Associations Between Sleep Duration and Lifestyle Risk Factors Among Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: Examining the associations between sleep duration and lifestyle risk factors and assessed whether sex modify such associations among U.S. adolescents.

Transitions of Care From Hospital to Home: Can Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improve Outcomes for Patients With Diabetes?

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM) on transitions of care as patients with diabetes are discharged from the hospital on insulin.

Methods: This is a descriptive study with 2 cohorts of patients (transition to home with CGM and transition to home without CGM) who were assessed prior to discharge (baseline) and 30 days post discharge (follow-up). The key outcome measures were satisfaction with diabetes management, diabetes-related quality of life, frequency of blood glucose monitoring, and 30-day readmission rates.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Diabetes Quality of Life Brief Clinical Inventory in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Purpose: To translate and culturally adapt the Diabetes Quality of Life Brief Clinical Inventory (DQoL-BCI) into Turkish and assess the psychometric properties of the translated version.

Methods: A forward-backward translation process was conducted in conformity with international guidelines. A total of 150 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) completed the Turkish version of DQoL-BCI (DQoL-BCI-Tr).

Acute Pancreatitis Recurrences Augment Long-Term Pancreatic Cancer Risk.

Introduction: In animal models, inflammation caused by experimental acute pancreatitis (AP) promotes pancreatic carcinogenesis that is preventable by suppressing inflammation. Recent studies noted higher long-term risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) after AP. In this study, we evaluated whether the long-term PDAC risk after AP was influenced by the etiology of AP, number of recurrences, and if it was because of progression to chronic pancreatitis (CP).

Prior Exposure to Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Reduces the Rate of Organ Failure and In-Hospital Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis.

Background: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been linked recently to a lower expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in humans with acute pancreatitis. Because it is unclear if this effect results in clinical benefits, the aim of this study was to determine if prior NSAID exposure improves immediate clinical outcomes.

Methods: Retrospective medical record review of adult patients admitted with acute pancreatitis.