2019
Statewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease
Roberts J, Andemariam B, Bozzo J, Du C, Curtis S, Latham D, Cyr M, Magras L. Statewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 517. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-124462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseED/hospitalCommunity health networksED visitsED visit ratesEmergency departmentHospital visitsClinical team membersCell diseaseHealth NetworkHospitalization ratesHospital utilizationVisit ratesAdvisory CommitteeUtilization dataICD-9/ICDInstitutional review board approvalMedicaid programAmbulatory care servicesService utilization patternsTruven Health AnalyticsAge 16 yearsQuality improvement projectReview board approvalMann-Whitney U test
2008
Daily assessment of pain in adults with sickle cell disease.
Smith WR, Penberthy LT, Bovbjerg VE, McClish DK, Roberts JD, Dahman B, Aisiku IP, Levenson JL, Roseff SD. Daily assessment of pain in adults with sickle cell disease. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2008, 148: 94-101. PMID: 18195334, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-2-200801150-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseasePain daysSelf-reported painCell diseasePain intensityPatients age 16 yearsMean pain intensityProspective cohort studyUtilization daysHealth care utilizationDiary daysAge 16 yearsHealth care providersCohort studyMaximum painIndependent predictorsCare utilizationPainful episodesOpiate useAmbulatory careCare providersPainDaily assessmentPatientsDisease