2019
Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study.
Spatz ES, Martinez-Brockman JL, Tessier-Sherman B, Mortazavi B, Roy B, Schwartz JI, Nazario CM, Maharaj R, Nunez M, Adams OP, Burg M, Nunez-Smith M. Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study. Ethnicity & Disease 2019, 29: 535-544. PMID: 31641320, PMCID: PMC6802166, DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.4.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure measurementsABPM patternsBP patternAmbulatory blood pressure patternsMore precision-based approachesAmbulatory BP patternsDiagnosis of HTNTreatment of HTNBlood pressure patternWave 2High-risk populationBlood pressure measurementsCommunity-residing adultsPrecision-based approachesAntihypertensive medicationsBlood pressureProspective studyHypertension StudyHypertensive phenotypeCardiovascular diseaseParent studyHTNEcological momentary assessmentSelf-report surveyHigh rate
2015
Bladder Cancer Screening in Aluminum Smelter Workers
Taiwo OA, Slade MD, Cantley LF, Tessier-Sherman B, Galusha D, Kirsche SR, Donoghue AM, Cullen MR. Bladder Cancer Screening in Aluminum Smelter Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 57: 421-427. PMID: 25525927, PMCID: PMC4374722, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancerImmunoCyt/Predictive valueAluminum smelter workersStandardized incidence ratiosBladder cancer screeningNegative predictive valueCohort of workersPositive predictive valueIncidence ratiosCancer screeningContinued surveillanceInvasive testsSmelter workersConventional cytologyUrine analysisCancerCohortCytology
2014
Quality of Life in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis Treated with or without Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy
Gui W, Dombrow M, Marcus I, Stowe MH, Tessier-Sherman B, Yang E, Huang JJ. Quality of Life in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis Treated with or without Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy. Ocular Immunology And Inflammation 2014, 23: 135-143. PMID: 24867459, DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2013.874445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic anti-inflammatory therapyMental component scorePhysical component scoreAnti-inflammatory therapyVR-QOLHR-QOLNoninfectious uveitisQuality of lifeSystemic therapyNonsystemic therapyVisual Function QuestionnaireCross-sectional study designHealth-related qualityComponent scoresMultivariate regression analysisVFQ-25Median ageFunction QuestionnaireSF-12Treatment modalitiesAdjusted effectHealth SurveyTherapyUveitisPatients
2013
Incident ischemic heart disease and recent occupational exposure to particulate matter in an aluminum cohort
Costello S, Brown DM, Noth EM, Cantley L, Slade MD, Tessier-Sherman B, Hammond SK, Eisen EA, Cullen MR. Incident ischemic heart disease and recent occupational exposure to particulate matter in an aluminum cohort. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2013, 24: 82-88. PMID: 23982120, PMCID: PMC4045503, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic heart diseaseIncident ischemic heart diseaseHazard ratioRecent exposureHeart diseaseHealthy worker survivor effectRecent occupational exposureImportant risk factorMedical claims dataIHD incidenceCardiovascular eventsProspective studyAluminum workersRisk factorsSurvivor effectOccupational exposureClaims dataCumulative exposureSecond quartilePM2.5 exposureCohortDiseaseExposureIncidenceFine particulate matter
2011
Who’s Behind an HCAHPS Score?
Wild DM, Kwon N, Dutta S, Tessier-Sherman B, Woddor N, Sipsma HL, Rizzo T, Bradley EH. Who’s Behind an HCAHPS Score? The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2011, 37: 461-ap3. PMID: 22013820, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(11)37059-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician typeIndividual physician behaviorHospital Consumer AssessmentHealth care providersEmergency medicine physiciansTypes of physiciansOverall scoreSpearman correlation coefficientPatient ratingsPhysician communicationCare providersMedicine physiciansPatient experienceHCAHPS scoresPatientsPhysician behaviorEM physiciansPhysiciansConsumer AssessmentSystem surveySpecialists' scoresHospitalistsTeam communicationMixed-method studyScores
2007
A randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety net enclosures with standard restraints in agitated hospitalized patients
Nawaz H, Abbas A, Sarfraz A, Slade MD, Calvocoressi L, Wild DM, Tessier‐Sherman B. A randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety net enclosures with standard restraints in agitated hospitalized patients. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2007, 2: 385-393. PMID: 18081185, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospitalized patientsStandard restraintRestraint groupTotal doseSecondary nurseRandomized clinical trialsUse of restraintsSuch patientsAgitation scoresClinical trialsCommunity hospitalPatientsLevel of agitationNursesPhysiciansMedicationsStayHospitalInjuryPerception scoresDoseTrialsScoresGroup