2024
Association of Social Support and Health Status Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease
Callegari S, Romain G, Cleman J, Scierka L, Peri-Okonny P, Spertus J, Labrosciano C, Beltrame J, Abbott J, Fitridge R, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Association of Social Support and Health Status Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39151740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchENRICHD Social Support InventoryLow social supportLow perceived social supportGeneric health statusHealth status outcomesPeripheral arterial diseaseSocial supportHealth statusBiopsychosocial variablesStatus outcomesAssociation with health status outcomesAssociated with lower health statusDisease-specific health statusBaseline perceived social supportImprove social supportLower health statusSocial Support InventoryImprove health statusPerceived social supportDisease-specificEQ-5D-3LCare of patientsQuality of lifeEQ-5D-3L indexBiopsychosocial factors
2023
Patient knowledge and preferences for peripheral artery disease treatment
Smolderen K, Romain G, Gosch K, Arham A, Provance J, Spertus J, Poosala A, Shishehbor M, Safley D, Scott K, Stone N, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient knowledge and preferences for peripheral artery disease treatment. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 397-403. PMID: 37638882, PMCID: PMC10591804, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231181613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral artery diseaseTreatment goalsPatient knowledgeTreatment optionsTreatment preferencesHeart attack/strokeSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery disease treatmentImportant treatment goalQuality of lifeCost of treatmentSpecific treatment goalsMulticenter registryPAD symptomsPain reliefSecondary preventionArtery diseaseTreatment choiceTreatment benefitPatient understandingPatientsMedical decision makingDisease managementClaudicationDisease treatment