2024
Trainees’ perspectives on sickle cell education: a qualitative needs assessment
Prince E, Feder K, Calhoun C, Lee A, Carroll C, Restrepo V, Van Doren L. Trainees’ perspectives on sickle cell education: a qualitative needs assessment. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 715. PMID: 38956512, PMCID: PMC11220977, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05696-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeeds assessmentPatient care challengesIterative thematic analysisQualitative needs assessmentCost of careComplications of SCDBackgroundSickle cell diseaseCare challengesHealthcare biasesSpecific educationThematic analysisMedical traineesFocus groupsClinical careTrainees' attitudesQualitative interviewsLack of national standardsLongitudinal exposureClinical teachingUnited StatesExpert cliniciansSubspecialty trainingTraineesCareHealthcarePerspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Clinicians on Improving Transition Readiness With a Video Game Intervention
Aronson P, Nolan S, Schaeffer P, Hieftje K, Ponce K, Calhoun C. Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Clinicians on Improving Transition Readiness With a Video Game Intervention. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2024, 46: e147-e155. PMID: 38237001, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo game interventionPediatric to adult careOptimize self-efficacyGame interventionPatient engagementSelf-efficacyAdult careIdentified 4 main themesMedical decisionsImprove transition readinessYoung adultsExperiences of cliniciansQuaternary-care hospitalSickle cell diseaseData saturationTransition readinessMultilevel determinantsSemistructured interviewsClinician experienceHome managementCareInductive analysisCell diseaseDecision-makingIntervention
2023
Influence of participant and reviewer characteristics in application scores for a hematology research training program
Vesely S, King A, Vettese E, Heller J, Cuker A, Calhoun C, Stock W, Homer M, Fritz J, Sung L. Influence of participant and reviewer characteristics in application scores for a hematology research training program. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 4064-4071. PMID: 36939221, PMCID: PMC10388723, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributional Cost-Effectiveness of Equity-Enhancing Gene Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease in the United States.
Goshua G, Calhoun C, Ito S, James L, Luviano A, Krishnamurti L, Pandya A. Distributional Cost-Effectiveness of Equity-Enhancing Gene Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease in the United States. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 779-787. PMID: 37247420, PMCID: PMC10370480, DOI: 10.7326/m22-3272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExamining Mental Health, Education, Employment, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Harris K, Preiss L, Varughese T, Bauer A, Calhoun C, Treadwell M, Masese R, Hankins J, Hussain F, Glassberg J, Melvin C, Gibson R, King A. Examining Mental Health, Education, Employment, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314070. PMID: 37200033, PMCID: PMC10196879, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseasePain frequencyMedical record abstractionPain severityMental healthHydroxyurea usePain medicationRecord abstractionCell diseaseMAIN OUTCOMEAdult Sickle Cell QualityElectronic medical record abstractionSickle Cell Disease Implementation ConsortiumDaily pain medicationHigher pain frequencySeverity of painRegular blood transfusionsMental health diagnosesPatient registry dataCross-sectional analysisAssociation of educationEmployment statusPain episodesPain reductionPain scoresHealth literacy correlates with abbreviated full‐scale IQ in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease
Bhatt N, Calhoun C, Longoria J, Nwosu C, Howell K, Varughese T, Kang G, Jacola L, Hankins J, King A. Health literacy correlates with abbreviated full‐scale IQ in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30281. PMID: 36861391, PMCID: PMC10425156, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseFull-scale intelligence quotientAdequate health literacyHealth literacyCell diseaseNeurocognitive deficitsInadequate health literacyLow health literacyCross-sectional studyDevelopment of interventionsChronic conditionsAdult careHigh school educationSign toolHealth outcomesYounger ageLogistic regressionAge 15Young adultsYoung adulthoodHealthcare decisionsAYAsIntelligence quotientWechsler Abbreviated ScaleDisease
2021
Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease in a US Midwest Urban Center: A Multilevel Perspective on Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions
Calhoun C, Luo L, Baumann AA, Bauer A, Shen E, McKay V, Hooley C, James A, King AA. Transition for Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease in a US Midwest Urban Center: A Multilevel Perspective on Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Directions. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2021, 44: e872-e880. PMID: 35731941, PMCID: PMC9218344, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseAdult careCell diseaseSCD providersInherited red blood cell disorderIntervention characteristicsYoung adultsDomains of CFIRRed blood cell disordersEmergency department providersBlood cell disordersPain controlImplementation science frameworkLarge hospital systemHigh morbidityAdult clinicEmergency departmentSpecialized careCell disordersMultilevel barriersPatient experienceOuter settingInner settingHealth disparitiesConsolidated FrameworkSelf-reported positive impact of mentored clinical research training is associated with academic success in hematology
King AA, Vesely SK, Dadzie G, Calhoun C, Cuker A, Stock W, Walker A, Fritz J, Sung L. Self-reported positive impact of mentored clinical research training is associated with academic success in hematology. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 2919-2924. PMID: 34309634, PMCID: PMC8341353, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004421.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Intentional and unintentional nonadherence to hydroxyurea among people with sickle cell disease: a qualitative study
Hodges JR, Phillips SM, Norell S, Nwosu C, Khan H, Luo L, Badawy SM, King A, Tanabe P, Treadwell M, Rojas Smith L, Calhoun C, Hankins JS, Porter J. Intentional and unintentional nonadherence to hydroxyurea among people with sickle cell disease: a qualitative study. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 4463-4473. PMID: 32941646, PMCID: PMC7509876, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseSickle Cell Disease Implementation ConsortiumAdherence barriersCell diseaseMedication adherence barriersHealth care providersNonadherence factorsHydroxyurea therapyPatient adherenceUnintentional nonadherenceSCD populationCare providersEfficacious treatmentPatient choiceClinical discussionAge 15NonadherenceHydroxyureaDiseaseAdherenceQualitative studyParticipantsSemi-structured interviewsMedicationsRegimensPerceptions of US Adolescents and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease on Their Quality of Care
Kanter J, Gibson R, Lawrence RH, Smeltzer MP, Pugh NL, Glassberg J, Masese RV, King AA, Calhoun C, Hankins JS, Treadwell M. Perceptions of US Adolescents and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease on Their Quality of Care. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e206016. PMID: 32469413, PMCID: PMC7260622, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseSickle Cell Disease Implementation ConsortiumCell diseaseInherited red blood cell disorderResponse rateQuality careAdequate quality carePerception of outpatientsUsual care cliniciansUsual care physiciansEmergency department careAcute care settingRed blood cell disordersHealth careMedical care experienceWorse health outcomesQuality of careMultiple health disparitiesBlood cell disordersQuality health careED satisfactionAcute painED visitsSevere painYounger patients
2019
Implementation of an educational intervention to optimize self‐management and transition readiness in young adults with sickle cell disease
Calhoun CL, Abel RA, Pham HA, Thompson S, King AA. Implementation of an educational intervention to optimize self‐management and transition readiness in young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2019, 66: e27722. PMID: 30907500, PMCID: PMC6529244, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseTransition readinessEducational handoutAdult careCell diseaseYoung adultsSingle-center studyPeriod of morbiditySelf-management skillsType of interventionPediatric settingStudy coordinatorsHealthcare skillsEducational interventionMultidisciplinary approachBaselineCarePatientsInterventionPostinterventionAreas of deficitDiseaseAdolescentsRegression modelsMost improvement
2016
Maternal T-Cell Engraftment Interferes With Human Leukocyte Antigen Typing in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Liu C, Duffy B, Bednarski JJ, Calhoun C, Lay L, Rundblad B, Payton JE, Mohanakumar T. Maternal T-Cell Engraftment Interferes With Human Leukocyte Antigen Typing in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2016, 145: 251-257. PMID: 26834123, PMCID: PMC4901308, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqv079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal T-cell engraftmentT-cell engraftmentPeripheral blood leukocytesSevere combined immunodeficiencyHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) typingPatients' buccal cellsHLA typingBlood leukocytesSequence-specific primersBuccal cellsAntigen typingCombined immunodeficiencyAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationPatient's peripheral blood leukocytesHematopoietic stem cell transplantationStem cell transplantationHLA-C locusAccurate HLA typingPatient's CD3Immunologic assessmentSequence-specific oligonucleotidesCell transplantationBlood chimerismT lymphocytesRepeat testing