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Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute conducts practical research that helps people around the world stay healthy. Posts ≠ medical advice.
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2009
New research co-led by KPWHRI's Andrea Cook, PhD, finds that #acupuncture improves pain and physical functioning for older adults with chronic low back pain, providing a low-risk alternative for pain management. @JAMANetworkOpen
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NIH-funded study finds that acupuncture improves pain, physical functioning for older adults with persistent low back pain.
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Taking frequent standing breaks from sitting may improve older women's #heart health even if their total sitting time stays the same, finds a recent study from KPWHRI's Dori Rosenberg, PhD, MPH, and collaborators.
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Study suggests that taking short standing breaks can improve health even if total sitting time stays the same.
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Remotely delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (#CBT) is effective in reducing chronic pain, according to new research from KPWHRI Senior Biostatistics Investigator Andrea Cook. @JAMA_current
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Remotely delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in reducing patients’ chronic pain compared with usual care, according to new research.
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A new study provides more evidence that minimizing #anticholinergics is important for healthy aging. Using data from the Adult Changes in Thought Study, researchers found that greater use of these medications was linked to declines in physical performance. https://t.co/vfz2DfTODA
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A KPWHRI-led study found that the risk of self-harm was not lower after people started taking #buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. This likely reflects frequent discontinuation, underscoring the need to improve treatment continuity. #OUD
https://t.co/AjKxYDatFm
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We certainly saw some excitement over the weekend, did you catch it all? Don't worry, we'll be digging into all of it today! Be sure to like and SHARE the stream!
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Using a novel, hierarchical approach to ask questions about reasons for a mammogram, article authors showed self-reported reasons for mammography had good agreement with electronic health record data. @kpwaresearch
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Abstract. We validated updated National Health Interview Survey questions on mammography indications compared with electronic health records (EHRs). We ask
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On this day in 2020, we launched Seattle Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Cell Atlas (SEA-AD) consortium with @UWMedicine and @KPWaResearch. Since its launch, we've continued to expand our atlas of datasets and resources - all free and open to everyone: https://t.co/p6ZvBTm2sU
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Missed this year’s Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Research Symposium? Catch up with our summary and watch video presentations on recent advancements in brain health and aging research. #ACT2025
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This year’s symposium was a virtual event drawing over 130 attendees.
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A new study led by KPWRHI researcher Laura Harrington, PhD, MPH, provides some of the best evidence to date linking sitting for longer periods to the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots (#VTE) in older women.
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Taking more breaks from sitting could potentially lower the risk.
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Are there concerns around over-prescribing #Antipsychotics in CYP? How can we reduce antipsychotics use in CYP? All this and more answered as Jo Carlowe interviews Dr. Robert Penfold (@KPWaResearch) about the Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth pragmatic trial.
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Congratulations to the new LHS E-STAR scholars, who will lead learning health system research at Kaiser Permanente Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care to help transform primary care.
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Trainees will lead learning health system research at Kaiser Permanente Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care.
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New @NEJM Clinical Practice article on evaluating and managing unhealthy alcohol use, coauthored by KPWHRI's Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH.
Unhealthy alcohol use is drinking that can have negative health effects and ranges from drinking that exceeds recommended limits to severe alcohol use disorder. Learn more in a new Clinical Practice article: https://t.co/8Q87RuAUN1
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KPWHRI's flu researchers share insights on a particularly rough #fluseason.
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Researchers Karen Wernli and Erika Kiniry share insights on an exceptional 2024-2025 flu season.
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In a new @JAMANetworkOpen study, implementation of the Zero Suicide care model in outpatient behavioral health settings reduced suicide rates by 25%.
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In a new multistate study, the Zero Suicide Model reduced suicide rates by 25%.
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Researchers have started a new trial for a combined #COVID_19 and #flu vaccine and are recruiting @kpwashington members to take part.
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KPWHRI is recruiting Kaiser Permanente Washington members to take part.
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A new paper from the ACT Center explores ways to improve #opioid prescribing safety by rebuilding patient-clinician trust, providing patient-centered pain care, and including patient perspectives in opioid safety processes.
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New paper explores how health systems can improve opioid prescribing safety with patient-centered care.
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A new study led by Jessica Chubak, PhD, sheds light on the risks of screening colonoscopies for adults aged 76-85, filling an important gap in the research. #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth
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The findings can help guide colorectal cancer screening decisions later in life.
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CCHE and @CHCFNews highlight strides made in health equity through telehealth and outline a roadmap to continue closing health access gaps. See the report https://t.co/foT77lRz3y and webinar on Feb. 6
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This webinar presents findings and recommendations from CHCF's report, Telehealth's Evolution in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities, covering telehealth equity, implementation,...
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Primary Care Can Play Key Role in #SuicidePrevention - learn more about this groundbreaking study led by KPWHRI researcher Julie Angerhofer Richards, PhD
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Adding suicide care practices to routine adult primary care visits reduced suicide attempts by 25% in the months after the visit.
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Which Alzheimer's risk factors are people most willing to address through changing their own behavior? See the Systematic Multi-domain Alzheimer's Risk Reduction Trial (SMARRT) intervention: A personalized approach to dementia risk reduction
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