2024
Comparison of clinical pharmacist practitioners’ headache care roles across clinical contexts within the Veterans Health Administration: Optimizing pharmacist integration
Goldman R, Damush T, Guirguis A, Datre O, Baird S, Sico J. Comparison of clinical pharmacist practitioners’ headache care roles across clinical contexts within the Veterans Health Administration: Optimizing pharmacist integration. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2024 PMID: 39269026, DOI: 10.1111/head.14834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationClinical pharmacist practitionersVHA facilitiesHeadache careCare teamEnhance patient outcomesPharmacist practitionersSpecialist servicesHealth AdministrationPracticing pharmacistsQualitative studyCross-sectional qualitative studyAdvanced practice pharmacistBehavior change skillsPatient outcomesSpecialty care servicesNon-formulary medicationsReading of transcriptsPharmacist integrationPrimary carePain teamCaring roleCare servicesHeadache neurologistPhysician education
2022
Pairing regression and configurational analysis in health services research: modelling outcomes in an observational cohort using a split-sample design
Miech EJ, Perkins AJ, Zhang Y, Myers LJ, Sico JJ, Daggy J, Bravata DM. Pairing regression and configurational analysis in health services research: modelling outcomes in an observational cohort using a split-sample design. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061469. PMID: 35672067, PMCID: PMC9174826, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackLogistic regression modelsHealth services researchSet of patientsOverall sample prevalenceObservational cohortLogistic regressionSample prevalenceRecurrent ischemic strokeVeterans Affairs hospitalRegression modelsServices researchIschemic attackRecurrent strokeCause mortalityCombined endpointIschemic strokePatient outcomesDeath outcomesCare outcomesPatientsSecondary analysisPrevalenceOutcomesCohort
2018
Association between admission haematocrit and mortality among men with acute ischaemic stroke
Sico JJ, Myers LJ, Fenton BJ, Concato J, Williams LS, Bravata DM. Association between admission haematocrit and mortality among men with acute ischaemic stroke. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2018, 3: 160. PMID: 30294472, PMCID: PMC6169611, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2018-000149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeAdmission haematocritAdjusted ORsChronic Health Evaluation IIIVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFirst year post strokeHours of admissionRisk of deathHaematocrit valuesMultivariate logistic regressionYear post strokeAcute PhysiologyHospital mortalityMedical comorbiditiesPoststroke mortalityStroke severityBlood transfusionSevere anemiaPost strokeHeart diseaseMedical recordsPatient outcomesCardiovascular conditionsPatients