gather community stakeholders' perceptions of common mental health problems among adolescents in American Samoa, identify existing services for adolescent mental health, and highlight strength-based opportunities to enhance care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Disordered eating cognitions and behaviours in childhood and adolescence have been identified as precursors for the development of eating disorders. Another important contributor to eating disorder risk is maladaptive emotion regulation. However, while the regulation of negative affect has been the focus of much research, the literature on the role of positive emotion regulation in eating pathology is extremely limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examines narrative identity among a large, diverse sample of people with disabilities (PWDs) in the United States during the "second wave" of the Covid-19 pandemic (October-December 2020). The study relied on abductive analyses, combining a purely inductive phase of inquiry followed by two rounds of investigation that filtered inductive insights through three theoretical lenses: social-ecological theory, the theory of narrative identity, and perspectives from the interdisciplinary field of disability studies. The central result was the identification of a particular configuration of self, one that was demonstrably interdependent with both immediate interpersonal contexts and with broader cultural contexts.
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