Steph Hendren

Journal Article Journal of aging and health · December 2025 ObjectivesThis scoping review aimed to synthesize research on the health experiences of LGBTQ+ people living with dementia (PLWD) and their caregivers, and the impact of health policies on this population.MethodsSix databases were searched for research stu ... Full text Cite

Impact of remote biometric sensing on readmission risk and mortality after hospital discharge: Insights from a Systematic Review and meta-analysis.

Journal Article J Hosp Med · November 4, 2025 INTRODUCTION: Unplanned hospital readmissions are associated with higher morbidity, mortality, and financial burden. This study evaluated the association between the use of remote biometric sensing devices (RBS) and all-cause readmission and mortality rate ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of individual and regional socioeconomic identity on pediatric extremity fracture management: A scoping review.

Journal Article Injury · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Pediatric extremity fractures represent a frequent cause of emergency department visits, with inequity in care linked to socioeconomic status, race, and insurance type. Despite standardized treatment algorithms, currently available evidence ind ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quality of clinical practice guidelines for frozen shoulder: a systematic review.

Journal Article Physiother Theory Pract · July 2025 OBJECTIVE: Perform a systematic critical appraisal of current clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for frozen shoulder. LITERATURE SURVEY: Systematic review of CPGs (PROSPERO number CRD42022368775). Inclusion criteria- CPGs written in English providing guid ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early Sport Specialization in a Pediatric Population: A Rapid Review of Injury, Function, Performance, and Psychological Outcomes.

Journal Article Clinics and practice · April 2025 Background: Early sport specialization, involving intensive focus on a single sport for greater than 8 months per year at a prepubescent age, has become increasingly common in young athletes. While early sport specialization is often regarded as ess ... Full text Cite

Insurance Payor Status and Outcomes in Pediatric Sports-Related Injuries: A Rapid Review.

Journal Article Clin Pract · March 4, 2025 Introduction: The rise in youth sports participation has led to an increase in pediatric sports-related injuries in the United States, contributing to growing healthcare costs and exacerbating socioeconomic disparities. Insurance payor status is a critical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Objective Measures for Assessing Readiness to Return to Sport After Shoulder Instability Procedures Are Not Standardized: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · October 2024 PurposeTo report objective measures utilized to assess readiness to return to sport after shoulder instability procedures.MethodsOur systematic review included studies if they assessed active individuals after a shoulder instability proce ... Full text Cite

Addressing meniscal deficiency part 1: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meniscal allograft transplantation.

Journal Article J Exp Orthop · October 2024 PURPOSE: Meniscal injuries are common in the young and active population. There is increasing utilization of surgical interventions like meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) to restore the protective function of menisci following injury leading to meni ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adherence to PRISMA 2020 reporting guidelines and scope of systematic reviews published in nursing: A cross-sectional analysis.

Journal Article Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · July 2024 IntroductionSystematic reviews are considered the highest level of evidence that can help guide evidence-informed decisions in nursing practice, education, and even health policy. Systematic review publications have increased from a sporadic few i ... Full text Cite

Addressing meniscal deficiency part 2: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meniscal scaffold-based approaches.

Journal Article J Exp Orthop · July 2024 PURPOSE: Meniscal injuries are common in knee surgery and often require preservation techniques to prevent secondary osteoarthritis. Despite advancements in repair techniques, some patients undergo partial meniscectomy, which can lead to postmeniscectomy s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial and ethnic disparities in genomic testing among lung cancer patients: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Natl Cancer Inst · June 7, 2024 BACKGROUND: Racial and ethnic disparities in genomic testing could exacerbate disparities in access to precision cancer therapies and survival-particularly in the context of lung cancer where genomic testing has been recommended for the past decade. Howeve ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A Framework for Studying Healthcare Equity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis of Existing Literature.

Journal Article J Am Acad Orthop Surg · May 1, 2024 INTRODUCTION: Health inequities remain a notable barrier for pediatric patients, especially in conditions such as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), where the efficacy of nonsurgical treatment is dependent on early diagnosis and referral to a specialis ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes following total ankle total talus replacement: A systematic review.

Journal Article Foot Ankle Surg · April 2024 BACKGROUND: Prosthetic substitution of the talus presents a significant challenge to the foot and ankle surgeon. The shear and compressive forces on the talus and its tenuous blood supply lead to high rates of avascular necrosis and eventual talar collapse ... Full text Link to item Cite

Understanding the impacts of rural hospital closures: A scoping review.

Journal Article The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · March 2024 PurposeRural hospitals are closing at unprecedented rates, with hundreds more at risk of closure in the coming 2 years. Multiple federal policies are being developed and implemented without a salient understanding of the emerging literature evalua ... Full text Cite

The association of pre-existing mental health conditions and patient outcomes after lower extremity orthopaedic trauma: a scoping review.

Journal Article Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol · February 2024 INTRODUCTION: Existing research has established a correlation between post-traumatic mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression, and various aspects of recovery, such as pain exacerbations, reduced functional recovery, and lowered patient s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes after total ankle arthroplasty with an average follow-up of 10 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal Article Foot Ankle Surg · January 2024 BACKGROUND: The literature demonstrating positive outcomes after total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is mounting. However, the long-term outcomes of TAA (≥ 10 years) remain minimally reported. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evalu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evidence gaps among systematic reviews examining the relationship of race, ethnicity, and social determinants of health with adult inpatient quality measures.

Journal Article Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol · 2024 BACKGROUND: The field of healthcare epidemiology is increasingly focused on identifying, characterizing, and addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) to address inequities in healthcare quality. To identify evidence gaps, we examined recent systemat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sink or Swim? Clinical Objective Tests and Measures Associated with Shoulder Pain in Swimmers of Varied Age Levels of Competition: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article International journal of sports physical therapy · January 2024 BackgroundSwimming is enjoyed by athletes of all ages, and shoulder pain is a common problem. Clinicians identify impairments which impact shoulder pain and these impairments may differ depending on the swimmer's age competition level.Purpose< ... Full text Cite

Do Climate and Environmental Characteristics Influence Concussion Incidence in Outdoor Contact Sports? A Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Athl Train · November 1, 2023 OBJECTIVE: To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the implications of environmental and climate factors on sport-related concussion incidence in outdoor contact sports. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (via Ovid), Embase (via Elsevier), CINAHL Complete (via EBSCO ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient-reported outcome measures in physical therapy practice for neck pain: an overview of reviews.

Journal Article J Patient Rep Outcomes · October 2, 2023 BACKGROUND: Understanding which patient-reported outcome measures are being collected and utilized in clinical practice and research for patients with neck pain will help to inform recommendations for a core set of measures that provide value to patients a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Modern Patellofemoral Arthroplasty.

Journal Article JBJS Rev · September 1, 2023 INTRODUCTION: The ideal procedure for isolated patellofemoral arthritis is a controversial topic. Patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA) is an option that aims to restore normal kinematics to the knee while preserving bone. PFA has been shown to have benefits c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mind-Body Exercise Performed by Physical Therapists for Reducing Pain and Disability in Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.

Journal Article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · May 2023 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of mind-body (MB) exercise interventions provided by physical therapists for reducing pain and disability in people with low back pain (LBP). DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library were search ... Full text Link to item Cite

Access to COVID-19 testing by individuals with housing insecurity during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a scoping review.

Journal Article Front Public Health · 2023 INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic focused attention on healthcare disparities and inequities faced by individuals within marginalized and structurally disadvantaged groups in the United States. These individuals bore the heaviest burden across this pande ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Accuracy of Physical Examination to Diagnose Anemia Among Patients Five Years or Older: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · January 2023 Anemia remains a significant public health challenge, disproportionately impacting lower-income patients residing in areas of lesser healthcare resources. We sought to evaluate the accuracy of physical exam techniques to diagnose anemia among patients 5 ye ... Full text Cite

Library tools at the nurses' station: exploring information-seeking behaviors and needs of nurses in a war veterans nursing home.

Journal Article Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · April 2022 ObjectivesAnalyze the information-seeking practices and identify the information and education needs of nurses in a war veterans nursing home. Develop an online toolkit for use at the nurses' stations to meet nurses' health information needs.M ... Full text Cite

The Efficacy of Peroxide Solutions in Decreasing Cutibacterium acnes Burden Around the Shoulder.

Journal Article J Am Acad Orthop Surg · January 1, 2022 BACKGROUND: Cutibacterium acnes is a common pathogen associated with surgical site infection after shoulder surgery; current standard of care products are largely ineffective at reducing C acnes bacterial burden before surgery. The purpose of this systemat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for oncologic reconstruction of the proximal humerus: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · November 2021 BACKGROUND: In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) for reconstruction of the proximal humerus after oncologic resection. However, the indications and outcomes of oncologic rTSA remain uncle ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021.

Journal Article J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · November 2021 Low back pain (LBP) remains a musculoskeletal condition with an adverse societal impact. Globally, LBP is highly prevalent and a leading cause of disability. This is an update to the 2012 Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (AOPT), formerly the Orthopa ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The relationship of non-cognitive factors to academic and clinical performance in graduate rehabilitation science students in the United States: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Educ Eval Health Prof · 2021 PURPOSE: Rehabilitation science programs utilize cognitive and non-cognitive factors to select students who can complete the didactic and clinical portions of the program and pass the licensure exam. Cognitive factors such a prior grade point average and s ... Full text Link to item Cite