Publications by authors named "Laura Zdziarski-Horodyski"
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- The study investigates the link between depression symptoms and opioid use in orthopedic trauma patients without prior mental health issues, using a follow-up approach to monitor changes over time.
- It involved 96 patients, highlighting that 20% experienced moderate and 11% severe depressive symptoms shortly after their injury, with these symptoms persisting at later follow-up points.
- The research found that higher initial depressive symptoms correlated with ongoing depression and that continuing opioid use beyond six weeks was linked to increased depression levels, indicating a need for better mental health monitoring and treatment.
Article Synopsis
- Orthopaedic trauma patients often face challenges like mobility issues, fear, and self-care difficulties, affecting their recovery which is tied to both injury severity and psychological factors.
- The study aimed to see if an early psychosocial intervention combining movement with traditional care could improve both objective and self-reported physical recovery outcomes compared to standard care.
- A total of 112 patients were involved in the study, focusing on those with severe trauma, and data were collected at different stages of their recovery to evaluate the effectiveness of the integrative care approach.
Objectives: This study explored the relationships between negative affective states (depression and anxiety), physical/functional status, and emotional well-being during early treatment and later in recovery after orthopaedic trauma injury.
Design: This was a secondary observational analysis from a randomized controlled study performed at a Level-1 trauma center.
Patients: Patients with orthopaedic trauma (N = 101; 43.
Background: Orthopedic trauma injury impacts nearly 2.8 million people each year. Despite surgical improvements and excellent survivorship rates, many patients experience poor quality of life (QOL) outcomes years later.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Pre-existing psychiatric illness, illicit drug use, and alcohol abuse adversely impact patients with orthopaedic trauma injuries. Obesity is an independent factor associated with poorer clinical outcomes and discharge disposition, and higher hospital resource use. It is not known whether interactions exist between pre-existing illness, illicit drug use and obesity on acute trauma care outcomes.
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