2013
The Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study (CITIES): Rationale for a Tailored Behavioral and Educational Pharmacist-Administered Intervention for Achieving Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction
Zullig LL, Melnyk SD, Stechuchak KM, McCant F, Danus S, Oddone E, Bastian L, Olsen M, Edelman D, Rakley S, Morey M, Bosworth HB. The Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study (CITIES): Rationale for a Tailored Behavioral and Educational Pharmacist-Administered Intervention for Achieving Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2013, 20: 135-143. PMID: 24303930, PMCID: PMC3911768, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelephone-based interventionCVD risk factorsRisk factorsDurham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCardiovascular disease risk reductionOutpatient primary care clinicsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCVD risk reductionCardiovascular disease riskPrimary care clinicsDisease risk reductionTarget sample sizeRisk reductionMultiple comorbiditiesUsual careCare clinicsMedication adherencePrimary careHome-based monitoringMedical CenterStudy interventionTelemedicine studiesHealth behaviorsDisease riskHypertension
2012
Comparative effectiveness trial of family-supported smoking cessation intervention versus standard telephone counseling for chronically ill veterans using proactive recruitment
Bastian L, Fish, Gierisch, Rohrer, Stechuchak, Grambow. Comparative effectiveness trial of family-supported smoking cessation intervention versus standard telephone counseling for chronically ill veterans using proactive recruitment. Comparative Effectiveness Research 2012, Volume 2: 45-56. DOI: 10.2147/cer.s33447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative effectiveness trialTelephone counselingCardiovascular diseaseVeteran smokersSmoking cessationChronic illnessEffectiveness trialIll veteransEpidemiological Studies Depression ScalePoint prevalent abstinenceChronic medical illnessTelephone-based interventionNicotine replacement therapySignificant depressive symptomsLower nicotine dependenceTelephone counseling sessionsVeterans Affairs physiciansSocial supportType of interventionType of diseaseStandard armFamily support interventionMedical illnessCessation interventionsReplacement therapy