2024
Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania
Strelzer S, Julius J, Anicet N, Byabato O, Chiwanga F, Hassan S, Kayandabila F, Laizer A, Majuta T, Murray B, Said T, Ndile S. Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania. BMJ Open Quality 2024, 13: e002891. PMID: 39510766, PMCID: PMC11552003, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care training programsCare training programsQI conceptsTraining programQuality improvementMinistry of Health and Social WelfareCritical care deliveryQuality improvement initiativesCritical care trainingCritical care conceptsMiddle-income countriesCritical care settingMortality rateCare deliveryCare trainingCare settingsPaired t-testUnited Republic of TanzaniaCare conceptsImprovement initiativesPre/post analysisRepublic of TanzaniaBlood glucose monitoringHospital guidelinesDescriptive statisticsECHORN: Leveraging a Regional Coordination Network for Disaster-Resilient Noncommunicable Disease Control in the Eastern Caribbean
Steel S, Wambugu V, Oladele C, Smith M, Hassan S. ECHORN: Leveraging a Regional Coordination Network for Disaster-Resilient Noncommunicable Disease Control in the Eastern Caribbean. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e209. DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkNoncommunicable disease managementNoncommunicable diseasesCohort studyNoncommunicable disease controlDisaster exposureLongitudinal cohort studyEastern CaribbeanImplementation scienceWave IIIImpact of exposureResearch NetworkProtective factorsExposure surveyAcute emergenciesPolicy developmentClimatic eventsClimate-related disastersAnticipated accelerationUnderstanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, del Mar González Montalvo M, Richards T, Villanueva H, Ortiz J, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e138. PMID: 39291834, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersNon-communicable diseasesMultiple non-communicable diseasesMixed-methods study designDisaster preparednessQualified Health CentersQualitative dataMixed methods studyMental health disordersQualitative in-depth interviewsKnowledge of disaster preparednessExperiences of staffHealth disparitiesIn-depth interviewsUnderstanding barriersHealth centersMethods studyHealth disordersStudy designPuerto RicoQuantitative surveyCareNarrative approachPreparednessPerceived gapCorrection: A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean
Guariguata L, Burlar A, Greaves N, Harewood H, Khan R, Rosario-Rosado R, Jones W, Roy B, Hassan S. Correction: A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Research Policy And Systems 2024, 22: 123. PMID: 39232845, PMCID: PMC11373416, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01216-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort
Adams O, Galusha D, Martinez-Brockman J, Morris E, Hassan S, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Peripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306918. PMID: 39186495, PMCID: PMC11346651, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkAnkle brachial indexPeripheral arterial disease prevalencePeripheral arterial diseasePotential risk factorsSample of community-dwelling peopleRisk factorsCommunity-dwelling peopleAssociation of potential risk factorsFemale sexLower educational attainmentHistory of heart diseaseRisk factors of peripheral arterial diseaseCohort Study participantsAssociated with peripheral arterial diseaseHigh school educationHeart diseaseBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionOscillometric deviceAssociation of increasing ageSmoking statusYears of ageStudy participantsHeart disease historyA systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean
Guariguata L, Burlar A, Greaves N, Harewood H, Khan R, Rosario-Rosado R, Jones W, Roy B, Hassan S. A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Research Policy And Systems 2024, 22: 115. PMID: 39169406, PMCID: PMC11337753, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01201-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesityReduce rates of childhood obesityComplexity of childhood obesityRising childhood obesity ratesRates of childhood obesityChildhood obesity ratesObesity ratesCommercial determinantsSystems thinking frameworkMulti-disciplinary stakeholdersConclusionsDespite differencesObesityObjectiveThe aimPersonal experienceVirtual meetingsMulti-facetedChildhoodPolicy solutionsReinforcing loopsPuerto RicoPotential areasStakeholdersInterventionUS Virgin IslandsFacilitation“Life with Diabetes”: A Pilot Study on an Experiential Continuous Glucose Monitoring Curriculum for Resident Physicians
Marshall B, Flores Shih I, Abuphilipous M, Park C, Vohra-Khullar P, Hassan S. “Life with Diabetes”: A Pilot Study on an Experiential Continuous Glucose Monitoring Curriculum for Resident Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-4. PMID: 39103600, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08941-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary careResident physiciansDM managementInternal medicineRetrospective pre-post surveyResident continuity clinicPre-post surveyAcademic medical institutionsContinuous glucose monitoringPC clinicsContinuity clinicDiabetes mellitusExperiential learning moduleImprove knowledgeLikert scaleMedical institutionsPilot studyBackgroundThe usePhysiciansResidentsClinicContinuous glucose monitoring monitorsMonitoring curriculumGlucose monitoringField questionsAssociation of collaborative care intervention features with depression and metabolic outcomes in the INDEPENDENT study: A mixed methods study
Hassan S, Liu S, Johnson L, Patel S, Emmert-Fees K, Suvada K, Tandon N, Sridhar G, Aravind S, Poongothai S, Anjana R, Mohan V, Chwastiak L, Ali M. Association of collaborative care intervention features with depression and metabolic outcomes in the INDEPENDENT study: A mixed methods study. Primary Care Diabetes 2024, 18: 319-326. PMID: 38360505, PMCID: PMC11127790, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision supportIntervention featuresElectronic clinical decision supportCollaborative care modelPatient-level factorsMixed methods studyCost-effective interventionIntegrated depressionCare modelCare teamAssociated with improvementsLack of associationIntervention successJoint displaysClinical contactMethods studyDepression measuresQualitative findingsPrimary outcomeQualitative dataDepressionInterventionDiabetes treatmentPost hoc analysisVisit frequencyDisaster Preparedness in a Resettled Refugee Community: Qualitative Findings
Greenky D, Hassan S, Nerhood K, O’Connor M, Pozzo N, Prasad P, Schoendorf E, Soti S, Murray B. Disaster Preparedness in a Resettled Refugee Community: Qualitative Findings. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e2. PMID: 38204410, PMCID: PMC11027997, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2023.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based organizationsResettled refugee communitiesRefugee communitiesDisaster preparednessUnder-resourced communitiesThematic analysis of interviewsSemi-structured interviewsThematic saturationConvenience samplePreparedness needsCommunity stakeholdersThematic analysisDisaster preparedness plansAnalysis of interviewsMultidisciplinary teamQualitative findingsPreparedness challengesCommunity membersSnowball methodPreparedness plansPreparednessInformal responsesInterviewsCommunityNeeds
2023
Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants
Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Desai M. Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 990-998. PMID: 36940078, PMCID: PMC11070655, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01467-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportSouth AsiansSouth Asian immigrantsRisk of depressionSocial supportMediators of AtherosclerosisLogistic regression modelsOverall prevalenceLimited English proficiencyDepressive symptomsAssociation of discriminationAmerica StudyMental healthCross-sectional dataDepressionAsian immigrantsRegression modelsExperiences of discriminationAsiansAssociationStressorsIndividual factorsAtherosclerosisSymptomsPrevalence
2019
Evaluating the Integrated Methadone and Anti-Retroviral Therapy Strategy in Tanzania Using the RE-AIM Framework
Hassan S, Cooke A, Saleem H, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Lambdin BH. Evaluating the Integrated Methadone and Anti-Retroviral Therapy Strategy in Tanzania Using the RE-AIM Framework. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2019, 16: 728. PMID: 30823440, PMCID: PMC6427450, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsRE-AIM frameworkHIV servicesOTP clinicART initiationTherapy strategiesART initiation ratesHIV care deliveryHIV-positive clientsRE-AIM componentsHIV diagnosisImplementation science frameworkHIV prevalenceSaharan AfricaEligible clientsProgrammatic dataCare deliveryTreatment programProtocol fidelityDar es SalaamInitiation rateMethadoneClinicIMATSemi-structured interviewsPatient and provider perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators of an integrated opioid treatment and HIV care intervention
Cooke A, Saleem H, Hassan S, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Lambdin B. Patient and provider perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators of an integrated opioid treatment and HIV care intervention. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 3. PMID: 30691511, PMCID: PMC6350287, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0133-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsOTP clinicIntervention characteristicsHIV servicesHIV care interventionsHIV-positive PWUDAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV-positive patientsOTP providersCare contextLow-resource settingsDar es Salaam TanzaniaSpecific care contextsOTP patientsOpioid treatmentTherapy initiationSuccess of interventionsCare interventionsNeeds of providersPatient educationClinic workloadPatientsTherapy interventionOuter settingIntervention protocol
2018
Obesity and weight misperception among adults in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Ojo T, Galusha D, Martinez‐Brockman J, Adams OP, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez‐Smith M. Obesity and weight misperception among adults in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Obesity Science & Practice 2018, 4: 367-378. PMID: 30151231, PMCID: PMC6105698, DOI: 10.1002/osp4.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyBody mass indexWeight misperceptionCohort studyWeight lossHistory of diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionWeight loss programObesity-related diseasesNon-communicable diseasesActual weightClass I participantsWeight control behaviorsAccurate weight perceptionBMI categoriesLoss programMass indexObesity interventionsLower oddsLogistic regressionObesityI participantsLower likelihoodReduced engagementWeight perception
2017
Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cooke A, Saleem H, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Hassan S, Lambdin BH. Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2017, 12: 23. PMID: 29041950, PMCID: PMC5646174, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0089-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyOTP clinicElectronic health information systemsHealth information systemsHIV careService delivery modelsHIV clinical managementHIV clinical careOTP providersEffective HIV preventionDar es SalaamDelivery modelOTP patientsART adherenceCD4 testingClinic capacityClinical managementTimely initiationHIV preventionProgram clinicsClinic staffClinical carePatientsTreatment settingsPrevalence and predictors of HCV among a cohort of opioid treatment patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Lambdin BH, Lorvick J, Mbwambo JK, Rwegasha J, Hassan S, Lum P, Kral AH. Prevalence and predictors of HCV among a cohort of opioid treatment patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2017, 45: 64-69. PMID: 28628854, PMCID: PMC6166640, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsHepatitis C virusOTP clinicHCV antibodiesAntibody serostatusHCV careDar es SalaamTreatment programHCV antibody prevalenceMultivariable Poisson regressionCross-sectional studyRoutine programmatic dataHIV-positiveMiddle-income countriesAdjusted analysisHIV servicesLast injectionMethadone patientsTreatment patientsC virusLeading causeAntibody prevalenceOverall seroprevalenceHigh burdenPWID
2015
“Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Saleem HT, Mushi D, Hassan S, Bruce RD, Cooke A, Mbwambo J, Lambdin BH. “Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2015, 30: 59-65. PMID: 26831364, PMCID: PMC4829458, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTimely ART initiationART initiationMethadone clinicsMethadone clientsCD4 testingAntiretroviral therapy accessCD4 test resultsEarly ART initiationCare CD4 testingHealth system factorsHIV-positive clientsDar es SalaamSocial supportLimited social supportAntiretroviral therapyHIV careHIV clinicClinic providersHIV treatmentClinic levelTherapy accessClinicART statusHIVTreatment breakdown
2009
A case of Yersinia enterocolitica mimicking Kawasaki disease
Hassan SM, Doolittle BR. A case of Yersinia enterocolitica mimicking Kawasaki disease. Rheumatology 2009, 48: 857-858. PMID: 19416944, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep076.Peer-Reviewed Original Research