Sarah Westvold, MPH
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2025
Cardiovascular risk in long-term survivors of breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer
Westvold S, Long J, Fan J, Kc M, Hyslop T, Conlin K, Jacobson S, Silber A, Wang S, Leapman M, Leeds I, Spees L, Wheeler S, Gross C, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Cardiovascular risk in long-term survivors of breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2025, djaf243. PMID: 41069232, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates cardiovascular risk in older long-term cancer survivors, showing non-cancer factors, rather than cancer-specific ones, predict late-onset cardiovascular disease.Digital breast tomosynthesis and breast cancer detection in older women: Smaller tumors and more invasive lobular carcinomas.
Huang S, Westvold S, Soulos P, Winer E, Lewin J, Lustberg M, Zhan H, Richman I, Robinson T, Dinan M. Digital breast tomosynthesis and breast cancer detection in older women: Smaller tumors and more invasive lobular carcinomas. JCO Oncology Practice 2025, 21: 285-285. DOI: 10.1200/op.2025.21.10_suppl.285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvasive lobular carcinomaDigital breast tomosynthesisOlder womenBreast cancer detectionDigital mammographyLobular carcinomaCohort study of womenScreen-detected casesStudy of womenClaims-based algorithmER+/HER2- breast cancerBreast tomosynthesisTrial of womenCancer detectionScreening modalitiesPrimary exposureBreast cancerWomenEarly detectionCarcinomaTumorBreastTomosynthesisMammographyImpact of a standardized multi-level review of anti-cancer therapy ordered for hospitalized individuals with solid tumors.
Westvold S, Shevlin C, Canavan M, Strait M, Abdelghany O, Carafeno T, Flanagan B, Merl M, Mitchell T, Carusillo N, Morris J, Gross C, Huntington S. Impact of a standardized multi-level review of anti-cancer therapy ordered for hospitalized individuals with solid tumors. JCO Oncology Practice 2025, 21: 477-477. DOI: 10.1200/op.2025.21.10_suppl.477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic anti-cancer therapyEnd-of-lifeDay of deathBedside nursing assessmentHospitalized patientsProportion of decedentsAnti-cancer therapySolid tumorsQuality of lifeNursing assessmentPhysician reviewPoisson regressionBenefits of treatmentCommittee reviewFisher's exact testPatient daysOrder rateSolid tumor patientsTreatment risksDecedentsExact testPhysiciansPharmacyTime periodsPatientsCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia May Improve Sleep and Pain in Crohn’s Disease: A Waitlist Control Pilot Trial
Salwen-Deremer J, Westvold S, Aschbrenner K, Smith M, Siegel C. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia May Improve Sleep and Pain in Crohn’s Disease: A Waitlist Control Pilot Trial. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2025, izaf210. PMID: 40997125, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaf210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCBT-ICognitive behavioral therapyCrohn's diseaseBehavioral therapyCD symptomsBaseline assessmentPain intensityEfficacy of CBT-IPain interferenceMeasures of sleep continuityPreliminary evidenceCD symptom severityChronic insomnia disorderInflammatory bowel disease centerC-reactive proteinSelf-reported sleepAssessment of sleepSubjective measuresCBT-I.Cognitive therapyInflammatory bowel diseaseStimulus controlInsomnia disorderArousal reductionInsomnia severityComplications Following Minimally Invasive Achilles Rupture Repair: A Comparative Study of Percutaneous Achilles Repair System and Midsubstance Speedbridge Techniques.
Peabody J, Hadley S, Bergman R, Westvold S, Patel M, Kadakia A. Complications Following Minimally Invasive Achilles Rupture Repair: A Comparative Study of Percutaneous Achilles Repair System and Midsubstance Speedbridge Techniques. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2025 PMID: 40939091, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-24-01486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimally invasive surgerySural nerve injuryComplication rateDeep vein thrombosisOpen repairNerve injuryVein thrombosisRevision surgeryOverall risk of complicationsMinimally invasive surgery repairsRelative riskRupture repairPercutaneous Achilles Repair SystemLog-binomial logistic regressionMinimally invasive surgery techniquesIncidence of complicationsRisk of complicationsFisher's exact testSuperficial woundsOverall riskRetrospective reviewPostoperative complicationsConcomitant fracturesExact testFollow-upDoes syndesmotic fixation technique impact complication rates and functional outcomes measured by PROMIS scores following operative repair of ankle fractures?
Hadley S, Bergman R, Peabody J, Westvold S, Filler R, Mutawakkil M, Patel M, Kadakia A. Does syndesmotic fixation technique impact complication rates and functional outcomes measured by PROMIS scores following operative repair of ankle fractures? Journal Of Orthopaedic Surgery And Research 2025, 20: 730. PMID: 40770808, PMCID: PMC12326617, DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-06137-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPain interferencePhysical functionComputerized adaptive testingAnkle fracture surgerySuture buttonComplication ratePatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scoresPROMIS Computerized Adaptive TestsFunctional outcomesOutcomes Measurement Information SystemOperative repairFracture surgeryMeasurement Information SystemFellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeonsDegenerative joint diseaseImpact complication ratesFixation techniquesMultinomial logistic regressionRadiographic follow-upAnkle fracturesSyndesmotic injurySyndesmotic malreductionKruskal-Wallis testRadiographic complicationsFear of Reinjury Limits Patient Functional Outcomes as Measured by PROMIS Following Augmented Broström Procedure
Hadley S, Bergman R, Westvold S, Kukreja T, Hu C, Filler R, Mutawakkil M, Patel M, Kadakia A. Fear of Reinjury Limits Patient Functional Outcomes as Measured by PROMIS Following Augmented Broström Procedure. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2025, 10: 24730114251363915. PMID: 40873438, PMCID: PMC12378530, DOI: 10.1177/24730114251363915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemCumberland Ankle Instability ToolFear of reinjuryMinimal Clinically Important DifferencePain interferencePhysical functionBrostrom repairPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scoresAssociated with worse PFMeasures of physical functionOutcomes Measurement Information SystemMeasurement Information SystemFunctional outcomesClinically Important DifferencePatient functional outcomesActivity limitationsAssociated with functional outcomeRetrospective case series studyOrthopaedic conditionsImportant differenceProportion of patientsAverage follow-upCase series studyBrostrom procedureLevel IVRisk and predictors of late second primary malignancies in long-term breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer survivors.
Kwaramba T, Westvold S, Long J, Hyslop T, Silber A, Lustberg M, Wang S, Leapman M, Leeds I, Cecchini M, Spees L, Wheeler S, Gross C, Dinan M. Risk and predictors of late second primary malignancies in long-term breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43: 1642-1642. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.1642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvivors of breastRectal cancer survivorsCancer survivorsYears post-diagnosisPost-diagnosisOlder survivorsScreen-detectedSEER-MedicareLong-term cancer survivorsNon-screened cancersLong-term breastStage I-III cancerProstate cancer survivorsIndex cancer diagnosisContinuous Medicare Parts ASEER-Medicare dataModifiable risk factorsMedicare Part ADiagnosis of SPMSurvivorship careSEER-Medicare databaseSurvivorship cohortScreening guidelinesAssociated with shorter timeIndex cancer567: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR INSOMNIA MAY IMPROVE SLEEP AND PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE: A WAITLIST CONTROLLED PILOT TRIAL
Salwen-Deremer J, Westvold S, Smith M, Siegel C. 567: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR INSOMNIA MAY IMPROVE SLEEP AND PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE: A WAITLIST CONTROLLED PILOT TRIAL. Gastroenterology 2025, 169: s-143-s-144. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(25)01277-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Deltoid Ligament Repair Reduce Complications and Improve Functional Outcomes Measured by PROMIS Scores Following Ankle Fracture Surgery?
Hadley S, Bergman R, Peabody J, Westvold S, Filler R, Patel M, Kadakia A. Does Deltoid Ligament Repair Reduce Complications and Improve Functional Outcomes Measured by PROMIS Scores Following Ankle Fracture Surgery? Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2025, 10: 24730114251330879. PMID: 40297394, PMCID: PMC12035043, DOI: 10.1177/24730114251330879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scoresAnkle fracture surgeryComputerized adaptive testingPain interferencePhysical functionDeltoid repairPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Computerized Adaptive TestingFracture surgeryOutcomes Measurement Information SystemFellowship-trained footMeasurement Information SystemAdjusted regression modelsPatient-reported outcomesSmall effect sizesPropensity scoreMinimal clinically important difference criteriaExtremity injuriesFollow-upDeltoid ruptureMultiple extremity injuriesSyndesmotic malreductionAnklePilon variantsRelevant covariates