2021
Development and usability evaluation of VOICES: A digital health tool to identify elder mistreatment
Abujarad F, Ulrich D, Edwards C, Choo E, Pantalon MV, Jubanyik K, Dziura J, D'Onofrio G, Gill TM. Development and usability evaluation of VOICES: A digital health tool to identify elder mistreatment. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 1469-1478. PMID: 33615433, PMCID: PMC8192463, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17068.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV
Eyawo O, Deng Y, Dziura J, Justice AC, McGinnis K, Tate JP, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Hansen NB, Maisto SA, Marconi VC, O’Connor P, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 2053-2063. PMID: 33460225, PMCID: PMC8856627, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useSignificant alcohol useHeavy drinking daysAlcohol use disorderTimeline FollowbackAlcohol useSelf-reported alcohol useNumber of drinksClinical trialsRisk drinkingUse disordersDrinking daysBiomarker-based evidenceSample of PWHDrinks/dayMean numberSelf-reported alcohol consumptionMagnitude of associationBlood spot samplesLiver diseasePEth levelsTLFB interviewAlcohol consumptionLogistic regressionPatients
2014
Using Multiple Daily Pain Ratings to Improve Reliability and Assay Sensitivity: How Many Is Enough?
Heapy A, Dziura J, Buta E, Goulet J, Kulas JF, Kerns RD. Using Multiple Daily Pain Ratings to Improve Reliability and Assay Sensitivity: How Many Is Enough? Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 1360-1365. PMID: 25283469, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain intensity ratingsPain treatment trialsPain ratingsTreatment trialsIntensity ratingsDaily pain ratingsMedical Center patientsIMMPACT recommendationsBaseline measurement periodCenter patientsPain assessmentBland-Altman analysisClinical trialsSecondary data analysisDaily callsDaily ratingsTrialsMeaningful differencesAssay sensitivityMeasure reliabilityAdequate reliabilitySpecific recommendationsPatientsSmall subsetBaselineTriggering of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation by Negative Emotion
Lampert R, Jamner L, Burg M, Dziura J, Brandt C, Liu H, Li F, Donovan T, Soufer R. Triggering of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation by Negative Emotion. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1533-1534. PMID: 25277622, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthyl Glucuronide and Ethyl Sulfate Assays in Clinical Trials, Interpretation, and Limitations: Results of a Dose Ranging Alcohol Challenge Study and 2 Clinical Trials
Jatlow PI, Agro A, Wu R, Nadim H, Toll BA, Ralevski E, Nogueira C, Shi J, Dziura JD, Petrakis IL, O'Malley SS. Ethyl Glucuronide and Ethyl Sulfate Assays in Clinical Trials, Interpretation, and Limitations: Results of a Dose Ranging Alcohol Challenge Study and 2 Clinical Trials. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2014, 38: 2056-2065. PMID: 24773137, PMCID: PMC4107122, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEtG/EtSClinical trialsEthyl glucuronideRecent alcohol consumptionEvaluation of outcomesAlcohol challenge studyBlood concentrationsAlcohol dosesLow doseLight drinkingAlcohol consumptionChallenge studiesCutoff concentrationDrinking historyTimed intervalsAbstinenceTrialsHeavy consumptionDrinkingDoseGlucuronideObjective measuresHoursCutoffEtG
2013
Distracted driving behaviors of adults while children are in the car
Roney L, Violano P, Klaus G, Lofthouse R, Dziura J. Distracted driving behaviors of adults while children are in the car. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75: s290-s295. PMID: 23702631, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182924200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Randomized Trial of Behavior Therapy for Adults With Tourette Syndrome
Wilhelm S, Peterson AL, Piacentini J, Woods DW, Deckersbach T, Sukhodolsky DG, Chang S, Liu H, Dziura J, Walkup JT, Scahill L. Randomized Trial of Behavior Therapy for Adults With Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 795-803. PMID: 22868933, PMCID: PMC3772729, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Global Impressions-Improvement scaleYale Global Tic Severity ScaleComprehensive Behavioral InterventionTic Severity ScaleTourette syndromeBehavior therapySeverity ScaleBehavioral interventionsOutpatient research clinicTotal tic scoreLeast moderate severityChronic tic disorderGreater mean decreaseMonthly booster sessionsAdult patientsSupportive treatmentModerate severityTic scoreTic disordersPositive respondersResearch clinicBooster sessionsMean decreasePosttreatment evaluationPatients