Publications by authors named "L Philpotts"

A systematic review and meta-analysis investigated randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) targeting lifestyle behaviors commonly associated with brain health in adults. Data sources included Ovid Medline, Ovid PsycINFO, CINAHL [EBSCO], Embase, Cochrane Library [Ovid], Web of Science, and https://ClinicalTrials.gov.

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  • * A scoping review of 13 studies found that 53-64% of older adults with pain consume alcohol, and 11-28% engage in hazardous alcohol use patterns.
  • * The relationship between pain severity and alcohol consumption raises concerns, as alcohol can worsen pain outcomes and older adults are more vulnerable to its negative effects due to health complications.
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Background Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has been shown to help increase cancer detection compared with two-dimensional digital mammography (DM). However, it is unclear whether additional tumor detection will improve outcomes or lead to overdiagnosis of breast cancer. Purpose This study aimed to compare cancer types and stages over 3 years of DM screening and 10 years of DBT screening to determine the effect of DBT.

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