A5103059019- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Family Support in Illness
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Occupational health in dentistry
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Effects of Vibration on Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
2012-2025
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
2019-2024
Hunan Cancer Hospital
2024
Central South University
2024
Lenox Hill Hospital
2022
Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivors' Support Project
2021
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
2020
Northwestern University
2020
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation
2020
University of Utah
2020
Objective: This study investigated performance-based and patient-reported cognitive limitations on work output. Methods: Working breast cancer survivors (BCS) (n = 122) a non-cancer comparison group (NCCG; n 113) completed measures of function, fatigue, distress, job stress, Results: Distress, stress were higher in the BCS who average 3-years post-treatment. Patient-reported at related to output (memory β 0.29; executive function 0.26) only. Changes more responsive changes fatigue group....
Upper extremity disorders (UEDs) account for a significant number of work-related illnesses in the US workforce. Little information exists on distribution UEDs, their associated health care and indemnity costs, or patterns work disability. The study presented is an analysis upper claims within federal In this study, universe consisted all accepted by Department Labor, Office Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), from October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994. A total 185,927 notices...
Questionnaire-based measures of function have been validated extensively in studies chronic illness and work-related low back pain. These only recently developed for upper extremity disorders (UEDs), there is little information on their utility evaluation injured workers. We the Upper Extremity Function Scale (UEFS), an eight-item, self-administered questionnaire, to measure impacts UEDs function. This instrument was tested a cohort 108 patients with 165 carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS); both...
Study Design. The administrative database maintained by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (United States) was used to compare health care use and indemnity costs within natural history of work-related low back pain disability. Objectives. To determine relative services at different phases work Summary Background Data. Existing studies have compared total along disability continuum. This study replicates extends these earlier providing detailed evaluations service categories this...
Objective: To determine the association of symptom burden to work limitation among working survivors malignant brain tumors. Methods: Working adults with tumors (n = 95) and a non-cancer comparison 131) group completed web-based questionnaire. Measures demographics, tumor type treatment, fatigue, emotional distress, cognitive limitations, factors that can positively impact work, including health behaviors problem solving, were obtained. Results: Survivors reported higher levels limitations...
Research on military populations indicates that musculoskeletal-related disorders represent a prevalent source of outpatient visits, lost work time, hospitalization, and disability. Despite the increasing role women in military, little is known regarding association among occupations, gender, The study presented here analyzed 41,750 disability cases to determine: (1) prevalence work-related musculoskeletal disability, (2) specific jobs associated with greater risk (3) job-type, Results...
Work-related upper-extremity disorders (WRUEDs) are an increasingly common cause of work-related symptoms and disability. Although most acute self-limited, a small percentage workers with go on to permanent disability account for the majority costs associated these conditions. Little is known, however, about this progression from how it might be prevented. In study, we evaluate demographic, vocational, medical, psychosocial characteristics patients WRUEDs examine several hypotheses regarding...