2025
Evaluating community knowledge of tuberculosis preventive therapy in rural South Africa
Foppiano Palacios C, Moll A, Shrestha R, Kompala T, Davis J, Charalambous S, Chimoyi L, Chihota V, Andrews L, Shenoi S. Evaluating community knowledge of tuberculosis preventive therapy in rural South Africa. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 918. PMID: 40055618, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21719-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnowledge of TBTB knowledgeExploratory factor analysisCommunity membersPublic health educationRural South AfricaCross-sectional studyPreventive therapyTuberculosis preventive therapyMultivariate linear regressionLinear regressionHealth educationChi-square testMedian scoreCounseling effortsCommunity eventsDescriptive statisticsEvaluate knowledgeTesting initiativesCultural beliefsTB incidenceCommunity knowledgeKwaZulu NatalSouth AfricaFactor analysisP-271. Contact Patterns of United States Health Care Workers at Quaternary Health Center: Stability of contacts during the post-pandemic era
Pischel L, Aguolu O, Ahmed N, Campbell M, Borg R, Duckwall C, Willebrand K, Paintsil E, Muenker M, Malik A, Kiti M, Jenness S, Lopman B, Belsky J, Martinello R, Yildirim I, Ko A, Omer S. P-271. Contact Patterns of United States Health Care Workers at Quaternary Health Center: Stability of contacts during the post-pandemic era. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.475. PMCID: PMC11777566, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care workersHealth care worker participationCare workersUnited States health care systemStates health care systemAge rangeHealth care systemHealth care workers' contactsLinear regressionHealth centersCare systemChi-square testCOVID-19 pandemic responseContact diariesEpidemiological researchParticipants' jobsWorking-age populationWorking ageConfidence intervalsImaging technologistsParticipantsPandemic responseSocial workersWork environmentWorking daysCompensation Study of Vascular Surgeons in the United States
Calligaro K, Lombardi J, Aulivola B, Azizzadeh A, Brahmanandam S, Duson S, Gupta A, Guzman R, Haurani M, Hunter K, Jeyabalan G, Lin J, McDevitt D, Powell R, Schermerhorn M, Smeds M. Compensation Study of Vascular Surgeons in the United States. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2025 PMID: 39800122, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.11.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSociety for Vascular SurgeryNon-white respondentsRespondents' demographic characteristicsMultivariate linear regressionVascular surgeonsUnited StatesLeadership engagementSurgeon compensationPractice settingsAcademic affiliationMedical specialtiesDemographic characteristicsTotal compensationCompensation plansTask ForceHigher compensationAssess factorsWorkforce diversityMale genderRespondentsSoft launchCompensation studiesExperience levelLinear regressionSVS membership
2024
Trends in Faculty Tenure Status and Diversity in Academic Radiology Departments in the United States
Malhotra A, Futela D, Payabvash S, Wintermark M, Jordan J, Gandhi D, Duszak R. Trends in Faculty Tenure Status and Diversity in Academic Radiology Departments in the United States. Academic Radiology 2024, 32: 728-733. PMID: 39632216, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiology facultyMedical schoolsRadiology faculty membersUS medical schoolsU.S. medical schoolsURiM facultyClinical departmentsPractice prioritizationRadiologyWomenRadiology departmentTenure-line facultyRacial/ethnic diversityRepresentation of womenURiMAcademic radiology departmentsMenTenure statusUnderrepresented groupsStatistical comparisonLinear regressionTherapy Mode Preference Scale: Preliminary Validation Methodological Design
Cerrito B, Xiao J, Fialk A, Buono F. Therapy Mode Preference Scale: Preliminary Validation Methodological Design. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e65477. PMID: 39612373, PMCID: PMC11623782, DOI: 10.2196/65477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZoom Exhaustion and Fatigue scaleIn-person careHierarchical linear regressionHealth careIn-personExploratory factor analysisInternal consistencyMental health treatment programsSatisfactory levels of internal consistencyFactor analysisLevels of internal consistencyIn-person therapyKaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacyClient Satisfaction QuestionnaireKaiser-Meyer-Olkin measureBartlett's test of sphericityHealth care demandBarriers to treatmentMeasure of sampling adequacyTest of sphericityIncremental validityFactor structureFatigue ScaleLinear regressionCare demandsA Comparative, Individual Values-Based Scoring Approach to the Secure Flourish Index Among Clinical Health Professions Students
Neary S, Doolittle B, Mueller M, Nichols M. A Comparative, Individual Values-Based Scoring Approach to the Secure Flourish Index Among Clinical Health Professions Students. Medical Science Educator 2024, 35: 281-291. PMID: 40144111, PMCID: PMC11933579, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-024-02182-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician assistantsSecure Flourish IndexNurse practitionersFlourish IndexHealth professions studentsBland-Altman (BA) plotsMagnitude of agreementProfessions studentsNP studentsLimits of agreementMean differencePerceived relative importanceScore changesPurposeThe purposeBA plotsScoresLinear regressionOperational definitionBA scoresScoring approachScoring systemStudent flourishingNursesIndividualsPhysiciansAsynchronous education improves emergency medical services clinician confidence and knowledge in caring for patients near the end‐of‐life
Wang D, Dunn C, Brooten J, Gacioch B, Taigman M, He Z, Dziura J, Breyre A. Asynchronous education improves emergency medical services clinician confidence and knowledge in caring for patients near the end‐of‐life. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2024, 5: e13331. PMID: 39449818, PMCID: PMC11499566, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.13331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical services cliniciansEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical services agenciesYears of experienceYears of EMS experienceClinician confidencePalliative care expertiseCommunication skillsEnd-of-lifeDelivering bad newsDistrict of ColumbiaHospice knowledgeCare expertiseLinear regressionModule completionClinician knowledgeMedical servicesHospiceBad newsEM experimentsImprove confidenceLikert-scaleCliniciansOnline curriculumLevel of certificationYoung adults, particularly young women, account for an increasingly large share of Dutch mental healthcare expenditure over the period between 2015 and 2021
Dijkstra L, Gülöksüz S, Batalla A, van Os J. Young adults, particularly young women, account for an increasingly large share of Dutch mental healthcare expenditure over the period between 2015 and 2021. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2024, 33: e48. PMID: 39390846, PMCID: PMC11561524, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796024000404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthcare expenditureMental healthcare costsHealthcare expendituresGeneral practitionersMental distressHealthcare costsPublic mental health approachYounger ageYoung adultsMental healthcare utilisationMental health approachPostal code levelYoung womenHealthcare utilisationOlder adultsSpecialist costsHealth approachMedical specialistsHealth insuranceMedical systemAge groupsTime pointsAdultsYoung peopleLinear regressionAcademic Radiology Physician Financial Compensation in the United States: Trends and Distribution.
Malhotra A, Futela D, Joshi R, Khunte M, Moily N, Wu X, Payabvash S, Wintermark M, Gandhi D. Academic Radiology Physician Financial Compensation in the United States: Trends and Distribution. Radiology 2024, 313: e241057. PMID: 39352280, PMCID: PMC11535871, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.241057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. medical schoolsMedical schoolsStudy periodFinancial compensationDeidentified dataPhysician compensationSecondary analysisFaculty membersFull-time facultyRace/ethnicityAnalyze trendsCompensation dataCompare groupsCompensation valueFaculty compensationSalary reportsLinear regressionRadiology departmentSalary gapRadiology facultyHIV Symptom Clusters Among Sexual Minority Men in Ghana, West Africa: A Cross-sectional Study
Akyirem S, Tong G, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Abwoye D, López D, Wilton L, Nelson L. HIV Symptom Clusters Among Sexual Minority Men in Ghana, West Africa: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2024, 36: 108-117. PMID: 39208416, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-concept/self-esteemSymptom clustersSexual minority menAssociated with higher distress scoresGastrointestinal symptom clusterLate HIV diagnosisHigher distress scoresSeven symptom clustersAnalyzed cross-sectional dataMinority menCross-sectional studyMultivariate linear regressionCross-sectional dataHIV symptomsDistress scoresHIV diagnosisPsychological symptomsPrevalent symptomsSymptom identificationSymptomsHIVLinear regressionClinical characteristicsTrends in Individual Career Development Awards from National Institutes of Health to Physicians in Departments of Psychiatry (2013–2022)
Sakai J, Epperson C, Panchal Z, Ali D, Singhal S, Mikulich-Gilbertson S. Trends in Individual Career Development Awards from National Institutes of Health to Physicians in Departments of Psychiatry (2013–2022). Academic Psychiatry 2024, 49: 75-79. PMID: 39174721, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-024-02027-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepartment of PsychiatryCareer development awardsDevelopment AwardNon-physician facultyNational InstituteNational Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of Health (NIHInstitutes of HealthPhysiciansPsychiatry facultyObjectiveThe authorsPsychiatryConclusionsThe numberDepartmentLinear regressionFacultyNationalMethodsDataHealthEstimated slopePsychiatristsLack of growthParent-Clinician Communication and Prolonged Grief in Parents Whose Child Died From Cancer
Ouyang N, Baker J, Ananth P, Knobf M, Snaman J, Feder S. Parent-Clinician Communication and Prolonged Grief in Parents Whose Child Died From Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 516-524.e1. PMID: 39142495, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeParent-clinician communicationProlonged grief symptomsGrief symptomsChild's end-of-lifeCross-sectional survey of parents of childrenEnd-of-life careHigh-quality end-of-lifeProlonged griefSum scoreSurvey of parents of childrenCross-sectional surveyParents of childrenAdequate prognostic informationBereaved parentsPrognostic informationChild deathsParents' experiencesMultiple linear regressionPG-13Analyzed dataLinear regressionAssociationGriefChildrenComparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Solberg M, Wong A, Ikejiani S, Bonz J, Evans L. Comparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 40: 63-69. PMID: 39117882, PMCID: PMC11780025, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08982-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraining programPost-trainingCentral venous catheterFemale resident physiciansSelf-confidenceSelf-reported confidenceMale traineesDifferences pre-Simulation training programVenous cathetersCannulation attemptsDesigning training programsPhysician residentsInserting central venous cathetersSkill-based outcomesLinear regressionDesignUsing dataMale physiciansResident physiciansCentral venous catheter insertionRetrospective cohort studyClinical competenceSpecialty designationBaseline demographic characteristicsPhysician educationA mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect
Dong Z, Zhao H, DeWan A. A mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect. Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 69: 301-309. PMID: 38528049, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-024-01232-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMediation analysis frameworkSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMediation analysisPleiotropic single nucleotide polymorphismsUK Biobank dataConfounding effectsTrait pairsBiobank dataIndividual-levelEpidemiological studiesCausal effectsGenetic signalsEstimated effectsLinear regressionNucleotide polymorphismsStandard errorData analysisGenetic correlationsPhenotypeIndirect effectsPleiotropyVariance componentsOutcomesRegressionMaternal Education and Child Self-Regulation: Do Maternal Self-Regulation and Responsiveness Mediate the Association?
Duyile B, LoCasale-Crouch J, NeSmith T, Turnbull K, Colson E, Corwin M, Mateus M, Forbes E, Geller N, Heeren T, Hauck F, Jaworski B, Kellams A, Kerr S, Moon R. Maternal Education and Child Self-Regulation: Do Maternal Self-Regulation and Responsiveness Mediate the Association? Academic Pediatrics 2024, 25: 102484. PMID: 38513966, PMCID: PMC11411012, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's self-regulationMaternal educationHead-Toes-Knees-ShouldersSelf-regulationShort formHigher educationYears of maternal educationChildren’s self-regulation skillsChildren of mothersSelf-regulation skillsLinear regressionMother-child dyadsMaternal responsivenessSchool yearEmotional self-regulationPotential mediatorsEducationMediation analysisWHAT ISMaternityBeta weightsDERS-SFAssociationChildrenMothers
2023
Recent ambient temperature and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is associated with urinary kidney injury biomarkers in children
Politis M, Gutiérrez-Avila I, Just A, Pizano-Zárate M, Tamayo-Ortiz M, Greenberg J, Téllez-Rojo M, Sanders A, Rosa M. Recent ambient temperature and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is associated with urinary kidney injury biomarkers in children. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 907: 168119. PMID: 37884142, PMCID: PMC10842020, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistributed lag nonlinear modelParticulate matterAverage PM<sub>2.5</sub>Satellite-based spatio-temporal modelUrinary kidney injury biomarkersFine particulate matterExposure to ambient temperatureAir pollutionAerodynamic diameterBirth cohort studySpatio-temporal modelParticipating residentsCohort studyLimited researchEnvironmental exposuresMean temperatureDaily mean temperatureVisitsDaily temperatureAmbient temperatureMatterExposurePM2.5Linear regressionPollutionDifferential impact of resilience on demoralization and depression in Parkinson disease
de Figueiredo J, Zhu B, Patel A, Kohn R, Koo B, Louis E. Differential impact of resilience on demoralization and depression in Parkinson disease. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 14: 1207019. PMID: 37559912, PMCID: PMC10408307, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1207019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Surgical Start Time with Outcomes of Benign Hysterectomy
Brah T, AlAshqar A, Borahay M. Association of Surgical Start Time with Outcomes of Benign Hysterectomy. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2023, 30: 389-396. PMID: 36708764, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2023.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical start timeSame-day dischargeLength of stayAdverse perioperative eventsBlood lossBenign hysterectomyPerioperative eventsPerioperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyTotal hospital chargesOperating room timeLaparoscopic cohortPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsCohort studyBenign indicationsHospital chargesSurgical approachHysterectomyRoom timeMultivariate linear regressionStayHealthcare systemDecreased rateLinear regression
2022
Ischemic Stroke Systems of Care in California: Evolution in the Organization During the Mechanical Thrombectomy Era
Zachrison K, Hsia R, Li S, Reeves M, Camargo C, Yan Z, Onnela J, Schwamm L. Ischemic Stroke Systems of Care in California: Evolution in the Organization During the Mechanical Thrombectomy Era. Stroke Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2022, 2 DOI: 10.1161/svin.121.000206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndovascular thrombectomyStroke systemsHospital-level factorsOdds of transferLogistic regression modelsAlteplase useEVT proceduresStroke NetworkObservational studyTimely careRural hospitalsTrial dataHospitalPatientsHospital postsHospital pairsCarePatient transfer networksRegression modelsNumber of encountersLinear regressionThrombectomyAlteplaseRegressionGreater POSTSociodemographic characteristics and HIV risk behaviors of native-born and displaced Syrian men and transgender women who have sex with men in Lebanon
Orr LV, Crawford FW, Khoshnood K, Khouri D, Fouad FM, Seal DW, Heimer R. Sociodemographic characteristics and HIV risk behaviors of native-born and displaced Syrian men and transgender women who have sex with men in Lebanon. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 4004-4011. PMID: 35672550, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03726-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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