Publications by authors named "Sara L Berndt"
Article Synopsis
- Childhood adversity has been linked to various health issues, but its impact on gynecological conditions like endometriosis, fibroids, and PCOS is less understood.
- A systematic review of seven observational studies indicated that experiences of childhood adversity, particularly sexual and physical abuse, correlate with an increased risk of developing endometriosis and fibroids later in life.
- The results suggest the need for more extensive research with standardized methods to better understand the relationship between childhood adversity and these gynecological conditions.
Objective: Obtaining an accurate medical history is essential in the assessment of patients, particularly in emergency department (ED) patients with acute chest pain, as there can be a time imperative for diagnosis and commencement of treatment. We aimed to evaluate reliability of patient-reported compared with physician-adjudicated medical history by assessing patient's recall and communication of personal events and its influence on the accuracy of the medical history.
Methods: A total of 776 patients presenting at ED with suspected cardiac chest pain were recruited.
Poor sleep predicts subacute postconcussion symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury.
Appl Neuropsychol Adult
January 2017
The primary objective was to determine if poor sleep predicts postconcussion symptoms in the subacute period after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The impact of poor sleep pre- and post-injury was examined. The research design was cross-sectional.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 1 year in emergency department (ED) patients with possible acute coronary syndromes, stratified by high sensitivity troponin (hs-cTnI) concentrations using sex-specific cut points compared with overall cut points.
Methods: In a multicentre observational study of 2841 patients, presentation hs-cTnI concentrations were categorised using sex-specific (women 16 ng/L; men 34 ng/L) and overall (26 ng/L) cut points. The primary outcome was MACE occurring within 1 year of presentation.