2014
Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study
Ali A, Vitulano L, Lee R, Weiss TR, Colson ER. Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study. BMC Primary Care 2014, 15: 79. PMID: 24885888, PMCID: PMC4012507, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic Lyme diseaseExperiences of patientsLyme diseaseHealth statusHealthcare providersHealthcare systemSubstantial clinical burdenBorrelia burgdorferi infectionHealth Belief ModelUnited States healthcare systemPersistent symptomsClinical burdenCAM therapiesDisease burdenDoctor-patient relationshipBurgdorferi infectionStates healthcare systemUnconventional therapiesCAM practitionersPatient experiencePatientsDiseaseClinical encountersHealthcare settingsBelief Model
2012
Reasons Why Women Accept or Reject the Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) During Pregnancy
Meharry PM, Colson ER, Grizas AP, Stiller R, Vázquez M. Reasons Why Women Accept or Reject the Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) During Pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2012, 17: 156-164. PMID: 22367067, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-0957-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDecision MakingFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanInterviews as TopicNew EnglandPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient CompliancePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProfessional-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment RefusalVaccinationVaccines, InactivatedConceptsInfluenza vaccineSeasonal influenza vaccineQualitative descriptive designSeasonal vaccinePostpartum womenPregnant womenFuture vaccinationVaccineVaccine rejectionSemi-structured interview formatDescriptive designWomenVaccinationInterview formatPrevious findingsEmergent themesPregnancyHospital
2011
The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy
Nguyen SN, Von Kohorn I, Schulman-Green D, Colson ER. The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2011, 16: 1312-1318. PMID: 21989676, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0896-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of an Educational Intervention on Caregivers’ Beliefs About Infant Crying and Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Bechtel K, Le K, Martin KD, Shah N, Leventhal JM, Colson E. Impact of an Educational Intervention on Caregivers’ Beliefs About Infant Crying and Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Academic Pediatrics 2011, 11: 481-486. PMID: 21940233, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShaken baby syndromeHospital dischargeIntervention groupEducational interventionAnticipatory guidanceUrban primary care centerPediatric residentsInfant cryingNewborn hospital dischargeHistorical control groupPrimary care centersIntervention group caregiversBeliefs/knowledgePostpartum interventionsCare centerAdjusted associationsInfant deathBaby syndromeShaken BabyHospital staffControl groupYoung infantsMore mothersInfantsLogistic regression