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{"title":"Vasectomy Regret or Lack Thereof.","authors":"Danyon J Anderson,&nbsp;Morgan Lucero,&nbsp;Stephen Vining,&nbsp;Charles Daniel,&nbsp;Jamal Hasoon,&nbsp;Omar Viswanath,&nbsp;Alan D Kaye,&nbsp;Ivan Urits","doi":"10.52965/001c.38241","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.38241","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vasectomy is a procedure that results in permanent yet reversible sterility and remains a great contraceptive option for many. Previous research studies have highlighted frequency of vasectomy utilization, defining characteristics of individuals who opt for this method, various surgical techniques, and the risks and benefits associated with the procedure. What remains to be defined is why or why not individuals may experience post-vasectomy regret and whether the previous characteristics correlate.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this review is to synthesize information regarding reasons individuals may regret their vasectomy and seek reversal, what options exist for accomplishing the reversal, and patients' fertility prognosis post-vasovasostomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review utilized a combination of secondary and tertiary data analysis across a wide scope of academic databases pertaining to the topic of interest.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Typically, most males who have sought a vasectomy are satisfied with their decision, however, approximately 6% of this population seeks reversal. Key factors influencing vasectomy regret include age at the time of vasectomy, parental status, pre- and post-operative relationship status, unresolved physical and psychosexual problems, and development of chronic scrotal pain following the procedure. Few options exist for vasectomy reversal including microsurgical reconstructive vasectomy reversal (VR) and sperm extraction for in vitro fertilization. There is no guarantee that fertility will be restored in any case but a major predictive factor for success is the time interval prior to reversal.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Vasectomy is intended to be a permanent form of contraception; however, a minor chance remains that individuals may experience post-operative regret due to various factors. This warrants proper comprehensive counseling by the patient's provider regarding benefits and risks, procedural outcomes, opportunities for reversal, and fertility prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":" ","pages":"38241"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9476225/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_38241.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40367752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pain Management and Telemedicine: A Look at the COVID Experience and Beyond.","authors":"Jamal Hasoon,&nbsp;Ivan Urits,&nbsp;Omar Viswanath,&nbsp;Alan D Kaye","doi":"10.52965/001c.38012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.38012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>COVID-19 caused a drastic change in clinical medicine around the globe. In the United States, telemedicine was rapidly adopted on a wide scale to minimize direct patient interaction and to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Telemedicine also went hand in hand with the rapid movement of working remotely. This has provided several challenges to chronic pain management clinics along with other subspecialties. Telemedicine has also opened opportunities for providing valuable care for patients with significant barriers to healthcare professionals. Given the benefits and downfalls of telemedicine, it is ultimately up to the provider who has an established patient-physician relationship and best understands the patient's limitations and healthcare needs who can best determine which patient population telemedicine is appropriate for and how frequently it can be utilized for each individual patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"10 3","pages":"38012"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9441022/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_38012.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33448051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Daridorexant for the Treatment of Insomnia.","authors":"Christopher L Robinson, Rajesh Supra, Evan Downs, Saurabh Kataria, Katelyn Parker, Alan D Kaye, Omar Viswanath, Ivan Urits","doi":"10.52965/001c.37400","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.37400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Insomnia is a complex sleeping disorder that affects the lives of many individuals worldwide. Insomnia often occurs in the presence of coexisting comorbidities making it a complex disorder that requires a multifactorial approach to therapy. First-line therapy is cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). Pharmacotherapy for insomnia falls into four classes based on mechanism of action: benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs), histamine receptor antagonists, melatonin receptor agonists, and dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs).</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Daridorexant is a dual orexin type 1 and types 2 (OX₁ and OX₂) receptor antagonist that was recently approved by the US FDA for the treatment of adults suffering from insomnia. It was shown to be effective in reducing insomnia symptoms, increasing daytime functioning, and improving the overall quality of sleep. Daridorexant offers patients relief from insomnia while avoiding the severe side effects and dependency issues of traditional treatments like benzodiazepines and sedatives.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>In this article, we review the most recent data on insomnia treatments and summarize the safety and efficacy of daridorexant in treating insomnia.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":" ","pages":"37400"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9425279/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37400.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40332469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fear of COVID-19 and its Differential Effect on Attitudes and Intentions towards Online and Face-to-Face Counseling.","authors":"Jae Hun Shin,&nbsp;Xyle Ku","doi":"10.52965/001c.37670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.37670","url":null,"abstract":"The present study examines the impact of fear of COVID-19 on attitudes and intentions towards online and face-to-face counseling. A total of 526 adults participated in this study. The path analysis results indicated that attitude towards online and face-to-face counseling differentially mediated the relationship between COVID-19 fear and both counseling intentions, even when controlling for other covariates. Specifically, fear of COVID-19 predicted positive attitudes towards online counseling (value of counseling), which in turn, predicted online counseling intention. On the other hand, COVID-19 fear affected negative attitudes towards face-to-face counseling (discomfort with counseling), resulting in a decrease in face-to-face counseling intention.","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"10 3","pages":"37670"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9404291/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37670.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33443479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric testing of the Maltese versions of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale and Exercise Motivation Inventory - 2.","authors":"Karl Spiteri,&nbsp;John Xerri de Caro,&nbsp;Kate Grafton,&nbsp;David Broom","doi":"10.52965/001c.37515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.37515","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000Consideration of psychological factors towards exercise participation is important, especially when placed within a cultural context.\u0000\u0000\u0000Objective\u0000The aim of this study was to translate the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale and Exercise Motivation Inventory-2 to Maltese and undertake psychometric testing.\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000Maltese-speaking participants (n = 170) aged 18 to 69 years were recruited. 72% completed both questionnaires twice within an 8-to 48-hour period. Reliability was calculated using the Spearman correlation, intraclass correlation coefficient, and Bland-Altman plots. Convergent construct validity was tested using Spearman correlation between theoretical variables.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000In total 155 participants completed the questionnaires at both time points. The test/re-test reliability of the two questionnaires was >0.7 for all analyses. Correlations for validity were statistically significant (p < 0.05).\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusion\u0000The translated tools have similar psychometric properties to the original version; the authors recommend that health care professionals and physical activity practitioners use these tools when examining population-level physical activity behaviour among Maltese-speaking individuals.","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"10 3","pages":"37515"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9404305/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37515.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33443480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental Health in Urologic Oncology.","authors":"Danyon Anderson,&nbsp;Abrahim N Razzak,&nbsp;Matthew McDonald,&nbsp;David Cao,&nbsp;Jamal Hasoon,&nbsp;Omar Viswanath,&nbsp;Alan D Kaye,&nbsp;Ivan Urits","doi":"10.52965/001c.37518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.37518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article is a systematic review of mental health in urologic oncology patients with prostate cancer (PCa), bladder cancer (BC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), testicular cancer (TC), or penile cancer (PeCa). For all pathologies, a focus on increasing quality of life post-treatment demonstrated a positive impact in reducing Mental Health Illness (MHI) prevalence. Cancer specific mental health care may be given to patients to reduce suicide risk in BC patients and sexual identify and masculinity counseling may improve mental health for TC or PeCa patients. In order to better accommodate patient's mental health needs when undergoing GU cancer treatment, we recommend incorporation of mental health metrics such as questionnaires to assess early treatment of MHI, a greater emphasis on psychosocial support with the patient's loved ones, peers, and healthcare team, alongside advising healthy habits such as exercise which has been shown to drastically reduce MHI incidence across all pathologies. We hope that these measures conducted by urologists and oncologists, alongside possible coordination with psychiatrists and psychologists for psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and neuro-stimulation treatment modems may be helpful in the long term to reduce MHI incidence in urology oncology patients. Given the higher incidence of MHI in oncology patients and in the patient population after the Covid-19 pandemic, MHI awareness in the sphere of urologic oncologic treatment continues to be crucial when creating a collaborative treatment platform for patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":" ","pages":"37518"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392841/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37518.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40414524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Alzheimer's Disease on Caregivers in the United States.","authors":"Megan Vu,&nbsp;Rohan Mangal,&nbsp;Thor Stead,&nbsp;Carlos Lopez-Ortiz,&nbsp;Latha Ganti","doi":"10.52965/001c.37454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.37454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objective: </strong>First discovered by Alois Alzheimer in 1906, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a growing global health concern with numerous implications for individuals and modern society. As patients' symptoms of dementia continue to worsen, they gradually grow more limited in their independence. As a result, family members and close acquaintances often become caregivers for the patient and become more involved in maintaining the patient's lifestyle. The authors of this research sought to study what motivates caregivers to look after AD patients and the impact of AD on their lifestyles and physical, mental, and social health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors crafted a survey of fourteen questions and collected data from 200 caregivers regarding AD's impact on their physical, emotional, and social health along with their key demographic and background information (e.g. whether or not they are a caregiver for a patient with AD).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicate that most AD caregivers are family members (78%). AD often strains the caregiver's relationship with the patient (47.5%), and 58% of participating caregivers report extreme stress levels while 65% realize it is incredibly difficult to take care of a patient. Because of the increased levels of stress, 47% of participating caregivers sleep less; 43% feel more isolated from their family; and, 35.5% did not try to get help from others. Love and a strong sense of duty seem to be the primary motivation for caregivers to take care of a patient. Worry for the patient (50%), financial worries (12.5%), lack of medical experience (10.5%), and their own health (10.5%) seem to be the primary stressors for caregivers. Caregivers rely on numerous support systems and coping mechanisms, with physical activity (54.5%) and increased alcohol and marijuana usage (35.5%) the most frequent.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although caregivers have support systems and found coping methods that would alleviate their burden of caring for a patient with AD, the clear negative impact AD has on caregivers affects their physical, mental, and social health. As there is currently no cure for AD, compassion and greater support for caregivers are necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":" ","pages":"37454"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392839/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37454.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40414523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Buprenorphine and its formulations: a comprehensive review.","authors":"Salomon Poliwoda,&nbsp;Nazir Noor,&nbsp;Jack S Jenkins,&nbsp;Cain W Stark,&nbsp;Mattie Steib,&nbsp;Jamal Hasoon,&nbsp;Giustino Varrassi,&nbsp;Ivan Urits,&nbsp;Omar Viswanath,&nbsp;Adam M Kaye,&nbsp;Alan D Kaye","doi":"10.52965/001c.37517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.37517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Buprenorphine, a novel long-acting analgesic, was developed with the intention of two purposes: analgesia and opioid use disorder. Regarding its pharmacodynamics, it is a partial agonist at mu receptors, an inverse agonist at kappa receptors, and an antagonist at delta receptors. For the purpose of analgesia, three formulations of buprenorphine were developed: IV/IM injectable formulation (Buprenex®), transdermal patch formulation (Butrans®), and buccal film formulation (Belbuca®). Related to opioid dependence, the formulations developed were subcutaneous extended release (Sublocade®), subdermal implant (Probuphine®), and sublingual tablets (Subutex®). Lastly, in order to avoid misuse of buprenorphine for opioid dependence, two combination formulations paired with naloxone were developed: film formulation (Suboxone®) and tablet formulation (Zubsolv®). In this review, we present details of each formulation along with their similarities and differences between each other and clinical considerations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":" ","pages":"37517"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392838/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37517.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40721443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Telehealth in Response to the Rural Health Disparity.","authors":"Shreya Kolluri,&nbsp;Thor S Stead,&nbsp;Rohan K Mangal,&nbsp;R Lane Coffee,&nbsp;Jonathan Littell,&nbsp;Latha Ganti","doi":"10.52965/001c.37445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.37445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic introduced lockdown and social distancing measures that made new methods of healthcare essential. Telehealth was introduced as a temporary measure but is being considered as a more permanent form of healthcare, particularly in rural areas, to provide more equitable healthcare. A survey was conducted on 200 rural dwellers (residents) regarding their experience with rural healthcare, any barriers to adequate healthcare, and openness to telehealth. The results demonstrated interest in telehealth and predominately positive experiences with telehealth in the areas where there was need and lack of access to healthcare, more commonly expressed in the younger age group. Quality healthcare should be equitable and available for every individual irrespective of zip code or the county they live. Telehealth is capable of bridging the gap of lack of access and transportation for individuals in rural areas to meet their healthcare needs in a timely fashion in the coming years.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":" ","pages":"37445"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392842/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37445.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40721438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Male Sexual Dysfunction.","authors":"Danyon Anderson,&nbsp;John Laforge,&nbsp;Maggie M Ross,&nbsp;Robert Vanlangendonck,&nbsp;Jamal Hasoon,&nbsp;Omar Viswanath,&nbsp;Alan D Kaye,&nbsp;Ivan Urits","doi":"10.52965/001c.37533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.37533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Male sexual dysfunction is a series of conditions, most notably including erectile dysfunction (ED), Peyronie's disease (PD), and premature ejaculation (PE), defined by impaired sexual functioning. The prevalence of male sexual dysfunction increases with age and is relatively high with greater than 50% of men aged 40 to 70 describing some degree of erectile dysfunction. Risk factors for male sexual dysfunction include age, diabetes mellitus (DM), cancer, stroke, hypertension, penile trauma, depression, anxiety, and disturbance in central serotonin neurotransmission and 5-HT postsynaptic receptor functioning. Sexual questionnaires including the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction, Sexual Health Inventory for Men, and the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool are useful in screening for these disorders. Focused history and physical can establish diagnoses. For a condition to be diagnosed as male sexual dysfunction, the patient or their partner must view their sexual functioning as impaired. Treatment of male sexual dysfunction is etiology dependent. For ED, first-line therapy is a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor or mental health care for psychogenic ED. More complicated cases may be treated with injections, surgery, or shockwave therapy. PD is either treated with medications for pain management, collagenase clostridium histolyticum injection, corpoplasty, plication, or shockwave therapy. PE may be treated behaviorally or with SSRIs as first line medication.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":" ","pages":"37533"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392840/pdf/healthpsychologyresearch_2022_10_3_37533.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40721439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}