2017
Symptom clusters in adults with inflammatory bowel disease
Conley S, Proctor DD, Jeon S, Sandler RS, Redeker NS. Symptom clusters in adults with inflammatory bowel disease. Research In Nursing & Health 2017, 40: 424-434. PMID: 28833284, PMCID: PMC5597486, DOI: 10.1002/nur.21813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseSymptom burdenBowel diseaseHigh symptom burden groupSymptom clustersOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measuresLower symptom burdenHigh symptom burdenActive disease stateLatent class analysisSymptom management interventionsSymptom cluster groupsSymptom cluster membershipClinical factorsCrohn's diseasePain interferenceBurden groupRetrospective studyColitis FoundationSleep disturbancesFemale genderReduced qualityPhysical symptomsPsychological symptomsSymptoms
2006
Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer
Gross CP, Andersen MS, Krumholz HM, McAvay GJ, Proctor D, Tinetti ME. Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer. JAMA 2006, 296: 2815-2822. PMID: 17179458, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.23.2815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal colon lesionsColon lesionsMedicare beneficiariesColon cancerColonoscopy useEnd Results-MedicareProportion of patientsUse of colonoscopyEnd Results (SEER) areasMultivariate logistic regressionReimbursement policiesColon cancer screeningColon cancer riskMultivariate Poisson regressionYears of ageReimbursement policy changesSigmoidoscopy useEligible patientsOlder patientsColorectal cancerCancer screeningPrimary diagnosisScreening modalityColon cancer diagnosisCancer risk
2003
Role of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Motility Disorders of the Bowel
Jain D, Moussa K, Tandon M, Culpepper-Morgan J, Proctor DD. Role of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Motility Disorders of the Bowel. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2003, 98: ajg2003146. PMID: 12650797, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07295.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical bowel obstructionMotility disordersBowel obstructionNormal controlsInterstitial cellsPolyclonal c-kit antibodyAge-matched normal controlsBowel motility disordersNeonatal meconium ileusSpecific histological changesAdministration of drugsIndirect immunoperoxidase methodC-kit antibodyBowel dysmotilityMechanical obstructionSystemic disordersMeconium ileusC-kit receptorHistological changesNeuropathic formPatientsPatchy areasImmunoperoxidase methodMasson's trichromeIntestinal tract