2017
Cost-Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Management Program and Exercise Training Program in Heart Failure
Dang W, Yi A, Jhamnani S, Wang SY. Cost-Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Management Program and Exercise Training Program in Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1338-1343. PMID: 28842145, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary management programIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioUsual careLife yearsHeart failureExercise training programHealthcare payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness thresholdCurrent cost-effectiveness thresholdsPayer perspectiveHealthcare costsHealth outcomesTraining programSocietal perspectiveSignificant healthFinancial burdenPatientsManagement programETPFailureYearsCareInformation Needs of Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer When Making Radiation Therapy Decisions
Wang SY, Kelly G, Gross C, Killelea BK, Mougalian S, Presley C, Fraenkel L, Evans SB. Information Needs of Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer When Making Radiation Therapy Decisions. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 98: 733-740. PMID: 28366581, PMCID: PMC5468466, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapy decisionsEarly-stage breast cancerTherapy decisionsOlder womenRadiation therapyBreast cancerSide effectsAdjuvant radiation therapyBreast cancer careBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsMean ageCancer careCancer needsResponse rateProfessional Advisory CommitteeTherapyWomenCancerAdvisory CommitteeParticipantsYearsWide variationLumpectomyMain decision makers
2016
School breakfast and body mass index: a longitudinal observational study of middle school students
Wang S, Schwartz MB, Shebl FM, Read M, Henderson KE, Ickovics JR. School breakfast and body mass index: a longitudinal observational study of middle school students. Pediatric Obesity 2016, 12: 213-220. PMID: 26989876, PMCID: PMC7075461, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreakfast eatersRace/ethnicityExcessive weight gainOverweight/obesityBody mass indexLongitudinal observational studyOverall dietLongitudinal analysisSchool breakfastIncreased oddsHealthy weightMass indexBreakfast patternsWeight statusObservational studyIncrease riskWeight gainBreakfastWeight changeSecond breakfastAdditional researchEatersLatent transition analysisYears