2019
Cognitive Impairment and Cardiovascular Disease: A Comparison of Risk Factors, Disability, Quality of Life, and Access to Health Care
Adams M, Grandpre J, Katz D, Shenson D. Cognitive Impairment and Cardiovascular Disease: A Comparison of Risk Factors, Disability, Quality of Life, and Access to Health Care. Public Health Reports 2019, 135: 132-140. PMID: 31835014, PMCID: PMC7119259, DOI: 10.1177/0033354919893030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCognitive DysfunctionDiabetes MellitusDietDisabled PersonsFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLipidsMaleMiddle AgedObesityQuality of LifeRisk FactorsSedentary BehaviorSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSmokingSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsPopulation attributable riskSubjective cognitive impairmentRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseQuality of lifeHigh cholesterolSedentary lifestyleHealth careCognitive impairmentModifiable risk factorsDevelopment of dementiaRisk of dementiaMeasures of disabilityHealth-related measuresCurrent smokingInadequate fruitCVD interventionsDisability measuresVegetable consumptionKey outcomesLinear associationAdultsImpairmentWorse accessHypertension
2012
Vaccinations and preventive screening services for older adults: opportunities and challenges in the USA
Shenson D, Anderson L, Slonim A, Benson W. Vaccinations and preventive screening services for older adults: opportunities and challenges in the USA. Perspectives In Public Health 2012, 132: 165-170. PMID: 22729006, PMCID: PMC4532267, DOI: 10.1177/1757913912444850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive servicesOlder adultsClinical preventive servicesPreventive screening servicesPublic healthPneumococcal diseaseScreening servicesBreast cancerMedical costsClinician's officeVaccinationPrevention effortsDisease screeningOlder AmericansAdultsSurveillance measuresClinical medicineHealthInterventionUS medicineMedicineDeliveryColorectalImmunisationIllnessDeveloping an integrated strategy to reduce ethnic and racial disparities in the delivery of clinical preventive services for older Americans.
Shenson D, Adams M, Bolen J, Wooten K, Clough J, Giles WH, Anderson L. Developing an integrated strategy to reduce ethnic and racial disparities in the delivery of clinical preventive services for older Americans. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: e44-50. PMID: 22698041, PMCID: PMC3464841, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.300701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBlack or African AmericanColonoscopyDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMammographyPapanicolaou TestPreventive Health ServicesVaccinationVaginal SmearsWhite PeopleConceptsClinical preventive servicesColorectal cancer screeningPapanicolaou testCancer screeningPreventive servicesBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemOlder AmericansPublic health focusRace/ethnicityOnly vaccinationPneumococcal vaccinationAdult immunizationSpecific vaccinationPrimary careHispanic adultsEthnic disparitiesHealth focusVaccinationRacial disparitiesSurveillance systemScreeningAdultsDisparitiesLevelsClinical preventive services for older adults: the interface between personal health care and public health services.
Ogden L, Richards C, Shenson D. Clinical preventive services for older adults: the interface between personal health care and public health services. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: 419-25. PMID: 22390505, PMCID: PMC3487658, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical preventive servicesPreventive servicesHealth servicesPersonal health servicesPublic health servicesCare barriersHealth outcomesPersonal health systemsClinical settingCommunity settingsHealth disparitiesHealth systemHealthy agingOlder adultsPopulation healthHealth careHealth resultsPersonal health carePrevention programmingSignificant reductionHealth spendingAdultsImproved collaborationMorbidityMortality
2011
Routine checkups don't ensure that seniors get preventive services.
Shenson D, Adams M, Bolen J, Anderson L. Routine checkups don't ensure that seniors get preventive services. The Journal Of Family Practice 2011, 60: e1-e10. PMID: 21209970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFamily PracticeFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHealth Services for the AgedHumansInfluenza, HumanMaleMass ScreeningPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Education as TopicPneumococcal InfectionsPreventive Health ServicesUnited StatesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsClinical preventive servicesPreventive servicesRoutine checkupAdults age 65Recent checkupAge 65Personal health care providerAdults age 65 yearsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRoutine medical checkupAge 65 yearsHealth care providersHealth care accessPercentage of adultsRace/ethnicityPneumococcal diseaseMedical checkupBreast cancerCare accessCare providersCheckupDistrict of ColumbiaTelephone surveyHigh access
2008
The Vote and Vax Program
Shenson D, Adams M. The Vote and Vax Program. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2008, 14: 476-480. PMID: 18708892, DOI: 10.1097/01.phh.0000333883.52893.c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccinationAdult vaccine recipientsInfluenza-associated illnessAnnual influenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccination seasonCommunity-based clinicsHalf of adultsPublic health agenciesVaccination recipientsVaccine recipientsVaccination seasonRobert Wood Johnson FoundationVaccinationDisease preventionHealth agenciesMajor causePriority groupsOlder AmericansClinicJohnson FoundationLarge-scale deliveryRecipientsDeliveryPercentHospitalization
2007
Expanding the delivery of clinical preventive services through community collaboration: the SPARC model.
Shenson D, Benson W, Harris AC. Expanding the delivery of clinical preventive services through community collaboration: the SPARC model. Preventing Chronic Disease 2007, 5: a20. PMID: 18082009, PMCID: PMC2248782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCommunity Health PlanningCommunity-Institutional RelationsFemaleGeorgiaHealth Care CoalitionsHealth Care SurveysHumansImmunization ProgramsInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedModels, OrganizationalNeoplasmsPilot ProjectsProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationRisk AssessmentVaccinationConceptsAtlanta Regional CommissionSPARC modelRegional CommissionHome regionSocial service organizationsPrevention servicesLocal health service providersLocal fire stationSenior housing facilitiesCharter middle schoolsElection dayPolling placesCommunity-based activitiesLocal public health agenciesNonprofit agenciesMinority communitiesCommunity collaborationRegional collaborationRegional coordinationHealth service providersAdvocacy groupsDisease prevention servicesClinical preventive servicesService organizationsHousing facilities
2005
Validation of self-reported pneumococcal vaccination in behavioral risk factor surveillance surveys: experience from the sickness prevention achieved through regional collaboration (SPARC) program
Shenson D, DiMartino D, Bolen J, Campbell M, Lu P, Singleton J. Validation of self-reported pneumococcal vaccination in behavioral risk factor surveillance surveys: experience from the sickness prevention achieved through regional collaboration (SPARC) program. Vaccine 2005, 23: 1015-1020. PMID: 15620474, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.07.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemPneumococcal vaccination statusPneumococcal vaccinationVaccination statusBRFSS surveyBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SurveySelf-reported pneumococcal vaccinationRisk Factor Surveillance SurveyRisk Factor Surveillance SystemPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineLocal health care agencyPopulation-based surveyPrimary surveillance toolSickness preventionHealth care agenciesPneumococcal immunizationPolysaccharide vaccineMedical recordsMedicare claimsSurveillance SurveyFour-county areaSubset of respondentsCare agenciesSurveillance toolVaccination
1993
Suicide Risk in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Beckett A, Shenson D. Suicide Risk in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 1993, 1: 27-35. PMID: 9384825, DOI: 10.3109/10673229309017054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionSuicide riskImmunodeficiency syndromeVirus infectionSuicidal ideationHIV/AIDS populationAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSpectrum of patientsDisease-specific stressorsOwn clinical experienceSuicide risk factorsHIV infectionAIDS populationRisk factorsGeneral populationClinical experiencePatientsInfectionSyndromeHigh rateSuicideRiskIdeationCareful exploration