2024
Psychosocial Dimensions of Pain Disparities in Youth Diagnosed with Unspecified Abdominal Pain in an Emergency Department
Martin S, Heyming T, Fortier M, Kain Z. Psychosocial Dimensions of Pain Disparities in Youth Diagnosed with Unspecified Abdominal Pain in an Emergency Department. Journal Of Pain 2024, 104729. PMID: 39510489, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain-related impairmentPediatric emergency departmentLevels of pain-related impairmentPain catastrophizingEmergency departmentLogistic regression analysisPediatric emergency department populationPain interference scaleSocioeconomically diverse populationTrait anxietyChild pain catastrophizingCross-sectional studyAssociated with likelihoodAssociated with painCaregiver anxietyRegression analysisAbdominal painCare inequitiesMultivariate logistic regression analysisPain disparitiesSeverity levelsChild internalizing symptomsOutcome disparitiesPsychosocial dimensionsInterference ScaleAdults With Spina Bifida Fare Worse Than Young Adults: A Systemic Vulnerability in Urinary Tract Infection–Related Hospital Care
Huen K, Davis-Dao C, Sayrs L, Ehwerhemuepha L, Martin-King C, Kain Z. Adults With Spina Bifida Fare Worse Than Young Adults: A Systemic Vulnerability in Urinary Tract Infection–Related Hospital Care. Journal Of Urology 2024, 212: 749-756. PMID: 38950379, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000004130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSB patientsSpina bifidaAdult SB patientsRetrospective cohort analysisGender-matched controlsLogistic regression analysisCohort analysisHospital carePatientsSB casesOddsCerner Real World DataRegression analysisHealth care utilizationYoung adultsAdolescentsAdultsCare utilizationReal World DataAgeYearsUTICareUrinaryComorbidities
2022
Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing and Pandemic Anxiety: A Study of Pediatric Healthcare Workers
Li N, Martin SR, Heyming TW, Knudsen-Robbins C, Sanger T, Kain ZN. Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing and Pandemic Anxiety: A Study of Pediatric Healthcare Workers. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 9562. PMID: 35954913, PMCID: PMC9368345, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric healthcare workersSARS-CoV-2 antibodiesHealthcare workersSerology testingCOVID-19 anxietyPandemic-related anxietySARS-CoV-2 serology testingMeaningful decreaseSARS-CoV-2 testingVisual analog scaleLongitudinal cohort studyLogistic regression analysisPositive test resultsCohort studyAnalog scaleStudy baselineBivariate analysisMeasures analysisSelf-reported anxietyYears of experienceRegression analysisAnxietyAntibodiesPandemic anxietyHelpful strategies
2000
Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Weisman S, Hofstadter M. Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2000, 12: 549-554. PMID: 11137417, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(00)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive abilitiesSocial adaptabilityParental anxietyPerioperative anxietyGroup of childrenChild temperamentChildren's reactionsAnxious parentsCorrelational analysisParental stateAdaptive behaviorPersonality characteristicsHigh intelligenceAnxietyAge 3TemperamentChildrenStylePredictorsSurgical childrenPersonalityAbilityRegression analysisHigh levelsIntelligence
1996
Preoperative preparation in children: A cross-sectional study
Kain Z, Mayes L, Caramico L. Preoperative preparation in children: A cross-sectional study. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 1996, 8: 508-514. PMID: 8872693, DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00115-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyPrevious hospitalizationPreoperative preparation programChild's ageMultivariable regression analysisAnxiety responsesPediatric outpatientsElective surgeryIndependent predictorsChildren's HospitalOutpatient surgeryPreoperative preparationAge of childrenPreoperative programSurgeryOperating roomOverall anxietyAgeHospitalizationChildrenRegression analysisHospitalPredictorsAnxietyInterventionParental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia
Kain Z, Mayes L, Caramico L, Silver D, Spieker M, Nygren M, Anderson G, Rimar S. Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1996, 84: 1060-1067. PMID: 8623999, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199605000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaSerum cortisol concentrationsLow baseline levelsParental presencePhysiologic measuresBaseline levelsCortisol concentrationsPreoperative behavioral interventionsMultivariate linear regression analysisOutpatient surgeryIntervention groupLinear regression analysisControl groupParent-absent groupBaseline temperamentAnesthesiaBehavioral interventionsChild's ageSignificant differencesChildrenRegression analysisInterventionLow trait anxietyTrait anxietyAnxiety