2015
Satisfaction With Life, Coping, and Spirituality Among Urban Families
Doolittle B, Courtney M, Jasien J. Satisfaction With Life, Coping, and Spirituality Among Urban Families. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2015, 6: 256-259. PMID: 26206342, DOI: 10.1177/2150131915596961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban primary care clinicSpecial health care needsChronic medical illnessPrimary care clinicsHealth care needsRoutine careCare clinicsMedical illnessLowest quartilePatient involvementCare needsDemographic dataCoping strategiesConvenience samplePotential mediatorsEmotional coping strategiesLife ScaleLife satisfactionUrban familiesLow incomeVoluntary surveyCertain coping strategiesCoping InventoryChildrenLimited accessImplementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education
Doolittle BR, Tobin D, Genao I, Ellman M, Ruser C, Brienza R. Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education. Education For Health 2015, 28: 74-78. PMID: 26261119, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.161916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered medical home (PCMH) modelPatient-centered medical homeEmergency room visitsMid-level providersHealth care personnelMedical home modelTeam-based approachThird-party payersRoom visitsPrimary careMedical homePhysician training programsCare personnelEfficient carePhysician groupsHome modelParty payersGraduate Medical EducationAccreditation CouncilCare
2009
Application of a Prediction Rule to Discriminate Between Aseptic and Bacterial Meningitis in Adults
Doolittle BR, Alias A. Application of a Prediction Rule to Discriminate Between Aseptic and Bacterial Meningitis in Adults. Hospital Practice 2009, 37: 93-97. PMID: 20877176, DOI: 10.3810/hp.2009.12.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial meningitisPrediction ruleAseptic meningitisPediatric populationAdult cohortRetrospective chart reviewUrban community hospitalDifficult diagnostic challengeNegative predictive valueChart reviewPatient morbidityDiagnostic challengeUnnecessary hospitalizationCommunity hospitalProspective validationInclusion criteriaMeningitisPredictive valueAdult populationPatientsCohortPopulationHospitalizationMorbidityHospital