2020
Housestaff perceptions on training and discussing the Maryland Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Form (MOLST)
Zaeh S, Hayes M, Eakin M, Rand C, Turnbull A. Housestaff perceptions on training and discussing the Maryland Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Form (MOLST). PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0234973. PMID: 32559244, PMCID: PMC7304571, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of Intensivist Communication in a Simulated Setting on Interpretation of Prognosis Among Family Members of Patients at High Risk of Intensive Care Unit Admission
Oppenheim I, Lee E, Vasher S, Zaeh S, Hart J, Turnbull A. Effect of Intensivist Communication in a Simulated Setting on Interpretation of Prognosis Among Family Members of Patients at High Risk of Intensive Care Unit Admission. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e201945. PMID: 32236533, PMCID: PMC7113731, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesCommunicationCritical IllnessDecision MakingFamilyFemaleHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsInternet-Based InterventionMaleMiddle AgedOxygenPerceptionProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesSimulation TrainingUnited StatesConceptsIntensive care unitChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary diseaseHigh riskPatient valuesIntensive care unit admissionWeb-based randomized trialLong-term oxygen therapyCare unit admissionCaregivers of patientsFamily membersHealth care practitionersUnit admissionICU admissionOxygen therapyCare unitRandomized trialsICU settingPrognostic informationTreating intensivistMAIN OUTCOMEPatient's conditionPatientsCare practitioners
2016
Chronic respiratory disease and high altitude are associated with depressive symptoms in four diverse settings
Zaeh S, Miele C, Putcha N, Gilman R, Miranda J, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Wise R, Checkley W. Chronic respiratory disease and high altitude are associated with depressive symptoms in four diverse settings. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2016, 20: 1263-1269. PMID: 27510256, PMCID: PMC7284295, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic respiratory diseasesDepressive symptomsChronic hypoxiaRespiratory diseaseMultivariable ordinal logistic regressionEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleWorse clinical outcomesMajor depressive symptomsResource-poor settingsPrevalent comorbiditiesClinical outcomesOrdinal logistic regressionHigh prevalenceDepression ScaleSymptomsLogistic regressionPositive associationPrevalenceDiseaseHypoxiaHigh categoryDepressionOddsAssociationSetting
2013
Improving tuberculosis screening and isoniazid preventive therapy in an HIV clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Zaeh S, Kempker R, Stenehjem E, Blumberg H, Temesgen O, Ofotokun I, Tenna A. Improving tuberculosis screening and isoniazid preventive therapy in an HIV clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2013, 17: 1396-1401. PMID: 24125440, PMCID: PMC3992289, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAntitubercular AgentsChecklistCoinfectionEthiopiaFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansIsoniazidMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsPrimary PreventionProspective StudiesQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReminder SystemsTuberculosisWorld Health OrganizationConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusQuality improvement interventionsResource-limited settingsImprovement interventionsWorld Health OrganizationHIV clinicPreventive therapyScreening ratesActive TB diseaseActive tuberculosis casesProportion of patientsRate of adherenceTB symptom screeningSymptom-based algorithmProspective study designAddis AbabaIPT provisionTB symptomsTB diseaseTB screeningSymptom screeningTuberculosis casesTuberculosis screeningImmunodeficiency virus