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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSun K, Szymonifka J, Tian H
Association of traditional Chinese medicine use with adherence to prescribed Western rheumatic medications among Chinese American patients: a cross-sectional survey.
Chinese Americans are a fast-growing immigrant group with worse rheumatic disease outcomes compared to white populations and frequently use traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Whether TCM use is associated with lower adherence to Western rheumatic medications is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine adherence to Western medications for systemic rheumatic diseases in the Chinese American immigrant population and its association with TCM use.
Citation: Sun K, Szymonifka J, Tian H .
Association of traditional Chinese medicine use with adherence to prescribed Western rheumatic medications among Chinese American patients: a cross-sectional survey.
Arthritis Care Res 2020 Oct;72(10):1474-80. doi: 10.1002/acr.24031..
Keywords: Medication, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Arthritis, Chronic Conditions
Lange JK, DiSegna ST, Yang W
Using cluster analysis to identify patient factors linked to differential functional gains after total knee arthroplasty.
This study used cluster analysis to identify patient factors linked to different outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The study analyzed Short Form 36 Physical Component Score (PCS) trajectories of 656 patients at 3 time points over a 1-year period. The MultiExperiment View (MeV) built-in bootstrapping method was used to assess statistical significance of the clusters. They found two distinct clusters: Cluster 1 included 550 patients (84%) who demonstrated persistent improvement at 6 and 12 months. The remainder of patients consisted of Cluster 2 who demonstrated decline in PCS at 6 months but improved by 12 months. Cluster 1 was found to have higher baseline mental health scores, lower baseline PCS, and a significantly higher proportion of non-Hispanic Whites compared to Cluster 2.
AHRQ-funded; HS018910.
Citation: Lange JK, DiSegna ST, Yang W .
Using cluster analysis to identify patient factors linked to differential functional gains after total knee arthroplasty.
J Arthroplasty 2020 Jan;35(1):121-26.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.08.039..
Keywords: Orthopedics, Surgery, Arthritis, Outcomes, Chronic Conditions