2023
Neuropsychiatric symptoms are Predictors of Disturbed Sleep in Mexican American Caregivers
Cantu P, Milani S, Mroz E, Pan Y, Miner B, Sheehan C, Jody S. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are Predictors of Disturbed Sleep in Mexican American Caregivers. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.078489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisturbed sleepBehavioral symptomsDepressive symptomsNPI symptomsNeuropsychiatric symptomsMean ageCare recipientsSleep disturbancesMexican American caregiversMexican AmericansMultivariable logistic regressionHigh-risk groupNursing home useCare recipients' neuropsychiatric symptomsAmerican caregiversOlder Mexican AmericansMore depressive symptomsNeuropsychiatric InventoryAdvanced dementiaEpidemiologic studiesHigher oddsLower oddsRespite careSleep healthCognitive impairmentChanges in the Utilization of Cervicothoracic Injections Between 2010 and 2020
Ratnasamy P, Oghenesume O, Maloy G, Grauer J. Changes in the Utilization of Cervicothoracic Injections Between 2010 and 2020. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023, 37: 210-216. PMID: 37941099, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacet injectionsPatient characteristicsPatient insurance typeElixhauser Comorbidity IndexInsurance reimbursement policiesCurrent Procedural Terminology codingComorbidity indexPatient agePearlDiver databasePatient factorsInterlaminar injectionsTransforaminal injectionsRehabilitation physiciansInsurance typePractice patternsMedicaid patientsEpidemiologic studiesPhysician preferenceProvider typeSpinal pathologyTransforaminalSpine carePhysical medicinePatientsInjection administrationIdentification of blood protein biomarkers associated with prostate cancer risk using genetic prediction models: analysis of over 140,000 subjects
Zhong H, Zhu J, Liu S, Ghoneim D, Surendran P, Liu T, Fahle S, Butterworth A, Alam A, Deng H, Yu H, Wu C, Wu L. Identification of blood protein biomarkers associated with prostate cancer risk using genetic prediction models: analysis of over 140,000 subjects. Human Molecular Genetics 2023, 32: 3181-3193. PMID: 37622920, PMCID: PMC10630250, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddad139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCa riskProstate cancerHuge public health burdenEtiology of PCaBlood protein biomarkersConventional epidemiologic studiesProstate cancer riskPublic health burdenConventional observational studiesCancer Genome AtlasPCa patientsHealth burdenProtein biomarker candidatesObservational studyEpidemiologic studiesCancer riskTherapeutic strategiesCancer-related pathwaysSignificant associationBiomarker candidatesGenome AtlasProtein levelsDrug repurposingRiskPositive associationRepresentativeness of Peripheral Artery Disease Randomized Clinical Trials Supporting Current Guidelines
Castro-Dominguez Y, Mena-Hurtado C, Algara M, Obas V, Ahmed Z, Romain G, Solaru K, Smolderen K. Representativeness of Peripheral Artery Disease Randomized Clinical Trials Supporting Current Guidelines. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 201: 166-169. PMID: 37385170, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.05.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePAD guidelinesArtery diseaseRecent American Heart Association/American CollegeAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeLower extremity peripheral artery diseaseOlder adult patientsRace/ethnicity distributionAdult patientsPooled proportionMean ageClinical trialsCurrent guidelinesEpidemiologic studiesAmerican CollegeTrial participantsRCTsEthnicity distributionOlder adultsTrialsWomenPatientsDiseaseGuidelinesEthnic groupsA multivariate joint model to adjust for random measurement error while handling skewness and correlation in dietary data in an epidemiologic study of mortality
Agogo G, Muchene L, Orindi B, Murphy T, Mwambi H, Allore H. A multivariate joint model to adjust for random measurement error while handling skewness and correlation in dietary data in an epidemiologic study of mortality. Annals Of Epidemiology 2023, 82: 8-15. PMID: 36972757, PMCID: PMC10239394, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityDietary intakeNational Death Index mortality dataIntake levelsDietary fiber intakeNutrition Examination SurveyUS National HealthHazard ratioMultivariate joint modelExamination SurveyPerson intakeNational HealthUnhealthy dietFiber intakeEpidemiologic studiesDietary dataRelative hazardGlobal deathsMortality dataIntakeMortalitySubstantial proportionDeathDietary fiberLongitudinal measures
2022
Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Usage Has Leveled Out From 2010 to 2021
Ratnasamy P, Rudisill K, Maloy G, Grauer J. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Usage Has Leveled Out From 2010 to 2021. Spine 2022, 48: e342-e348. PMID: 36728785, PMCID: PMC10300227, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level cervical disc arthroplastyCervical disc arthroplastyKaplan-Meyer survival analysisPredictive patient factorsCervical spine pathologySingle-level ACDFAnterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical surgeryCervical spine surgerySpine reoperationCervical surgeryCervical discectomyPatient factorsPredictive factorsSpine surgeryACDFDisc arthroplastySpine pathologyEpidemiologic studiesOrthopaedic surgeonsCommercial insuranceSurvival analysisMultivariate analysisSurgeryYounger ageUrinary phenol concentrations and fecundability and early pregnancy loss
Vollmar A, Weinberg C, Baird D, Wilcox A, Calafat A, Deziel N, Johnson C, Jukic A. Urinary phenol concentrations and fecundability and early pregnancy loss. Human Reproduction 2022, 38: 139-155. PMID: 36346334, PMCID: PMC10089295, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pregnancy lossPregnancy lossUrinary phenol concentrationsIntraclass correlation coefficientMenstrual cycleNational InstituteDaily first-morning urine specimensPhenol exposureEnvironmental Health SciencesFirst morning urine specimensLogistic regressionSTUDY FUNDING/COMPETINGMultivariable logistic regressionPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSROLE OF CHANCEIntramural Research ProgramClinical miscarriageProspective cohortIncreased oddsLive birthsEpidemiologic studiesUrine specimensHealth SciencesEndocrine-disrupting potentialReproductive functionChanges in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019
Ratnasamy PP, Gouzoulis MJ, Kammien AJ, Holder EK, Grauer JN. Changes in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019. Spine 2022, 47: 1669-1674. PMID: 36281568, PMCID: PMC9643603, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEpidural injectionTransforaminal injectionsSpinal epidural injectionDescriptive epidemiologic studyLumbosacral epidural injectionNumber of injectionsCurrent Procedural Terminology codingCaudal injectionComorbidity indexPatient agePatient characteristicsPearlDiver databaseLumbar pathologyTerms of specialtyInsurance authorizationPractice patternsService utilizationAverage patientEpidemiologic studiesMedicaid coveragePatientsTransforaminalMedicare coverageUtilization trendsTrends in characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding to emergency departments in the United States from 2006 to 2019
Zheng NS, Tsay C, Laine L, Shung DL. Trends in characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding to emergency departments in the United States from 2006 to 2019. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2022, 56: 1543-1555. PMID: 36173090, PMCID: PMC9669230, DOI: 10.1111/apt.17238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal bleedingLength of stayEmergency departmentMultivariable analysisIncidence of GIBRed blood cell transfusionNationwide Emergency Department SampleBlood cell transfusionIncidence of patientsOutcomes of patientsSex-adjusted incidenceEmergency Department SampleCase fatality rateRecent epidemiologic studiesProportion of casesED dischargeMore comorbiditiesCell transfusionRBC transfusionMore patientsComorbid populationEpidemiological evaluationInpatient costsPrimary diagnosisEpidemiologic studiesThe Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies
Fong K, Heo S, Lim C, Kim H, Chan A, Lee W, Stewart R, Choi H, Son J, Bell M. The Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 096001. PMID: 36053724, PMCID: PMC9438924, DOI: 10.1289/ehp9855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-text reviewHealth effectsEnvironmental exposuresHealth disparitiesAbstract reviewExposure disparitiesText reviewRace/ethnicityEligible studiesEpidemiologic studiesStudy exposureSocioeconomic characteristicsEnvironmental health disparitiesComparison groupMultiple studiesScoping ReviewHigh exposureExposureEnvironmental healthHealthCurrent knowledgeReviewPopulation exposureImmigrant statusDisparitiesThe Epidemiology of Primary Headache Disorders
Kopel D, Gottschalk C. The Epidemiology of Primary Headache Disorders. Seminars In Neurology 2022, 42: 449-458. PMID: 36104164, DOI: 10.1055/a-1942-6823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary headache disordersHeadache disordersCommon primary headache disorderHigher migraine prevalenceNumber 1 causeCommon headache disorderCause of disabilityBurden of migrainePopulation-based estimatesTension-type headacheAmerican Indian/Alaskan NativeAI/AN menChronic migrainePrevalence of stigmaMigraine prevalenceGlobal burdenClinical careEpidemiologic studiesMigraine incidenceMigrainePrevalence estimatesDisease StudyPrevalenceAlaskan NativesDisordersTrauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders
Mew E, Koenen K, Lowe S. Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders. 2022, 13-40. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97802-0_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-related disordersGlobal public health burdenMajor public health concernEpidemiology of traumaPublic health burdenPublic health approachPublic health issuePublic health concernDeterminants of diseaseHealth burdenHigh prevalenceEpidemiologic studiesGlobal prevalenceEpidemiological studiesHealth problemsTrauma exposureHealth approachHealth concernPTE exposureHealth issuesDisordersTraumaCross-study comparisonsPublic healthEpidemiologyTuberculosis attributed to transmission within healthcare facilities, Botswana—The Kopanyo Study
Smith JP, Modongo C, Moonan PK, Dima M, Matsiri O, Fane O, Click ES, Boyd R, Finlay A, Surie D, Tobias JL, Zetola NM, Oeltmann JE. Tuberculosis attributed to transmission within healthcare facilities, Botswana—The Kopanyo Study. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 43: 1603-1609. PMID: 35382909, PMCID: PMC9535034, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsHealthcare facilitiesPopulation-based molecular epidemiologic studyMolecular epidemiologic studiesTB casesTB diagnosisTB transmissionTB epidemicMedical recordsTuberculosis diseaseBiologic plausibilityHealthcare workersIndividual patientsEpidemiologic studiesGeneral populationCommunity transmissionEtiologic agentTreatment dataClinical encountersPatientsEffective interventionsIndividual riskEMR dataTransmission eventsHigh-risk environmentsUsing the biomarker cotinine and survey self-report to validate smoking data from United States Veterans Health Administration electronic health records
McGinnis K, Skanderson M, Justice A, Tindle H, Akgün K, Wrona A, Freiberg M, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Brown S, Crothers K. Using the biomarker cotinine and survey self-report to validate smoking data from United States Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. JAMIA Open 2022, 5: ooac040. PMID: 37252267, PMCID: PMC9154288, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-10 codesClinical remindersCurrent smokingSmoking dataSelf-reported smoking statusVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordsCohort Study participantsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataElectronic health recordsSmoking informationSmoking statusSalivary cotinineEpidemiologic studiesInternational ClassificationSmokingCotinineStudy participantsICD-10Health systemHealth recordsRecord dataKappa statisticsAfrican AmericansReminders
2021
Assessments of risk of bias in systematic reviews of observational nutritional epidemiologic studies are often not appropriate or comprehensive: a methodological study
Zeraatkar D, Kohut A, Bhasin A, Morassut R, Churchill I, Gupta A, Lawson D, Miroshnychenko A, Sirotich E, Aryal K, Azab M, Beyene J, de Souza R. Assessments of risk of bias in systematic reviews of observational nutritional epidemiologic studies are often not appropriate or comprehensive: a methodological study. BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health 2021, 4: e000248. PMID: 35028518, PMCID: PMC8718856, DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Global Survey on Changes in the Supply, Price, and Use of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol, and Related Complications During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
Farhoudian A, Radfar SR, Ardabili H, Rafei P, Ebrahimi M, Zonoozi A, De Jong CAJ, Vahidi M, Yunesian M, Kouimtsidis C, Arunogiri S, Hansen H, Brady KT, Consortium I, Abagiu A, Abouna F, Ahmed M, Al-ansari B, Abu Al-khair F, Almaqbali M, Ambekar A, Arya S, Asebikan V, Ayasreh M, Basu D, Benmebarek Z, Bhad R, Blaise M, Bonnet N, Brasch J, Broers B, Busse A, Butner J, Camilleri M, Campello G, Carra G, Celic I, Chalabianloo F, Chaturvedi A, de Jesús Eduardo Noyola Cherpitel J, Clark K, Cyders M, de Bernardis E, Deilamizade A, Derry J, Dhagudu N, Dolezalova P, Dom G, Dunlop A, Elhabiby M, Elkholy H, Essien N, Farah G, Ferri M, Floros G, Friedman C, Fuderanan C, Gerra G, Ghosh A, Gogia M, Grammatikopoulos I, Grandinetti P, Guirguis A, Gutnisky D, Haber P, Hassani-Abharian P, Hooshyari Z, Ibrahim I, Ieong H, Indradewi R, Iskandar S, Isra T, Jain S, James S, Javadi S, Joe K, Jokubonis D, Jovanova A, Kamal R, Kantchelov A, Kathiresan P, Katzman G, Kawale P, Kern A, Kessler F, Kim S, Kimball A, Kljucevic Z, Kurniasanti K, Lev R, Lee H, Lengvenyte A, Lev-ran S, Mabelya G, Mahi M, Maphisa J, Maremmani I, Masferrer L, Massah O, McCambridge O, McGovern G, Min A, Moghanibashi-Mansourieh A, Mora-Rios J, Mudalige I, Mukherjee D, Munira P, Myers B, N. J, Narasimha V, Ndionuka N, Nejatisafa A, Niaz K, Nizami A, Nuijens J, Orsolini L, Oum V, Oyemade A, Palavra I, Pant S, Paredes J, Peyron E, Quirós R, Qurishi R, Rafiq N, Rao R, Ratta-apha W, Raymond K, Reimer J, Renaldo E, Rezapour T, Robertson J, Roncero C, Roub F, Rubenstein E, Rupp C, Saenz E, Salehi M, Samartzis L, Sarubbo L, Segrec N, Shah B, Shen H, Shirasaka T, Shoptaw S, Sintango F, Sosa V, Subata E, Sztycberg N, Taghizadeh F, Teck J, Tjagvad C, Torrens M, Twala J, Vadivel R, Volpicelli J, Weijs J, Wintoniw S, Wittayanookulluk A, Wojnar M, Yasir S, Yitayih Y, Zhao M, Potenza M, Baldacchino A, Ekhtiari H. A Global Survey on Changes in the Supply, Price, and Use of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol, and Related Complications During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 646206. PMID: 34421664, PMCID: PMC8377291, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.646206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersRelated complicationsCOVID-19 pandemicComplications of alcoholSubstance use patternsCross-sectional surveyCurrent pandemicUse of amphetaminesHypnotic usePrescription opioidsEpidemiologic studiesUse disordersMedicine NetworkComplicationsVulnerable populationsMedicine professionalsDrug supplyDrugsIllicit drugsPossible downstream effectsCOVID-19International SocietyDownstream effectsUse patternsPandemicThe positive externalities of migrant-based TB control strategy in a Chinese urban population with internal migration: a transmission-dynamic modeling study
Yang C, Kang J, Lu L, Guo X, Shen X, Cohen T, Menzies NA. The positive externalities of migrant-based TB control strategy in a Chinese urban population with internal migration: a transmission-dynamic modeling study. BMC Medicine 2021, 19: 95. PMID: 33874940, PMCID: PMC8055441, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-01968-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesTB incidenceNew TB casesTB control strategiesEpidemiology of tuberculosisMeaningful health benefitsChinese urban populationMolecular epidemiologic studiesTransmission dynamic modelSongjiang DistrictRecent infectionTB interventionsTB transmissionTB notificationsEpidemiological featuresPreventive treatmentActive screeningEpidemiologic studiesLatent infectionTB policyDemographic dataIndirect protectionTuberculosisEpidemiological driversLocal transmission
2020
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Mazet JAK, Genovese BN, Harris LA, Cranfield M, Noheri JB, Kinani JF, Zimmerman D, Bahizi M, Mudakikwa A, Goldstein T, Gilardi KVK. Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks. EcoHealth 2020, 17: 449-460. PMID: 33345293, PMCID: PMC7750032, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01506-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory illnessPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsFecal samplesHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionHuman respiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virusHuman respiratory virusesMolecular epidemiologic studiesFree-ranging mountain gorillasGorilla fecal samplesHuman pathogen transmissionMetapneumovirus infectionRespiratory virusesON1 genotypeSyncytial virusEpidemiologic studiesRespiratory outbreaksConventional polymerase chain reactionChain reactionFatal outbreaksGorilla healthHMPVHRSVIllnessDietary Behavior and Depressive Symptoms in Late-Life Marriage
Ali T, McAvay G, Monin J. Dietary Behavior and Depressive Symptoms in Late-Life Marriage. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 369-370. PMCID: PMC7741739, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsDietary behaviorsEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleMore mealsYears of ageHigher depressive symptomsLower depressive symptomsChronic conditionsDietary patternsDepression ScaleEpidemiologic studiesMore snacksSymptomsMental healthLate-life marriagePsychological healthOlder married couplesPartner Interdependence ModelActor-partner interdependence modelHealthMealMonthsHigh concordance between chart review adjudication and electronic medical record data to identify prevalent and incident diabetes mellitus among persons with and without HIV
McGinnis KA, Justice AC, Bailin S, Wellons M, Freiberg M, Koethe JR. High concordance between chart review adjudication and electronic medical record data to identify prevalent and incident diabetes mellitus among persons with and without HIV. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2020, 29: 1432-1439. PMID: 33006179, PMCID: PMC7810212, DOI: 10.1002/pds.5111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic medical recordsChart reviewVeterans Aging Cohort Study Biomarker CohortElectronic medical record dataPhysician chart reviewHIV-negative participantsIncident diabetes mellitusICD-9 codesMedical record dataIndication of diabetesPhysician adjudicationIncident diabetesDiabetes mellitusHIV infectionBiomarker cohortHIV statusDiabetes prevalenceMedical recordsMedication recordsLaboratory valuesEpidemiologic studiesDiabetes diagnosisDiagnostic criteriaDiabetes
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