A clinical survey of oral soft tissue lesions in 298 geriatric patients in Israel was conducted. White lesions were found in 9.5% of smokers and 2.19% of non-smokers. Varicosities increased from 11.1% to 41.1% between ages 50-99 years. Pigmentation, hairy tongue, and papillary atrophy of the tongue all increased with age. Hairy tongue was found in 12.8% of men and 4.5% of women.
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J Med Internet Res
January 2025
Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
Background: Mental health problems in university students are associated with many negative outcomes, yet there is a gap between need and timely access to help. Single-session interventions (SSIs) are designed to be scalable and accessible, delivering core evidence-based intervention components within a one-off encounter.
Objective: COMET (Common Elements Toolbox) is an online self-help SSI that includes behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, gratitude, and self-compassion.
Cancer Nurs
January 2025
Author Affiliations: Department of Health and Clinical Sciences, University of Michigan School of Nursing (Dr Knoerl and Mss Smener and Grandinetti); Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School (Drs Fecher, Henry, Karimi, Pettit, and Schuetze); Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (Dr Walling); and School of Social Work, University of Michigan (Dr Zhang), Ann Arbor; and College of Nursing, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Dr Barton).
Background: Most studies to date exploring facilitators and barriers to adolescent and young adults' (AYAs') participation in clinical trials have been focused on external factors to AYAs' participation or recruitment strategies.
Objective: The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to determine AYA cancer survivors' preferences for oncology symptom management clinical trial participation.
Methods: Semistructured interviews and conjoint analysis were conducted to clarify potential attributes (eg, characteristics) and levels (eg, value of the characteristic) that may be important to AYA cancer survivors when considering clinical trial participation (n = 19).
JAMA Netw Open
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.
Importance: Rapid digitalization of health care and a dearth of digital health education for medical students and junior physicians worldwide means there is an imperative for more training in this dynamic and evolving field.
Objective: To develop an evidence-informed, consensus-guided, adaptable digital health competencies framework for the design and development of digital health curricula in medical institutions globally.
Evidence Review: A core group was assembled to oversee the development of the Digital Health Competencies in Medical Education (DECODE) framework.
J Autism Dev Disord
January 2025
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
The present evaluation aimed to begin development of a survey tool for measuring workplace stressors specific to behavioral health providers in clinical settings for autism and related developmental disabilities: the Burnout Assessment for Developmental Disability Settings (BADDS). BADDS development was guided by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS; Cella et al., (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 63(11), 1179-1194, 2010) procedures.
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January 2025
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309-0345, USA.
Exposure to interparental conflict and poor parental relationship adjustment (i.e., interparental relationship discord) has been associated with children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms throughout childhood and later life.
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