2024
Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Lovinsky-Desir S, Riley I, Bryant-Stephens T, De Keyser H, Forno E, Kozik A, Louisias M, Matsui E, Sheares B, Thakur N, Apter A, Beck A, Bentley-Edwards K, Berkowitz C, Braxton C, Dean J, Jones C, Koinis-Mitchell D, Okelo S, Taylor-Cousar J, Teach S, Wechsler M, Gaffin J, Federico M. Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 1349-1364. PMID: 39352175, PMCID: PMC11451894, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202407-767st.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of systemic racismAsthma morbidityChildhood asthmaSocial determinants of healthAsthma health outcomesPediatric asthma morbidityDeterminants of healthSystemic racismCommunity engagementDrivers of disparitiesEmergency department visitsResearch teamChildhood asthma outcomesImpact of interventionsMultidisciplinary research teamEffects of systemic racismInnovative study designsImpact of racismAsthma disparitiesSocial determinantsHealthcare accessAsthma outcomesHealth outcomesDepartment visitsEvaluate interventions
2023
Words Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews
Boolchandani H, Osborn R, Tiyyagura G, Sheares B, Chen L, Phatak U, Puthenpura V, Elder R, Lee S, Amster L, Langhan M. Words Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 1614-1619. PMID: 36889506, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLetters of recommendationLetter writersCommunal termsNatural language processing applicationsLanguage processing applicationsApplicant genderInterview statusCommunal wordsWritersLanguageAgentic termsWordsGenderLetterSenior academic ranksRaceTextAgenciesEquitable approachResidency candidatesWomenSignificant associationEthnicitySignificant differencesInterviewsPaired Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Associated With Childhood Asthma Outcomes in a Mixed Rural-Urban Setting: A Feasibility Study
Wi C, Gent J, Bublitz J, King K, Ryu E, Sorrentino K, Plano J, McKay L, Porcher J, Wheeler P, Chiarella S, DeWan A, Pollitt K, Sheares B, Leaderer B, Juhn Y. Paired Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Associated With Childhood Asthma Outcomes in a Mixed Rural-Urban Setting: A Feasibility Study. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2023, 14: 21501319231173813. PMID: 37243352, PMCID: PMC10226331, DOI: 10.1177/21501319231173813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma control statusControl statusAsthma diaryRural-urban settingOutdoor NOChildhood asthma outcomesProspective cohort studySocioeconomic statusLow socioeconomic statusSmall feasibility studyAsthma exacerbationsOlmsted CountyPersistent asthmaAsthma outcomesCohort studyChildhood asthmaRural-urban communityLarger sample sizeAsthmaStudy periodHealth effectsFeasibility studyWeeksStatusLow threshold
2004
Asthma education: the adolescent experience
Bruzzese J, Bonner S, Vincent E, Sheares B, Mellins R, Levison M, Wiesemann S, Du Y, Zimmerman B, Evans D. Asthma education: the adolescent experience. Patient Education And Counseling 2004, 55: 396-406. PMID: 15582346, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2003.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool-based asthma education programInterest of adolescentsAsthma education programAsthma self-management skillsEducation programsIdentity developmentSelf-management skillsPeer relationsAdolescents' managementProgramAdolescents' experiencesDevelopmental characteristicsAdolescent programsAsthma Self-ManagementSkillsAdolescentsSelf-ManagementAutonomyExperienceEducating health professionals to improve quality of care for asthma
Evans D, Sheares B, Vazquez T. Educating health professionals to improve quality of care for asthma. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 2004, 5: 304-310. PMID: 15531255, DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2004.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Recurrent pneumonia in children.
Sheares B. Recurrent pneumonia in children. Pediatric Annals 2002, 31: 109-14. PMID: 11862721, DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20020201-08.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Sheares B, Prince A, Quittell L, Neu N, Bye M. PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1997, 16: 820-821. PMID: 9271049, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199708000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research