A5018840481- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Travel-related health issues
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
University of Arizona
2015-2024
Brown University
2017
University of Michigan
2017
University of California, San Francisco
2017
Medical University of South Carolina
2017
Emory University
2017
Universidad Santo Tomás
2016
University of Arizona Cancer Center
2013-2015
Navajo Nation Division of Health
2007
Objective: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes more than 2.5 million emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or deaths annually. Prehospital endotracheal intubation has been associated with poor outcomes in patients TBI several retrospective observational studies. We evaluated the relationship between prehospital intubation, functional outcomes, and mortality using high quality data on clinical practice collected prospectively during a randomized multicenter trial. Methods: ProTECT...
Objective: Hispanic women who reside in low-resource settings are especially at risk for nonparticipation cancer screening programs. The purpose of this study was to assess characteristics that influence breast and cervical among older living along the United States-Mexico border. Methods: A cross-sectional aged ≥50 years (n = 504) residing Yuma County, Arizona, were randomly selected interviews. Logistic regression analyses conducted identify determinants compliance with mammography Pap...
BackgroundInterventions focusing on epilepsy self-management (ESM) are vital for promoting the health of people living with epilepsy. E-technology and mobile (mHealth) tools becoming increasingly integrated into practice to promote strategies chronic diseases, enhance care delivery, reduce disparities. Management Information Decision Support Epilepsy Tool (MINDSET), a bilingual decision support tool (available in English Spanish), was found be both feasible effective facilitating goal-based...
Abstract INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD‐related dementias (ADRD) are leading causes of death among older adults in the United States. Efforts to understand risk factors for prevention needed. METHODS Participants ( n = 146,166) enrolled Women's Health Initiative without AD at baseline were included. Diabetes status was ascertained from self‐reported questionnaires deaths attributed AD/ADRD hospital, autopsy, records. Competing regression models used estimate cause‐specific...
After emergency department (ED) discharge, Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency are less likely than English-proficient to be adherent medical recommendations and more dissatisfied their visit.To determine if integrating a longitudinal Spanish cultural competency curriculum into medicine residency didactics improves patient satisfaction adherence in proficiency.Our ED has two Emergency Medicine Residency Programs, University Campus (UC) South (SC). SC program...
Emergency medicine residency programs have evaluated the use of Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) for applicants. The authors developed an MMI-style method called Fast Interview Track (FIT) to predict applicant's 'fit' within individual program.Applicants meet with up five residents and are asked one question by each. Residents score applicant using a Likert scale from 1 5 on two questions: 'How well does think his/her feet?' do you will fit in here?'. To assess how these questions predicted...
Healthy lifestyle interventions offered at points of care, including support groups, may improve chronic disease management, especially in low-resource populations. We assessed the effectiveness an educational intervention type 2 diabetes (T2D) groups to reduce cardiovascular (CVD) risk.We recruited 518 participants a parallel, two-arm, cluster-randomized, behavioural clinical trial across 22 clinics Sonora, Mexico, between August 2016 and October 2018. delivered 13-week secondary prevention...
Racial/ethnic minority populations are under- represented in clinical trials and Hispanic participation rates particularly low. This study assessed barriers facilitators to by Medicaid eligible Mexican- Americans their serving physicians. Qualitative data from two focus groups conducted among Mexican-American patients four physician were analyzed. have a basic understanding of trials. While most open participating research, not speaking English, time, transportation identified as barriers....
Objective: Alcohol consumption has been implicated as an important factor driving the demand for medical care at mass gatherings. Patients exhibiting signs of possible alcohol intoxication are frequently diverted from traditional support facilities located within gathering events due to their disruptive behavior or need prolonged observation. This conventional strategy can place additional stress on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Department (ED) resources. The purpose this study was...
Since the tragic events experienced on September 11, 2001, and other recent such as hurricane devastation in southeastern parts of country emergent H1N1 season, need for a competent public health workforce has become vitally important securing protecting greater population.The primary objective study was to assess training needs U.S. Mexico border states workforce.The Arizona Center Public Health Preparedness Mel Enid Zuckerman College at The University implemented border-wide assessment....
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a major issue in Mexico, reporting almost 100,000 attributable deaths 2016. Low-income Mexican citizens who face various issues associated with T2DM, including the lack of access to self-management services, are particularly affected by condition. Health centers have been designated serve T2DM patients providing resources on chronic disease prevention. Meta Salud Diabetes (MSD) is intervention developed address cardiovascular...
Introduction: The research community has struggled to successfully recruit and retain Hispanic participants into studies. purpose of our study is describe enrollment across the past decade. We sought identify trends in engagement internet-based recruitment over three distinct time periods including COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: MindCrowd (MC) a web-based that aims potential factors influencing age-related cognitive decline disease. MC platform was launched on 01/2013 as 7/2023 403,633...