2024
Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study
Puklin L, Irwin M, Sanft T, Ferrucci L, Harrigan M, McGowan C, Cartmel B, Zupa M, Winer E, Deyling M, Ligibel J, Basen-Engquist K, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M. Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 590. PMID: 39141176, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08789-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityLifestyle interventionSelf-reported PA questionnaireSelf-reported diet qualityBreast cancerHealthy Eating Index-2015Stage I-III breast cancerBenefits of PASequential mixed methods studyI-III breast cancerChemotherapy-related symptomsMixed methods studyThematic content analysisBehavioral goalsSense of controlBody mass indexPA questionnaireSemi-structured interviewsMean body mass indexTranscribed verbatimIntervention armTailored educationDiet qualityNutritional behaviorMental benefitsUser-Centered Framework for Implementation of Technology (UFIT): Development of an Integrated Framework for Designing Clinical Decision Support Tools Packaged With Tailored Implementation Strategies
Ray J, Finn E, Tyrrell H, Aloe C, Perrin E, Wood C, Miner D, Grout R, Michel J, Damschroder L, Sharifi M. User-Centered Framework for Implementation of Technology (UFIT): Development of an Integrated Framework for Designing Clinical Decision Support Tools Packaged With Tailored Implementation Strategies. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024, 26: e51952. PMID: 38771622, PMCID: PMC11150893, DOI: 10.2196/51952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decision supportPrimary care cliniciansUser-centered designImplementation strategiesUser-centered frameworkCare cliniciansImplementation scienceElectronic health record-based clinical decision supportImpact of clinical decision supportImplement clinical decision supportEvidence-based CDSPediatric primary care cliniciansTailored implementation strategiesElectronic health recordsAdoption of evidenceWell-child visitsDecision supportDiverse group of stakeholdersObesity practicePrimary carePediatric overweightHealth recordsHealth systemSemistructured interviewsOverweight treatment
2023
Decoding the Association Between Body Composition in Preterm Birth and Hypertension in Childhood—Reply
Nugent J, Sharifi M, Greenberg J. Decoding the Association Between Body Composition in Preterm Birth and Hypertension in Childhood—Reply. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1239-1240. PMID: 37695615, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect Measure Modification by Birth Weight on the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
Nugent J, Lu Y, Deng Y, Sharifi M, Greenberg J. Effect Measure Modification by Birth Weight on the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 735-737. PMID: 37155182, PMCID: PMC10167596, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-Effectiveness and Long-Term Savings of the Bright Bodies Intervention for Childhood Obesity
Pryor S, Savoye M, Nowicka P, Price G, Sharifi M, Yaesoubi R. Cost-Effectiveness and Long-Term Savings of the Bright Bodies Intervention for Childhood Obesity. Value In Health 2023, 26: 1183-1191. PMID: 36967028, PMCID: PMC10518029, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2023.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexClinical controlMedical Expenditure Panel Survey dataClinical weight managementHealth system perspectivePrevention growth chartsParticipants' body mass indexFamily-based interventionsMass indexChildhood obesityBMI trajectoriesWeight managementHealthcare costsPrimary analysisGrowth chartsObesityTrial dataDisease controlMedical expendituresBright bodiesHealthcare expendituresIncremental costIntervention costsBody interventionsChildrenScoping review protocol of multicomponent interventions to address cardiometabolic disease risk among Pacific Islander children
Choy C, Nyhan K, Savusa K, Soti-Ulberg C, Rosen R, Naseri T, Hawley N, Sharifi M. Scoping review protocol of multicomponent interventions to address cardiometabolic disease risk among Pacific Islander children. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280888. PMID: 36689458, PMCID: PMC9870166, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280888.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPacific Islander childrenCMD risk factorsMulticomponent interventionRisk factorsCardiometabolic disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsCardiometabolic disease riskClinical trial registrationPreferred Reporting ItemsJoanna Briggs Institute ManualFormal ethical approvalTRIAL REGISTRATIONCochrane LibraryHigh prevalenceEligible interventionsStudy populationEthical approvalReporting ItemsCMD riskDisease riskIntervention componentsProQuest DissertationsReview protocolEvidence mappingEvidence synthesisClinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity.
Hampl S, Hassink S, Skinner A, Armstrong S, Barlow S, Bolling C, Avila Edwards K, Eneli I, Hamre R, Joseph M, Lunsford D, Mendonca E, Michalsky M, Mirza N, Ochoa E, Sharifi M, Staiano A, Weedn A, Flinn S, Lindros J, Okechukwu K. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics 2023, 151 PMID: 36622115, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-060640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExecutive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity.
Hampl S, Hassink S, Skinner A, Armstrong S, Barlow S, Bolling C, Avila Edwards K, Eneli I, Hamre R, Joseph M, Lunsford D, Mendonca E, Michalsky M, Mirza N, Ochoa E, Sharifi M, Staiano A, Weedn A, Flinn S, Lindros J, Okechukwu K. Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics 2023, 151 PMID: 36622135, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-060641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Primary Care Partnership to Promote Responsive Feeding for Infants in Group Well-Child Care
Budge M, Sharifi M, Maciejewski K, Diehl D, Paige M, Nogelo P, Rosenthal M, Fenick A. A Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Primary Care Partnership to Promote Responsive Feeding for Infants in Group Well-Child Care. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 304-313. PMID: 36599376, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual well-child careSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramWell-child careSupplemental Nutrition ProgramPrimary Care PartnershipsResponsive feedingNutrition ProgramCare partnershipsGroup well-child careElectronic health record dataHealth record dataResponsive feeding practicesHealthy foodsLow-income caregiversExperiences of caregiversHealthy eating practicesPrimary careInfant growthCare interventionsFeeding practicesHealthy eatingInfantsStructural barriersThematic saturationCaregivers
2022
Real‐world effectiveness of the Bright Bodies healthy lifestyle intervention for childhood obesity
Samuels S, Hu P, Maciejewski K, Li F, Dziura J, Savoye M, Sharifi M. Real‐world effectiveness of the Bright Bodies healthy lifestyle intervention for childhood obesity. Obesity 2022, 31: 203-213. PMID: 36502287, PMCID: PMC9780185, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management interventionsHealthy lifestyle interventionReal-world effectivenessWeight management interventionsLifestyle interventionChildhood obesityClinical effectivenessFemale sexInsurance categoriesBMIp95Mixed-effects modelsGreater reductionBMIBright bodiesInterventionSexParticipantsManagement interventionsObesityReal-world adaptationYearsTrialsKeys to Achieving Clinically Important Weight Loss: Perceptions of Responders and Nonresponders in the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Trial
Fay C, Castro I, Velez D, Ruggiero C, O'Connor G, Perkins M, Luo M, Sharifi M, Mini F, Taveras E, Kuhlthau K, Fiechtner L. Keys to Achieving Clinically Important Weight Loss: Perceptions of Responders and Nonresponders in the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Trial. Childhood Obesity 2022, 19: 507-514. PMID: 36315223, PMCID: PMC10698771, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2022.0112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management interventionsBody mass index improvementWeight management interventionsImportant weight lossUnmet social needsPerspectives of caregiversHealthy weightHealth behaviorsNonrespondersSemistructured guideThematic saturationWeight lossWeight stigmaRespondersMindful eatingPerspectives of Historically Black College and University Advisors to Premedical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Weiss J, Holaday L, Keene D, Akingbesote ND, Balasuriya L, Sharifi M, Latimore D, Genao I. Perspectives of Historically Black College and University Advisors to Premedical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238563. PMID: 36269351, PMCID: PMC9587479, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical school admissions processPremedical studentsSchool admissions processHistorically Black CollegesCOVID-19 pandemicMedical schoolsHBCU studentsPremedical advisorsBlack CollegesAdmission processVirtual learning environmentMedical school admissionsQualitative studyVaried educational backgroundsDepth of experienceEquitable patient careLearning environmentVirtual learningUniversity advisorsBlack studentsSchool admissionsAcademic responsibilitiesInsurance and Health Care Outcomes in Regions Where Undocumented Children Are Medicaid-Eligible.
Rosenberg J, Shabanova V, McCollum S, Sharifi M. Insurance and Health Care Outcomes in Regions Where Undocumented Children Are Medicaid-Eligible. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 36004541, PMCID: PMC10171371, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-057034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationStates/territoriesCare utilizationPreventive health care utilizationNon-English primary languageHealth care utilization measuresMultivariable Poisson regressionUS states/territoriesHealth care outcomesPositive health outcomesAssociation of residencePreventive visitsPublic health insuranceDental careRelative riskChild healthCare outcomesHealth outcomesPoisson regressionInsurance eligibilityUtilization measuresHealth insuranceUninsuranceChildrenHigher uninsuranceMulti-sector stakeholder's perceptions of determinants of successful implementation of a pediatric weight management intervention
Persaud A, Castro I, Simione M, Smith J, O'Connor G, Sharifi M, Perkins M, Torres S, Taveras E, Kuhlthau K, Fiechtner L. Multi-sector stakeholder's perceptions of determinants of successful implementation of a pediatric weight management intervention. Frontiers In Public Health 2022, 10: 954063. PMID: 36091513, PMCID: PMC9454190, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.954063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management interventionsWeight management interventionsCommunity settingsPre-implementation periodCommunity resource guideLow-income settingsUnmet social needsNational clinicPatient barriersHealthy weightFramework analysis approachPrimary careTwo-armFamily-centered programsHealth centersCFIR domainsGroup visitsConsolidated FrameworkInsurance reimbursementLocal YMCAManagement interventionsMultidisciplinary personnelClinicInterventionClinical organizationsRapid Deployment of a Mobile Medical Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Dyadic Maternal-Child Care
Rosenberg J, Sude L, Budge M, León-Martínez D, Fenick A, Altice FL, Sharifi M. Rapid Deployment of a Mobile Medical Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Dyadic Maternal-Child Care. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2022, 26: 1762-1778. PMID: 35900640, PMCID: PMC9330972, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-022-03483-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeople of colorHealth-related social needsQualitative interviewsSocial needsMobile medical clinicCOVID-19 pandemicMother-infant careConstant comparative methodFood insecurityService deliveryMaternal child careMajor themesInterviewsMedical clinicsFamily-centered careInsecurityComparative methodMaternal-infant careMixed-methods observational studyOffice-based visitsAssessment of caregiversInnovative modelSurvey participantsMaternal hypertensionChart reviewAssessment of Underuse and Overuse of Screening Tests for Co-occurring Conditions Among Children With Obesity
Sharifi M, Goodman A, Chua K. Assessment of Underuse and Overuse of Screening Tests for Co-occurring Conditions Among Children With Obesity. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222101. PMID: 35834247, PMCID: PMC9284328, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWell-child visitsProportion of childrenCross-sectional studyEndocrine testingInsulin testIBM MarketScan Multi-State Medicaid databaseMarketScan Multi-State Medicaid DatabaseIBM MarketScan Commercial DatabaseMulti-State Medicaid DatabaseScreening testMarketScan Commercial DatabasePrimary care cliniciansCommercial claims databaseRate of adherenceNon-Hispanic blacksCo-occurring conditionsLogistic regression modelsPrimary outcomeCare cliniciansLiver diseaseClaims databaseMean ageMedicaid databaseDiagnosis codesPayer type
2021
Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hu P, Samuels S, Maciejewski KR, Li F, Aloe C, Van Name M, Savoye M, Sharifi M. Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Childhood Obesity 2021, 18: 369-382. PMID: 34919458, PMCID: PMC9492789, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2021.0196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityWeight-related health behaviorsHealth behaviorsSocial determinantsExact testObesity-related comorbiditiesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicRecreational screen timeVigorous physical activityFisher's exact testMultivariable regression modelsDisease 2019 pandemicStress Scale scoresBehavior changeHigher caregiver stressPhysical activityFood insecurityScale scoreAdolescents 13Caregiver stressObesityScreen timePsychosocial stressorsMost mealsHealth disparitiesDemographic Differences in Medical Students’ Perceptions of Respect for Diversity Among Faculty
Weiss J, Balasuriya L, Cramer LD, Nunez-Smith M, Genao I, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Wong AH, Samuels EA, Latimore D, Boatright D, Sharifi M. Demographic Differences in Medical Students’ Perceptions of Respect for Diversity Among Faculty. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: s218-s219. PMID: 34705721, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPilot Wellness Program With Adapted Social–Emotional Learning and COVID-19 Curriculum for Refugee Youth
Rosenberg J, Ryan P, O’Brien C, Ganjavi F, Sharifi M. Pilot Wellness Program With Adapted Social–Emotional Learning and COVID-19 Curriculum for Refugee Youth. Health Education & Behavior 2021, 49: 17-25. PMID: 34628978, DOI: 10.1177/10901981211048830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial-emotional learning curriculumSocial-emotional learning programsSocial-emotional learningPilot wellness programBehavioral health outcomesRefugee childrenNon-refugee peersBehavioral health problemsMental health educationCOVID-19 safety measuresEmotional learningIntervention Mapping frameworkPostmigration experiencesCOVID-19 curriculumLearning competenceWellness programsShort-term improvementLearning curriculumRefugee youthMultiple risk factorsLearning programMixed-method evaluationRefugee familiesChildrenEvidence-based curriculumComparative Effectiveness of Clinical and Community-Based Approaches to Healthy Weight
Fiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V, Langhans N, Sharifi M, Price S, Luo M, Locascio JJ, Hohman KH, Hodge H, Gortmaker S, Torres S, Taveras EM. Comparative Effectiveness of Clinical and Community-Based Approaches to Healthy Weight. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021050405. PMID: 34470816, PMCID: PMC8573851, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy weightHealth centersPediatric weight management interventionsConfidence intervalsWeight management interventionsIntervention participantsEffective treatmentLow-income childrenBMIBMI effectsComparative effectivenessMean differencePercentile changeComparison groupComparison sitesNoninferiority testLinear mixed modelsNoninferiorityChild interventionChildrenInterventionMixed modelsManagement interventionsPrevious dataImportant differences