2023
Efficacy of a web-based healthcare innovation to advance the quality of life and care of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ACQUIRE-ICD): a randomized controlled trial
Skov O, Johansen J, Nielsen J, Larroudé C, Riahi S, Melchior T, Vinther M, Skovbakke S, Rottmann N, Wiil U, Brandt C, Smolderen K, Spertus J, Pedersen S. Efficacy of a web-based healthcare innovation to advance the quality of life and care of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ACQUIRE-ICD): a randomized controlled trial. EP Europace 2023, 25: euad253. PMID: 38055845, PMCID: PMC10700011, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyDefibrillators, ImplantableDelivery of Health CareHumansInternetQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsWeb-based interventionUsual careDevice acceptanceFlorida Patient Acceptance SurveySymptoms of anxietyCare of patientsSymptoms of depressionQuality of lifeImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorImplantable cardioverter defibrillator patientsRandomized controlled trialsFirst-time ICD recipientsOnline patient forumsRemote device monitoringImplant centresPsychological interventionsHealthcare innovationAcceptability surveyStandard interventionGoal settingAnxiety symptomsPatient forumsCareInterventionNon-blinded
2022
The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care
Gaffey AE, Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinha R, Jacoby DL, Smolderen KG. The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 779-791. PMID: 35201804, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBehavioral MedicineCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseDelivery of Health CareHumansMental HealthMultimorbidityPsychologyConceptsCardiovascular careCardiovascular diseaseHealth care systemRisk factorsBehavioural risk factor managementTraditional atherosclerotic risk factorsWagner's Chronic Care ModelCare systemAtherosclerotic risk factorsRisk factor managementChronic Care ModelCause of morbidityMental health burdenBehavioral risk factorsChronic cardiovascular diseaseHigh-intensity careAdverse health outcomesMental health disordersHealth psychologyEvidence-based approachComplex multimorbidityRisk patientsCardiovascular populationFactor managementChronic diseases
2015
Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen SI, Wang Y, Dreyer R, Strait KM, Spatz ES, Xu X, Smolderen KG, Desai NR, Lorenze NP, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, D'Onofrio G, Bueno H, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1827-1832. PMID: 26541907, PMCID: PMC5323057, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrehospital delayInsurance statusMyocardial infarctionSpanish patientsGender differencesHealth care systemUS patientsProspective studyUS cohortUS womenPatientsUniversal insuranceCare systemWomenSignificant gender differencesInfarctionMenInsurance groupsHoursStatusAssociationLarge proportionDifferencesCohort