2019
Self-report versus objective measurement of weight history: implications for pre-treatment weight gain
Phimphasone-Brady P, Dorflinger LM, Ruser C, Bullock A, Godfrey KM, Hernandez D, Min KM, Masheb RM. Self-report versus objective measurement of weight history: implications for pre-treatment weight gain. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2019, 42: 1142-1147. PMID: 31016640, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00045-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight historySelf-reported weight changeWeight gainRecent weightClinical careHigh concurrent validityCurrent weightPatientsWeight lossWeight changeTreatment lossWeight assessmentConcurrent validityInaccurate reportersTreatmentHigh individual variabilityObjective measurementsIndividual variability
2018
Does food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey
Masheb RM, Ruser CB, Min KM, Bullock AJ, Dorflinger LM. Does food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2018, 84: 1-6. PMID: 29654930, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.03.006.BooksConceptsYale Food Addiction ScaleExcess weightFood addictionClinic patientsWeight lossWeight management settingsOverweight/obesityWeight management programAlcohol use disorderBinge Eating DisorderVariance of BMIWeight reductionComorbid overweightPatient populationClinic settingNight eatingClinical significanceUse disordersDiagnostic thresholdPatientsAfflicted individualsMental healthEating DisordersDisorder pathologyBMI
2016
Weight Gain and Incident Diabetes Among HIV-Infected Veterans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy Compared With Uninfected Individuals
Herrin M, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Butt AA, Crothers K, Freiberg MS, Gibert CL, Leaf DA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Ruser CB, Herold KC, Justice AC. Weight Gain and Incident Diabetes Among HIV-Infected Veterans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy Compared With Uninfected Individuals. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 73: 228-236. PMID: 27171741, PMCID: PMC5023454, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of DMVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAntiretroviral therapyAging Cohort StudyDiabetes mellitusBody mass indexUninfected individualsWeight gainART initiationIncident diabetesCohort studyHazard ratioMass indexIncident type 2 diabetes mellitusAvailable body mass indexBaseline body mass indexType 2 diabetes mellitusNational observational studyConfidence intervalsSubstantial weight gainHIV infectionCox regressionPounds of weightObservational studyLow prevalence
2015
Weight Change After Antiretroviral Therapy and Mortality
Yuh B, Tate J, Butt AA, Crothers K, Freiberg M, Leaf D, Logeais M, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Ruser C, Justice AC. Weight Change After Antiretroviral Therapy and Mortality. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 60: 1852-1859. PMID: 25761868, PMCID: PMC4542664, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline body mass indexVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNormal weight patientsART initiationWeight gainWeight changeHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsLower mortalityDisease severityAntiretroviral therapy initiationMultivariable Cox modelVirus-infected patientsAging Cohort StudyMedian weight changeBody mass indexYears of ARTGreater disease severityVACS IndexAntiretroviral therapyTherapy initiationBaseline weightCohort studyObese patientsSurvival benefitHemoglobin levels
2014
Psychometric properties of a MOVE!23 subscale: Perceived Contributors to Weight Change in a national sample of veterans
Higgins DM, Buta E, Dorflinger L, Heapy AA, Ruser CB, Goulet JL, Masheb RM. Psychometric properties of a MOVE!23 subscale: Perceived Contributors to Weight Change in a national sample of veterans. Journal Of Health Psychology 2014, 21: 1394-1403. PMID: 25293969, DOI: 10.1177/1359105314554530.Peer-Reviewed Original Research