2023
Correlates of Perceived Discrimination Related to Substance Use Disorders Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Beitel M, Oberleitner D, Gazzola M, Eggert K, Oberleitner L, Jegede O, Zheng X, Redeker N, Madden L, Barry D. Correlates of Perceived Discrimination Related to Substance Use Disorders Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2023, 56: 530-540. PMID: 37399330, PMCID: PMC10761588, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2230571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone maintenance treatmentSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsUse disordersMaintenance treatmentTreatment-related characteristicsOpioid use disorderFinal logistic regression modelBSI-18 depressionAge of onsetRegression modelsMMT programDepressive symptomsMeasures of demographicsPatientsBivariate analysisSubstance abuseSignificant correlatesDisordersCorrelatesMedian splitAgeParticipantsTreatmentLikert-type scale
2018
Mechanisms of reduced sleepiness symptoms in heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea
Pak VM, Strouss L, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Mohsenin V, Riegel B. Mechanisms of reduced sleepiness symptoms in heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea. Journal Of Sleep Research 2018, 28: e12778. PMID: 30421541, PMCID: PMC6538477, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaSleep apneaHeart failureSleepiness symptomsUntreated obstructive sleep apneaHeart failure populationBenefits of treatmentExcessive daytimeEpidemiologic evidenceFailure populationHigh riskApneaClinical practiceCase identificationPatientsSymptomsPossible mechanistic explanationTreatmentFailurePopulationMortalitySleepinessDiseaseSleep
2014
Incorporating measures of sleep quality into cancer studies
Redeker NS, Pigeon WR, Boudreau EA. Incorporating measures of sleep quality into cancer studies. Supportive Care In Cancer 2014, 23: 1145-1155. PMID: 25510361, PMCID: PMC4346497, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2537-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImportance of sleepCancer careSleep qualityCancer studiesSleep measuresSleep-promoting interventionsQuality of lifeDevelopment of cancerBackgroundSleep disturbancesCancer patientsSleep evaluationPatient experienceSleep measurementsBeneficial effectsMethodsThis reviewSleepCancerCareCancer researchersRecent studiesTreatmentPatientsGreater understandingStudySurvivors
2013
“I'd eat a bucket of nails if you told me it would help me sleep:” Perceptions of insomnia and its treatment in patients with stable heart failure
Andrews LK, Coviello J, Hurley E, Rose L, Redeker NS. “I'd eat a bucket of nails if you told me it would help me sleep:” Perceptions of insomnia and its treatment in patients with stable heart failure. Heart & Lung 2013, 42: 339-345. PMID: 23998381, PMCID: PMC4104042, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureHF patientsPatients' perceptionsStable heart failureSelf-management strategiesModel of insomniaEfficacy of interventionsCognitive behavioral therapyHypnotic medicationsDaytime functionInsomnia treatmentPoor sleepSleep concernsSide effectsPatientsHealth problemsInsomniaBehavioral therapyBehavioral treatmentTreatmentSleepDescriptive statisticsFocus group dataPsychological factorsIntervention