2019
Persistent Use of Extended Fractionation Palliative Radiotherapy for Medicare Beneficiaries With Metastatic Breast Cancer, 2011 to 2014
Yu JB, Pollack CE, Herrin J, Zhu W, Soulos PR, Xu X, Gross CP. Persistent Use of Extended Fractionation Palliative Radiotherapy for Medicare Beneficiaries With Metastatic Breast Cancer, 2011 to 2014. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 42: 493-499. PMID: 31033511, PMCID: PMC6538429, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative radiotherapyBone metastasesMedicare beneficiariesBreast cancerAssociation of clinicalProportion of patientsChoice of treatmentHospital-based practiceService Medicare beneficiariesSingle-fraction treatmentProvider financial incentivesLogistic regression modelsDifferent fractionation schemesProlonged courseRadiation courseRadiotherapy usePayer perspectiveProvider characteristicsMean costMultiple guidelinesPatientsRadiotherapyMetastasisCancerNumber of days
2013
Translating comparative effectiveness of depression medications into practice by comparing the depression medication choice decision aid to usual care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
LeBlanc A, Bodde AE, Branda ME, Yost KJ, Herrin J, Williams MD, Shah ND, Houten HV, Ruud KL, Pencille LJ, Montori VM. Translating comparative effectiveness of depression medications into practice by comparing the depression medication choice decision aid to usual care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013, 14: 127. PMID: 23782672, PMCID: PMC3663744, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsClinical ProtocolsComparative Effectiveness ResearchDecision Support TechniquesDepressionHumansMedication AdherenceMental HealthMidwestern United StatesPatient SelectionPatient-Centered CarePrimary Health CareResearch DesignSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsUsual depression carePrimary care practicesDepression careInner-city primary care practiceCare practicesPractice-based trialPrimary care encountersTerms of efficacyDecision aidPatient-centered approachDesignThe objectiveAntidepressant therapyUsual careMedication choiceDepression medicationsDepression treatmentMedication adherencePatient knowledgeStudy protocolSevere depressionCare encountersImproved adherencePatient representativesPatient involvementPatients
2005
Enrolling Older Persons in Cancer Trials: The Effect of Sociodemographic, Protocol, and Recruitment Center Characteristics
Gross CP, Herrin J, Wong N, Krumholz HM. Enrolling Older Persons in Cancer Trials: The Effect of Sociodemographic, Protocol, and Recruitment Center Characteristics. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 4755-4763. PMID: 16034051, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.14.365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer trialsOlder personsRecruitment centerElderly enrollmentProportion of patientsEffect of patientProstate cancer trialsPatient-level variationFinal study sampleNational Cancer InstituteCross-sectional analysisEffects of sociodemographicsNonwhite patientsTrial participantsOutlier centersCancer InstitutePatientsEnrollment centerMultivariate analysisLikelihood of participantsCancer typesLogistic multilevel modelsTrialsCenter characteristicsStudy sample