Karen Dorsey Sheares, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Adjunct; Director, Quality Measurement Program, CORE
Research & Publications
Biography
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Research Summary
Specialized Terms: Clinical quality measurement; Quality improvement; Use of electronic health record data for quality measurement
Research Interests
Quality of Health Care; Electronic Health Records; Quality Improvement
Selected Publications
- Patterns of moderate and vigorous physical activity in obese and overweight compared with non‐overweight childrenDORSEY KB, HERRIN J, KRUMHOLZ HM. Patterns of moderate and vigorous physical activity in obese and overweight compared with non‐overweight children. Pediatric Obesity 2010, 6: e547-e555. PMID: 20883127, PMCID: PMC3815589, DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.490586.
- Do Self- or Parent-Reported Dietary, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors Predict Worsening Obesity in Children?Dorsey KB, Mauldon M, Magraw R, Yu S, Krumholz HM. Do Self- or Parent-Reported Dietary, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors Predict Worsening Obesity in Children? The Journal Of Pediatrics 2010, 157: 566-571. PMID: 20542293, PMCID: PMC2936814, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.062.
- Greater lean tissue and skeletal muscle mass are associated with higher bone mineral content in childrenDorsey KB, Thornton JC, Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D. Greater lean tissue and skeletal muscle mass are associated with higher bone mineral content in children. Nutrition & Metabolism 2010, 7: 41. PMID: 20459832, PMCID: PMC2886077, DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-7-41.
- Applying Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and AdolescentsDorsey KB, Mauldon M, Magraw R, Valka J, Yu S, Krumholz HM. Applying Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Pediatrics 2010, 49: 137-145. PMID: 20080520, DOI: 10.1177/0009922809346567.
- The Utility of Shorter Epochs in Direct Motion MonitoringDorsey K, Herrin J, Krumholz H, Irwin M. The Utility of Shorter Epochs in Direct Motion Monitoring. Research Quarterly For Exercise And Sport 2009, 80: 460-468. PMID: 19791632, PMCID: PMC3152374, DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599584.
- An algorithm for identifying physical activity patterns from motion data.Dorsey KB, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. An algorithm for identifying physical activity patterns from motion data. Pediatric Exercise Science 2008, 20: 305-18. PMID: 18714120, DOI: 10.1123/pes.20.3.305.
- Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Childhood Obesity in Pediatric PracticeDorsey KB, Wells C, Krumholz HM, Concato J. Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Childhood Obesity in Pediatric Practice. JAMA Pediatrics 2005, 159: 632-638. PMID: 15996996, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.7.632.