A5039079464- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
Clinical Directors Network
2016-2025
Rockefeller University
2016-2025
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2012-2022
Tulane University
2016-2021
Montefiore Medical Center
1988-2018
Yale University
1992-2018
South Western Sydney Local Health District
2018
Liverpool Hospital
2018
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2017
Yeshiva University
2004-2016
Cardiovascular nuclear medicine exercise studies may serve as a screening method to be used in making decisions refer patients for catheterization and coronary artery bypass surgery. In study of 390 consecutively referred testing, abnormal results found 31% the women 64% men affected physicians' recommend only; 4% with radionuclide scans were compared 40% (p < 0.001). This 10:1 ratio was independent age. A multiple logistic regression analysis that controlled age, previous myocardial...
This paper describes 2 studies that evaluated a new instrument, the Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire-Community Version (PEDQ-CV). The PEDQ-CV can be used across ethnic groups to assess perceived racism or discrimination. scales measure several subdimensions of racism, permitting examination different forms this race-related stressor. first study psychometric properties in large sample community-dwelling adults. second brief version PEDQ-CV, developed for research protocols...
Facilitated telemedicine may promote hepatitis C virus elimination by mitigating geographic and temporal barriers.
The ability to predict the course in children with newly diagnosed minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) may have significant therapeutic implications. Previous attempts based on data available at disease onset not been successful. Therefore, it was investigated whether characterization of initial response adrenocortical steroids and during early months are predictive subsequent outcome. Three hundred-eighty-nine MCNS, onset, were treated standard prednisone regimens monitored for up 17...
There is no uniformly accepted clinical definition for congestive heart failure (CHF), although criteria have been published by various groups. also reference standard CHF, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) gives a quantitative assessment of systolic function and useful in predicting prognosis. To determine the relationship between LVEF clinically diagnosed we compared resting determined radionuclide ventriculography with diagnosis CHF 407 patients, based on data collected cardiology...
Journal Article Gait Assessment in the Elderly: A Abnormality Rating Scale and Its Relation to Falls Get access Leslie Wolfson, Wolfson 1Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College MedicineBronx, NY Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Robert Whipple, Whipple Paula Amerman, Amerman Jonathan N. Tobin 2Department Epidemiology Social Medicine, Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 1990, Pages M12–M19, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/45.1.M12...
Using dynamic posturography, we studied the balance of 234 community-dwelling elderly subjects (mean age, 76 +/- 5 years) as well 34 young controls 12 years). Almost all measures were worse in compared with controls. The decrements older persons indicate a diminished capacity to process conflicting sensory input possible narrowing limit stability (or, alternatively, an increase sway). We propose that this occurs most likely result biomechanical or central processing changes opposed...
Racism is a significant psychosocial stressor that hypothesized to have negative psychological and physical health consequences. The Reserve Capacity Model (Gallo & Matthews, 2003) suggests low socioeconomic status may influence through its effects on affect. We extend this model study the of racism, examining association lifetime perceived racism trait daily A multiethnic sample 362 American-born Black Latino adults completed Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire-Community Version...
Background: Minority and low-income women receive fewer cancer screenings than other women. Objective: To evaluate the effect of a telephone support intervention to increase rates breast, cervical, colorectal screening among minority Design: Randomized, controlled trial conducted between November 2001 April 2004. Setting: 11 community migrant health centers in New York City. Patients: 1413 who were overdue for screening. Intervention: Over 18 months, assigned group received an average 4...
Falls and impaired gait are a major source of morbidity in the elderly. Why some elderly become prone to falling is often unclear. We analyzed gait, equilibrium, brain computed tomography results 40 subjects without evidence neurologic disease known be associated with falls. Twenty these were remaining 20 nonfalling controls. These two groups comparable terms age sex (mean age, 83.3 years [SE, 1.7 years]). The group fallers had significantly worse equilibrium scores greater degree...
Racism has been identified as a psychosocial stressor that may contribute to disparities in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. The goal present article was investigate relationship perceived racism ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) sample American-born Blacks and Latinos.Participants included English-speaking Black or Latino(a) adults between ages 24 65. They completed daily mood diaries measures racism, socioeconomic status, hostility. Participants were outfitted with ABP monitors; 357...
We compared an evidence-based model of group prenatal care to traditional individual on birth, neonatal, and reproductive health outcomes.We performed a multisite cluster randomized controlled trial in 14 centers New York City (2008-2012). analyzed 1148 pregnant women aged 21 years, at less than 24 weeks gestation, not high obstetrical risk. assessed outcomes via medical records surveys.In intention-to-treat analyses, intervention sites were significantly likely have infants small for...
Racial/ethnic disparities in birth weight persist within the USA. The purpose of this study is to examine association between maternal everyday discrimination and infant among young, urban women color as well mediators (depressive symptoms, pregnancy distress, symptoms) moderators (age, race/ethnicity, attributions discrimination) association. A total 420 participated (14–21 years old; 62 % Latina, 38 Black), completing measures during their second trimester third trimester. Birth was...
<i>Objective:</i> New medical discoveries regarding genetic susceptibility to common chronic diseases, and the decoding of human genome have increased public attention genetics. What information is understood what attitudes exist towards genetics research not been well examined in underserved, culturally diverse communities. <i>Methods:</i> To better understand beliefs testing these groups, we conducted eight focus groups with 55 patients health care workers York City...
The New York City Clinical Data Research Network (NYC-CDRN), funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Institute (PCORI), brings together 22 organizations including seven independent health systems to enable patient-centered clinical research, support a national network, and facilitate learning healthcare systems. NYC-CDRN includes robust, collaborative governance organizational infrastructure, which takes advantage of its participants' experience, expertise, history collaboration. technical...
Background— Data are limited on the implementation of evidence-based multilevel interventions targeted at blood pressure (BP) control in hypertensive blacks who receive care low-resource primary practices. Methods and Results— Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension is a cluster-randomized clinical trial which 30 community health centers were randomly assigned intervention condition (IC) or usual (UC). Patients IC sites received patient education, home BP monitoring, monthly...