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Therapeutic patient education interventions can promote self-management in selected cardiovascular conditions

Education Can Promote Self-Management in CVD Conditions

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Most effective interventions are tailored to individual patient needs, use multiple components
For HIV-positive patients

Financial Incentives May Increase Viral Suppression in HIV

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No increase in linkage to care, but increase noted in viral suppression and continuity of care
For patients undergoing coronary angiography

Risk of Cardiovascular Events Similar With, Without Diabetes

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Patients with versus without diabetes, without CAD, were more often treated with statins and aspirin
Physicians who receive information about patient harms are more likely to support financial penalties targeting inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms

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Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
For patients with gout

Marital Status Among Factors Tied to Gout Rx Adherence

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Belief about medicines, presence of comorbidity, being married positively influence meds adherence
Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with improved survival among colorectal cancer survivors with KRAS wild-type tumors

NSAID Use, Survival Link Varies With KRAS Status in CRC Patients

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Use of NSAIDs tied to better survival for colorectal cancer survivors with KRAS wild-type tumors
Although patients aged 65 and older are four times less likely to leave the hospital against medical advice than adults under 65

Age a Factor in Patients Leaving Hospital Against Medical Advice

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Race/ethnicity and poverty are more pronounced as risk factors for DAMA in elderly inpatients
Yoga may be as effective as physical therapy for pain relief and improved function in patients with chronic low back pain

Yoga Noninferior to Physical Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain

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Nearly half of yoga group saw clinically meaningful improvement in pain and disability
Guidelines have been developed for perioperative management of antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty; the guidelines were published online June 16 in Arthritis Care & Research.

Guidelines Address Peri-Op Care in Rheumatic Disease

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Guidelines address use of antirheumatic drugs for adults with RA, SpA, JIA, SLE undergoing THA/TKA
Rising numbers of Americans may be getting too much vitamin D via supplementation

More Americans Using High-Doses of Vitamin D Supplementation

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Study finds more people are taking doses higher than recommended daily allowance