Association between pain burden and presence of any limitation among older adults (≥50 years of age) with pain who used opioids in the United States: Cross-sectional study using 2020 medical expenditure panel survey.

This study aimed to assess the association between pain burden and presence of any limitation among older adults (≥50 years of age) with pain who used opioids in the United States. This cross-sectional study used 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data and included all adults aged 50 or older, who were alive for the 2020 calendar year, used an opioid at least once in the calendar year, and reported having pain in the past 4 weeks. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were developed to assess the association between any limitation (AL) (yes or no), pain burden (extremely, quite a bit, moderately, or little bit) and the control variables among a nationally representative sample of United States adults.

Use of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Strategies by Community-Dwelling Adults to Manage Migraine: A Systematic Review.

Migraine is a prevalent disease associated with high levels of disability and is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. This systematic literature review aimed to identify the types of pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies that community-dwelling adults report using to manage migraine. A systematic literature review of relevant databases, grey literature, websites, and journals was conducted from 1 January 1989 to 21 December 2021.

Factors associated with frequent physical activity among United States adults with asthma.

This study investigated factors associated with frequent moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity among United States (US) adults with asthma. This retrospective cross-sectional study included US adults (≥18 years) with asthma in the 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data. Logistic regression models that added sequential groups of variables were used to assess associations between predisposing (age, gender, race), enabling (marital status, poverty level, education level, insurance coverage, employment status), and need (smoking status, co-morbidities, mental health, physical health, functional limitations) factors and doing ≥30 min moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity ≥ five times per week.

Assessing student pharmacists' confidence and knowledge of basic diabetes self-management skills.

Introduction: The significance of diabetes self-management and recent advances in diabetes medications call for healthcare professionals' preparedness in educating patients. This study assessed correlations between student pharmacists' confidence and knowledge of diabetes self-management skills.

Methods: An online questionnaire was administered to third-year student pharmacists at one United States college of pharmacy.

Evaluating the reliability and validity of a questionnaire used to measure experiences of teamwork among student pharmacists in a quality improvement course.

Introduction: The psychometric properties of instruments used to capture student pharmacists' perspectives of teamwork have not been well assessed. This study measured the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to assess teamwork experiences among student pharmacists in a quality improvement (QI) class at one United States pharmacy school.

Methods: The psychometric properties of a previously conducted 17-item questionnaire (response options: "strongly agree," "agree," "disagree," or "strongly disagree") about second-year student pharmacists' teamworking experiences were assessed.

The Impact of Discharged Loop Diuretic Dose to Home Dose on Hospital Readmissions in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is associated with a high rate of hospital readmission. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the discharge diuretic dose compared with the home diuretic dose on hospital readmission in patients with ADHF.

Methods: A single center retrospective cohort study included patients with a confirmed diagnosis of ADHF with an ejection fraction of less than 40%.