2025
Radiologist, trainee, and logistical factors impacting the timeliness of CTA head and neck reporting in stroke code activations.
Zaree O, Nguyen J, de Oliveira Santo I, Kertam A, Rahmani S, Johnson J, Tu L. Radiologist, trainee, and logistical factors impacting the timeliness of CTA head and neck reporting in stroke code activations. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, ajnr.a8660. PMID: 39832953, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke code activationAttending radiologistsTimeliness of reportingEmergency department settingRadiologist characteristicsCare settingsMultivariate regression modelImprove workflow efficiencyDepartment settingStroke codeModifiable factorsDescriptive statisticsSecondary analysisCoding activitiesReport factorsPatient ageObservational studyWorkflow efficiencyShift typeMedian TATMultivariate regressionInterquartile rangeRegression modelsCTA reportsLogistical factors
2020
Statistical Properties of Stepped Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trials in Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Kennedy-Shaffer L, Lipsitch M. Statistical Properties of Stepped Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trials in Infectious Disease Outbreaks. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 189: 1324-1332. PMID: 32648891, PMCID: PMC7604531, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWedge trialsParallel-arm cluster-randomized trialsStepped wedge cluster randomized trialStatistical propertiesCluster randomized trialStatistical disadvantageStepped wedge trialIndividual randomizationInfectious disease outbreaksCluster randomized designEvaluation of interventionsEvaluate various designsTrial designDetect intervention effectsWedge designRandomized controlled trialsIntervention effectsEffect estimatesControlled trialsParallel-armEpidemic settingsLogistical factorsAdequate powerInfectious disease incidenceRandomized trials
2019
Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
Sibomana J, McNamara R, Walker T. Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2019, 19: 231. PMID: 31638907, PMCID: PMC6805529, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1203-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospitals, RuralHumansHypertensionMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPhysician's RolePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'RwandaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsRural district hospitalDistrict hospitalsBlood pressure controlBarriers to effective blood pressure controlRural Rwandan district hospitalsAssociated with poor blood pressure controlRwandan district hospitalsBarriers to blood pressure controlPoor blood pressure controlMethodsThis cross-sectionalCross-sectional studyLogistical factorsMedication side effectsPressure controlAnti-hypertensive medicationsHypertensive patientsSociodemographic factorsBlood pressureBlood pressure dataPrescribed medicationsEffective blood pressure controlJNC 8 recommendationsGoal blood pressurePatient factorsMedical costs
2006
Perceptions of physicians on the barriers and facilitators to integrating fall risk evaluation and management into practice
Chou W, Tinetti M, King M, Irwin K, Fortinsky R. Perceptions of physicians on the barriers and facilitators to integrating fall risk evaluation and management into practice. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 117-122. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0244-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care providersFall risk evaluationCare providersPatient factorsPhysician factorsSelf-reported facilitatorsHigh-risk patientsAppropriateness of referralsFall risk managementRisk factor evaluationHealth care providersPerceptions of physiciansOlder patientsPatient barriersConsiderable morbidityLogistical factorsOutreach visitsPrimary carePhysicians' perceptionsImmobile patientsClinical practicePatientsAvailability of transportationOlder adultsRisk evaluation
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