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
2018
Risk of Injury by Unionization
Altassan KA, Sakr CJ, Galusha D, Slade MD, Tessier-Sherman B, Cantley LF. Risk of Injury by Unionization. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2018, 60: 827-831. PMID: 29727399, PMCID: PMC6131027, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001347.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Expert ratings of job demand and job control as predictors of injury and musculoskeletal disorder risk in a manufacturing cohort
Cantley LF, Tessier-Sherman B, Slade MD, Galusha D, Cullen MR. Expert ratings of job demand and job control as predictors of injury and musculoskeletal disorder risk in a manufacturing cohort. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 73: 229. PMID: 26163544, PMCID: PMC4819649, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2015-102831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManufacturing cohortMusculoskeletal disorder riskRelative riskWorkplace exposuresMinor injuriesPhysical workplace exposuresPredictors of injuryPsychological demandsDisorder riskSerious injuriesPsychosocial workplace exposuresLow psychological demandJob controlPhysical demandsHigh psychological demandsRisk factorsMedical treatmentPsychological job demandsInjuryGreater riskWork restrictionsMSD riskCohortPsychosocial demandsWorkplace injuriesBladder 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
Does tinnitus, hearing asymmetry, or hearing loss predispose to occupational injury risk?
Cantley LF, Galusha D, Cullen MR, Dixon-Ernst C, Tessier-Sherman B, Slade MD, Rabinowitz PM, Neitzel RL. Does tinnitus, hearing asymmetry, or hearing loss predispose to occupational injury risk? International Journal Of Audiology 2014, 54: s30-s36. PMID: 25549168, PMCID: PMC4342233, DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2014.981305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-frequency hearing lossFrequency hearing lossLow-frequency hearing lossHearing lossAcute injury riskInjury riskNoise exposureAsymmetrical hearing lossHistory of tinnitusAmbient noise exposureOccupational injury riskRetrospective analysisTinnitusInjury predictorsRisk workersRiskCohortPredictorsExposureMaintenance workersPredisposeComplete recordsWorkersCareful examinationAcoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry
Taiwo O, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Kirsche S, Cantley L, Slade MD, Cullen MR, Donoghue AM. Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2014, 71: 624. PMID: 25015928, PMCID: PMC4145445, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHearing conservation programAcoustic neuromaRisk factorsMultivariate analysisPossible occupational risk factorsSignificant risk factorsOccupational risk factorsAluminum production workersPotential risk factorsCase-control analysisInsurance claims dataUndiagnosed tumorsIncidental detectionPopulation of workersHearing lossAudiometric surveillanceClaims dataMedical surveillanceDetection biasBivariate analysisNoise doseOccupational injury risk by sex in a manufacturing cohort
Tessier-Sherman B, Cantley LF, Galusha D, Slade MD, Taiwo OA, Cullen MR. Occupational injury risk by sex in a manufacturing cohort. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2014, 71: 605. PMID: 24924313, PMCID: PMC4145414, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality 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
Effect of systematic ergonomic hazard identification and control implementation on musculoskeletal disorder and injury risk.
Cantley LF, Taiwo OA, Galusha D, Barbour R, Slade MD, Tessier-Sherman B, Cullen MR. Effect of systematic ergonomic hazard identification and control implementation on musculoskeletal disorder and injury risk. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 2013, 40: 57-65. PMID: 24142048, PMCID: PMC4096997, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMusculoskeletal disordersRelative riskInjury riskErgonomic hazardsHC groupRisk reductionInjury risk reductionInjury historyWorker injury riskInjury outcomesStudy periodRiskControl initiativesDisordersParticipatory ergonomicsGroupHazard identificationTemporal trendsErgonomic standardsInjuryPersonsContribution of health status and prevalent chronic disease to individual risk for workplace injury in the manufacturing environment
Kubo J, Goldstein BA, Cantley LF, Tessier-Sherman B, Galusha D, Slade MD, Chu IM, Cullen MR. Contribution of health status and prevalent chronic disease to individual risk for workplace injury in the manufacturing environment. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2013, 71: 159. PMID: 24142977, PMCID: PMC3932962, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute occupational injuryHazard of injuryHeart diseaseChronic diseasesOccupational injuriesInjury riskIschemic heart diseasePrevalent chronic diseasesChronic heart diseaseOccupational injury riskMultiple injuriesPotential confoundersMedical claimsReportable injuryHealth statusInjuryOnly depressionDiseaseDiabetesStudy periodIndividual riskHealth metricsWorkplace injuriesDepressionHypertensionIncident 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