2023
Design, implementation and preliminary results of a type-2 hybrid cluster-randomized trial of integrating screening and treatment for major depressive disorder into specialty clinics providing opioid agonist therapies in Ukraine
Machavariani E, Bromberg D, Dumchev K, Dvoriak S, Zeziulin O, Morozova O, Esserman D, Pykalo I, Saichuk N, Ivasiy R, Haddad M, Altice F. Design, implementation and preliminary results of a type-2 hybrid cluster-randomized trial of integrating screening and treatment for major depressive disorder into specialty clinics providing opioid agonist therapies in Ukraine. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 131: 107248. PMID: 37263492, PMCID: PMC10527419, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyMajor depressive disorderCo-occurring disordersAgonist therapyDepressive disorderSpecialty clinicPsychiatric disordersPatient-level outcomesPrevalent psychiatric disordersCluster-randomized trialPoor health outcomesProvider-level dataMDD treatmentTreatment algorithmExperimental armHigh prevalenceDelivery outcomesHealth outcomesSerial surveysClinicPatientsProject ECHOSubstance useMonthsDisordersTaking a chance: How likely am I to receive my preferred treatment in a clinical trial?
Walter S, Blaha O, Esserman D. Taking a chance: How likely am I to receive my preferred treatment in a clinical trial? Statistical Methods In Medical Research 2023, 32: 572-592. PMID: 36628522, PMCID: PMC9983058, DOI: 10.1177/09622802221146305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient preference designConcordance ratePreferred treatmentClinical trialsDifferent treatment preferencesProportion of patientsParallel group designPreference designPatient's primary motivationTrial patientsPoor outcomeBlinded trialClinical equipoiseTreatment preferencesTwo-armZelen designAlternative treatmentStudy outcomesStudy designTrialsTreatmentPatientsPotential participantsOutcomesGroup design
2013
Physician Decision Making for Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly
Lewis CL, Esserman D, DeLeon C, Pignone MP, Pathman DE, Golin C. Physician Decision Making for Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1202-1207. PMID: 23539281, PMCID: PMC3744317, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2393-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerCRC screeningOlder patientsPoor healthPatient inputUS primary care physiciansColorectal cancer screeningPrimary care physiciansProportion of physiciansPotential harmScreening recommendationsCare physiciansFemale patientsResultsA totalCancer screeningEligible physiciansOlder womenIndividualized decisionsPatientsOBJECTIVEThe purposePhysician's decisionPhysiciansPotential benefitsOlder adultsGood health
2011
Older US Emergency Department Patients Are Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication Than Younger Patients: Results From a National Survey
Platts-Mills TF, Esserman DA, Brown DL, Bortsov AV, Sloane PD, McLean SA. Older US Emergency Department Patients Are Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication Than Younger Patients: Results From a National Survey. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 60: 199-206. PMID: 22032803, PMCID: PMC3338876, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain-related visitsPain-related ED visitsED visitsPain medicationEmergency departmentPain severityNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyUS emergency department patientsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyUS ED visitsPercentage of patientsEmergency department patientsUS emergency departmentsRace/ethnicityOpioid administrationYounger patientsDepartment patientsPrimary outcomeVisit codesCare SurveyPatientsAge groupsAnalgesicsMedicationsOlder adults