2022
Essential components of care in a multidisciplinary headache center: Perspectives from headache neurology specialists
Goldman RE, Damush TM, Kuruvilla DE, Lindsey H, Baird S, Riley S, BS L, Grinberg AS, Seng EK, Fenton BT, Sico JJ. Essential components of care in a multidisciplinary headache center: Perspectives from headache neurology specialists. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2022, 62: 306-318. PMID: 35293614, DOI: 10.1111/head.14277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary headache centerHeadache centerHeadache careNeurology specialistsChronic headacheIntegrative health modalitiesBotulinum toxin injectionImmersion/crystallization techniqueType of careSemi-structured telephone interviewsBehavioral health practitionersCognitive behavioral therapyToxin injectionMultidisciplinary careNerve blockPain managementUnsuccessful treatmentHeadache specialistsNew medicationsPhysical therapySuccessful careMultiple doctorsPatientsOccupational therapySleep medicine
2020
Quality improvement in neurology: Neurology Outcomes Quality Measurement Set
Sico JJ, Sarwal A, Benish SM, Busis NA, Cohen BH, Das RR, Finsilver S, Halperin JJ, Kelly AG, Meunier L, Phipps MS, Thirumala PD, Villanueva R, von Gaudecker J, Bennett A, Shenoy AM. Quality improvement in neurology: Neurology Outcomes Quality Measurement Set. Neurology 2020, 94: 982-990. PMID: 32398356, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of and characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality in a Ugandan neurology ward
Diaz MM, Hu X, Fenton BT, Kimuli I, Lee A, Lindsey H, Bigelow JK, Maiser S, Altalib HH, Sico JJ. Prevalence of and characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality in a Ugandan neurology ward. BMC Neurology 2020, 20: 42. PMID: 32005185, PMCID: PMC6995141, DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-1627-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurology wardHead traumaHospital mortalityWorse survivalCommon diagnosisMultivariate Cox proportional hazard modelingSub-Saharan African hospitalsCox proportional hazard modelingKaplan-Meier survival curvesConclusionsIn-hospital mortalityPatient-level predictorsHigh-risk groupProportional hazard modelingDiagnosis of infectionTime of deathIndex hospitalizationHospital admissionMulago HospitalNeurologic illnessAfrican hospitalsNeurologic diseaseSurvival curvesPatientsHazard modelingMortality
2019
Modelling care quality for patients after a transient ischaemic attack within the US Veterans Health Administration
Arling G, Sico JJ, Reeves MJ, Myers L, Baye F, Bravata DM. Modelling care quality for patients after a transient ischaemic attack within the US Veterans Health Administration. BMJ Open Quality 2019, 8: e000641. PMID: 31909209, PMCID: PMC6937041, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMiddle AgedNeurologyPatient AdmissionQuality of Health CareReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesStrokeTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsTransient ischemic attackCharlson Comorbidity IndexVeterans Health AdministrationHigher Charlson comorbidity indexUS Veterans Health AdministrationInpatient admissionsNeurological consultationNeurology consultationEmergency departmentIschemic attackPreventive careHealth AdministrationCare qualitySpeech deficitsHigher CCI scoresModerate potency statinRecurrent vascular eventsStroke center designationHistory of dementiaPreventive care qualityAntithrombotic medicationComorbidity indexCCI scoreED visitsRetrospective cohortAmerican Academy of Neurology members' preparedness to treat sexual and gender minorities.
Rosendale N, Ostendorf T, Evans DA, Weathers A, Sico JJ, Randall J, Hinson HE. American Academy of Neurology members' preparedness to treat sexual and gender minorities. Neurology 2019, 93: 159-166. PMID: 31201295, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic careSGM patientsAmerican AcademyHealth care servicesGender minority patientsNeurologic healthNeurologic illnessMost neurologistsMinority patientsSelf-reported knowledgeResponse rateFuture educational offeringsCare servicesPatientsSocial determinantsClinical preparednessMinority of respondentsNeurologistsSGM individualsGender identitySGM identitiesSexual orientationAAN membersMost respondentsCare