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- A study evaluated cognitive and emotional outcomes in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting with an embolic protection device (CAS + EPD) between 2004 and 2010.
- Patients were assessed before and after the procedures for various cognitive domains such as memory, attention, and executive function, as well as emotional health through depression and anxiety scales.
- Both treatment groups showed improvement in memory and executive function postprocedure, with no significant emotional differences or other cognitive improvements noted at follow-ups.
Perspectives of vulnerable U.S Hispanics with rheumatoid arthritis on depression: awareness, barriers to disclosure, and treatment options.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
April 2015
Harbor-University of California Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Los Angeles, California.
Objective: Despite the high prevalence of depression among vulnerable Hispanics with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many do not disclose it or seek treatment. This study explored patient perceptions of depression, its association with their primary disease, barriers to disclosure, reasons for low utilization of mental health care resources, and culturally acceptable intervention approaches.
Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 46 participants with RA.