2023
Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients
Vaca F, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon M, Hsiao A, Reynolds J, Maciejewski K, Field C, D’Onofrio G. Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314848. PMID: 37219901, PMCID: PMC10208138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard care groupNumber of bingesEmergency department patientsStandard careED patientsCare groupBrief interventionDepartment patientsAlcohol screeningDisease burdenUnhealthy drinkingDigital health toolsLevel II trauma centerHealth toolsParticipants 25 yearsAlcohol-related health disparitiesTertiary care centerAdverse health behaviorsUnhealthy alcohol useHigh disease burdenAlcohol use disorderTimeline followback methodEmergency medical careSelf-reported numberHigh-risk drinking
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
Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients
Vaca FE, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon MV, Hsiao A, Field CA, D'Onofrio G. Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2020, 96: 106104. PMID: 32777381, PMCID: PMC8252296, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderBrief interventionSevere alcohol use disorderUse disordersBinge drinking daysSpecialized treatment servicesAlcohol-related health disparitiesAlcohol screeningBrief intervention toolTimeline followback methodHigh-risk drinkingNegative behaviorsTreatment engagementAUD severityImpaired driversStandard careDrinking daysMeaningful contactIntervention toolDigital health toolsUnhealthy drinkingPrimary outcomeLatino patientsHealth toolsWork/school
2019
“Radiotherapy for older women (ROW)”: A risk calculator for women with early-stage breast cancer
Wang SY, Abujarad F, Chen T, Evans SB, Killelea BK, Mougalian SS, Fraenkel L, Gross C. “Radiotherapy for older women (ROW)”: A risk calculator for women with early-stage breast cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2019, 11: 850-859. PMID: 31899199, PMCID: PMC7263974, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerRisk calculatorLocal recurrenceBreast cancerOlder womenTumor characteristicsBreast cancer-specific outcomesReceipt of radiotherapyCancer-specific outcomesEarly breast cancerIndividual patient's riskBenefits of radiotherapyAdvisory CommitteeLife expectancyOnline risk calculatorLong-term survivalShared decision makingBenefit of RTOlder adult womenRadiotherapy statusCause mortalityOverall survivalRecurrence reductionFunctional statusPatient risk
2018
Building an Informed Consent Tool Starting with the Patient: The Patient-Centered Virtual Multimedia Interactive Informed Consent (VIC).
Abujarad F, Alfano S, Bright TJ, Kannoth S, Grant N, Gueble M, Peduzzi P, Chupp G. Building an Informed Consent Tool Starting with the Patient: The Patient-Centered Virtual Multimedia Interactive Informed Consent (VIC). AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2018, 2017: 374-383. PMID: 29854101, PMCID: PMC5977640.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Patient-Centered Decision Support: Formative Usability Evaluation of Integrated Clinical Decision Support With a Patient Decision Aid for Minor Head Injury in the Emergency Department
Melnick ER, Hess EP, Guo G, Breslin M, Lopez K, Pavlo AJ, Abujarad F, Powsner SM, Post LA. Patient-Centered Decision Support: Formative Usability Evaluation of Integrated Clinical Decision Support With a Patient Decision Aid for Minor Head Injury in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e174. PMID: 28526667, PMCID: PMC5457532, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor head injuryCanadian CT Head RuleClinician-patient relationshipPatient-specific riskHead injuryPatient decision aidClinical decision supportDecision supportCT useEmergency departmentPatient concernsCanadian Computed Tomography Head RuleUser interface developmentMinor head injury patientsFormative usability evaluationPatient-centered decision supportEmergency care cliniciansUser-centered designHead injury patientsClinical decision rulePatients' specific concernsIntegrated clinical decision supportTomography Head RuleInitial prototype developmentHealth information technologyFingerprint-based background checks for personal care workers: Stakeholder views of policy criteria
Raile ED, Swierenga SJ, Dennis TA, Swanson-Aprill LA, Post LA, Abujarad F. Fingerprint-based background checks for personal care workers: Stakeholder views of policy criteria. Journal Of Elder Abuse & Neglect 2017, 30: 75-92. PMID: 28521617, DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2017.1330715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolicy criteria