2024
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, del Mar González Montalvo M, Richards T, Villanueva H, Ortiz J, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e138. PMID: 39291834, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersNon-communicable diseasesMultiple non-communicable diseasesMixed-methods study designDisaster preparednessQualified Health CentersQualitative dataMixed methods studyMental health disordersQualitative in-depth interviewsKnowledge of disaster preparednessExperiences of staffHealth disparitiesIn-depth interviewsUnderstanding barriersHealth centersMethods studyHealth disordersStudy designPuerto RicoQuantitative surveyCareNarrative approachPreparednessPerceived gap
2022
Evaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018
Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Lu Y, Roy B, Riley C, Annapureddy AR, Murugiah K, Elumn J, Nasir K, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Jackson CL, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e226385. PMID: 35389500, PMCID: PMC8990329, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyLong sleep durationSleep durationWhite individualsBlack individualsLatino individualsEthnic differencesSerial cross-sectional studyNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataSelf-reported sleep durationShort sleep durationInterview Survey dataMiddle-aged adultsSelf-reported raceEstimated prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMELong sleepSleep deficiencyHigher household incomeEthnic disparitiesAge groupsHealth disparitiesPrevalenceSleep disparities
2020
Toward Reducing Health Information Inequities in the Caribbean: Our Experience Building a Participatory Health Informatics Project.
Wang K, Hambleton I, Linnander E, Marenco L, Hassan S, Kumara M, Fredericks LE, Harrigan S, Hasse TA, Brandt C, Nunez-Smith M. Toward Reducing Health Information Inequities in the Caribbean: Our Experience Building a Participatory Health Informatics Project. Ethnicity & Disease 2020, 30: 193-202. PMID: 32269461, PMCID: PMC7138447, DOI: 10.18865/ed.30.s1.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth information systemsInformation systemsSharing of dataData infrastructureHealth informatics projectsDisparate sourcesExperience buildingInformatics projectsInformatics approachInformation inequitiesTransdisciplinary Collaborative CenterPrecision medicinePrecision medicine approachSharingInfrastructureHealth disparitiesMedicine approachSystemHealth of peoplePotential mechanismsTechnologyCollaborative CenterIntegrationData
2019
Across borders: thoughts and considerations about cultural preservation among immigrant clinicians
Ashing KT, Dawkins-Moultin L, George M, Antoine GM, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Stable EJ. Across borders: thoughts and considerations about cultural preservation among immigrant clinicians. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2019, 31: g103-g105. PMID: 30649356, PMCID: PMC7291808, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultural preservationHealth services researchClinical practice decisionsServices researchArea of inquiryMeaning of illnessPrimary care shortageHealth beliefsHigh-income countriesClinical practiceLow-income populationsHealth disparitiesHealth workforceMedical literatureCliniciansCare shortagesEthnic minoritiesHealthcare deliveryCulturePublic healthPractice decisionsPossible relationshipNotable gapSparse literatureAcademic training
2017
Systematic review of community-engaged research in ophthalmology
Nwanyanwu KH, Nardini H, Shaughness G, Nunez-Smith M, Newman-Casey PA. Systematic review of community-engaged research in ophthalmology. Expert Review Of Ophthalmology 2017, 12: 233-241. PMID: 29333193, PMCID: PMC5759339, DOI: 10.1080/17469899.2017.1311787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-engaged researchOvid EmbaseCochrane LibraryCommunity-based participatory researchMedical Subject HeadingsOvid MEDLINEEye diseaseNLM PubMedHealth outcomesSystematic reviewHealth disparitiesVision disordersComprehensive searchOphthalmic researchRelevant studiesOphthalmologyAdditional referencesFull textParticipatory researchExpert consultationOutcomesSubject headingsUnique referencesField of medicineCommunity engagement
2011
Adapting the everyday discrimination scale to medical settings: reliability and validity testing in a sample of African American patients.
Peek ME, Nunez-Smith M, Drum M, Lewis TT. Adapting the everyday discrimination scale to medical settings: reliability and validity testing in a sample of African American patients. Ethnicity & Disease 2011, 21: 502-9. PMID: 22428358, PMCID: PMC3350778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American patientsTest-retest reliabilityAmerican patientsMedical settingsEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleCross-sectional studyHealth Care ScaleAcademic medical centerHealth care settingsConvergent validityInternal consistencyHealth care systemExcellent internal consistencyCare ScaleBaseline interviewCare settingsDepression ScaleMedical CenterDiscriminant validityHealth disparitiesPatientsKey subscalesCare systemDiscrimination ScaleEveryday Discrimination Scale