2021
Decreased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in a diverse urban population with increased colonoscopy screening
Brown J, Asumeng C, Greenwald D, Weissman M, Zauber A, Striplin J, Weng O, List J, Farley S, Winawer S. Decreased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in a diverse urban population with increased colonoscopy screening. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 1280. PMID: 34193094, PMCID: PMC8247120, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11330-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRC mortality ratesAnnual percent changeCRC incidenceMortality rateDiverse urban populationRisk factorsLongitudinal cross-sectional studyCRC risk factorsColorectal cancer incidenceCommunity Health Survey dataColorectal cancer screeningCRC incidence ratesLocal stage diseaseState Cancer RegistryCross-sectional studyHigh mortality rateHealth Survey dataRace/ethnicityCRC burdenStage diseaseCancer RegistryColonoscopy ratesColonoscopy screeningBlack raceCancer screening
2015
Mobile Health Devices as Tools for Worldwide Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Disease Management
Piette J, List J, Rana G, Townsend W, Striplin D, Heisler M. Mobile Health Devices as Tools for Worldwide Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Disease Management. Circulation 2015, 132: 2012-2027. PMID: 26596977, PMCID: PMC5234768, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.008723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomedical TechnologyCardiovascular DiseasesCell PhoneDeveloping CountriesDiabetes ComplicationsDisease ManagementHealth BehaviorHealth ExpendituresHealth PromotionHealth WorkforceHumansInternetPovertyRisk Reduction BehaviorSelf CareTechnology TransferTechnology, High-CostTelemedicineConceptsMHealth interventionsMiddle-income countriesLifestyle behaviorsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseDisease managementShort message service interventionInteractive voice response callsDiabetic glycemic controlCardiovascular risk reductionInteractive voice responseCardiovascular preventive careCardiovascular disease managementMobile health toolsService-based interventionsGlycemic controlHospital readmissionHypertension managementRandomized trialsMedication adherencePreventive careDisease outcomePhysical activityMHealth programsMultimodal interventionPrevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting
Kizza F, List J, Nkwata A, Okwera A, Ezeamama A, Whalen C, Sekandi J. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 165. PMID: 25879423, PMCID: PMC4392742, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0904-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testingRisk factorsUrban African settingChronic coughTuberculosis infectionTB controlPrevalence of LTBIMultivariable logistic regression analysisPreventive treatment programAfrican settingAssociated risk factorsGlobal TB controlSignificant risk factorsLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyLTBI screeningConclusionThe prevalencePrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSkin testingTST resultsResultsA totalOverall prevalenceSex-specific differences