Publications by authors named "M L Rothberg"
Article Synopsis
- - Chronic low back pain (CLBP) significantly affects individuals' physical and emotional health, leading to high healthcare costs and reduced productivity, yet there is a gap in adopting recommended nonpharmacologic treatments like yoga in practice.
- - The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of virtual yoga classes over a wait-list control in reducing CLBP intensity, improving back-related function, enhancing sleep quality, and decreasing pain medication use in adults aged 18 to 64.
- - Conducted as a 24-week randomized clinical trial with participants receiving 12 weeks of live streamed hatha yoga classes, the main outcomes focused on measuring pain intensity and disability after 12 weeks, with follow-up assessments at 24 weeks to gauge broader impacts.
Objective: The authors examined racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted that included adults (≥18 years) with AUD from the All of Us Controlled Tier database v7. Outcomes were lifetime receipt of FDA-approved medications (disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone), psychotherapy (individual, family, and group-based session), and combination treatment (medication and psychotherapy).
Acceptance of pharmacist-led stewardship recommendations for patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
October 2024
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of hospitalizations and mortality in the US. Overuse of extended spectrum antibiotics (ESA) for CAP contributes to antimicrobial resistance. The 2019 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society CAP guidelines emphasize de-escalation of ESA following negative cultures, early switch to oral (PO) antibiotics, and limited duration of therapy (DOT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with bacteremia often have elevated white blood cell (WBC) and neutrophil counts, yet these alone are poor predictors of bacteremia. Data on the continuous relationship between WBC response and bacteremia are lacking.
Objective: This study aims to characterize the relationship of WBC count, neutrophil percentage, and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) to bacteremia using interval likelihood ratios (ILRs) derived from a large sample of hospitalized patients.
Introduction: In 2021, the USPSTF lowered the recommended age of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening initiation from 50 to 45 years. This study assessed clinician response to the updated guideline in a major health system.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of average-risk, CRC screening-naïve adults aged 45-50 years with a primary care appointment between July 2018 and February 2023.