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Duke University Hospital
1988-2025
Duke Medical Center
2006-2025
Loyola University Medical Center
2022
Duke University
1988-2019
Clinical Research Institute
2019
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1982-2014
Wayne State University
2014
Battle Creek VA Medical Center
2014
North Carolina Central University
2014
Woodward (United States)
2014
Journal Article Cardiovascular and Behavioral Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training in Healthy Older Men Women Get access James A. Blumenthal, Blumenthal 1Department Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center2Department Medicine, Center Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Charles F. Emery, Emery David J. Madden, Madden 3Center the Study Aging Human Development, Linda K. George, George R. Edward Coleman, Coleman 2Department Margaret W. Riddle, Riddle...
This study examined the degree to which pain catastrophizing and pain-related fear explain pain, psychological disability, physical walking speed in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of knee. Participants this were 106 individuals diagnosed as having OA at least one knee, who reported knee persisting for six months or longer. Results suggest that explained a significant proportion (all Ps≤0.05) variance measures (partial r2 [pr2]=0.10), disability (pr2=0.20), (pr2=0.11), gait velocity normal...
The purpose of this study was to determine the psychological, behavioral, and cognitive changes associated with up 14 months aerobic exercise training. For first 4 study, 101 older (greater than 60 years) men women were randomly assigned one three conditions: Aerobic exercise, Yoga, or a Waiting List control group. Before following intervention, all subjects completed comprehensive assessment battery, including measures mood functioning. A semi-crossover design employed such that, completion...
Overweight and obese patients with osteoarthritis (OA) experience more OA pain disability than who are not overweight. This study examined the long-term efficacy of a combined coping skills training (PCST) lifestyle behavioral weight management (BWM) intervention in overweight patients. Patients (n=232) were randomized to 6-month program of: 1) PCST+BWM; 2) PCST-only; 3) BWM-only; or 4) standard care control. Assessments pain, physical (Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales [AIMS] disability,...
African American men experience worse prostate cancer outcomes compared with those of Caucasian men, not only in incidence and mortality rates, but also coping the side effects treatment. Unfortunately, have been significantly under-represented research evaluating efficacy psychosocial interventions for improving survivors. This pilot study explored feasibility skills training (CST), an intervention developed to enhance treatment a sample survivors their intimate partners. The was delivered...
In Brief Osteoarthritis (OA) places a significant burden on worldwide public health because of the large and growing number people affected by OA its associated pain disability. Pain coping skills training (PCST) is an evidence-based intervention targeting To reduce barriers that currently limit access to PCST, we developed 8-week, automated, Internet-based PCST program called PainCOACH evaluated potential efficacy acceptability in small-scale, 2-arm randomized controlled feasibility trial....
A multisite, randomized, controlled clinical effectiveness trial was conducted for osteoarthritis patients with chronic pain of the knee or hip. Adult health nurse practitioners provided a 10-session intervention, coping skills training (PCST), in patients' doctors' offices (N=129 patients); control group received usual care (N=127 patients). Primary outcomes assessed at baseline, posttreatment, 6-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up were: intensity, physical functioning, psychological...
Background: Pain catastrophizing has been identified as a prognostic indicator of poor outcome following knee arthroplasty. Interventions to address pain catastrophizing, our knowledge, have not tested in patients undergoing The purpose this study was determine whether coping skills training persons with moderate high arthroplasty improves outcomes 12 months postoperatively compared usual care or arthritis education. Methods: A multicenter, 3-arm, single-blinded, randomized comparative...
This preliminary study tested the efficacy of a partner-guided cancer pain management protocol for patients who are at end life. Seventy-eight advanced meeting criteria hospice eligibility and their partners were randomly assigned to training intervention, or usual care control condition. The was three-session intervention conducted in patients' homes that integrated educational information about with systematic cognitive behavioral coping skills. Data analyses revealed produced significant...
We examined retrospectively premorbid factors that might relate to the development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). administered a semistructural interview adult IBS patients, adults with symptoms who had not visited doctor (nonpatients), and asymptomatic normals. Patients differed from nonpatients by reporting more severe problems, frequent visits in childhood, pain associated current symptoms. These may contribute tendency people seek medical care. More most cases IBS, reported poorer...
Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is a common and distressing condition. Prior studies suggest that psychotropic medication or coping skills training (CST) may benefit NCCP patients. To our knowledge, no clinical trials have examined the separate combined effects of CST in management NCCP. This randomized trial antidepressant (sertraline) participants with non-cardiac pain. A sample individuals diagnosed was randomly assigned to one four treatments: (1) plus sertraline (CST+sertraline), (2)...
Abstract Moderator analyses are reported for posttreatment outcomes in a large, randomized, controlled effectiveness trial chronic pain hip and knee osteoarthritis (N = 256). Pain Coping Skills Training, form of cognitive behavioral therapy, was compared to usual care. Treatment delivered by nurse practitioners patients' community doctors' offices. Consistent with meta-analyses therapy efficacy, treatment effects this were significant several primary secondary outcomes, but tended be small....
This study examined the relationship between patient and partner ratings of self-efficacy for symptom control quality life (QOL) among 40 African American prostate cancer survivors their intimate partners. Data analyses revealed that who had rated higher reported better QOL related to urinary, bowel, hormonal symptoms general health (i.e., physical functioning mental health). also partners helping manage as less negative mood caregiver strain). Finally, exploratory indicated in patients was...
Research examining psychosocial functioning in African American prostate cancer survivors has been limited, spite of documented higher mortality from and worse long-term physical emotional outcomes treatment reported by this group survivors. In addition, the role masculinity adjustment among is not well understood. study, 59 completed a questionnaire assessing beliefs related to self-reliance, control, dominance, as measures (i.e., symptom distress, negative mood, functional social...
Two psychological interventions for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are cognitive-behavioral coping skills training (CST) and written emotional disclosure (WED). These approaches have developed independently, their combination may be more effective than either one alone. Furthermore, most studies of each intervention methodological limitations, needs further testing.We randomized 264 adults with RA in a 2 × factorial design to 1 writing conditions (WED vs. control writing) followed by (CST...