A5058232285- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Media Influence and Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
2016-2025
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2021
Quantitative BioSciences
2016-2021
UMass Memorial Medical Center
2013-2017
UMass Memorial Health Care
2017
Association of American Medical Colleges
2015
Business Roundtable
2015
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
2015
Core Laboratories (United States)
2015
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2003-2013
Performance feedback and benchmarking, common tools for health care improvement, are rarely studied in randomized trials. Achievable Benchmarks of Care (ABCs) standards excellence attained by top performers a peer group easily reproducibly calculated from existing performance data.To evaluate the effectiveness using achievable benchmarks to enhance typical physician improve care.Group-randomized controlled trial conducted December 1996, with follow-up through 1998.Seventy community...
This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this as a supplement. Background: Storytelling emerging powerful tool for health promotion in vulnerable populations. However, these interventions remain largely untested rigorous studies. Objective: To test an interactive storytelling intervention involving DVDs. Design: Randomized, controlled trial which comparison patients received attention control DVD. Separate random assignments were performed with or...
Psychological distress as a consequence of cancer care is related to diagnoses anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, and decreased quality life (Mitchell et al., 2011). Despite estimates that 24%–50% patients with exhibit symptoms distress, can experience the aforementioned effects, psychological are not consistently addressed by all teams (Carlson 2004; Holland & Bultz, 2007; Jacobson Ransom, Mitchell, Vahabzadeh, Magruder, 2011; van Scheppingen
There are few reports describing the combined influence of race and sex a patient on use reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction.
To assess whether active and passive smokers are more likely than non-smokers to develop clinically relevant glucose intolerance or diabetes.Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) is a prospective cohort study begun 1985-6 with 15 years of follow-up.Participants recruited from Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Oakland, California, USA.Black white men women aged 18-30 no at baseline, including 1386 current smokers, 621 previous 1452 never...
We assessed differences by ethnicity in ever receiving advice from providers to quit smoking. evaluated whether socioeconomic status and health were moderators of the association.We used 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data, a population-based cross-sectional survey.After adjusting for complex survey design, 69% 14089 current smokers reported being advised provider. Hispanics (50%) African Americans (61%) smoking counseling less frequently compared with Whites (72%, P<.01...
We sought to determine if reported racial discrimination was associated with medication nonadherence among African Americans hypertension and distrust of physicians a contributing factor.
Background and Purpose— We propose to study possible differences in the associations between risk factors for cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction stroke) carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements made at 3 different levels of bifurcation. Methods— conducted a cross-sectional cohort whites blacks both genders with mean age 45 years. Traditional were determined members. Carotid IMT was measured from high-resolution B-mode ultrasound images levels: common artery, artery bulb...
Summary Objective To investigate the association between birth outcomes and blood levels of aflatoxin B 1 (AFB1)‐lysine adduct in pregnant women Kumasi, Ghana. Method A cross‐sectional study 785 attending antenatal clinic was conducted. Aflatoxin (AFB )‐lysine were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on taken after delivery. The considered small for gestation age, low birthweight, preterm delivery stillbirth. Participants divided into quartiles based distribution...
Purpose To produce a physician and scientific workforce that advances high-quality research culturally competent care, academic medical centers (AMCs) must assess their capacity for diversity inclusion leverage opportunities improvement. The Diversity Engagement Survey (DES) is presented as diagnostic benchmarking tool. Method 22-item DES consists of eight factors connect engagement theory to constructs. It was piloted at 1 AMC then administered 13 additional U.S. AMCs in 2011–2012. Face...
BackgroundPerinatal depression is a common and undertreated condition, with potential deleterious effects on maternal, obstetric, infant, child outcomes. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of two systems-level interventions in obstetric setting—the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Moms PRogram In Support (PRISM)—in improving symptoms participation mental health treatment among women perinatal depression.MethodsIn this cluster-randomised, active-controlled trial,...
Recent hospital reductions in registered nurses (RNs) for care raise concerns about patient outcomes.Assess the association of nurse staffing with in-hospital mortality patients acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Medical record review data from 1994-1995 Cooperative Cardiovascular Project were linked American Hospital Association 118,940 fee-for-service Medicare hospitalized AMI. Staffing levels represented as to ratios categorized into quartiles RNs and licensed practical (LPNs).In-hospital...
ABSTRACT Background: Physical activity (PA) declines as children and adolescents age. The purpose of this study was to examine how specific school factors relate youth PA, TV viewing, body mass index (BMI). Methods: A sample 12‐ 18‐year‐old in 3 cities (N = 165, 53% females, mean age 14.6 ± 1.7 years, 44% nonwhite) completed surveys assessing days physical education (PE) class per week, equipment accessibility, after‐school supervised field access. Regression analyses were conducted...
Few studies have focused on racial and ethnic differences in advance care planning other than directives among population-based samples of adults across the lifespan.Using data from a statewide random-digit dial telephone survey 18 years or older (n = 1851), we investigated (1) designation healthcare agent (HCA); (2) communication goals, values, preferences for end-of-life with providers, HCA, family members friends.Less half (44%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 41.3%-47.0%) all participants...
Sleep duration has been inversely associated with body mass index (BMI). We examined the relationship between self-reported sleep and BMI, waist circumference, percent fat in Black White individuals from CARDIA study. Box-Tidwell regression models were adjusted for age race (Model 1), additional lifestyle demographic variables 2), physical activity 3). There significant interactions gender main outcome variables. In men, there was a trend an inverse reported BMI Model<mml:math...
BACKGROUND The Community Health Advisor (CHA) model has been widely used to recruit rural and low‐income, mostly African American women into clinical behavioral research studies. However, little is known about its effectiveness in promoting retention adherence of such trials. METHODS Community‐Based Retention Intervention Study evaluated the a community‐based intervention strategy using CHA empowerment theory improve minority low‐income included training use volunteer CHAs as partners....