The most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine in 2021
Each year, the Annals of Palliative Medicine editors review the most downloaded articles from the previous year. Along with citations, downloads are a primary indicator of interest in a particular subject, which informs us of the topics in which our readership is most enthusiastic.
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as had a profound impact on all of society and all of medicine, and especially on palliative medicine, it is not surprising to see that three of the top 10 most downloaded articles for 2021 related to COVID-19. The remainder of the top 10 articles relate to a plethora of topics, from obesity, to shoulder disorders, to neuropsychiatric disorders, to temporomandibular disorders, to ischial pressure sores, to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, to obturator nerve injury. This wide spectrum of article topics reflects the diverse focus of Annals of Palliative Medicine across multimodality therapy, biomarkers, imaging, biology, pathology, clinical care, and technical advances related to palliative medicine (1). With continued year-over-year increases in downloads, Annals of Palliative Medicine has clearly emerged as a trusted authority across palliative medicine topics.
We are happy to detail the top 10 most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine in 2021 (Table 1).
Table 1
| Ranking | Article title | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of obesity among university students | Xue B, Zhang X, Li T, Gu Y, Wang R, Chen W, Ren X, Liu X, Chen G, Lin Y, Pan C, Zhao W, Li T, He L, Han C |
| 2 | Understanding the physical examination of the shoulder: a narrative review | Yang S, Kim TU, Kim DH, Chang MC |
| 3 | Clinical risk factors for mortality of hospitalized patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis | Xiang G, Xie L, Chen Z, Hao S, Fu C, Wu Q, Liu X, Li S |
| 4 | A narrative review of relationship between gut microbiota and neuropsychiatric disorders: mechanisms and clinical application of probiotics and prebiotics | Yang H, Liu Y, Cai R, Li Y, Gu B |
| 5 | Effectiveness of exercise therapy versus occlusal splint therapy for the treatment of painful temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Zhang L, Xu L, Wu D, Yu C, Fan S, Cai B |
| 6 | Successful reconstruction of ischial pressure sores with inferior gluteal artery descending branch perforator flap | Li H, Lai W, Zheng S, Huang Z, Liu Z, Xiong B |
| 7 | The pharmacological mechanism of Huashi Baidu Formula for the treatment of COVID-19 by combined network pharmacology and molecular docking | Cai Y, Zeng M, Chen YZ |
| 8 | New pulmonary rehabilitation exercise for pulmonary fibrosis to improve the pulmonary function and quality of life of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomized control trial | Shen L, Zhang Y, Su Y, Weng D, Zhang F, Wu Q, Chen T, Li Q, Zhou Y, Hu Y, Jiang X, Jin X, Zhang A, Li H |
| 9 | Obturator nerve injury diagnosed by nerve conduction: a case report | Chang MC, Choi KT, Cho HK, Man Kim Y, Kim TU |
| 10 | Antiviral treatment in COVID-19: which is the most promising?—a narrative review | Yadav AK, Wen S, Xu X, Yu L |
We are also delighted to share the most downloaded articles published since the inception of Annals of Palliative Medicine, some of which have downloaded hundreds of thousands of times (Table 2).
Table 2
| Ranking | Article title | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “I want to die in my sleep”—how people think about death, choice, and control: findings from a Massive Open Online Course | Sanderson C, Miller-Lewis L, Rawlings D, Parker D, Tieman J |
| 2 | Persistent pain after breast cancer treatment | Smith HS, Wu SX |
| 3 | Enteral and parenteral nutrition in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Chow R, Bruera E, Chiu L, Chow S, Chiu N, Lam H, McDonald R, DeAngelis C, Vuong S, Ganesh V, Chow E |
| 4 | A selective review of medical cannabis in cancer pain management | Blake A, Wan BA, Malek L, DeAngelis C, Diaz P, Lao N, Chow E, O'Hearn S |
| 5 | Cannabis in palliative care: current challenges and practical recommendations | Cyr C, Arboleda MF, Aggarwal SK, Balneaves LG, Daeninck P, Néron A, Prosk E, Vigano A |
| 6 | Models of integration of oncology and palliative care | Hui D, Bruera E |
| 7 | Spirituality, religion and palliative care | Richardson P |
| 8 | Sarcopenia associated with chemotherapy and targeted agents for cancer therapy | Davis MP, Panikkar R |
| 9 | Opioid-induced nausea and vomiting | Smith HS, Smith JM, Seidner P |
| 10 | Postoperative nausea and vomiting | Smith HS, Smith EJ, Smith BR |
Congratulations to all of the authors represented above. Their research is advancing the field of palliative medicine.
Acknowledgments
Funding: None.
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