2015
Development, Content Validity, and User Review of a Web-based Multidimensional Pain Diary for Adolescent and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Bakshi N, Stinson J, Ross D, Lukombo I, Mittal N, Joshi S, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Development, Content Validity, and User Review of a Web-based Multidimensional Pain Diary for Adolescent and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2015, 31: 580-590. PMID: 25565585, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseasePain diaryHealth care utilizationElectronic pain diaryYoung adultsCare utilizationCell diseasePoor health-related qualityContent validityVaso-occlusive painDaily pain diarySeverity of painHealth-related qualityPain burdenModification of itemsPain experiencePainPatientsEnd-user reviewsElectronic diaryDiseaseAdultsAdolescentsPsychometric propertiesDiary
2014
Impact of individualized pain plan on the emergency management of children with sickle cell disease
Krishnamurti L, Smith‐Packard B, Gupta A, Campbell M, Gunawardena S, Saladino R. Impact of individualized pain plan on the emergency management of children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2014, 61: 1747-1753. PMID: 24962217, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaso-occlusive crisisSickle cell diseaseIndividualized pain plansPain management planEmergency departmentPain managementPain planPatient satisfactionCell diseaseRate of hospitalizationWong-Baker scaleRate of admissionHealth Information DatabaseBaker scalePain scoresED visitsReadmission ratesChildren's HospitalED managementAvoidable hospitalizationsPatient responsePatientsComparable hospitalsHospitalHigh levelsA pilot study of electronic directly observed therapy to improve hydroxyurea adherence in pediatric patients with sickle‐cell disease
Creary S, Gladwin M, Byrne M, Hildesheim M, Krishnamurti L. A pilot study of electronic directly observed therapy to improve hydroxyurea adherence in pediatric patients with sickle‐cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2014, 61: 1068-1073. PMID: 24436121, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnemia, Sickle CellAntisickling AgentsCell PhoneChildChild, PreschoolDirectly Observed TherapyDrug Administration ScheduleElectronic MailFeedbackFemaleHealth SurveysHumansHydroxyureaMaleMedication AdherenceMicrocomputersPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsReimbursement, IncentiveReminder SystemsRewardText MessagingVideo RecordingYoung AdultConceptsSickle cell diseaseMedian medication possession ratioMean corpuscular volumeHU adherenceHydroxyurea adherencePilot studyHemoglobin F percentageMedication possession ratioParticipant satisfactionPossession ratioSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeStudy entryClinical outcomesHU useHU therapyOverall participant satisfactionSingle institutionCell diseaseReminder alertsCorpuscular volumeTherapyAdherenceOverall median