2023
Assessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Davis-Plourde K, Dosa D, Chen K, Zang E, Kelly J, Gill T. Assessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2320207. PMID: 37358851, PMCID: PMC10293909, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMedicareNursing HomesQuality of Health CareUnited StatesWildfiresConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesNursing home characteristicsMean survival timeUS nursing homesGreater mean numberPrimary outcomeUS CentersExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEElevated riskSurvival timeSurvival analysisPresence of deficienciesMore deficienciesRisk statusEmergency preparednessHome characteristicsMean numberRiskPreparedness standardsDeficiencyResponsivenessHigh percentageOutcomesA scoping review described diversity in methods of randomization and reporting of baseline balance in stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials
Nevins P, Davis-Plourde K, Pereira Macedo J, Ouyang Y, Ryan M, Tong G, Wang X, Meng C, Ortiz-Reyes L, Li F, Caille A, Taljaard M. A scoping review described diversity in methods of randomization and reporting of baseline balance in stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2023, 157: 134-145. PMID: 36931478, PMCID: PMC10546924, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesHumansRandom AllocationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignConceptsStepped-wedge clusterIndividual-level characteristicsMethod of randomizationCross-sectional designControl armBaseline imbalancesCohort designMedian numberElectronic searchPrimary analysisBaseline balanceStudy designPrimary reportsBaselineTrialsIntervention conditionSW-CRTsRandomizationReporting
2019
Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis score and cognitive function in middle‐aged adults: The Framingham Study
Weinstein G, Davis‐Plourde K, Himali JJ, Zelber‐Sagi S, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis score and cognitive function in middle‐aged adults: The Framingham Study. Liver International 2019, 39: 1713-1721. PMID: 31155826, PMCID: PMC6736704, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNAFLD fibrosis scoreFatty liver diseaseCognitive functionAdvanced fibrosisFibrosis scoreLiver diseaseBrain healthLower riskPresence of NAFLDRelationship of NAFLDLiver fibrosis scoresExcessive alcohol intakeVisceral adipose tissueSeverity of fibrosisPoor cognitive functionMiddle-aged adultsExecutive functionCross-sectional relationshipNAFLD diagnosisCardiometabolic variablesAlcohol intakeFramingham StudyInsulin resistancePotential confoundersAssociation of Accelerometer-Measured Light-Intensity Physical Activity With Brain Volume
Spartano NL, Davis-Plourde KL, Himali JJ, Andersson C, Pase MP, Maillard P, DeCarli C, Murabito JM, Beiser AS, Vasan RS, Seshadri S. Association of Accelerometer-Measured Light-Intensity Physical Activity With Brain Volume. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e192745. PMID: 31002329, PMCID: PMC6481600, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccelerometryAgedBrainCross-Sectional StudiesDementiaExerciseFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOrgan SizeConceptsLight-intensity physical activityTotal brain volumeHigher total brain volumeMagnetic resonance imagingPA guidelinesPhysical activityBrain volumeBrain agingVigorous PA levelsCommunity-based cohort studyPA levelsBrain magnetic resonance imagingAssociation of accelerometerCurrent PA guidelinesBrain MRI measuresFramingham Heart Study participantsVigorous physical activityAdditional hourMost older adultsFramingham Heart StudyHigher brain volumesCohort studyDementia preventionDementia riskMean ageSelf‐Reported Physical Activity and Relations to Growth and Neurotrophic Factors in Diabetes Mellitus: The Framingham Offspring Study
Spartano NL, Davis-Plourde KL, Himali JJ, Murabito JM, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Self‐Reported Physical Activity and Relations to Growth and Neurotrophic Factors in Diabetes Mellitus: The Framingham Offspring Study. Journal Of Diabetes Research 2019, 2019: 2718465. PMID: 30729134, PMCID: PMC6343169, DOI: 10.1155/2019/2718465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorIGF-1 levelsDiabetes mellitusAmbulatory physical activityPhysical activityIGF-1Neurotrophic factorBrain-derived neurotrophic factor levelsHigher IGF-1 levelsInsulin-like growth factor-1Self-reported physical activityExamination cycle 7Higher BDNF levelsNeurotrophic factor levelsHormone replacement therapyPrevalent cardiovascular diseaseTotal physical activityFramingham Offspring StudyGrowth factor-1Multivariable regression modelsPhysical activity variablesMore physical activityEndothelial growth factorMiddle-aged adultsLinear multivariable regression models
2017
Atrial fibrillation and cognitive decline in the Framingham Heart Study
Nishtala A, Piers RJ, Himali JJ, Beiser AS, Davis-Plourde KL, Saczynski JS, McManus DD, Benjamin EJ, Au R. Atrial fibrillation and cognitive decline in the Framingham Heart Study. Heart Rhythm 2017, 15: 166-172. PMID: 28943482, PMCID: PMC5881912, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.09.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalent atrial fibrillationVascular risk factorsAtrial fibrillationFramingham Heart StudyAF statusRisk factorsAPOE4 statusHeart StudyOffspring CohortVascular risk factor burdenCognitive performanceNP assessmentExecutive functionLongitudinal declineRisk factor burdenDomain-specific cognitive performanceApolipoprotein ε4 statusBaseline neuropsychological assessmentCross-sectional analysisInter-test intervalEligible participantsOriginal cohortVascular profilesΕ4 statusCognitive decline