2023
Modeling human health behavior with a new index that measures connectivity
Bernstein S, Li F, Abujarad F, Grant D, D'Onofrio G, Dziura J. Modeling human health behavior with a new index that measures connectivity. Preventive Medicine Reports 2023, 33: 102172. PMID: 37223571, PMCID: PMC10201843, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth behaviorsTrial of treatmentHospital emergency departmentUrban hospital emergency departmentAlcohol use disorderCritical health behaviorsEffects of interventionsPrimary endpointSubstance use interventionsMedication adherenceEmergency departmentOriginal trialBinge drinkingUse disordersHealthy behaviorsStudy designHuman health behaviourTrialsInterventionUse interventionsMonthly bingeAdherenceTreatmentDrinkingReal-time interventions
2021
Early but not late convalescent plasma is associated with better survival in moderate-to-severe COVID-19
Briggs N, Gormally MV, Li F, Browning SL, Treggiari MM, Morrison A, Laurent-Rolle M, Deng Y, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA, Desruisseaux MS. Early but not late convalescent plasma is associated with better survival in moderate-to-severe COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0254453. PMID: 34320004, PMCID: PMC8318280, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 convalescent plasmaSevere COVID-19Convalescent plasmaPlasma recipientsHospital mortalityUnexposed cohortCCP administrationSevere COVID-19 infectionPropensity score-matched analysisCOVID-19Limited therapeutic optionsCOVID-19 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019CCP recipientsHospital stayPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsHospital daysHospital dischargeEarly administrationComplete followMechanical ventilationTherapeutic optionsClinical differencesSevere disease
2016
Effect of the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA exercise program on physical activity, fitness, quality of life, and fatigue in cancer survivors
Irwin ML, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Li F, Sanft T, Shockro L, O'Connor K, Campbell N, Tolaney SM, Mayer EL, Yung R, Freedman RA, Partridge AH, Ligibel JA. Effect of the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA exercise program on physical activity, fitness, quality of life, and fatigue in cancer survivors. Cancer 2016, 123: 1249-1258. PMID: 27893938, PMCID: PMC5360506, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer survivorsPhysical activityExercise programQuality of lifeDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanDana-Farber Cancer InstituteX-ray absorptiometry scansYale Cancer CenterAJCC stage IMajority of patientsThousands of survivorsPrimary endpointAdverse eventsWalk testCancer CenterSerum biomarkersBlood drawBreast cancerLIVESTRONGLower riskYMCA programCancer InstituteStage IBody compositionControl group