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In this newsletter, we’re focusing on all the impactful studies our members and affiliates published as 2023 came to a close.

There were studies on asthma, hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, lupus, obesity, and more!

We hope you can check them out, and let us know if you’d like us to feature your news, project, or publication on our website or future newsletter.

 

In This Issue:

Member & Affiliate Publications

Other Recent Publications of Note

Funding Opportunities

 

Member & Affiliate Publications

Dialysis Initiation for Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis when Liver Transplant Is Unlikely. Bansal AD, Patel AA. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2023 Dec 4. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000959. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38038622.

Automated Messaging Program to Facilitate Systematic Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Qualitative Analysis of Provider Interviews. Einhorn J, Murphy AR, Rogal SS, Suffoletto B, Irizarry T, Rollman BL, Forman DE, Muldoon MF. JMIR Cardio. 2023 Dec 4;7:e51316. doi: 10.2196/51316. PMID: 38048147.

Associations Between Sleep Health and Obesity and Weight Change in Adults: The Daily24 Multisite Cohort Study. Hawkins MS, Pokutnaya DY, Duan D, Coughlin JW, Martin LM, Zhao D, Goheer A, Woolf TB, Holzhauer K, Lehmann HP, Lent MR, McTigue KM, Bennett WL. Sleep Health. 2023 Oct;9(5):767-773. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.03.006. PMID: 37268482.

Links of Positive Affect and Stress to HbA1c: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Horner FS, Helgeson VS, Korytkowski MT. J Behav Med. 2023 Oct;46(5):849-859. doi: 10.1007/s10865-023-00408-8. PMID: 37071343; PMCID: PMC10111289.

A Comprehensive Exercise (COMEX) Intervention to Optimize Exercise Participation for Improving Patient-Centered Outcomes and Physical Functioning in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Development and Pilot Testing. Jhamb M, Devaraj SM, Alemairi M, Lavenburg LM, Shiva S, Yabes JG, Forman DE, Hergenroeder AL. Kidney Med. 2023 Sep 12;5(11):100720. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100720. PMID: 37928754; PMCID: PMC10623365.

Trends in Primary Prevention Statin Use by Cardiovascular Risk Score From 1999 to 2018: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study. Kim CJ, Sussman JB, Mukamal KJ, Eades M, Anderson TS. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Dec;176(12):1684-1688. doi: 10.7326/M23-1915. Epub 2023 Dec 5. PMID: 38048586.

Association of Depression and Adherence to Oral Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Lapa ME, Swabe GM, Magnani JW. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Nov 20:e031281. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031281. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37982265.

Strength Training Associates with Less Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Lo GH, Richard MJ, McAlindon TE, Kriska AM, Price LL, Rockette-Wagner B, Eaton CB, Hochberg MC, Kwoh CK, Nevitt MC, Driban JB. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Oct 23. doi: 10.1002/art.42732. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37870119.

Association of Patient Copayment and Medication Adherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Lomanto Silva R, Swabe GM, Sattui SE, Magnani JW. Lupus Sci Med. 2023 Oct;10(2):e000966. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2023-000966. PMID: 37852670; PMCID: PMC10603349.

Educational Attainment and Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Magnani JW, Ning H, Wilkins JT, Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Nov 1:e233990. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.3990. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37910110; PMCID: PMC10620672.

Rurality and Atrial Fibrillation: Patient Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Care. Mann HK, Streiff M, Schultz KC, Halpern DV, Ferry D, Johnson AE, Magnani JW. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Nov 7;12(21):e031152. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031152. PMID: 37889198.

Stakeholder-Driven Intervention Development for Dialysis Trials Using a Design Sprint Methodology. Michalowski A, Cavanaugh KL, Hamm M, Wilkie C, Olejniczak DM, Eneanya ND, Colditz J, Jhamb M, Bulls HW, Liebschutz JM. Kidney Med. 2023 Sep 25;5(12):100729. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100729. PMID: 38028030; PMCID: PMC10630159.

Use of Disease-Modifying Treatments in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Newman TV, Yang J, Suh K, Jonassaint CR, Kane-Gill SL, Novelli EM. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2344546. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.44546. PMID: 37991760; PMCID: PMC10665975.

Barriers and Facilitators to Uptake of Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Youth. Peyyety V, Zupa MF, Hewitt B, Rodriguez Gonzalez A, Mani I, Prioleau T, McCurley J, Lin YK, Vajravelu ME. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2023 Nov 5:26350106231205030. doi: 10.1177/26350106231205030. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37927056.

The Relationships Between Physical Activity and Asthma Control and Body Mass Index (BMI) in Patients with Asthma. Rockette-Wagner B, Wisnivesky JP, Holguin F, Ankam J, Arora A, Federmann E, Smith V, Federman AD, Conroy MB. J Asthma. 2023 Oct 17:1-9. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2023.2260868. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37847059.

Anti-hypertensive Medication Use Among People with and without Substance Use Disorders. Shuey B, Suda KJ, Halbisen A, Wen H, Wharam JF, Rosland AM, Liebschutz JM. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08543-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38010465.

External Validity in Distributed Data Networks. Webster-Clark M, Toh S, Arnold J, McTigue KM, Carton T, Platt R. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2023 Dec;32(12):1360-1367. doi: 10.1002/pds.5666. Epub 2023 Jul 18. PMID: 37463756.

Completion of Recommended Tests and Referrals in Telehealth vs In-Person Visits. Zhong A, Amat MJ, Anderson TS, Shafiq U, Sternberg SB, Salant T, Fernandez L, Schiff GD, Aronson MD, Benneyan JC, Singer SJ, Phillips RS. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2343417. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43417. PMID: 37966837; PMCID: PMC10652149.

 

Other Recent Publications of Note

Development of a Conceptual Model for the Patient Experience of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS): A Qualitative Targeted Literature Review. Aldhouse NVJ, Kitchen H, Al-Zubeidi T, Thursfield M, Winnette R, See Tai S, Zhu L, Garnier N, Baker CL. Adv Ther. 2023 Dec;40(12):5155-5167. doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02651-6. PMID: 37819555; PMCID: PMC10611865.

Optimizing Telehealth for Diabetes Management in the Deep South: Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators on the Patient and Clinician Journey. Bazzano A, Patel T, Nauman E, Cernigliaro D, Shi L.  J Med Internet Res. 2023 Nov 17. doi: 10.2196/43583. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37976468.

Patient and Physician Perspectives on the Use of a Connected Ecosystem for Diabetes Management: International Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Benito-Garcia E, Vega J, Daza EJ, Lee WN, Kennedy A, Chantelot JM. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Nov 30;7:e47145. doi: 10.2196/47145. PMID: 38032701.

Qualitative Assessment of the Patient Experience of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1: An Observational Study. Danese D, Goss D, Romano C, Gupta C. BMC Nephrol. 2023 Oct 26;24(1):319. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03365-1. PMID: 37884879; PMCID: PMC10604408.

A Comparison of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) in Diabetes Management: A Systematic Literature Review. Edward R, Priefer R. Prim Care Diabetes. 2023 Dec 1;17(6):529–534. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.10.009.

Diabetes Management and Culturally Sensitive Care: An Approach to Care for Bangladeshi Patients. Haque MZ, Ahmed F, Khan SL, Muntakim M, Khan HJ, Azam M, Husain M. Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes. 2023 Nov 3;16:11795514231210139. doi: 10.1177/11795514231210139. PMID: 37928052; PMCID: PMC10625175.

Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2022. Parker ED, Lin J, Mahoney T, Ume N, Yang G, Gabbay RA, ElSayed NA, Bannuru RR. Diabetes Care. 2023 Nov 1:dci230085. doi: 10.2337/dci23-0085. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37909353.

 

Funding Opportunities

PCORI: Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research -- 2024 Standing PFA (Cycle 1 2024). LOI due: February 6th, 2024.

Pittsburgh Pepper Center: 2024 Pilot Study RFA. LOI due: February 16th, 2024.

Bristol Meyers-Squibb: Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Program. CDA application due: May 13, 2024. 

NIH RFA-OD-23-013: Understanding Chronic Conditions Understudied Among Women (R21 Clinical Trial Optional). Application due: June 20th, 2024.

 

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