2024
Health care utilization and behavior changes after workplace genetic testing at a large US health care system
Charnysh E, Pal S, Reader J, Uhlmann W, McCain S, Sanghavi K, Blasco D, Brandt R, Feero W, Ferber R, Giri V, Hendy K, Prince A, Lee C, Roberts J, consortium I, Crumpler N, Leader A, Mathews D, Ryan K, Spector-Bagdady K, Vogle A, Brothers K, Clayton E, Deverka P, Ellis T, Goldenberg A, Mockus S, Morton C, Rueter J, Witham B, Bessey E, Gordon E, Lee L, Roberts J, Saidi F. Health care utilization and behavior changes after workplace genetic testing at a large US health care system. Genetics In Medicine 2024, 26: 101160. PMID: 38733246, PMCID: PMC11566502, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth behavior changeU.S. healthcare systemHealthcare utilizationIncreased riskAssociated with health behavior changesBehavioral changesHealthcare systemPromote health behavior changeGenetic testingImprove employee healthHeart diseaseSelf-reported dataLogistic regression analysisElectronic surveyMedication changesDescriptive statisticsHealthcarePGx resultsEmployee healthHealth implicationsRegression analysisHealthPGxWorkplaceCancer
2021
Helix: A Digital Tool to Address Provider Needs for Prostate Cancer Genetic Testing in Clinical Practice
Giri V, Walker A, Gross L, Trabulsi E, Lallas C, Kelly W, Gomella L, Fischer C, Loeb S. Helix: A Digital Tool to Address Provider Needs for Prostate Cancer Genetic Testing in Clinical Practice. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2021, 20: e104-e113. PMID: 35012874, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2021.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline testingFamily historyClinical practiceChronic Diseases frameworkMultiple family historyMaternal family historyCancer genetic testingMedical oncologistsAdvanced PCaPCa riskProvider interviewsAggressive PCaRadiation oncologistsPractice settingsGenetic testingLarger studyDisease frameworkClinical useOncologistsLower ratesPractice gapMenDescriptive statisticsPhiladelphia areaProvidersTesting a Prostate Cancer Educational Intervention in High-Burden Neighborhoods
Zeigler-Johnson C, Madsen R, Keith S, Glanz K, Quinn A, Giri V, Bowen E, Sauls D, Leader A. Testing a Prostate Cancer Educational Intervention in High-Burden Neighborhoods. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2021, 9: 2477-2484. PMID: 34748171, PMCID: PMC9973384, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01183-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention groupHealthy lifestyle (HL) control groupProstate cancer educational interventionProstate cancer risk factorsEducational interventionCancer risk factorsMixed effects regression modelsOutcome assessment measuresRisk factorsPCa knowledgeRisk menControl groupControl interventionsEthnic disparitiesLevel of knowledgePCa outcomesIntervention effectsHealth concernStudy sampleEffects regression modelsInterventionMenOutcomesBaselineDescriptive statisticsPretest Genetic Education Video Versus Genetic Counseling for Men Considering Prostate Cancer Germline Testing: A Patient-Choice Study to Address Urgent Practice Needs
Russo J, McDougall C, Bowler N, Shimada A, Gross L, Hyatt C, Kelly W, Calvaresi A, Handley N, Hirsch I, Izes J, Lallas C, Mann M, Mark J, Mille P, Preate D, Trabulsi E, Tsang M, Chandrasekar T, Weiner P, Gomella L, Giri V. Pretest Genetic Education Video Versus Genetic Counseling for Men Considering Prostate Cancer Germline Testing: A Patient-Choice Study to Address Urgent Practice Needs. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: 1377-1386. PMID: 34589662, PMCID: PMC8462590, DOI: 10.1200/po.21.00238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline testingProstate cancerGenetic counselingDecisional conflictComparable patient-reported outcomesHereditary cancer assessmentPatient-reported outcomesCancer genetics knowledgePCa diagnosisPractice settingsPrecision careCancer assessmentInformed consentCategorical variablesSubstantial proportionGenetic knowledgeSignificant differencesContinuous variablesHigh rateMenPractice needsDescriptive statisticsProstate oncologyOutcomesCounseling