2025
Education Research: The Landscape of Adult Neurology Residency Didactic Curricula in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Sutherland H, Gummerson C, Encandela J, Nascimento F, Moeller J. Education Research: The Landscape of Adult Neurology Residency Didactic Curricula in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Neurology Education 2025, 4: e200205. PMID: 40104778, PMCID: PMC11919388, DOI: 10.1212/ne9.0000000000200205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic half-dayCurricular designSelf-directed learningWork-based learningMean class sizeDidactic choicesEducational practiceEducational aimsProgram characteristicsClass sizeAsynchronous learningDidactic curriculumExamination preparationCurriculumLearningResident attendanceProgram typeProgram directorsHalf-dayNational normsNational standardsAttendanceCross-sectional surveyHIV risk perception and problematic alcohol use among urban slum residents in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional survey
Sujan S, Sikder T, Siddique A, Hossain J, Hossen I, Saikat E, Uddin M, Keya S, Paudel K, Gautam K, Ha T, Shrestha R. HIV risk perception and problematic alcohol use among urban slum residents in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional survey. AIDS Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 40043190, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2473941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV risk perceptionUrban slum residentsProblematic alcohol useSexually transmitted infectionsAlcohol useSlum residentsHigh HIV risk perceptionRisk perceptionHistory of sexually transmitted infectionsPoor mental healthUrban slum settingsParticipants' mean ageCross-sectional surveyGlobal public health issueCross-sectional studyDecreased alcohol usePublic health issueMultivariate linear regression analysisHIV perceptionMental healthSlum settingsHIV epidemicHealth issuesUrban slumsLinear regression analysisWorkplace bullying among medical laboratory professionals in Ghana: insights from self-reported experiences, challenges to mitigation structures, and coping strategies
Duah E, Ephraim R, Kotam G, Kumordzi S, Amoah S, Addy N, Kwashie S, Rahamani A. Workplace bullying among medical laboratory professionals in Ghana: insights from self-reported experiences, challenges to mitigation structures, and coping strategies. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25: 310. PMID: 40001166, PMCID: PMC11853304, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12458-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical laboratory professionalsLaboratory professionalsPatient careConfidence intervalsCross-sectional surveyRevised Negative Acts QuestionnaireSelf-reported experiencesBackgroundWorkplace bullyingNegative Acts QuestionnaireConclusionThe high prevalenceWorkplace bullyingHealthcare professionalsUrban counterpartsBachelor's degree holdersDegree holdersHigher oddsNAQ-RCoping strategiesOdds ratioRural professionalsActs QuestionnaireLogistic regressionDemographic informationProfessionalsWorkplace characteristicsInternational perspectives on physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to medical cannabis
Syed S, Singh J, Elkholy H, Palavra I, Tomicevic M, Eric A, da Costa M, Guloksuz S, Radhakrishnan R. International perspectives on physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to medical cannabis. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 13: 1463871. PMID: 40051509, PMCID: PMC11882600, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1463871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysicians' knowledgeStrength of evidenceMedical cannabisCross-sectional survey of physiciansSurvey of physiciansCross-sectional surveyYears of clinical experienceNegative health outcomesCannabis useClinical experienceRefractory chronic neuropathic painClinical decision-makingHealth outcomesPhysicians' attitudesPhysicians' willingnessChronic neuropathic painMedical use of cannabisRisk of psychosisDaily cannabis useMedication useDescriptive statisticsRisk of addictionMedical indicationsUse of cannabisPhysiciansUS Geriatric Assessment Practices for Older Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation or CAR T- cell therapy: An ASTCT Physician Survey from the Aging Special Interest Group and Committee on Practice Guidelines
Munshi P, Olin R, Wall S, McCurdy S, Al-Juhaishi T, Baker J, Bhatt V, Chokr N, Dahi P, DeFilipp Z, Espinoza-Gutarra M, Farhan S, Gowda L, Hamilton B, Inamoto Y, Jayani R, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Lin R, Meyers G, Mishra A, Murthy H, Nawas M, Rosko A, Ruiz M, Sorror M, Sung A, Carpenter P, Hamadani M, Artz A. US Geriatric Assessment Practices for Older Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation or CAR T- cell therapy: An ASTCT Physician Survey from the Aging Special Interest Group and Committee on Practice Guidelines. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2025 PMID: 39961473, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2025.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationT-cell therapyCAR-T cell therapyCAR-TCell transplantationGeriatric assessmentCellular therapyChimeric antigen T-cell therapyAmerican Society for TransplantationPromote risk stratificationAllo-HCTRisk stratificationCell therapyOlder patientsRoutine GAOlder adultsGa uptakeTherapyPhysician practice patternsTransplantationPractice patternsClinical support staffCross-sectional surveyPhysician membersDomain of GAAssociation of Primary Care Access with Health-Related ChatGPT Use: A National Cross-Sectional Survey
Ayo-Ajibola O, Julien C, Lin M, Riddell J, Duan N, Kravitz R. Association of Primary Care Access with Health-Related ChatGPT Use: A National Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-8. PMID: 39930155, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09406-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOnline health informationPrimary care accessCare accessSource of primary careNational cross-sectional surveyOnline health information sourcesSources of online health informationPrimary care relationshipsCross-sectional surveyNational survey of patientsSurvey of patientsMultiple logistic regressionNon-white raceNational Institutes of HealthPrimary careHealth characteristicsInstitutes of HealthHealth informationChi-square testCaring relationshipsDescriptive statisticsLogistic regressionPrimary languageHigher incomeNational surveyP-1415. Social Determinants of Health and Side Effects Significantly Predict Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Preferences for Every 2 Month Long-Acting Injectable vs. Daily Oral PrEP among Cisgender Women in the United States and the Dominican Republic
Kerrigan D, Scott R, O’Rourke A, Galai N, Karver T, Davis W, Metzner A, Oglesby A, Moriarty P, Taggart T, Barrington C, Gomez H, Perez M, Donastorg Y. P-1415. Social Determinants of Health and Side Effects Significantly Predict Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Preferences for Every 2 Month Long-Acting Injectable vs. Daily Oral PrEP among Cisgender Women in the United States and the Dominican Republic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1590. PMCID: PMC11777370, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisLong-actingFemale sex workersSocial determinantsCisgender womenSocial determinants of healthHIV diagnosis ratesDaily oral PrEPDeterminants of healthBlack cisgender womenLow pre-exposure prophylaxisCross-sectional surveyOral PrEPUnited StatesHIV disparitiesWhite cisgender womenHIV inequitiesSide effectsIncreased oddsDiagnosis rateHIVPrEP preferencesDominican RepublicPrEPSex workersMediating roles of weight stigma and physical activity avoidance in the associations between severity of gaming disorder and levels of physical activity among young adults.
Saffari M, Huang C, Huang P, Chang Y, Chen J, Poon W, Potenza M, Griffiths M, Lin C. Mediating roles of weight stigma and physical activity avoidance in the associations between severity of gaming disorder and levels of physical activity among young adults. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 289-303. PMID: 39853322, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityWeight stigmaModerate to high PALevels of physical activityPerceived weight stigmaCross-sectional surveyGaming disorderYoung adultsSeverity of gaming disorderStructural equation modelingMultinomial logistic regressionPA levelsLow PAHigh PAAssociated with higher levelsStigmaLogistic regressionMediation analysisTaiwanese young adultsRisk of gaming disorderBehavioral symptomsAssociationClinical groupsActive avoidanceAdultsA multi-center study of symptoms in patients with esophageal cancer postoperatively: A networking analysis
Chen F, Shen Z, Xiong Y, Jiang Y, Zhou D, Guo J, Huang H, Knobf M, Ye Z. A multi-center study of symptoms in patients with esophageal cancer postoperatively: A networking analysis. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2025, 74: 102784. PMID: 39813978, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal cancerSymptom clustersDry mouthEating difficultiesCross-sectional surveyStudy of symptomsExploratory factor analysisSymptom burdenMulti-center studyBridge symptomsWeeks post-surgeryAcid indigestionPost-surgerySentinel symptomPatientsCancerMultiple centersSymptomsFactor analysisHeartburnCore symptomsBileWeeksCluster levelMouth
2024
Low concordance between QIAreach QuantiFERON-TB, a novel interferon-gamma release assay, and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, in a population-based survey in Blantyre, Malawi
Rickman H, Phiri M, Mbale H, Horton K, Henrion M, Nightingale E, Seddon J, Corbett E, MacPherson P. Low concordance between QIAreach QuantiFERON-TB, a novel interferon-gamma release assay, and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, in a population-based survey in Blantyre, Malawi. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2024, 63: e01323-24. PMID: 39699188, PMCID: PMC11784431, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01323-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon-gamma release assayQuantiFERON-TB Gold PlusPopulation-based surveyQFT-PlusQuantiFERON-TBChildren aged 1Gold PlusRelease assayCross-sectional surveyDiagnostic evaluationMtb infectionPopulation-representative sampleSample of children aged 1Young childrenTime to positivityAged 1Primary careLow-income countriesHigh-burden countriesHigh-burden settingsTB goalsHigh-incidence settingsLow-incomeVolume of venous bloodQFT resultsWho feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? – a study protocol
Hall O, Trimble C, Garcia S, Grayson S, Joseph L, Entrup P, Jegede O, Martel J, Tetrault J, Mathis M, Jordan A. Who feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? – a study protocol. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 57: 2439540. PMID: 39697058, PMCID: PMC11660366, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2439540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesExperiences of racial discriminationCross-sectional surveyMedical servicesAccidental drug overdoseGroup-Based Medical Mistrust ScaleAssociated with health disparitiesDrug overdoseGroup-based medical mistrustMedical Mistrust ScaleEveryday Discrimination ScaleBlack AmericansNon-parametric partial correlationsMedical discriminationRacial discriminationFatal drug overdosesHealth disparitiesQuestionnaire measuring perceptionsRelated health problemsMedical mistrustExploratory factor analysisBlack adultsSociodemographic informationCronbach's alphaGroup-basedChatGPT and frequently asked patient questions for upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery
Watane A, Perzia B, Weiss M, Tooley A, Li E, Habib L, Tenzel P, Maeng M. ChatGPT and frequently asked patient questions for upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery. Orbit 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-4. PMID: 39671176, DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2024.2435930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOculofacial plastic surgeonsAmerican Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryBlepharoplasty procedureMean Likert scale scoreOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUpper eyelid blepharoplasty surgeryCross-sectional surveyOnline health information seekersHealth information seekersLikert scale scoresNon-inferior accuracyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryPatient educationPatient questionsClinical reasoningBlepharoplasty surgeryReconstructive surgeryLikert scalePlastic surgeonsScale scorePatientsSDLanguage modelChatGPTSurgeryFlavored E-Cigarette Sales Restrictions and Young Adult Tobacco Use
Friedman A, Pesko M, Whitacre T. Flavored E-Cigarette Sales Restrictions and Young Adult Tobacco Use. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e244594. PMID: 39729302, PMCID: PMC11681375, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.4594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemElectronic nicotine delivery systemsDaily cigarette smokingQuasi-experimental analysisTobacco useCigarette smokingBurden of tobacco-related diseaseRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSurvey dataDaily vapingFlavor restrictionsTobacco control policiesTobacco-related diseasesNoninstitutionalized civilian adultsAdult tobacco useCross-sectional surveyElectronic nicotine delivery systems usePublic health gainsYoung adult tobacco useCombustible tobacco useYoung adultsRespondents' demographic characteristicsAssociated with statistically significant reductionsIncreased cigarette smokingReduce youth vapingEffect of a youth-led early childhood care and education programme on children's development and learning in rural Sindh, Pakistan (LEAPS): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised implementation trial
Yousafzai A, Siyal S, Franchett E, Dai Q, Rehmani K, Sudfeld C, Bhamani S, Hakro S, Reyes C, Fink G, Ponguta L. Effect of a youth-led early childhood care and education programme on children's development and learning in rural Sindh, Pakistan (LEAPS): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised implementation trial. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2024, 9: 25-36. PMID: 39637878, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(24)00304-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's school readinessEarly childhood careSchool readinessFemale youthChildhood carePopulation-based cross-sectional surveyStepped-wedge cluster randomised trialImprove children's school readinessRural SindhPromote children’s school readinessRural PakistanCluster randomised trialStepped-wedge designEarly Learning AssessmentCross-sectional surveyEnrollment of childrenMiddle-income countriesHigh-quality ECCESocio-emotional developmentIntention-to-treat analysisECCE participationEmergent numeracyEmergent literacyClinical health conditionsEligible clustersUnderstanding the impact of covariates on the classification of implementation units for soil-transmitted helminths control: a case study from Kenya
Puranik A, Diggle P, Odiere M, Gass K, Kepha S, Okoyo C, Mwandawiro C, Wakesho F, Omondi W, Sultani H, Giorgi E. Understanding the impact of covariates on the classification of implementation units for soil-transmitted helminths control: a case study from Kenya. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2024, 24: 294. PMID: 39614175, PMCID: PMC11606136, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-024-02420-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictive inferenceRemotely sensed covariatesSimulation studyModel-based geostatisticsGeostatistical modelImpact of covariatesSpatially referenced covariatesSample sizeModern statistical methodsModel-based geostatistical methodsCross-sectional surveyCovariatesReduced sample sizeClassification of areasPrevalence predictionsInferenceDisease riskMethodsThis studyPrevalenceSub-countyPrevalence levelsUtilization of Prognosis Assignment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Military Periodontists
Sawaya R, Dickens N, Merchant K, Wilson J, Darcey C. Utilization of Prognosis Assignment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Military Periodontists. Military Medicine 2024, 190: e649-e656. PMID: 39576235, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeriodontal prognosisDental readinessTreatment outcomesDental readiness classificationClinical practicePrediction of treatment outcomePeriodontal consultationTreatment outcome predictionDental literaturePeriodontistsRetrospective evaluation of treatmentPresentation severityEvaluation of treatmentTreatment planningPrognosisRetrospective evaluationMilitary service branchMultiple time pointsOutcome predictionCross-sectional surveyTime pointsPracticing cliniciansTreatmentDemographic informationSeverityPrEP your step: Implementing an online crowdsourcing contest to engage young people in HIV prevention in Washington DC, USA
Taggart T, Mathews A, Junious T, Lindsey J, Augustine A, Debnam C, Boyd Y, Wright S, Tucker J, Magnus M. PrEP your step: Implementing an online crowdsourcing contest to engage young people in HIV prevention in Washington DC, USA. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0313882. PMID: 39556546, PMCID: PMC11573147, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP messagingSemi-structured interviewsHigh risk of HIVCommunity engagementCrowdsourced messagesYoung peopleCross-sectional surveyRisk of HIVPre-exposure prophylaxisPublic health impactImplementation researchPromote PrEPHIV preventionMedical providersConvenience sampleHIV incidenceCommunity partnersPromotion messagesEngaging young peopleWorld Health OrganizationThematic codingSurvey participantsPrEPHealth impactsSocial marketingAssociation of gender-based discrimination and burnout among faculty in an urban academic medical center
Peccoralo L, de Guillebon E, Clifton E, He C, Kaplan S, Deshpande R, Kaplan C, Pietrzak R, Charney D, Ripp J. Association of gender-based discrimination and burnout among faculty in an urban academic medical center. Work 2024 DOI: 10.1177/10519815241290607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with burnoutUrban academic medical centerAssociated with depressive symptomsCross-sectional surveyAcademic medical centerConclusions BurnoutBackground BurnoutGender-based discriminationReduce burnoutProfessional satisfactionMental healthUrban hospitalsWomen physiciansDepressive symptomsImpact burnoutRates of menIncreased burnoutLeadership scoresProfessional characteristicsWork life integrationBurnoutMedical CenterPhysiciansSurvey instrumentWomenFactors associated with loneliness in Latin-American family care partners during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leon T, Tapia-Munoz T, Slachevsky A, Beber B, Aguzzoli F, Nubia C, Vilar-Compte M, Gaitan-Rossi P, Olavarria L, Castro L, Pinto A, Guajardo T, Grycuk R, Chen Y, Leroi I, Lawlor B, Duran-Aniotz C, Sullivan R, Miranda-Castillo C. Factors associated with loneliness in Latin-American family care partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1286141. PMID: 39600792, PMCID: PMC11588483, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1286141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily care partnersCare partnersLevels of lonelinessMental healthSocial lonelinessFactors associated with lonelinessPerceived mental healthOverall lonelinessOnline cross-sectional surveyPublic health approachCross-sectional surveyHigher levels of lonelinessCOVID-19-related restrictionsCOVID-19 pandemicLoneliness prevalenceHealth factorsAssess lonelinessHealth approachLinear regression modelsMultiple linear regression modelPre-COVID-19 levelsHigher social lonelinessHealth situationSocial isolationEmotional lonelinessBuprenorphine Knowledge and Attitudes Among Sickle Cell Disease Providers
Nguemeni Tiako M, Afranie-Sakyi J, Van Doren L, Vasquez K, Calhoun C. Buprenorphine Knowledge and Attitudes Among Sickle Cell Disease Providers. Blood 2024, 144: 2442-2442. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-206368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseChronic painOpioid analgesicsSide effectsX-waiverPain managementAdequate analgesiaRespiratory depressionTraditional opioidsOff-labelSickle cell disease providerBuprenorphine formulationsImproving provider knowledgeFDA approvalSurvey of providersRisk of respiratory depressionCross-sectional surveyEffective opioid analgesicMedical education opportunitiesOpioid-induced hyperalgesiaSickle cell disease patientsCompared to other opioidsMorphine milligram equivalentsOpioid side effectsAbuse-deterrent technology
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