2020
Utilization, financial outcomes and stakeholder perspectives of a re-organized adult sickle cell program
Rousseau R, Weisberg DF, Gorero J, Parwani V, Bozzo J, Kenyon K, Smith C, Cole J, Curtis S, Forray A, Roberts JD. Utilization, financial outcomes and stakeholder perspectives of a re-organized adult sickle cell program. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0236360. PMID: 32706825, PMCID: PMC7380627, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseYale-New Haven HospitalAcute care servicesCare of adultsPoor socio-economic statusPersonalized care planSickle Cell ProgramNew Haven HospitalSingle nursing unitParenteral opioidsPain controlClinic visitsMost patientsPain managementChronic painOutpatient visitsPrimary complaintEmergency departmentPrimary careInpatient daysCare plansCare servicesSocio-economic statusNursing units
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