Food insecurity and quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease +++

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38687256/ Food insecurity and quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease This study was designed to estimate, among pediatric and young adult (PYA) sickle cell disease (SCD) patients, household food insecurity rates, and the relationship between food insecurity and quality of life. The researchers hypothesized that PYAs with SCD living in food insecure households would have lower quality of life than peers. Author: Wendy S. Darlington, Sharjeel Syed, Kristen Wroblewski, Gabrielle Lapping-Carr, Stacy Tessler Lindau, Radhika Peddinti Journal: Pediatric Blood & Cancer, April 30 Differential effects of obesity on perioperative outcomes in renal cell carcinoma patients based on race and ethnicity and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38721286/ Differential effects of obesity on perioperative outcomes in renal cell carcinoma patients based on race and ethnicity and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status Obesity is a well-established risk factor of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), however the impact of obesity on surgical outcomes for racial and ethnic minority patients with RCC is unclear. This study investigated whether a higher body mass index (BMI) or obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) was associated with worse perioperative outcomes and if there were heterogeneous effects based on race, ethnicity, and neighborhood-level socioeconomic factor. Author: Waheed Asif, Irasema C. Paster, Kathryn R. Pulling, Kyle Garcia, Patrick Wightman, Alejandro Cruz, Christopher Combates, Eric C. Kauffman, Francine C. Gachupin, Benjamin R. Lee, Juan Chipollini, Ken Batai Journal: Translational Andrology and Urology, April 12 Comparing Sensitivity, Specificity, and Accuracy of Fall Risk Assessments in Community-Dwelling Older Adults https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38562971/ Comparing sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of fall risk assessments in community-dwelling older adults The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has implemented the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative. This initiative provides an algorithm for fall risk screening. However, the algorithm has the potential to overcategorize individuals as high risk for falling upon initial screening, which may burden clinicians with the task of recategorizing individuals after follow-up testing. This study aimed to compare the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of fall risk appraisal between the STEADI, Short Fall-Efficacy Scale International (FES-I), and portable balance system (BTrackS) assessments in community-dwelling older adults. Author: Kworweinski Lafontant, Amber Blount, Jethro Raphael M. Suarez, David H. Fukuda, Jeffrey R. Stout, Evette M. Trahan, Nichole R. Lighthall, Joon-Hyuk Park, Rui Xie, Ladda Thiamwong Journal: Clinical Interventions in Aging, March 27