Patient-Centered Texting Platform Beneficial for Interstitial Cystitis
Text message-based platform enhances self-efficacy for managing symptoms of IC/bladder pain syndrome
Text message-based platform enhances self-efficacy for managing symptoms of IC/bladder pain syndrome
However, those with persistent pain were no more likely to experience cognitive decline
Benefits and risk of all treatment options should be considered in the context of patient circumstances
Pain requiring opioids is more common among patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma compared with a matched control group of patients without cancer, a study found.
Research has revealed patterns of opioid use and misuse in cancer patients and survivors.
Approximately one-fourth of patients experience chronic pain after surgery
Physicians less likely to prescribe an analgesic during night shifts versus daytime shifts
A systematic review and meta-analysis show direct interventions have a greater impact on opioid prescribing than indirect interventions
No reduction in osteoporotic fracture risk seen among women receiving concomitant clodronate and NSAIDs
Among US adult prescription opioid users, 9.2% also prescribed dual anxiolytic/sedative therapy