Evaluating the risk of sleep disorders in subjects with a prior COVID-19 infection.

Previous studies have reported a potential occurrence of sleep disorders in patients following a COVID-19 infection. However, these findings were based on surveys or retrospective studies with small sample sizes. This study examined if subjects with a previous COVID-19 infection in 2020 experienced sleep disorders in 2021.

Blood group A mothers are more likely to develop anemia during antenatal intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

Background: Incompatibility between parental platelet (PLT) antigens may lead to sensitization of mother and development of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) resulting in fetal thrombocytopenia. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with or without prednisone is the most effective, evidence-based antenatal treatment for subsequent FNAIT-affected pregnancies. IVIG infusion causes hemolysis in other settings, the degree depending upon patient blood groups (BGs).

Omission of fetal sampling in treatment of subsequent pregnancies in fetal-neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

Background: Fetal-neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia affects approximately 1 of 1000 live births, most of which are not severely thrombocytopenic. Despite effective treatment with intravenous gammaglobulin and/or prednisone, antenatal management of a subsequent affected pregnancy is complicated by the risks associated with fetal blood sampling. Furthermore, there are no biomarker(s) of high risk other than the occurrence of intracranial hemorrhage in a previous sibling.

Chronic pain management by ethnically and racially diverse older adults: pharmacological and nonpharmacological pain therapies.

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Aims: Exploration of racial and ethnic group differences in noncancer chronic pain management in older adults. Participants & methods: Qualitative data, which were collected in semistructured face-to-face interviews with 44 racially and ethnically diverse community-dwelling older adults (ten African-Americans, ten Hispanics, 12 Afro-Caribbeans and 12 non-Hispanic whites), were analyzed using constant comparative analysis.

Results: The three racial and ethnic minority groups were more likely to use culturally based treatments (e.

Nonpharmacological pain management by ethnically diverse older adults with chronic pain: barriers and facilitators.

As key players in multidisciplinary health care systems, geriatric social workers must understand the dynamics of pain management among older adults with chronic pain. This study identified perceived barriers to, and facilitators for, utilizing nonpharmacological pain management through face-to-face interviews with 44 ethnically diverse community-dwelling older adults. Constant comparative analysis identified barriers not recognized in prior studies: (a) embarrassment/self-consciousness, (b) unavailability of certain treatments, and (c) lack of faith in effectiveness of nonpharmacological treatments.