Publications by authors named "Susan Hennessy"
Article Synopsis
- The 2017 guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association identified 31 million US adults with stage 1 hypertension and recommended lifestyle counseling for low-risk patients.
- A simulation study found that controlling systolic blood pressure in 8.8 million low-risk individuals could significantly reduce cardiovascular events, save lives, and cut healthcare costs over ten years.
- Despite potential benefits, only half of men and three-quarters of women regularly engage with healthcare providers for counseling, indicating a need for improved public health policies promoting nonpharmacologic interventions.
Background: The 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines newly classified 31 million US adults as having stage 1 hypertension. The ACC/AHA guidelines recommend behavioral change without pharmacology for the low-risk portion of this group. However, the nationwide reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated healthcare expenditures achievable by evidence-based dietary improvements, sustained weight loss, adequate physical activity, and alcohol moderation remain unquantified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Patients undergoing articular cartilage paste grafting have been shown in studies to have significant improvement in pain and function in long-term follow-ups. We hypothesized that impacting of osteochondral autografts results in higher chondrocyte matrix production versus intact osteochondral autograft plugs.
Design: This institutional review board-approved study characterizes the effects of impacting osteochondral plugs harvested from the intercondylar notch of 16 patients into a paste, leaving one graft intact as a control.
Objective We explored the experiences of patients who received treatment for depression during a 'phase II' platform trial of collaborative care in the UK.Method Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain information from 13 patients receiving collaborative care. Patients from a range of general practitioner (GP) practices within the trial were purposively sampled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Age- and gender-specific reference values for the quality of life (QoL) measures used in assessing the impact of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) are important. The objective of this study was to develop such data for the QoL-AGHDA instrument for the population of England and Wales and to demonstrate the QoL deficit in patients with GHD.
Methods: For the purpose of this study, a questionnaire was developed that contained the EurQoL EQ-5D, QoL-AGHDA, questions recording an individual's general situation and social functioning, and a self-reported five-point rating scale of general health.