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Patterns of dietary supplement use among United States patients with steatotic liver disease: Vitamins, minerals and botanicals Open

Melinda Wang, Gabrielle Jutras, Giuseppe Cullaro, Anand Dhruva, Jennifer C. Lai · 2025

BACKGROUND Dietary supplement (DS) usage among United States adults has significantly increased. Patients with steatotic liver disease (SLD) may have unique motivations to take DS in light of their liver condition and co-morbidities. AIM T…

Editorial: The increasing relevance of traditional medicine systems for the primary health care sector and general practice: global research perspectives Open

Christian S. Keßler, Pathirage Kamal Perera, Rammanohar Puthiyedath, Anand Dhruva · 2025

A patient-centered approach to dietary supplements for patients with chronic liver disease Open

Jennifer C. Lai, Melinda Ring, Anand Dhruva, Gloria Y. Yeh · 2024

The use of dietary supplements by patients with chronic liver disease is prevalent and rising. Despite the known risks of dietary supplements, including hepatotoxicity, adulteration, and contamination, patients with chronic liver disease o…

A scoping review of Ayurvedic rasayana adaptogens in oncology Open

Cairn Wu, Ashley Mulakaluri, P.B.L. Chaurasia, Sindhu Suryanarayana, Ambreen Singh , et al. · 2024

A large body of pre-clinical literature exists on adaptogen rasayanas in oncology, indicating this field of research is still in its early phase. Comparatively few studies focused on the effects on the immune system. Given the growing inte…

Comparing the Effect of Adding Acupuncture and Pain Counseling to Usual Care on Reducing Pain among Patients with Cancer – The PRACXIS Study Open

Maria T. Chao, Sanjay Reddy, Wendy Hartogensis, Donald I. Abrams, Anand Dhruva , et al. · 2023

Epigenetic Regulation of Inflammatory Mechanisms and a Psychological Symptom Cluster in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Open

Carolyn Harris, Christine Miaskowski, Yvette P. Conley, Marilyn J. Hammer, Laura B. Dunn , et al. · 2023

Background A psychological symptom cluster is the most common cluster identified in oncology patients. Although inflammatory mechanisms are hypothesized to underlie this cluster, epigenetic contributions are unknown. Objectives This study’…

Advances in Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Symptom Cluster Research Open

Carolyn Harris, Marylin J. Dodd, Kord M. Kober, Anand Dhruva, Marilyn J. Hammer , et al. · 2022

Two conceptual approaches are used to evaluate symptom clusters: “clustering” symptoms (ie, variable-centered analytic approach) and “clustering” patients (ie, person-centered analytic approach). However, these methods are not used consist…

Digital Life Coaching During Stem Cell Transplantation: Development and Usability Study (Preprint) Open

Rahul Banerjee, Chiung‐Yu Huang, Lisa Dunn, Jennifer Knoche, Chloe Ryan , et al. · 2021

BACKGROUND For patients with multiple myeloma receiving high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT), acute life disruptions and symptom burden may lead to worsened quality of life (QOL) and increased emot…

Multi-Staged Data-Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis for Symptom Science Research Open

Carolyn Harris, Christine Miaskowski, Anand Dhruva, Janine Cataldo, Kord M. Kober · 2021

<p>This supplemental table provides a non-exhaustive list of publicly available, open source data analysis tools for different omics analyses. The manuscript that this supplemental table accompanies will be submitted for publica…

Benzodiazepine and zolpidem prescriptions during autologous stem cell transplantation Open

Rahul Banerjee, Ann A. Lazar, Lisa Dunn, Jennifer Knoche, Mimi Lo , et al. · 2021

Multiple myeloma patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) may receive benzodiazepine or zolpidem‐class (B/Z) medications despite their risks in older patients. Of 205 myeloma patients (36% aged 65+) who underwent ASC…

<i>Being Present 2.0</i>: Online Mindfulness-Based Program for Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and Caregivers Open

Hannah M. Dragomanovich, Anand Dhruva, Eve Ekman, Kelly L. Schoenbeck, Ai Kubo , et al. · 2021

Purpose A metastatic cancer diagnosis is associated with high levels of distress in patients and caregivers, which may be alleviated by mindfulness interventions. Research on scalable, tailored, online mindfulness training programs is need…

Multi-Staged Data-Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis for Symptom Science Research Open

Carolyn Harris, Christine Miaskowski, Anand Dhruva, Janine Cataldo, Kord M. Kober · 2020

<p>This supplemental table provides a non-exhaustive list of publicly available, open source data analysis tools for different omics analyses. The manuscript that this supplemental table accompanies will be submitted for publica…

Multi-Staged Data-Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis for Symptom Science Research Open

Carolyn Harris, Christine Miaskowski, Anand Dhruva, Janine Cataldo, Kord M. Kober · 2020

This supplemental table provides a non-exhaustive list of publicly available, open source data analysis tools for different omics analyses. The manuscript that this supplemental table accompanies will be submitted for publication shortly.

Improving Access to Integrative Oncology Through Group Medical Visits: A Pilot Implementation Project Open

Ariana Thompson‐Lastad, Chloé E. Atreya, Maria T. Chao, Christine Pollak, Anand Dhruva , et al. · 2019

Objectives: This article describes the implementation of a group medical visit (GMV) model to increase access to integrative oncology (IO) care. The most challenging and critical time to access high-quality IO care is while p…

Risk Factors Associated With Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea in the Week Before the Next Cycle and Impact of Nausea on Quality of Life Outcomes Open

Komal Singh, Kord M. Kober, Anand Dhruva, Elena Flowers, Steve M. Paul , et al. · 2018

Integrative Health: An Interprofessional Standardized Patient Case for Prelicensure Learners Open

Josette Rivera, Rosalind de Lisser, Anand Dhruva, Amber Fitzsimmons, Susan Hyde , et al. · 2018

Students appreciated the ability to observe learners from other health professions interacting with the SP, and how different perspectives and expertise were integrated to create a comprehensive care plan. The exercise can be adapted to ac…

Differences in symptom occurrence, severity, and distress ratings between patients with gastrointestinal cancers who received chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy with targeted therapy Open

Ilufredo Y. Tantoy, Anand Dhruva, Janine K. Cataldo, Alan P. Venook, Bruce A. Cooper , et al. · 2017

This study is the first to evaluate for differences in the symptom experience of GI cancer patients who received CTX alone or CTX with TT using a multidimensional symptom assessment scale. While between group differences in patients' sympt…

Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Weight-Loss Intervention on Sleep Quality Among Adults with Obesity: Data from the SHINE Randomized Controlled Trial Open

Elizabeth M. Adler, Anand Dhruva, Patricia J. Moran, Jennifer Daubenmier, Michael Acree , et al. · 2016

No statistically significant evidence was found that a weight-loss program that incorporates mindfulness improves self-reported sleep quality compared to a control diet/exercise intervention that included PMR. Within the mindfulness group,…

PREDICTORS AND TRAJECTORIES OF SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN ONCOLOGY OUTPATIENTS DURING CHEMOTHERAPY. Open

Sueann Mark, Janine K. Cataldo, Anand Dhruva, Steven M. Paul, Christine Miaskowski · 2016

Author(s): Mark, Sueann; Cataldo, Janine; Dhruva, Anand; Paul, Steven; Miaskowski, Christine

A Review of the Literature on Multiple Co-occurring Symptoms in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Who Received Chemotherapy Alone or Chemotherapy With Targeted Therapies Open

Ilufredo Y. Tantoy, Janine K. Cataldo, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Anand Dhruva, Christine Miaskowski · 2016

To deliver effective symptom management interventions, the most common, severe, and distressing symptoms that CRC patients experience need to be identified.

Differences in demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics and quality of life outcomes among oncology patients with different types of pain Open

Victoria Posternak, Laura B. Dunn, Anand Dhruva, Steven M. Paul, Judith Luce , et al. · 2015

The purposes of this study, in oncology outpatients receiving chemotherapy (n = 926), were to: describe the occurrence of different types of pain (ie, no pain, only noncancer pain [NCP], only cancer pain [CP], or both CP and NCP) and evalu…

Gender Differences in Predictors of Quality of Life at the Initiation of Radiation Therapy Open

Claudia West, Steven M. Paul, Laura B. Dunn, Anand Dhruva, John D. Merriman , et al. · 2015

Nurses need to assess for QOL and depression at the initiation of RT. Knowledge of the different predictors of QOL may be useful in the design of gender-specific interventions to improve QOL.

The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility Open

Christian S. Keßler, Elmar Stapelfeldt, Andreas Michalsen, I. Kowalcek, Ludwig Kronpaß , et al. · 2015

Background: Treatment of female infertility has been growing globally in recent years. In spite of improvements in medical strategies and the improved outcomes for infertile couples, treatment attempts remain largely unsucces…

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