2023
Alcohol Use and Sustained Virologic Response to Hepatitis C Virus Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy
Cartwright E, Pierret C, Minassian C, Esserman D, Tate J, Goetz M, Bhattacharya D, Fiellin D, Justice A, Re V, Rentsch C. Alcohol Use and Sustained Virologic Response to Hepatitis C Virus Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2335715. PMID: 37751206, PMCID: PMC10523171, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.35715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustained virologic responseAlcohol use disorderHigh-risk consumptionHistory of AUDLow-risk consumptionDAA therapyAlcohol use categoriesAlcohol useVirologic responseCohort studyAntiviral therapyOdds ratioChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) questionnaireHepatitis C virus infectionVeterans AffairsActing antiviral (DAA) therapyDAA treatment initiationHCV elimination goalsUndetectable HCV RNAC virus infectionFibrosis-4 scoreRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionTenth Revision diagnosisEffect of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients Treated for Ovarian Cancer
Cao A, Cartmel B, Li F, Gottlieb L, Harrigan M, Ligibel J, Gogoi R, Schwartz P, Esserman D, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Effect of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients Treated for Ovarian Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326463. PMID: 37526937, PMCID: PMC10394582, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyAerobic exercise interventionAttention control armExercise intervention armExercise interventionOvarian cancerControl armIntervention armSecondary analysisCIPN symptomsPeripheral neuropathyLifestyle StudyTreatment of CIPNModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseStandard oncology careEffects of exerciseSevere adverse effectsBetween-group differencesAmerican Cancer SocietyQuality of lifeAttention controlCIPN severityPrimary outcomeOncology careAerobic exercise
2022
Association Between Alcohol Use Disorder and Receipt of Direct-Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Virus Treatment
Haque L, Fiellin D, Tate J, Esserman D, Bhattacharya D, Butt A, Crystal S, Edelman E, Gordon A, Lim J, Tetrault J, Williams E, Bryant K, Cartwright E, Rentsch C, Justice A, Re V, McGinnis K. Association Between Alcohol Use Disorder and Receipt of Direct-Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Virus Treatment. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2246604. PMID: 36515952, PMCID: PMC9856353, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.46604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAntiviral AgentsCohort StudiesHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C, ChronicHumansMaleMiddle AgedConceptsCurrent alcohol use disorderLow-risk drinkingAlcohol use disorderVeterans Health AdministrationHistory of AUDDAA treatmentAlcohol use categoriesAUD historyCohort studyRisk drinkingUse disordersDirect acting antiviral (DAA) treatmentAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) questionnaireHepatitis C virus infectionHepatitis C virus (HCV) treatmentCox proportional hazards regressionC virus infectionC virus treatmentProportional hazards regressionTenth Revision diagnosisAUDIT-C questionnaireInternational Statistical ClassificationRelated Health ProblemsAntiviral treatmentRevision diagnosis
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