Understanding use and predictors of compensatory cognitive strategies in people with multiple sclerosis.

Background: Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) and affects daily functioning. Compensatory cognitive strategies can help mitigate these challenges, but their naturalistic use and predictors remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the frequency and types of strategies used and to determine whether demographics, objective cognitive function, or perceived cognitive function are independently associated with the use of compensatory strategies.

Temporal Association Between Reported Use of Psychoactive Substances and Cognitive Function in People with Multiple Sclerosis.

Objective: To examine same-day within-person associations between psychoactive substance use and cognitive function in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) using ecological momentary assessment (EMA).

Design: This secondary analysis used data collected over 14 days from people with MS.

Setting: Community PARTICIPANTS: Ambulatory adults with MS.

Technology-based music interventions in older adults: Feasibility, benefits, and future directions - a scoping review.

Music interventions have been used to improve various health outcomes in older adults. However, traditional music interventions face barriers that limit accessibility and adherence for this population. Technology-based music interventions offer a promising alternative to overcome these challenges.

Impact of Active Versus Receptive Music Interventions on Psychosocial and Neurological Outcomes in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and 2.9 million people worldwide. The symptoms vary substantially but can include fatigue, lower extremity weakness, cognitive dysfunction, and mood impairment.

Associations between physical activity, glucose variability, and cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes.

Higher glucose variability is linked to cognitive impairment in older adults with type 2 diabetes. While physical activity can reduce glucose variability and improve cognitive function, these relationships remain unexplored using continuous glucose monitoring. This study examined associations between physical activity, glucose variability, and cognitive function through secondary data analysis of 87 older adults with type 2 diabetes using self-reported questionnaires, computerized cognitive assessments, and continuous glucose monitoring data.

Adaptation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale for Latinx adults with chronic diseases.

Background: Latinx adults experience disparately high rates of chronic diseases and cognitive dysfunction. Participating in cognitive-stimulating activities, such as reading, is thought to improve and preserve cognitive function. However, little is known about cognitively stimulating activities preferred by Latinx adults.

Oncologic and Operative Outcomes of Robotic Staging Surgery Using Low Pelvic Port Placement in High-Risk Endometrial Cancer.

Upper para-aortic lymph node dissection (PALND) is one of the most challenging gynecologic robotic procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the oncologic and operative outcomes of robotic staging surgery, including upper PALND, using low pelvic port placement (LP3) in 22 patients with high-risk endometrial cancer. High-risk was defined as patients who showed deep myometrial invasion with grade III, cervical involvement, or high-risk histology.

Minimally invasive surgery versus open surgery in advanced stage endometrial cancer.

Aim: Staging surgery in early stage endometrial cancer has been shown to be feasible and safe with minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in many previous studies. However, there is limited literature on MIS's safety in advanced stages. This study aims to identify factors associated with survival in stage III endometrial cancer and investigate survival differences based on surgical approach.

Robotic radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer: current trends and controversies.

Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy (MIRH) is widely performed as a treatment for early-stage cervical cancer. However, in 2018, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) called the Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer (LACC) trial showed that MIRH had poorer oncologic outcomes compared to laparotomy. Since then, several clinical studies have supported this finding, and most surgeons now perform MIRH with limited surgical indications.

Subjective Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.

Background: Qualitative studies have examined the experiences of subjective cognitive dysfunction in specific populations or specific disease stages, but there has not yet been a systematic synthesis and evaluation of findings related to perceptions of subjective cognitive dysfunction in nondementia-related chronic illnesses.

Objective: The aim of this study was 2-fold: (1) to undertake a systematic review of experiences of subjective cognitive dysfunction in people with nondementia-related chronic disease and (2) to develop an explanatory framework to describe the experiences of living with subjective cognitive dysfunction.

Methods: Four databases were systematically searched for studies on subjective cognitive dysfunction up to June 2023.

Perceived Cognitive Function and Glycemic Variability: Baseline Results From a Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between glucose variability, diabetes self-management, and cognitive function in participants enrolled in a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for people with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Baseline data from the Memory, Attention, and Problem-Solving Skills for Diabetes randomized controlled trial (n = 95; mean age 65.6 years, SD 5.

Musical Activity Engagement, Depressive Symptoms, Physical Activity, and Cognitive Function in People With Type 2 Diabetes.

Background: Music interventions have beneficial effects on cognitive function and related risk factors, such as depressive symptoms and behavior of exercise participation. However, little research has been conducted on music's effects on people with type 2 diabetes, and evidence of the effect remains inconclusive in this population.

Objectives: Guided by the theory of music, mood, and movement (MMM), this exploratory study aimed to examine the direct and indirect effects of musical activity engagement, depressive symptoms, and physical activity on cognitive function in people with type 2 diabetes.

Prognostic impact of erythropoietin-stimulating agent use during front-line chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer: A Korean multicenter cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate whether treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) for chemotherapy-induced anemia affects progression-free survival (PFS) in patients receiving front-line chemotherapy following surgery for ovarian cancer (OC).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive patients who received front-line chemotherapy after surgery between 2013 and 2019 at six institutions. The patients were divided according to the use of ESAs during front-line chemotherapy.

A predictive model for lymph node metastasis using tumor location in presumed early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify high- and low-risk subgroups of patients with lymph node (LN) metastasis in presumed early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer (EC) patients.

Methods: Clinicopathologic data of presumed early-stage endometrioid EC patients (n=361) treated with lymphadenectomy between March 2000 and July 2022 were analyzed. None of the patient had definite evidence of LN metastasis in a preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Development and Use of a Tech-Based Data Management System for a Cognitive Rehabilitation Randomized Controlled Trial for People With Type 2 Diabetes.

Successful technology-based interventions to improve patients' self-management are providing an incentive for researchers to develop and implement their own technology-based interventions. However, the literature lacks guidance on how to do this. In this article, we describe the electronic process with which we designed and implemented a technology-based data management system to implement a randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive cognitive rehabilitation intervention to improve cognitive function and diabetes self-management in people with type 2 diabetes.

Loneliness in older adults with diabetes mellitus: a scoping review.

This scoping review aimed to explore and synthesize existing research on predictors of loneliness, and the impact of loneliness on physiological and psychological health outcomes and health behaviors in older adults with diabetes. Results from 12 studies showed that low education, being unmarried/divorced/separated, having diabetes-related complications, being physically inactive, having diabetes distress, being of a certain race/ethnicity, being female, having depressive symptoms, and being younger age were consistently identified as predictors of loneliness. In addition, loneliness was found to affect both psychological (depressive symptoms and negative perceptions of diabetes) and physiological health outcomes (increased postprandial blood glucose and A1C levels, decreased cortisol levels, increased MCP-1 levels, slower gait speed, and weaker hand grip) and health behaviors (decreased engagement in physical activity, increased disability in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and increased likelihood of antidepressant use).

The impact of musical reward responses on cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes.

Cognitive decline is prevalent in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The use of music has emerged to improve cognitive health. Even though reward from music has been shown to improve cognitive function, no studies have focused on specific factors of musical reward.

Risk factors for the failure of first-line PARP inhibitor maintenance therapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Research Investigators Collaboration Study (GORILLA-3004).

Objective: To identify the risk factors for failure of first-line poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) maintenance therapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

Method: Patients with stage III-IV epithelial ovarian cancer who received first-line PARPi maintenance therapy were retrospectively reviewed. Clinicopathologic factors were compared between two groups-recur/progression of disease (PD) and non-recur/PD.

Cystic fibrosis year in review 2022.

Remarkable medical advancements have been made for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) in recent years, with an abundance of research continuing to be conducted worldwide. With concern for limitations in access to highly effective CFTR modulators, as well as the recent Coronavirus Disease-19 pandemic, there has been a consistent effort to understand and improve CF screening, disease burden, diagnosis, and management. Our aim in this review is to present articles from 2022 with an emphasis on clinically relevant studies.

Effect of Music Interventions on Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.

The purpose of the current systematic review was to examine the effects of music interventions on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). A systematic search of CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases was performed. Studies examining the effects of music interventions on cognitive function in older adults with MCI were included.

The role of cognitive rehabilitation in people with type 2 diabetes: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Today, the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction and the prevalence of diabetes are increasing. Research shows that diabetes increases cognitive impairment risk, and cognitive impairment makes diabetes self-management more challenging. Diabetes self-management, essential to good glycemic control, requires patients to assimilate knowledge about their complex disease and to engage in activities such as glucose self-monitoring and the management of their medications.