2021
Snowball Sampling Study Design for Serosurveys Early in Disease Outbreaks
Kennedy-Shaffer L, Qiu X, Hanage W. Snowball Sampling Study Design for Serosurveys Early in Disease Outbreaks. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2021, 190: 1918-1927. PMID: 33831177, PMCID: PMC8083564, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab098.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
HIV Risk and Prevention Outcomes in a Probability-Based Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States.
Dodge B, Ford J, Bo N, Tu W, Pachankis J, Herbenick D, Mayer K, Hatzenbuehler ML. HIV Risk and Prevention Outcomes in a Probability-Based Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: 355-361. PMID: 31517706, PMCID: PMC6817401, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV riskNational HIV/AIDS StrategyUS National HIV/AIDS StrategyPrevention outcomesPrimary health care providersHIV/AIDS StrategyBisexual menHalf of GBMsMajority of HIVUndetectable viral loadPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV-positive GBMRecent male partnersHealth care providersCross-sectional surveySample of gayAntiretroviral treatmentViral loadPrEP usersHIV preventionAIDS StrategyCare providersDaily adherenceGeneral populationHIVMaternal Adverse Childhood Experiences, Family Strengths, and Chronic Stress in Children
Condon EM, Holland ML, Slade A, Redeker NS, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences, Family Strengths, and Chronic Stress in Children. Nursing Research 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30789545, PMCID: PMC6488406, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesChronic stressMaternal posttraumatic stress disorder symptomsSystolic blood pressure percentileBody mass index z-scoreUrban community health centerPTSD symptomsBlood pressure percentilesHistory of ACEsMaternal experienceSalivary IL-6Prenatal risk factorsCommunity health centersIndex z-scoreCross-sectional studyMaternal PTSD symptomsPoor infant developmentMaternal-child dyadsMore child behavioral problemsBehavioral problemsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsChildhood experiencesAsthma historyIL-6Second-Hit, Postzygotic PMVK and MVD Mutations in Linear Porokeratosis
Atzmony L, Khan HM, Lim YH, Paller AS, Levinsohn JL, Holland KE, Mirza FN, Yin E, Ko CJ, Leventhal JS, Choate KA. Second-Hit, Postzygotic PMVK and MVD Mutations in Linear Porokeratosis. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 548-555. PMID: 30942823, PMCID: PMC6506890, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinear porokeratosisLesional skinWhole-exome sequencingAffected tissue samplesSomatic copy-neutral lossAcademic medical centerLines of BlaschkoSomatic mutationsT mutationNovel germline mutationPostzygotic somatic mutationsNovel somatic mutationsCoronoid lamellaBlood/saliva samplesGermline splice site mutationHistologic diagnosisHistologic examinationKeratotic papulesMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEAffected skinTherapeutic interventionsPorokeratosisWhorled configurationCopy-neutral loss
2018
Immunohistochemical Method and Histopathology Judging for the Systemic Synuclein Sampling Study (S4)
Beach T, Serrano G, Kremer T, Canamero M, Dziadek S, Sade H, Derkinderen P, Corbillé A, Letournel F, Munoz D, White C, Schneider J, Crary J, Sue L, Adler C, Glass M, Intorcia A, Walker J, Foroud T, Coffey C, Ecklund D, Riss H, Goßmann J, König F, Kopil C, Arnedo V, Riley L, Linder C, Dave K, Jennings D, Seibyl J, Mollenhauer B, Chahine L, Guilmette L, Russell D, Noyes-Lloyd C, Mitchell C, Smith D, Potter M, Case R, Lott D, Duffy A, Hogarth P, Cresswell M, Akhtar R, Purri R, Amara A, Blair C, Keshavarzian A, Marras C, Visanji N, Rothberg B, Oza V. Immunohistochemical Method and Histopathology Judging for the Systemic Synuclein Sampling Study (S4). Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2018, 77: 793-802. PMID: 30107604, PMCID: PMC6097838, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nly056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseASyn pathologyΑ-synuclein pathologySubmandibular gland biopsyPeripheral biopsiesControl subjectsGland biopsyBlinded panelImmunohistochemical methodsImmunoperoxidase methodMonoclonal antibodiesScore agreementNeuropathologistsPathologyBiopsySkinSubsequent testingSampling studyPredicting Barriers to Treatment for Depression in a U.S. National Sample: A Cross-Sectional, Proof-of-Concept Study
Chekroud AM, Foster D, Zheutlin AB, Gerhard DM, Roy B, Koutsouleris N, Chandra A, Esposti MD, Subramanyan G, Gueorguieva R, Paulus M, Krystal JH. Predicting Barriers to Treatment for Depression in a U.S. National Sample: A Cross-Sectional, Proof-of-Concept Study. Psychiatric Services 2018, 69: 927-934. PMID: 29962307, PMCID: PMC7232987, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrimary Health CareProof of Concept StudyPsychotherapySampling StudiesSelf-AssessmentSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment RefusalUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsDiagnosis of depressionHealth care providersSelf-report survey itemsImplementation of interventionsDerivation cohortUntreated depressionCare providersEffective treatmentU.S. national sampleDrug useDepressionDiagnosisTreatmentU.S. National SurveyPatientsCohortNational surveyNational sampleConcept studySurvey itemsBalanced accuracyIndividualsRetention rateIndependent responsesPrevalenceCorrelations between age, functional status, and the senescence-associated proteins HMGB2 and p16INK4a
Lawrence I, Bene M, Nacarelli T, Azar A, Cohen J, Torres C, Johannes G, Sell C. Correlations between age, functional status, and the senescence-associated proteins HMGB2 and p16INK4a. GeroScience 2018, 40: 193-199. PMID: 29651745, PMCID: PMC5964056, DOI: 10.1007/s11357-018-0015-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHMGB2 ProteinHumansMaleMental HealthMobility LimitationPhysical FitnessReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSampling StudiesYoung AdultResponsibility/Threat Overestimation Moderates the Relationship Between Contamination-Based Disgust and Obsessive–Compulsive Concerns About Sexual Orientation
Ching THW, Williams MT, Siev J, Olatunji BO. Responsibility/Threat Overestimation Moderates the Relationship Between Contamination-Based Disgust and Obsessive–Compulsive Concerns About Sexual Orientation. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2018, 47: 1109-1117. PMID: 29476409, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1165-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Using data from respondent-driven sampling studies to estimate the number of people who inject drugs: Application to the Kohtla-Järve region of Estonia
Wu J, Crawford FW, Raag M, Heimer R, Uusküla A. Using data from respondent-driven sampling studies to estimate the number of people who inject drugs: Application to the Kohtla-Järve region of Estonia. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0185711. PMID: 29095866, PMCID: PMC5667832, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk groupRespondent-driven sampling studyRisk groupsEffective public health intervention programsPublic health intervention programsStatistical approachKey risk populationsHealth intervention programsPopulation size estimationPractical assumptionsNumber of peopleRisk populationsSuccessive samplingIntervention programsSize estimationDrugsEstimatesSampling studyGroupPrevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Cisgender and Transgender Women Sex Workers in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wickersham JA, Gibson BA, Bazazi AR, Pillai V, Pedersen CJ, Meyer JP, El-Bassel N, Mayer KH, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Cisgender and Transgender Women Sex Workers in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2017, 44: 663-670. PMID: 28708696, PMCID: PMC5636657, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgender women sex workersHuman immunodeficiency virusInconsistent condom useCisgender women sex workersHIV prevalenceImmunodeficiency virusSex workersWomen sex workersDrug useCondom useHigh human immunodeficiency virusGlobal HIV prevalenceLast HIV testLifetime HIV testingPooled HIV prevalenceRespondent-driven samplingSTI prevalenceHIV testHIV burdenHIV testingMedian timeSTI preventionΧ testChlamydia trachomatisIndependent sample t-testOverlooked Threats to Respondent Driven Sampling Estimators: Peer Recruitment Reality, Degree Measures, and Random Selection Assumption
Li J, Valente TW, Shin HS, Weeks M, Zelenev A, Moothi G, Mosher H, Heimer R, Robles E, Palmer G, Obidoa C. Overlooked Threats to Respondent Driven Sampling Estimators: Peer Recruitment Reality, Degree Measures, and Random Selection Assumption. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 22: 2340-2359. PMID: 28660381, PMCID: PMC5745307, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1827-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentification of Homophily and Preferential Recruitment in Respondent-Driven Sampling
Crawford FW, Aronow PM, Zeng L, Li J. Identification of Homophily and Preferential Recruitment in Respondent-Driven Sampling. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 187: 153-160. PMID: 28605424, PMCID: PMC5860647, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposure enriched outcome dependent designs for longitudinal studies of gene–environment interaction
Sun Z, Mukherjee B, Estes J, Vokonas P, Park S. Exposure enriched outcome dependent designs for longitudinal studies of gene–environment interaction. Statistics In Medicine 2017, 36: 2947-2960. PMID: 28497531, PMCID: PMC5523112, DOI: 10.1002/sim.7332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLongitudinal cohort studyCohort studyCase-only designLongitudinal studyG x E interactionNormative Aging StudyComplete-case analysisGene-environmentSampling designCase-controlVeterans AdministrationComplex human diseasesE interactionExposure informationAging StudyOutcome trajectoriesStratified samplingRetrospective genotypingIndividual exposureCovariate dataExposure effectsJoint effectsOutcomesTime-varying outcomeEnvironmental factorsExtracellular vesicles released by hepatocytes from gastric infusion model of alcoholic liver disease contain a MicroRNA barcode that can be detected in blood
Eguchi A, Lazaro R, Wang J, Kim J, Povero D, Willliams B, Ho S, Stärkel P, Schnabl B, Ohno‐Machado L, Tsukamoto H, Feldstein A. Extracellular vesicles released by hepatocytes from gastric infusion model of alcoholic liver disease contain a MicroRNA barcode that can be detected in blood. Hepatology 2017, 65: 475-490. PMID: 27639178, PMCID: PMC5407075, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiopsy, NeedleCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular VesiclesFatty Liver, AlcoholicHepatocytesHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryMiceMicroRNAsMiddle AgedRandom AllocationReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSampling StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricYoung AdultConceptsBlood extracellular vesiclesLiver injuryExtracellular vesiclesNuclear factor kappa BAlcoholic liver diseaseChronic liver injuryWeeks of infusionBile duct ligationB-cell lymphoma 2Levels of EVsFactor kappa BSteatohepatitis developmentNonalcoholic steatohepatitisLiver diseaseObese miceHepatic macrophagesDuct ligationKappa BMiR-340Cell originLymphoma 2Intragastric infusionMiceMiRNA signatureTime points
2015
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Life Expectancy After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bucholz EM, Ma S, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Life Expectancy After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 132: 1338-1346. PMID: 26369354, PMCID: PMC5097251, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA pilot study of eye-tracking devices in intensive care
Garry J, Casey K, Cole T, Regensburg A, McElroy C, Schneider E, Efron D, Chi A. A pilot study of eye-tracking devices in intensive care. Surgery 2015, 159: 938-944. PMID: 26361099, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitCare unitPsychosocial impactPsychosocial statusMedical intensive care unitNeurosciences critical care unitSurgical intensive care unitConfusion Assessment MethodICU patient outcomesPopulation of patientsCritical care unitsIntensive carePatient outcomesAbsence of interventionPatient's perspectiveNursing staffPatientsEye-tracking devicePilot studyConvenience sampleDeliriumMean scoreOutcomesScoresImpact scoresExpanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of Olmsted Syndrome
Wilson NJ, Cole C, Milstone LM, Kiszewski AE, Hansen CD, O'Toole EA, Schwartz ME, McLean WH, Smith FJ. Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of Olmsted Syndrome. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2015, 135: 2879-2883. PMID: 26067147, PMCID: PMC4652067, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2015.217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma and refractory subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
Gibson JF, Alpdogan O, Subtil A, Girardi M, Wilson LD, Roberts K, Foss F. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma and refractory subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2015, 72: 1010-1015.e5. PMID: 25981001, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllograftsAutograftsBiopsy, NeedleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphoma, T-CellLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedPanniculitisPositron-Emission TomographyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSampling StudiesSkin NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationT-cell lymphomaSubcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationPanniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaCutaneous T-cell lymphomaStem cell transplantationPCGD-TCLCell transplantationPrimary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphomaCutaneous γδ T-cell lymphomaAutologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantationOutcome of HSCTAdvanced-stage mycosis fungoidesΓδ T-cell lymphomaPanniculitic T-cell lymphomaAggressive T-cell lymphomaMatched-related donorsMatched-unrelated donorsT-cell infiltratesPromising treatment modalityAggressive therapyMost patientsMycosis fungoidesInferior outcomesHealth Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health in Asian American Immigrants: Findings from a Population-Based Survey in California
Lee HY, Rhee TG, Kim NK, Ahluwalia JS. Health Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health in Asian American Immigrants: Findings from a Population-Based Survey in California. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2015, 30: 1118-1124. PMID: 25715993, PMCID: PMC4510223, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3217-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated health statusCalifornia Health Interview SurveyNon-Latino whitesHealth literacyHealth outcomesHealth statusDepression symptomsMain health outcomesHealth Interview SurveyPopulation-based sampling strategySymptoms of depressionAsian American immigrantsMain MeasuresWeCauses of heterogeneityResultsThe levelsSignificant associationHealth disparitiesSocial determinantsLow levelsInterview SurveySouth Asian immigrantsSymptomsOutcomesAmerican immigrantsOnly groupWithdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
Hinderer K, Friedmann E, Fins J. Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment. Dimensions Of Critical Care Nursing 2015, 34: 91-99. PMID: 25650494, DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdvance Care PlanningDecision MakingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProxyRespiration, ArtificialSampling StudiesWithholding TreatmentConceptsEOL decisionsEnd-of-lifeCritical care nursesMechanical ventilation withdrawalCare nursesFamilies of critically ill patientsVentilator withdrawalImproving EOL careAdvance care planningPatient-proxy pairsWithdrawal of life-sustaining therapySecondary analysis of dataWithdrawal of mechanical ventilationLife-sustaining therapyEOL careCare planningPatient-directedResponses to questionsDisease trajectoryProxies' decisionsModification of directionSecondary analysisImprove patientAnalysis of dataNurses
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