2023
Religion, spirituality and improved glycemic control among people with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review
Weber J, Doolittle B. Religion, spirituality and improved glycemic control among people with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review. The International Journal Of Psychiatry In Medicine 2023, 58: 617-636. PMID: 37164905, DOI: 10.1177/00912174231176171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesGlycemic controlSystematic reviewCochrane Central RegisterSearch termsControlled Clinical TrialsInternational Prospective RegisterEnglish-language articlesSelf-management practicesRelevant databasesCentral RegisterBlood glucoseDiabetes outcomesClinical trialsProspective RegisterNeutral associationsDiabetesLanguage articlesStudy designSmall sample sizeSociological AbstractsPatientsPositive associationAssociationSystematic literature review
2022
Holy Simplicity: The Physician's Role in End-of-Life Conversations.
Williams JL, Doolittle B. Holy Simplicity: The Physician's Role in End-of-Life Conversations. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2022, 95: 399-403. PMID: 36187416, PMCID: PMC9511947.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Improving patient satisfaction through improved telephone triage in a primary care practice
Vitale R, Smith S, Doolittle BR. Improving patient satisfaction through improved telephone triage in a primary care practice. Family Medicine And Community Health 2019, 7: e000208. PMID: 32148730, PMCID: PMC6910770, DOI: 10.1136/fmch-2019-000208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic medical recordsPrimary care practicesPatient satisfactionTelephone triagePatient experienceCare practicesMonthly quality improvement meetingsPercentage of patientsTelephone triage systemQuality improvement meetingsClinic appointmentsMedical recordsClinic staffFurther interventionEmergency careClinic accessPatientsTriage systemConvenience sampleWaiting roomInterventionQuality meetingsEmergency servicesTriageMonthsCaregiver Decision-Making for Terminally Ill Children: A Qualitative Study
Taylor E, Doolittle B. Caregiver Decision-Making for Terminally Ill Children: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Palliative Care 2019, 35: 161-166. PMID: 31722609, DOI: 10.1177/0825859719885947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll childrenMedical providersLife-limiting illnessSignificant psychosocial distressHealth care providersInstitutional review boardMedical team membersChild's illnessPsychosocial distressMedical careMedical teamReview boardMedical staffThematic saturationCaregiversIllnessLongitudinal relationshipChildrenPatientsCareTrusting relationshipQualitative studyProvidersDistressCritical role
2018
Barriers to Advance Care Planning in End-Stage Renal Disease: Who is to Blame, and What Can be Done?
Kelley AT, Turner J, Doolittle B. Barriers to Advance Care Planning in End-Stage Renal Disease: Who is to Blame, and What Can be Done? The New Bioethics 2018, 24: 150-157. PMID: 29513084, DOI: 10.1080/20502877.2018.1438772.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAdvance care planningCare planningEnd-stage renal diseaseChronic kidney diseaseCourse of diseaseRenal diseaseKidney diseaseIntensive treatmentAdvance carePatient valuesCognitive declinePatientsSignificant mortalityClinical literatureDecision-making capacityDaily practiceDiseaseYears of supportPhysiciansConvincing evidenceMore trainingMorbidityHospitalClinicMortality
2016
Religion, Spirituality, and HIV Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Doolittle BR, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Religion, Spirituality, and HIV Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 22: 1792-1801. PMID: 28004218, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1651-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV clinical outcomesClinical outcomesSystematic reviewFurther longitudinal studiesEnglish-language articlesPositive associationHIV outcomesInclusion criteriaPatient careLanguage articlesOutcomesLongitudinal studyRelevant databasesAssociationSystematic literature reviewNegative associationReviewLiterature reviewHIVPatientsStudyCare
2011
A Case Series of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment in a Primary Care Practice
Doolittle B, Becker W. A Case Series of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment in a Primary Care Practice. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2011, 32: 262-265. PMID: 22014257, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.599256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentNaloxone treatmentCase seriesNegative urine drug testsBuprenorphine/naloxoneRetrospective chart reviewUrine drug testsPrimary care practicesAbuse/dependenceMultiple comorbiditiesChart reviewHepatitis CBuprenorphine/Randomized trialsConcurrent treatmentLack of comfortConvenience subsampleCare practicesInduction protocolGeneralist physiciansAddiction trainingDrug testsPhysician adoptionPatientsCommunity practice
2009
Application of a Prediction Rule to Discriminate Between Aseptic and Bacterial Meningitis in Adults
Doolittle BR, Alias A. Application of a Prediction Rule to Discriminate Between Aseptic and Bacterial Meningitis in Adults. Hospital Practice 2009, 37: 93-97. PMID: 20877176, DOI: 10.3810/hp.2009.12.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial meningitisPrediction ruleAseptic meningitisPediatric populationAdult cohortRetrospective chart reviewUrban community hospitalDifficult diagnostic challengeNegative predictive valueChart reviewPatient morbidityDiagnostic challengeUnnecessary hospitalizationCommunity hospitalProspective validationInclusion criteriaMeningitisPredictive valueAdult populationPatientsCohortPopulationHospitalizationMorbidityHospital
2001
Detection of the Mutated K-Ras Biomarker in Colorectal Carcinoma
Doolittle B, Emanuel J, Tuttle C, Costa J. Detection of the Mutated K-Ras Biomarker in Colorectal Carcinoma. Experimental And Molecular Pathology 2001, 70: 289-301. PMID: 11418008, DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsDeoxyribonuclease EcoRIDNADNA, NeoplasmFecesGenes, rasHumansIndicators and ReagentsMutationPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsSite-Specific DNA-Methyltransferase (Adenine-Specific)Trimethyl Ammonium CompoundsConceptsColorectal carcinomaStool samplesHealthy patientsK-rasReliable screening testDouble-blind formatK-ras mutationsWild-type K-rasK-ras oncogeneK-ras sequencesCommon malignancyCRC tumorsPolymerase chain reactionEarly lesionsStool DNANoninvasive screenScreening testTumor tissueGenetic biomarkersHuman stoolPatientsEarly detectionHigh false positive rateSingle-strand conformation polymorphismTissue DNA