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Kindratt TB, Dallo FJ, Brown KK. Maternal and Perinatal Health Disparities Among Middle Eastern and North African Women and Children in the United States. Matern Child Health J 2024; 28:719-728. [PMID: 38194128 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03863-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Few studies have evaluated the health of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women and children in the United States. Objectives were to determine the odds of well-visits, preventive behaviors during pregnancy, and low birthweight among foreign-born non-Hispanic MENA women and children compared to their US- and foreign-born non-Hispanic White counterparts after adjusting for covariates (hereafter, reported as MENA and White). METHODS We analyzed 2000-2018 National Health Interview Survey data (411,709 women, 311,961 children). Outcomes included well-woman visits (past 12 months); dentist visits (past 6 months) and current smoking among pregnant women; and low, moderately low, and very low birthweight among children. Covariates included age, family income, and health insurance for children. Education and marital status were also evaluated among women. RESULTS Over half (53.4%) of foreign-born MENA women were of childbearing age (ages 18-45) compared to 47.7% US-born and 43.2% foreign-born White women. The odds of completing a well-women visit were 0.73 times lower (95% CI = 0.38-0.89) among foreign-born MENA women compared to US-born White women after adjusting for age, education, and marital status. There was no statistically significant difference in dental visits between groups. No foreign-born MENA pregnant women reported current smoking. Foreign-born MENA children had higher odds of low (OR = 1.65; 95% CI = 1.16-2.35) and moderately low birthweight (OR = 1.78; 95% CI = 1.19-2.66) compared to US-born White children in adjusted models. DISCUSSION MENA women and children are classified as White by the federal government. Our results highlight that the health of foreign-born MENA women and children differ from their White counterparts.
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- Tiffany B Kindratt
- Public Health Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 West Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX, 76019-0259, USA.
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- School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, 433 Meadow Brook Road, Rochester, MI, 48309-4452, USA
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- Public Health Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 West Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX, 76019-0259, USA
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Brannon GE, Kindratt TB, Boateng GO, Sankuratri BYV, Brown KK. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experience and Diabetes Self-Management Among Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age With Diabetes in the United States: A Scoping Review, 1990 to 2020. Womens Health Issues 2024; 34:26-35. [PMID: 37802669 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This scoping review aimed to identify any empirical literature describing racial and ethnic disparities in patient experience and diabetes self-management among nonpregnant women (aged 18-49 years) of childbearing age with diabetes in the United States. METHODS This scoping review followed the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework. We used a comprehensive search strategy to identify articles published from 1990 to 2021 in PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and Proquest Digital Dissertation and Theses. Two independent reviewers used Covidence, a web-based review management software, to screen articles by title and abstract, and then by full-text articles based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. A third reviewer arbitrated any disagreements. RESULTS Of the original 6,115 peer-reviewed studies identified, eight fit the eligibility criteria. In research on nonpregnant women of childbearing age in the United States, four studies investigated racial and ethnic disparities in patient experience, and seven of the eight eligible studies investigated racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes self-management outcomes. No eligible studies examining racial and ethnic variations in the association between patient experience and diabetes self-management were found. CONCLUSIONS This scoping review identified limited available studies examining racial and ethnic disparities in patient experience and diabetes self-management among nonpregnant women of childbearing age in the United States. Future studies should examine these relationships to fill the gap in research. These findings are relevant as the prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide and racially/ethnically minoritized women are disproportionately affected.
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- Grace E Brannon
- Department of Communication, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.
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Kindratt TB, Boateng GO, Brannon GE, Sankuratri BYV, Brown KK. Testing proximal, intermediate, and health outcomes of patient centered communication among non-pregnant women of childbearing age with diabetes mellitus: Findings from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2012-2018. PEC Innov 2023; 3:100185. [PMID: 37457671 PMCID: PMC10344676 DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2023.100185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Objective To determine associations between patient-centered communication (PCC) and overall healthcare ratings, self-efficacy, and management adherence among reproductive-age women with diabetes within the framework of Epstein and Street's conceptual model. Methods We analyzed longitudinal data from the 2012-2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The sample included 493 non-pregnant women of childbearing age (18-45 years) with diabetes. Independent variables were domains of PCC (listening, explaining, respecting, spending time, giving instructions, among others). Dependent variables were overall healthcare ratings, self-efficacy, and management adherence. Crude and adjusted associations were evaluated. Results Non-pregnant women of childbearing age who reported that their provider always listened to them, explained things, showed respect, and spent enough time with them had greater odds of reporting high overall healthcare ratings. Those who reported their provider always listened to them and spent enough time with them had greater odds of reporting better diabetes care adherence than those whose health care providers did not. Conclusion Findings demonstrate that non-pregnant women of childbearing age who report having optimal PCC are more likely to adhere to their diabetes care regimen. Innovation This is the first known study using a nationally representative sample of non-pregnant women of childbearing age to examine multiple layers of PCC.
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- Tiffany B. Kindratt
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
- School of Global Health, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Communication, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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Smith JG, Brown KK. Rural hospital and obstetric unit closures as social determinants of racial and ethnic maternal health disparities: A scoping review. J Adv Nurs 2023. [PMID: 38041583 DOI: 10.1111/jan.16005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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AIMS To synthesize literature examining (1) rural hospital or obstetric unit closures as a social determinant of maternal/infant health outcomes and (2) closures as a social determinant of racial/ethnic disparities in maternal/infant health outcomes. DESIGN Scoping review. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, OVID/Embase and CINAHL were searched systematically to identify sources from 31 July 2003 to 31 July 2023. The Arksey and O'Malley methodology for scoping reviews was used. RESULTS Four studies from the United States and Australia documented the impact of rural hospital or obstetric unit closures on maternal/infant health outcomes, such as increased births in hospitals without obstetric units, out-of-hospital births or babies born before arrival, preterm birth, infant mortality and sociocultural risks that contribute to clinical risk. No eligible studies investigated hospital or obstetric unit closure as a social determinant of racial disparities in rural maternal/infant health outcomes. CONCLUSION Despite significant racial and ethnic rural maternal health disparities, associations between rural closures and maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities are understudied. More research is needed to understand the extent to which rural closures, a social determinant of health, could disproportionately, negatively affect the health of racially and ethnically minoritized women. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND PATIENT CARE Rural women have a greater risk of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity compared with urban women, and the impact of rural closures on racial and ethnic maternal health disparities is not well documented. Research about the impact of rural closures on maternal health disparities could inform policy to assure essential obstetric care is available for rural populations globally. IMPACT Findings provide a call to action for research to understand relationships between rural closures and racial and ethnic maternal health disparities, which is especially important for serving rural Non-Hispanic Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION No patient or public contribution.
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- Jessica G Smith
- College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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Martin ZT, Al-Daas IO, Cardenas N, Kolade JO, Merlau ER, Vu JK, Brown KK, Brothers RM. Peripheral and Cerebral Vasodilation in Black and White Women: Examining the Impact of Psychosocial Stress Exposure Versus Internalization and Coping. Hypertension 2023; 80:2122-2134. [PMID: 37534492 PMCID: PMC10530116 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.21230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Black women have among the highest rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevalence and mortality in part due to blunted vascular function. Psychosocial stress likely also contributes but its relationship to vascular function remains incompletely understood. Recent studies suggest that stress internalization and coping strategies are more important than stress exposures alone. We hypothesized that Black women would have blunted peripheral and cerebral vasodilation and that, among Black women, this would be inversely related with psychosocial stress internalization/coping but not stress exposures. METHODS Healthy Black (n=21; 20±2 years) and White (n=16; 25±7 years) women underwent testing for forearm reactive hyperemia, brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD), and cerebrovascular reactivity. Psychosocial stress exposures (adverse childhood experiences; past week discrimination) and internalization/coping techniques (John Henryism Active Coping Scale; Giscombe Superwoman Schema Questionnaire) were assessed. RESULTS Reactive hyperemia and cerebrovascular reactivity were not different between groups (P>0.05), whereas FMD was lower in Black women (P=0.007). Neither adverse childhood experiences nor past week discrimination were associated with FMD in either group (P>0.05 for all). John Henryism Active Coping Scale scores were negatively associated with FMD in Black women (P=0.014) but positively associated with FMD in White women (P=0.042). Superwoman Schema-Succeed was negatively associated (P=0.044) and Superwoman Schema-Vulnerable tended to be negatively associated (P=0.057) with FMD in Black women. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that blunted FMD in Black women may be due more to stress internalization and maladaptive coping than stress exposures alone.
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- Zachary T Martin
- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
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Kindratt TB, Brannon GE, Boateng GO, Brown KK. The Influence of Racial/Ethnic and Gender Concordance on Care Among Non-Pregnant Women of Childbearing Age with Diabetes Mellitus: an Analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2010-2019. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2023:10.1007/s40615-023-01779-z. [PMID: 37707662 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01779-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study examined associations between patient-provider race/ethnicity concordance and gender concordance on overall healthcare ratings, self-efficacy, and diabetes care monitoring in non-pregnant women of childbearing age with diabetes mellitus before and after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. METHODS We analyzed longitudinal data from the 2010-2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The sample was limited to non-pregnant women of childbearing age (18-45 years) diagnosed with diabetes (unweighted n = 327; weighted n = 566,504). Bivariate analysis, logistic regression, and latent variable modeling were performed. RESULTS Few racially minoritized women reported racial/ethnic and gender concordance with their healthcare provider. Only 2.9% of Hispanic women reported having a Hispanic provider and 12.1% of non-Hispanic Black women reported seeing a non-Hispanic Black provider compared to 81.1% of non-Hispanic White women who reported seeing a non-Hispanic White provider (p < .0001). Among Hispanic women, 15.3% reported seeing a female provider compared to 25.2% of non-Hispanic Black and 53.5% of non-Hispanic White women. Patient-provider race/ethnicity and gender concordance were not statistically significantly associated with overall healthcare ratings, self-efficacy, or diabetes care monitoring. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed a large disparity in race/ethnicity and gender concordance among minority women of reproductive age with diabetes compared to their non-Hispanic White counterparts. There is a need for larger, more robust studies to examine the influence of provider and other healthcare characteristics on diabetes-related outcomes in this understudied population.
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- Tiffany B Kindratt
- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA.
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- Department of Communication, The University of Texas at Arlington, 700 W. Greek Row Drive, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
- School of Global Health, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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Martin ZT, Akins JD, Merlau ER, Kolade JO, Al-Daas IO, Cardenas N, Vu JK, Brown KK, Brothers RM. The acute effect of whole-body heat therapy on peripheral and cerebral vascular reactivity in Black and White females. Microvasc Res 2023; 148:104536. [PMID: 37024072 PMCID: PMC10908357 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2023.104536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Among females in the U.S., Black females suffer the most from cardiovascular disease and stroke. While the reasons for this disparity are multifactorial, vascular dysfunction likely contributes. Chronic whole-body heat therapy (WBHT) improves vascular function, but few studies have examined its acute effect on peripheral or cerebral vascular function, which may help elucidate chronic adaptative mechanisms. Furthermore, no studies have investigated this effect in Black females. We hypothesized that Black females would have lower peripheral and cerebral vascular function relative to White females and that one session of WBHT would mitigate these differences. Eighteen young, healthy Black (n = 9; 21 ± 3 yr; BMI: 24.7 ± 4.5 kg/m2) and White (n = 9; 27 ± 3 yr; BMI: 24.8 ± 4.1 kg/m2) females underwent one 60 min session of WBHT (49 °C water via a tube-lined suit). Pre- and 45 min post-testing measures included post-occlusive forearm reactive hyperemia (peripheral microvascular function, RH), brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (peripheral macrovascular function, FMD), and cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) to hypercapnia. Prior to WBHT, there were no differences in RH, FMD, or CVR (p > 0.05 for all). WBHT improved peak RH in both groups (main effect of WBHT: 79.6 ± 20.1 cm/s to 95.9 ± 30.0 cm/s; p = 0.004, g = 0.787) but not Δ blood velocity (p > 0.05 for both groups). WBHT improved FMD in both groups (6.2 ± 3.4 % to 8.8 ± 3.7 %; p = 0.016, g = 0.618) but had no effect on CVR in either group (p = 0.077). These data indicate that one session of WBHT acutely improves peripheral micro- and macrovascular but not cerebral vascular function in Black and White females.
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- Zachary T Martin
- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
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Lemke MK, Brown KK, Fallah-Fini S, Hall A, Obasanya M. Complex systems and participatory approaches to address maternal health disparities: Findings from a system dynamics group model building project in North Texas. Am J Community Psychol 2023; 71:303-316. [PMID: 36378746 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Focusing on non-Hispanic Black women (NHBW) in North Texas, this study employed participatory system dynamics modeling to explore three hypotheses: (1) stakeholders will conceptualize structural racism is a pervasive macrostructural force that exerts downstream impacts to shape and perpetuate maternal health disparities among NHBW; (2) stakeholders will identify key causal forces and leverage points that exist across levels of influence; and (3) stakeholders will identify complex interactions, in the form of circular causality, that are present among the key causal forces and leverage points that shape NHBW maternal health disparities. Nine participants engaged in a virtual system dynamics group model-building session that focused on eliciting key variables, behavior-over-time graphs (BOTGs), causal loop diagram (CLD), and targets for action. Participants identified 83 key variables. BOTGs included an average of 6.56 notations and time horizons that, on average, started in 1956. The CLD featured 11 reinforcing and seven balancing feedback loops. Eleven targets for action were identified. Structural racism was revealed as a pervasive macrostructural force that shaped maternal health outcomes among NHBW. Key causal forces and leverage points were identified across levels of influence. Finally, feedback loops within the CLD exhibited circular causality.
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- Michael K Lemke
- Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, California, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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Martin ZT, Al-Daas IO, Cardenas N, Kolade JO, Merlau ER, Vu JK, Brown KK, Brothers RM. Peripheral and Cerebral Vascular Reactivity in Black and White Women: Examining the Impact of Psychosocial Stress Exposure Versus Internalization and Coping. medRxiv 2023:2023.03.16.23287388. [PMID: 36993407 PMCID: PMC10055599 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.16.23287388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Black women have the highest rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevalence and mortality in part due to blunted vascular function. Psychosocial stress likely also contributes but its relationship to vascular function remains incompletely understood. Recent studies suggest that internalization and coping strategies are more important than stress exposure alone. We hypothesized that Black women have blunted peripheral and cerebral vascular function and that, among Black women, this would be inversely related with psychosocial stress internalization/coping but not stress exposures. Healthy Black ( n = 21; 20 ± 2 yr) and White ( n = 16; 25 ± 7 yr) women underwent testing for forearm reactive hyperemia (RH), brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD), and cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR). Psychosocial stress exposure (adverse childhood experiences, ACEs; past week discrimination, PWD) and internalization/coping techniques (John Henryism Active Coping Scale, JHAC12; Giscombe Superwoman Schema Questionnaire, G-SWS-Q) were assessed. RH and CVR ( p > 0.05) were not different between groups whereas FMD was lower in Black women ( p = 0.007). Neither ACEs nor PWD were associated with FMD in either group ( p > 0.05 for all). JHAC12 scores were negatively associated with FMD in Black women ( p = 0.014) but positively associated with FMD in White women ( p = 0.042). SWS-Succeed was negatively associated ( p = 0.044) and SWS-Vulnerable tended to be negatively associated ( p = 0.057) with FMD in Black women. These findings indicate that blunted FMD in Black women may be due more to internalization and maladaptive coping than stress exposure alone.
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Brown KK, Kindratt TB, Brannon GE, Sankuratri BYV, Boateng GO. Patient Experience with Their Health Care Provider Among Non-Pregnant Women of Childbearing Age with Diabetes Mellitus by Race and Ethnicity in the United States. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) 2023; 4:20-30. [PMID: 36727093 PMCID: PMC9883667 DOI: 10.1089/whr.2022.0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Objectives The study objective was to investigate differences in patient experiences with health care providers among non-pregnant women of childbearing age with diabetes mellitus (DM) by race/ethnicity. Design This study used cross-sectional data from the 2012-2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The sample was limited to women of childbearing age (18-45 years) who have ever been told they had diabetes (n = 763; weighted n = 903,670). The key independent variable was race/ethnicity. The variables of interest included patient experiences with health care in the past 12 months: patient-provider communication (PPC); patient-provider racial/ethnic concordance; patient-provider gender concordance; and satisfaction. Results After adjusting for age, marital status, education, poverty level, health insurance, and perceived health status, non-Hispanic (NH) Black women had lower odds (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.01-0.11) of receiving care from a health care provider of the same race compared with NH white women. Similar results were found among Hispanic and NH women of other or multiple races. Hispanic women had lower odds (aOR = 0.18; 95% CI = 0.06-0.50) of seeing a health care provider of the same race/ethnicity compared with NH white women in adjusted models. There were no statistically significant differences in PPC, patient-provider gender concordance, and satisfaction with their health care provider among Hispanic, NH Black, or NH women of other or multiple races in comparison to NH White women. Conclusion There is a need to improve PPC quality and satisfaction in this patient population. Patient-provider racial/ethnic discordance among women of color with DM is concerning given the existing diabetes-related disparities. More research on women with DM is needed to inform and improve patient experience and health outcomes.
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- Kyrah K. Brown
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA.,Address correspondence to: Kyrah K. Brown, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019, USA,
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Department of Communication, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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Smith JG, Brown KK, Hutchings M. "It's not right": Nurse perspectives on rural hospital closures: A qualitative study. Public Health Nurs 2022; 39:1288-1299. [PMID: 35609208 DOI: 10.1111/phn.13098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE(S) Despite providing lifesaving care, 106 rural hospitals have closed in the United States since 2010. Although the role of rural hospital nursing is central, limited information is available about closures from a nursing lens. The purpose was to describe rural hospital closure contributors, processes, and outcomes from the perspective of licensed rural nurses in a hospital during its closure. DESIGN This cross-sectional study used a retrospective, qualitative design grounded in subjective epistemology. SAMPLE Purposive, snowball sampling was used to recruit ten participants from two rural hospitals that closed in Texas between 2014-2015. Sample size was sufficient and comparable to prior rural nursing research. MEASUREMENTS Between July 2020 and February 2021, participants completed online demographic questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. RESULTS Thematic analysis yielded six themes and 16 subthemes. The themes are presented in three main components: pre-closure, closure process and dynamics, and closure impacts. According to nurses, pre-closure contextual factors can influence closure dynamics. Nurses also reported perceived long-term impacts after closure. CONCLUSION Beyond financial explanations, community politics and organizational characteristics can contribute to rural closure processes and outcomes from the nursing lens. Policies are needed to address modifiable factors contributing to closures and to create sustainable rural care models.
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- Jessica G Smith
- Department of Undergraduate Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Public Health Program, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Department of Undergraduate Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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Amuta-Jimenez AO, Smith GPA, Brown KK. Patterns and Correlates of Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Black Immigrant and African American Women in the USA: the Role of Ethnicity and Culture. J Cancer Educ 2022; 37:798-805. [PMID: 32990933 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-020-01884-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cervical cancer prevention disparities between Black and White women have been researched extensively, but less is known about disparities among Black subpopulations, despite increased risk, distinct cultures, and rapidly increasing numbers of Black immigrant women to the USA. A 74-item survey was used to conduct a cross-sectional descriptive study. Independent sample t tests, logistic multiple regressions, and chi-square tests were used to carry out all comparative analyses. The survey was administered via Psychdata from January 2020 to February 2020. The final sample included 450 eligible participants (African American women [AAW] = 335; Black immigrant women [BIW] from either West, Central, East Africa, or the Caribbean = 115). Compared to AAW, BIW demonstrated much lower knowledge of cervical cancer, AAW were more likely to visit a gynecologist, and to have had a well-woman exam every 3 years or less. A greater percentage of BIW reported not getting Pap smear test because they had no symptoms or because they feared bad results while AAW reported not receiving a Pap smear because it was not convenient, they did not trust any doctor/gynecologist, and lacked access to a gynecologist. Doctor and family advising had a much larger effect on cervical screening among BIW compared to AAW. This study provides evidence of crucial differences in CC knowledge, attitudes, and screening behaviors among BIW and AAW. Funding agencies, program planners and evaluators, and health policymakers are encouraged to require disaggregation of Black women in healthcare research to tease out specific ways interventions can be most effective.
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- Ann Oyare Amuta-Jimenez
- School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology, Texas Woman's University, 304 Administration Drive, Denton, TX, 76204, USA.
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- Department of Psychology and Philosophy, Texas Woman's University, 304 Administration Drive, Denton, TX, 76204, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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Martin ZT, Al‐daas IO, Cardenas N, Vu J, Brown KK, Brothers RM. Conduit Artery and Forearm Microvascular Reactivity in Black and White Females: Examining the Role of Greater Superwoman Schema Endorsement. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r4850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zachary T. Martin
- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX
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- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX
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- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX
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- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX
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- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX
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- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX
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Martin ZT, Olvera G, Villegas CA, Campbell JC, Akins JD, Brown KK, Brothers RM. The Impact of a Plant-Based Diet on Indices of Cardiovascular Health in African Americans: A Cross-Sectional Study. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2022; 47:903-914. [PMID: 35512369 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2022-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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African American (AA) individuals are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular diseases. Plant-based diets (PBD) may be cardioprotective in part through their high antioxidant capacity and low inflammatory load. We tested the hypothesis that AA individuals adhering to a 100% PBD would have better vascular health than AA individuals following a typical American diet (TAD). Eighteen AA individuals participated; 9 (24±4 years; 6 females) were following a PBD for 2.4±0.8 years and 9 (21±2 years; 5 females) were following a TAD. Blood lipids and C-reactive protein (CRP) were assessed. Peripheral and central blood pressure (BP) were measured, and vascular function tests included cerebrovascular reactivity to hypercapnia, brachial artery flow-mediated dilation & reactive hyperemia, and local heating-induced cutaneous hyperemia. Total (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) serum cholesterol were lower (TC: 142±30 vs. 174±36 mg/dl; LDL-C: 76±17 vs. 106±33 mg/dl; p<0.05 and d>0.80 for both) and serum CRP tended to be lower (0.38±0.18 mg/l vs. 0.96±0.89 mg/l; p=0.05, d=0.91) in the PBD cohort. Brachial (b) and central (c) mean arterial BP (MAP) were lower in the PBD cohort (bMAP: 86±5 vs. 91±7 mmHg; cMAP: 81±5 vs. 87±7 mmHg; p<0.05 and d>0.80 for both). All indices of vascular function were similar between groups (p>0.05 for all). A PBD was associated with more optimal blood lipid concentrations and decreased peripheral and central BP in AA individuals, but this association was not present in the various indices of vascular function. Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05344287.
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- Zachary T Martin
- The University of Texas at Arlington, 12329, Department of Kinesiology, Arlington, United States;
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, 12329, Department of Kinesiology, Arlington, United States;
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, 12329, Department of Kinesiology, Arlington, United States;
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, 12329, Department of Kinesiology, Arlington, United States;
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, 12329, Department of Kinesiology, Arlington, United States;
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, 12329, Department of Kinesiology, Arlington, United States;
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, 12329, Department of Kinesiology, Arlington, United States;
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Liao Y, Brown KK. Usage of Digital Health Tools and Perception of mHealth Intervention for Physical Activity and Sleep in Black Women. IJERPH 2022; 19:ijerph19031557. [PMID: 35162579 PMCID: PMC8834665 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Black women of reproductive age are disproportionately affected by chronic health conditions and related disease risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity. Health promotion studies need to focus on this population since optimizing preconception health will lead to improvement of both birth outcomes and the woman’s long-term health. mHealth interventions that utilize wearable sensors to provide personalized and timely feedback can be used to promote physical activity (PA). This study aimed to examine Black women’s wearable sensor usage and their perceptions about future mHealth interventions that target PA and sleep. Our analysis included 497 Black women (aged 18–47 years) who completed a cross-sectional online survey. Ninety-two percent of participants did not meet the recommended level of PA, and 32.3% reported poor sleep quality. More participants indicated interest in a remote PA program (77%) than an in-person one (73%). More than half of participants indicated interest in receiving personalized feedback messages based on wearable trackers about PA (58.1%) and sleep (63.5%). This perceived acceptability of remote intervention and wearable-based feedback messages did not differ by socioeconomic status. Remotely delivered mHealth interventions that utilize wearables can be a viable behavioral change strategy to promote PA and sleep quality in Black women.
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Brown KK, Lemke MK, Fallah‐Fini S, Hall A, Obasanya M. Planning, implementing, and evaluating an online group-model-building workshop during the COVID-19 pandemic: celebrating successes and learning from shortcomings. Syst Dyn Rev 2022; 38:93-112. [PMID: 35599641 PMCID: PMC9111080 DOI: 10.1002/sdr.1704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Kyrah K. Brown
- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at Arlington500 W. Nedderman Drive, Box 19259ArlingtonTexas76019USA
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- Department of Social SciencesUniversity of Houston‐DowntownOne Main Street, Suite N1025HoustonTexas77002USA
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- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering DepartmentCalifornia State Polytechnic University‐Pomona3801 W. Temple Avenue, Building 17PomonaCalifornia91768USA
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- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at Arlington500 W. Nedderman Drive, Box 19259ArlingtonTexas76019USA
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- Department of KinesiologyThe University of Texas at Arlington500 W. Nedderman Drive, Box 19259ArlingtonTexas76019USA
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Boateng GO, Brown KK. "Go back to your country": Exploring nurses' experiences of workplace conflict involving patients and patients' family members in two Canadian cities. Nurs Inq 2021; 29:e12444. [PMID: 34268841 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study explores nurses' experiences of workplace conflict with patients and their family members, how it differs by ethnic/racial identity, and highlights the coping strategies engaged to lessen these conflicts. Using a qualitative research design, this study draws on phenomenology and in-depth interviews of 66 registered nurses and registered practical nurses from multiple sites in two Canadian cities to explore the experiences of nurses with multiple marginalized identities in relation to nurse-patient and nurse-patient's family member conflicts in direct care practice. The results show that horizontal conflicts, especially, ones involving nurses, patients, and their family members are quite pervasive in the nursing profession. Direct care nurses, especially, ethnic minorities relative to majority groups experience excessive physical assaults, verbal aggressive behaviors, racial stereotyping and discrimination, and sexual harassment from patients and patients' family members. Institutional support through policies and practices designed to de-escalate aggressive behavior from patients and their family members were identified as important support systems. We conclude that policies aimed at creating a safe and strong health-care system call for holding patients and th'eir family members legally responsible for uncivil and aggressive behavior against caregivers.
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- Godfred O Boateng
- Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovations, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA.,Department of Sociology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovations, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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Brown KK, Boateng GO, Ossom-Williamson P, Haygood L. Defining, conceptualizing, and measuring perceived maternal care quality in low- to high-income countries: a scoping review protocol. Syst Rev 2021; 10:61. [PMID: 33627182 PMCID: PMC7903867 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01608-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health practitioners and researchers must be able to measure and assess maternal care quality in facilities to monitor, intervene, and reduce global maternal mortality rates. On the global scale, there is a general lack of consensus on how maternal care quality is defined, conceptualized, and measured. Much of the literature addressing this problem has focused primarily on defining, conceptualizing, and measuring clinical indicators of maternal care quality. Less attention has been given in this regard to perceived maternal care quality among women which is known to influence care utilization and adherence. Therefore, there is a need to map the literature focused on defining, conceptualizing, and measuring perceived maternal care quality across low-, middle-, and high-income country contexts. METHODS This scoping review protocol will follow the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework. A comprehensive search strategy will be used to search for articles published from inception to 2020 in Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, AMED, and WHO Global Index Medicus. Gray literature will be included. Two independent reviewers will screen articles by title and abstract, then by full-text based on pre-determined inclusion/exclusion criteria. A third reviewer will arbitrate any discrepancies. This protocol outlines a four-step analytic approach that includes numerical, graphical, tabular, and narrative summaries to provide a comprehensive description of the body of literature. DISCUSSION The findings from this scoping review will provide a comprehensive overview of the existing evidence on perceived maternal care quality. The findings are expected to inform future work on building consensus around the definition and conceptualization of perceived maternal care quality, and lay the groundwork for future research aimed at developing measures of perceived maternal care quality that can be applied across country contexts. Consequently, this review may aid in facilitating coordinated efforts to measure and improve maternal care quality across diverse country contexts (i.e., low-, middle-, and high-income country contexts). REVIEW REGISTRATION This scoping review has been registered in the Open Science Framework (osf.io/k8nqh).
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- Kyrah K Brown
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Box 19407, Arlington, TX, 76019-0407, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman Drive, Box 19407, Arlington, TX, 76019-0407, USA
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- Research Data Services, UTA Libraries, University of Texas at Arlington, 702 Planetarium Place, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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- Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, USA
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Brown KK, Smith JG, Jeffers RL, Jean Pierre C. Association between nurse work environment and severe maternal morbidity in high-income countries: A systematic review and call to action. J Adv Nurs 2020; 77:1206-1217. [PMID: 33245160 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To identify evidence related to association between the nurse work environment and severe maternal morbidity in high-income countries. DESIGN Quantitative Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PubMed/Medline, and Scopus were systematically searched for studies published in English from January 1990-December 2019. Studies were selected based on a priori eligibility criteria. REVIEW METHODS Two independent reviewers used a two-phase screening process. First, the reviewers assessed the eligibility of studies based on titles and abstracts; followed by assessing the full text of all remaining studies based on the eligibility criteria. An adapted version of the Joanna Briggs Institute data extraction tool was created to extract relevant information from studies reviewed during the second screening phase. RESULTS Of the 535 de-duplicated articles examined by two independent reviewers, there were no eligible empirical studies that assessed the association between nurse work environment and severe maternal morbidity. CONCLUSION There is a critical gap in knowledge regarding how characteristics of the nurse work environment may influence severe maternal morbidity in high-income countries. Future directions for nursing research include using available maternal health surveillance hospital-level data, conducting high-quality studies, and using evidence-based frameworks to guide future studies. Future directions for nursing practice include leveraging professional learning communities for nursing education and training and leveraging quality improvement initiatives. IMPACT As the first known systematic review of its kind, this 'empty review' provides evidence of a lacking body of literature on the association between nurse work environment, as a modifiable organizational characteristic and preventable severe maternal morbidity in high-income countries. This article provides a call to action in the form of five recommendations for future nursing research and practice, which could serve to elucidate research, practice, and policy opportunities to reduce preventable severe maternal morbidity in high-income countries.
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- Kyrah K Brown
- University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arlington, TX, USA
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- University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arlington, TX, USA
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- University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arlington, TX, USA
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The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related policies have led to an unequal distribution of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. For Black women and birthing people, endemic vulnerabilities and disparities may exacerbate deleterious COVID-19 impacts. Historical and ongoing macro-level policies and forces over time have induced disproportionately higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality among Black women and birthing people, and contemporary macroeconomic and healthcare policies and factors continue to hold particular consequence. These factors induce detrimental psychological, health, and behavioral responses that contribute to maternal health disparities. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to disproportionately impact Black women and birthing people, as policy responses have failed to account for the their unique socioeconomic and healthcare contexts. The resulting consequences may form a ‘vicious cycle’, with upstream impacts that exacerbate upstream macro-level policies and forces that can further perpetuate the clustering of maternal morbidity and mortality in this population. Understanding the impacts of COVID-19 among Black women and birthing people requires theoretical frameworks that can sufficiently conceptualize their multi-level, interacting, and dynamic nature. Thus, we advocate for the proliferation of syndemic perspectives to guide maternal disparities research and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic. These perspectives can enable a holistic and nuanced understanding of the intersection of endemic and COVID-19-specific vulnerabilities and disparities experienced by Black women and birthing people. Syndemic-informed research can then lead to impactful multi-level prevention strategies that simultaneously tackle both endemic and COVID-19-specific factors and outcomes that lead to the clustering of vulnerabilities and disparities over time.
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- Michael Kenneth Lemke
- Department of Social Sciences, One Main Street, University of Houston-Downtown, Suite N1025, Houston, TX, 77002, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas At Arlington, 500 W. Nedderman, Maverick Activities Center, Box 19259, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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Lewis RK, Lee FA, Brown KK, LoCurto J, Stowell D, Maryman J, Lovelady T, Williams G, Morris DM, McNair T. Youth empowerment implementation project evaluation results: A program designed to improve the health and well-being of low-income African-American adolescents. J Prev Interv Community 2019; 46:28-42. [PMID: 29281596 DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2018.1385954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Adolescent obesity is a major health issue facing today's youth. This may be the first generation to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. The Youth Empowerment Implementation Project's (YEIP) goal was to increase fruit and vegetable intake, lower junk food consumption, and increase physical activity among low-income African-American youth living in the Midwest. Thirty middle school aged youth participated in an evidenced-based program (i.e., Botvin's Life Skills Training) and were engaged in health education and physical activities. The results from baseline to follow-up demonstrated a reduction in junk food intake for participants and an increase in fruit and vegetable intake but not for physical activity. The health behaviors of participants improved for three out of four indicators following the intervention. Limitations, future research, and implications for future programs are also discussed.
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- Rhonda K Lewis
- a Department of Pscyhology , Wichita State University , Wichita , KS , USA
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- b University of Kansas-School of Medicine-Wichita , Wichita KS , USA
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- f Tarrant Country Public Health Department , Ft Worth , TX , USA
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- i Psychology Department , Wichita , KS , USA
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Brown KK, Johnson C, Spainhower M, Phillips NF, Maryman J. Is Timing of Enrollment Associated with Birth Outcomes? Findings from a Healthy Start Program in Kansas. Matern Child Health J 2017; 21:25-31. [PMID: 29185123 PMCID: PMC5736773 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2405-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective The Sedgwick County Healthy Babies Healthy Start (HBHS) program provides community-based services (including care coordination, interconception care and home visiting) aimed at reducing racial/ethnic disparities in poor birth outcomes. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the Sedgwick County HBHS program by comparing the birth outcomes of program participants who enrolled prenatally and those who did not participate while pregnant. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we used data drawn from the Sedgwick County HBHS program. The sample included 280 clients who were enrolled in the Sedgwick County HBHS program between September 2014 and December 2015. We performed logistic regression analyses to assess the associations between enrollee type (prenatal enrollee vs. interconceptional enrollee) and birth outcomes (low birth weight, preterm birth). Results The majority of the sample consisted of racial/ethnic minority women (32.1% non-Hispanic black, 31.8% Hispanic). After adjusting for covariates, women who enrolled in the Sedgwick County HBHS program prenatally were less likely than women who were not enrolled during pregnancy to have a preterm birth (OR 0.19, [CI 08, 0.43]) and deliver a low birth weight infant (OR 0.31, [CI 0.10, 0.97]). Conclusions for Practice Women, particularly minority women, who participate in the HBHS program experienced better birth outcomes than women who did not participate in the program during pregnancy. However, findings also suggest that interconceptional enrollees may stand to benefit from continued participation in the program.
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- Kyrah K. Brown
- Division of Public Health Performance, Sedgwick County Health Department, 1900 E. 9th Street, Wichita, KS 67206 USA
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- Division of Children and Family Health, Sedgwick County Health Department, 1900 E. 9th Street, Wichita, KS 67206 USA
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- Division of Children and Family Health, Sedgwick County Health Department, 1900 E. 9th Street, Wichita, KS 67206 USA
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- Division of Children and Family Health, Sedgwick County Health Department, 1900 E. 9th Street, Wichita, KS 67206 USA
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- Division of Public Health Performance, Sedgwick County Health Department, 1900 E. 9th Street, Wichita, KS 67206 USA
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Costabel U, Flaherty KR, Brown KK, Stansen W, Schlenker-Herceg R, Raghu G. Cumulative distribution of patients by change in FVC % predicted in the INPULSIS trials of nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Pneumologie 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- U Costabel
- Ruhrlandklinik, University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen
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- University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. Kg, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Costabel U, Flaherty KR, Brown KK, Stansen W, Schlenker-Herceg R, Raghu G. S100 Cumulative distribution of patients by change in FVC% predicted in the inpulsis® trials of NINTEDANIB in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209333.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Interstitial Lung Disease Program, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA The diagnosis and management of SVV remains one of the most challenging clinical scenarios encountered by a clinician. Careful attention to detail and a thorough knowledge of the specific disorders, their therapies, and complications thereof is required to optimally care for these patients. The recent completion of a number of randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical trials has greatly improved our knowledge base and ability to care for vasculitis patient. The next decade holds even more promise.
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- S K Frankel
- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Brown KK, Lewis RK, Baumgartner E, Schunn C, Maryman J, LoCurto J. Exploring the Experience of Life Stress Among Black Women with a History of Fetal or Infant Death: a Phenomenological Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2016; 4:484-496. [PMID: 27406594 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-016-0250-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 05/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Disparate birth outcomes among Black women continue to be a major public health problem. Whereas prior research has investigated the influence of stress on Black women's birth outcomes, few studies have explored how stress is experienced among Black women across the life course. The objectives of this study were to describe the experience of stress across the life course among Black women who reported a history of fetal or infant death and to identify stressful life events (SLE) that may not be represented in the widely used SLE inventory. METHODS Using phenomenological, qualitative research design, in-depth interviews were conducted with six Black women in Kansas who experienced a fetal or infant death. RESULTS Analyses revealed that participants experienced multiple, co-occurring stressors over the course of their lives and experienced a proliferation of stress emerging in early life and persisting into adulthood. Among the types of stressors cited by participants, history of sexual assault (trauma-related stressor) was a key stressful life event that is not currently reflected in the SLE inventory. CONCLUSION Our findings highlight the importance of using a life-course perspective to gain a contextual understanding of the experiences of stress among Black women, particularly those with a history of adverse birth outcomes. Further research investigating Black women's experiences of stress and the mechanisms by which stress impacts their health could inform efforts to reduce disparities in birth outcomes. An additional focus on the experience and impact of trauma-related stress on Black women's birth outcomes may also be warranted.
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- Kyrah K Brown
- Public Health Performance Division, Sedgwick County Health Department, 1900 E. 9th Street, Wichita, KS, 67208, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS, 67260-0034, USA
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- Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network, Inc., 1148 S. Hillside Street, Suite 10, Wichita, KS, 67211, USA
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- Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network, Inc., 1148 S. Hillside Street, Suite 10, Wichita, KS, 67211, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS, 67260-0034, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS, 67260-0034, USA
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Neurohr C, Richeldi L, Cottin V, Selman M, Kimura T, Stowasser S, Brown KK. Pooled analysis of data from the TOMORROW and INPULSIS® trials of nintedanib in IPF. Pneumologie 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Brown KK, Shaw PB, Mead KR, Kovein RJ, Voorhees RT, Brandes AR. Development of the chemical exposure monitor with indoor positioning (CEMWIP) for workplace VOC surveys. J Occup Environ Hyg 2016; 13:401-12. [PMID: 26786234 PMCID: PMC5068360 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2015.1125488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The purpose of this article was to research and develop a direct-reading exposure assessment method that combined a real-time location system with a wireless direct-reading personal chemical sensor. The personal chemical sensor was a photoionization device for detecting volatile organic compounds. The combined system was calibrated and tested against the same four standard gas concentrations and calibrated at one standard location and tested at four locations that included the standard locations. Data were wirelessly collected from the chemical sensor every 1.4 sec, for volatile organic compounds concentration, location, temperature, humidity, and time. Regression analysis of the photo-ionization device voltage response against calibration gases showed the chemical sensor had a limit of detection of 0.2 ppm. The real-time location system was accurate to 13 cm ± 6 cm (standard deviation) in an open area and to 57 cm ± 31 cm in a closed room where the radio frequency has to penetrate drywall-finished walls. The streaming data were collected and graphically displayed as a three-dimensional hazard map for assessment of peak exposure with location. A real-time personal exposure assessment device with indoor positioning was practical and provided new knowledge on direct reading exposure assessment methods.
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- a Division of Applied Research and Technology , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) , Cincinnati , Ohio
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- a Division of Applied Research and Technology , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) , Cincinnati , Ohio
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- a Division of Applied Research and Technology , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) , Cincinnati , Ohio
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- a Division of Applied Research and Technology , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) , Cincinnati , Ohio
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- c MeasureNet Technology, Ltd. , Cincinnati , Ohio
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Richeldi L, Brown KK, Cottin V, Selman M, Kimura T, Stowasser S. P8 Pooled analysis of data from the TOMORROW and INPULSIS® trials of nintedanib in IPF. Thorax 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207770.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Costabel U, Richeldi L, du Bois RM, Raghu G, Azuma A, Brown KK, Cottin V, Flaherty KR, Inoue Y, Kim DS, Kolb M, Noble PW, Selman M, Taniguchi H, Brun M, Girard M, Schlenker-Herceg R, Disse B, Collard HR. Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Results of two 52-week, Phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled trials (INPULSIS™). Pneumologie 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Brown KK, Richeldi L, Costabel U, Flaherty KR, Kim DS, Noble PW, Raghu G, Selman M, Brun M, Klüglich M, Staines H, du Bois RM. Behandlung der Idiopathischen Lungenfibrose (IPF) mit dem Tyrosinkinaseinhibitor Nintedanib: Patientenberichtete Endpunkte in der TOMORROW-Studie. Pneumologie 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1368044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Foster GR, Zeuzem S, Pianko S, Sarin SK, Piratvisuth T, Shah S, Andreone P, Sood A, Chuang WL, Lee CM, George J, Gould M, Flisiak R, Jacobson IM, Komolmit P, Thongsawat S, Tanwandee T, Rasenack J, Sola R, Messina I, Yin Y, Cammarata S, Feutren G, Brown KK. Decline in pulmonary function during chronic hepatitis C virus therapy with modified interferon alfa and ribavirin. J Viral Hepat 2013; 20:e115-23. [PMID: 23490379 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Rare interstitial lung disease cases have been reported with albinterferon alfa-2b (albIFN) and pegylated interferon alfa-2a (Peg-IFNα-2a) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. Systematic pulmonary function evaluation was conducted in a study of albIFN q4wk vs Peg-IFNα-2a qwk in patients with chronic HCV genotypes 2/3. Three hundred and ninety-one patients were randomly assigned 4:4:4:3 to one of four, open-label, 24-week treatment groups including oral ribavirin 800 mg/d: albIFN 900/1200/1500 μg q4wk or Peg-IFNα-2a 180 μg qwk. Standardized spirometry and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) were recorded at baseline, weeks 12 and 24, and 6 months posttreatment, and chest X-rays (CXRs) at baseline and week 24. Baseline spirometry and DLCO were abnormal in 35 (13%) and 98 (26%) patients, respectively. Baseline interstitial CXR findings were rare (4 [1%]). During the study, clinically relevant DLCO declines (≥15%) were observed in 173 patients (48%), and were more frequent with Peg-IFNα-2a and albIFN 1500 μg; 24 weeks posttreatment, 57 patients (18%) still had significantly decreased DLCO, with a pattern for greater rates with albIFN vs Peg-IFNα-2a. One patient developed new interstitial CXR abnormalities, but there were no clinically relevant interstitial lung disease cases. The risk of persistent posttreatment DLCO decrease was not related to smoking, alcohol, HCV genotype, sustained virologic response, or baseline viral load or spirometry. Clinically relevant DLCO declines occurred frequently in chronic HCV patients receiving IFNα/ribavirin therapy and commonly persisted for ≥6 months posttherapy. The underlying mechanism and clinical implications for long-term pulmonary function impairment warrant further research.
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- G R Foster
- Bart's and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary's University of London, London, UK.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a dreadful disease that lacks adequate therapy. A number of treatment trials have been performed and have utilized a variety of primary efficacy endpoints. Endpoints that provide the most useful efficacy information are clinical endpoints that are directly related to how a patient feels, functions or survives. Unfortunately, there are no properly established patient-reported outcome measures or measures of functional status in IPF, making survival the most robust primary efficacy endpoint. Clinically meaningful events such as hospitalization can also provide important efficacy information. The use of non-validated surrogate endpoints as primary outcome measures often leads to uncertainty when interpreting trial results.
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- A L Olson
- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80401, USA
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Sprunger DB, Olson AL, Huie TJ, Fernandez-Perez ER, Fischer A, Solomon JJ, Brown KK, Swigris JJ. Pulmonary fibrosis is associated with an elevated risk of thromboembolic disease. Eur Respir J 2011; 39:125-32. [PMID: 21737559 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00041411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent epidemiological studies have suggested an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in lung fibrosis. Large-scale epidemiological data regarding the risk of VTE in pulmonary fibrosis-associated mortality have not been published. Using data from the National Center for Health Statistics from 1988-2007, we determined the risk of VTE in decedents with pulmonary fibrosis in the USA. We analysed 46,450,489 records, of which 218,991 met our criteria for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Among these, 3,815 (1.74%) records also contained a diagnostic code for VTE. The risk of VTE in pulmonary fibrosis decedents was 34% higher than in the background population, and 44% and 54% greater than among decedents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer, respectively. Those with VTE and pulmonary fibrosis died at a younger age than those with pulmonary fibrosis alone (females: 74.3 versus 77.4 yrs (p<0.0001); males: 72.0 versus 74.4 yrs (p<0.0001)). Decedents with pulmonary fibrosis had a significantly greater risk of VTE. Those with VTE and pulmonary fibrosis died at a younger age than those with pulmonary fibrosis alone. These data suggest a link between a pro-fibrotic and a pro-coagulant state.
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- D B Sprunger
- Interstitial Lung Disease Program and Autoimmune Lung Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80220, USA
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Fiorentino DF, Chen RO, Stewart DB, Brown KK, Sundram UN. The direct cellular target of topically applied pimecrolimus may not be infiltrating lymphocytes. Br J Dermatol 2011; 164:996-1003. [PMID: 21166661 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10190.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Topically applied calcineurin inhibitors have been shown to be effective in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. When systemically administered, these agents cause immunosuppression via inhibition of calcineurin in lymphocytes. As topical agents, the mechanism of action is poorly defined. OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that skin-infiltrating lymphocytes are directly targeted when calcineurin inhibitors are applied to the skin. METHODS Ten patients with atopic dermatitis were treated with 1% pimecrolimus cream twice daily to target lesions. Skin biopsies were performed before and 48 h after beginning therapy. We assessed the cellular localization of NFAT1 and NFAT2 as a surrogate measure of intracellular calcineurin activity (e.g. increasing cytoplasmic localization with increasing calcineurin inhibition). RESULTS All patients showed a clinical response, at both 48 h and 2 weeks. As previously described, NFAT2 localized to the follicular keratinocytes, and its activation was partially inhibited by topical pimecrolimus. NFAT1 was found to be expressed by follicular and interfollicular keratinocytes, and its mostly nuclear localization was not affected by topical pimecrolimus therapy. Both NFAT1 and NFAT2 were found in the infiltrating lymphocytes. However, using both manual counting as well as an automated method to assess nuclear intensity of NFAT staining, we found that the proportion of infiltrating leucocytes with nuclear ('activated') NFAT did not change following therapy with pimecrolimus. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that topical pimecrolimus does not act primarily by inhibiting the calcineurin/NFAT axis in lymphocytes but may instead act by other mechanisms, possibly by decreasing NFAT2 activity in follicular keratinocytes.
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Raghu G, King TE, Behr J, Brown KK, du Bois RM, Leconte I, Roux S, Swigris J. Quality of life and dyspnoea in patients treated with bosentan for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BUILD-1). Eur Respir J 2009; 35:118-23. [PMID: 19679600 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00188108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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No therapy is known to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) or dyspnoea in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The present study investigated longitudinal changes in HRQoL and dyspnoea and explored the effects of bosentan on these end-points during the Bosentan Use in Interstitial Lung Disease (BUILD)-1 trial. In total, 154 subjects received oral bosentan (n = 71) or placebo (n = 83). Changes in HRQoL and dyspnoea from baseline to month (M) 6 and up to M12 were measured using the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), Transition Dyspnoea Index and Borg dyspnoea index. Overall, minimal changes occurred in measures of HRQoL and dyspnoea among placebo-treated subjects during the study. The effects of bosentan treatment on HRQoL and dyspnoea in the all-treated population were minimal. However, in the subset of subjects who had undergone surgical lung biopsy for diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, treatment effects were observed up to M12 in the impact domain of the SGRQ and the physical functioning, general health and role emotional domains of the SF-36. HRQoL and dyspnoea changed minimally during the course of the present study. Observations from exploratory analyses suggested benefits of bosentan on HRQoL among patients who had undergone surgical lung biopsy for diagnosis, and they merit further investigation.
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- G Raghu
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-6522, USA.
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Swigris JJ, Zhou X, Wamboldt FS, du Bois R, Keith R, Fischer A, Cosgrove GP, Frankel SK, Curran-Everett D, Brown KK. Exercise peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) accurately reflects arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) and predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis. Thorax 2009; 64:626-30. [PMID: 19359269 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.111393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Measures of oxygenation have not been assessed for prognostic significance in systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). METHODS 83 subjects with SSc-ILD performed a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test with an arterial line. The agreement between peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) and arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) was examined and survival differences between subgroups of subjects stratified on SpO2 were analysed. Cox proportional hazards analyses were used to examine the prognostic capabilities of SpO2. RESULTS At maximal exercise the mean (SD) difference between SpO2 and SaO2 was 2.98 (2.98) and only 15 subjects had a difference of >4 points. The survival of subjects with SSc-ILD whose maximum exercise SpO2 (Spo(2)max) fell below 89% or whose SpO2max fell >4 points from baseline was worse than subjects in comparator groups (log rank p = 0.01 and 0.01, respectively). The hazard of death during the median 7.1 years of follow-up was 2.4 times greater for subjects whose SpO2max fell below 89% (hazard ratio 2.4, 95% CI 1.1 to 4.9, p = 0.02) or whose SpO2max fell >4 points from baseline (hazard ratio 2.4, 95% CI 1.1 to 5.0, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION In patients with SSc-ILD, SpO2 is an adequate reflection of SaO2 and radial arterial lines need not be inserted during cardiopulmonary exercise tests in these patients. Given the ease of measurement and its prognostic value, SpO2 should be considered as a meaningful clinical and research outcome in patients with SSc-ILD.
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Program and Autoimmune Lung Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
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Collard HR, Cool CD, Leslie KO, Curran-Everett D, Groshong S, Brown KK. Organizing pneumonia and lymphoplasmacytic inflammation predict treatment response in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Histopathology 2007; 50:258-65. [PMID: 17222255 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02554.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AIMS To identify individual histopathological features within usual interstitial pneumonia pattern that predict responsiveness to immunosuppressive therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-six retrospectively confirmed usual interstitial pneumonia pattern surgical lung biopsy specimens from subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with corticosteroid and cytotoxic therapy were included. Eleven prospectively defined histopathological features were evaluated by two expert pulmonary pathologists. Regression analysis identified predictors of response to therapy, as defined by the change in percent predicted forced vital capacity over 6 months. Additional end-points were change in dyspnoea score over 6 months, and survival time. Improvement in percent predicted forced vital capacity was associated with lymphoplasmacytic inflammation, while worsening of percent predicted forced vital capacity was associated with the presence of organizing pneumonia and fibroblast foci. Worsening dyspnoea was associated with fibroblast foci. Survival time was associated with age and baseline percent predicted forced vital capacity, but not with any individual histopathological feature. CONCLUSIONS In pathological usual interstitial pneumonia pattern, the presence of lymphoplasmacytic inflammation predicts responsiveness to immunomodulatory therapy, while airspace organization predicts lack of response.
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is rare and its clinical course incompletely described. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical features, associations and prognosis of surgical lung biopsy-proven LIP. The study group consisted of 15 subjects encountered over a 14-yr period. The majority of subjects were females (n = 11) and the mean age was 47 yrs (range 17-78 yrs). Underlying systemic immune disorders were frequent, including Sjögren's syndrome (n = 8), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis, common variable immunodeficiency and dysproteinaemia. Only three patients were classified as "idiopathic". Presenting symptoms were dominated by dyspnoea and cough. Restrictive physiology, reduced diffusion capacity (62.5+/-18.4% predicted) and bronchoalveolar lavage lymphocytosis (30.5+/-29.1% pred) were noted. Thirteen patients received corticosteroid therapy. Of the nine whose response could be assessed, four showed clinical improvement and four were stable. Overall, median survival was 11.5 yrs. Of the seven patients who died, respiratory problems were the primary cause of death in three. Conversion to lymphoma was not identified. In conclusion, histopathological lymphoid interstitial pneumonia is commonly associated with immune system dysregulation, with idiopathic lymphoid interstitial pneumonia being extremely rare. Clinical stability or improvement with corticosteroids can be expected; however, survival remains impaired.
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- Dept of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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Janusz MJ, Hookfin EB, Brown KK, Hsieh LC, Heitmeyer SA, Taiwo YO, Natchus MG, Pikul S, Almstead NG, De B, Peng SX, Baker TR, Patel V. Comparison of the pharmacology of hydroxamate- and carboxylate-based matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors (MMPIs) for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Inflamm Res 2006; 55:60-5. [PMID: 16612565 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-005-0014-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN Hydroxamic-and carboxylic-acid based matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors (MMPIs) were compared for their potency against various MMPs, pharmacodynamic properties and in vivo efficacy in a model of cartilage degeneration. MATERIALS AND METHODS The MMPIs were evaluated for their ability to inhibit human MMPs using the quenched fluorescence assay. The ability of the MMPIs to inhibit the degeneration of the knee joint was evaluated in rats injected intraarticularly with iodoacetate. The amount of MMPI in the plasma and cartilage was determined using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/ MS/MS). Plasma protein binding was measured by ultrafiltration and unbound MMPI was quantitated using HPLC. RESULTS The hydroxamic acid based inhibitor PGE-3321996 and the carboxylic acids PGE-2909492 and PGE-6292544 were potent MMP-13 inhibitors, but only the hydroxamic acid PGE 3321996 demonstrated significant inhibition of knee degeneration in the rat iodoacetate model. Both of the carboxylic acids demonstrated superior pharmacokinetic properties and established much higher plasma concentrations than the hydroxamic acid. However, neither of the carboxylic acids was detectable in the cartilage, whereas, the hydroxamic acid was present in both the cartilage and the plasma. The carboxylic acid based MMPIs also demonstrated higher plasma protein binding (>99%) than the hydroxamic acid (79%). CONCLUSIONS Carboxylic acid-based MMPIs were identified that had superior in vivo plasma exposure compared to a hydroxamic acid inhibitor but lacked in vivo efficacy in the rat iodoacetate model of cartilage degeneration. The lack of in vivo efficacy of the carboxylic acid based MMPIs were probably due to their lack of cartilage penetration which was related to their physicochemical properties.
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- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc., 8700 Mason-Montgomery Rd., Mailbox 1069, Mason, OH 45040-9462, USA.
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Janusz MJ, Little CB, King LE, Hookfin EB, Brown KK, Heitmeyer SA, Caterson B, Poole AR, Taiwo YO. Detection of aggrecanase- and MMP-generated catabolic neoepitopes in the rat iodoacetate model of cartilage degeneration. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2004; 12:720-8. [PMID: 15325638 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2004.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2003] [Accepted: 06/01/2004] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the time course of aggrecan and type II collagen degradation in the rat iodoacetate model of cartilage degeneration in relationship to the temporal sequence that has been described in human osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN Rats were injected intra-articularly in one knee joint with iodoacetate and damage to the tibial plateau was assessed from digitized images captured using an image analyzer. The articular cartilage from the tibial plateau was harvested, extracted and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content was measured using the dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB) assay. Cartilage aggrecan neoepitopes were detected in cartilage extracts by Western blotting using antibodies recognizing the aggrecanase-generated C-terminal neoepitope NITEGE (BC-13) and the MMP-generated C-terminal neoepitope DIPEN (BC-4). A type II collagen collagenase-generated neoepitope was detected in cartilage extracts by ELISA using the Col2-3/4Cshort antibody; denatured collagen was detected using the Col2-3/4m antibody. RESULTS Degenerative joint changes and proteoglycan (GAG) loss progressed with time after iodoacetate injection. Western blotting of cartilage extracts of iodoacetate treated rats demonstrated an increase in both aggrecanase- and MMP-generated epitopes with the NITEGE aggrecanase neoepitope being significantly elevated on days 7, 14 and 21 while DIPEN the MMP neoepitope was significantly elevated on days 7 and 14. The type II collagen neoepitope recognized by Col2-3/4Cshort was significantly increased in cartilage extracts of rats at days 14 and 21 after iodoacetate injection. CONCLUSION The proteoglycan fragments extracted from the knee cartilage of rats after the intra-articular injection of iodoacetate appeared to result from cleavage at both aggrecanase and MMP sites. Cleavage of type II collagen by collagenase was also detected after iodoacetate injection and occurred subsequent to the initiation of aggrecan loss. These observations serve to demonstrate similarities in the mechanisms of cartilage degeneration induced by iodoacetate to those seen in articular cartilage in OA.
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- M J Janusz
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mason, OH 45050-9462, USA.
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Chapek ML, Brown KK, Lin BC. Autologous biologicals--science/regulations. Dev Biol (Basel) 2004; 117:33-41. [PMID: 15597614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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There has been increased interest in Targeted Biologicals in the United States for several reasons. First, new technology is available to facilitate science-based isolate selection and manufacture. The science of Autologous/Targeted Biologicals will be discussed later in this presentation. A second reason for the increased interest in Targeted Biologicals is the fact that the livestock production methods have changed to favour herd/flock specific products controlled by a veterinarian. There have been changes in management methods such as segregated early weaning in swine, accelerated feeding and early weaning of dairy calves, and forced moulting in poultry. Herds and flocks have increased in stocking density and size. These factors stress animals and may facilitate mutation, strain variation and increased virulence of pathogens. Under these conditions, Traditional Biologicals may not be relevant to current field isolates. Many veterinarians favour vaccinating only for pathogens isolated from a herd/flock. A third reason for the increased interest in these products is that the licensing procedure for Targeted Biologicals is responsive to the needs of livestock producers. The process is abbreviated, requiring much less time and money. This allows for a more rapid response to emerging pathogens, strain variations and mutations, while facilitating the development of monovalent and multivalent products for limited markets or those for minor species.
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- MVP Laboratories, Inc, Ralston, NE 68127, USA.
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B'Hymer C, Cheever KL, Butler MA, Brown KK. Procedure for the quantification of the biomarker (2-methoxyethoxy)acetic acid in human urine samples. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 795:145-50. [PMID: 12957179 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00552-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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An accurate and precise procedure was developed for the detection and quantification of (2-methoxyethoxy)acetic acid (MEAA), a metabolite and biomarker for human exposure to 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol. The compound 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol has a wide array of industrial applications including its use as an additive in military jet fuel. Exposure to 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol is a health concern owing to its toxicity which includes developmental and teratogenic properties. Sample preparation consisted of liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and esterification of MEAA to produce the ethyl ester. Measurement was by a gas chromatograph (GC) equipped with a mass selective detector (MSD) using a HP-1 capillary column. Recovery studies of spiked blank urine demonstrated good accuracy and precision; recovery varied between 95 and 103% with relative standard deviations of 8.6% and less. The limit of detection (LOD) for this procedure was found to range from 0.02 to 0.08 microg/ml equivalent levels of MEAA in urine. These data and other aspects of the validation of this procedure will be discussed.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.
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Delayed pulmonary toxicity syndrome, characterized by interstitial pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis, is common following high-dose bischloroethylnitrosourea (BCNU) (carmustine, [1,3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea]) containing chemotherapeutic regimens. Depending upon the treatment protocol, it may develop in over 70% of patients. Early and aggressive corticosteroid treatment leads to improvement in the majority of patients. However, up to 8% of affected patients may fail to respond to corticosteroids and develop progressive respiratory failure leading to death. No alternatives to corticosteroids have thus far been shown useful. We report the symptomatic and physiological improvement of a patient with severe steroid-resistant delayed pulmonary toxicity syndrome, following treatment with interferon-gamma.
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- B T Suratt
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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AIM To evaluate the high-resolution CT findings of severe asthma (SA) and bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) and determine whether any reliable discriminating HRCT features exist. MATERIALS AND METHODS HRCT examinations of the chest of 30 patients with SA and 14 patients with BO were analysed. Images were scored for the presence and extent of 21 CT findings. RESULTS The most consistent HRCT features in SA were bronchial wall thickening in 30 (100%), expiratory air trapping in 19 of 22 examinations with expiratory images (87%), inspiratory decreased attenuation in 18 (60%), and bronchial luminal narrowing in 12 (40%). The most consistent HRCT features in BO were expiratory air trapping in 10 of 10 examinations with expiratory images (100%), bronchial wall thickening in 13 (93%), inspiratory decreased attenuation in 11 (79%), ground glass opacity in seven (50%), and mosaic pattern of attenuation in seven (50%). Decreased attenuation was more extensive in BO than in SA on both inspiratory and expiratory images. The mosaic pattern of attenuation was present in seven (50%) BO patients but in only one (3%) SA patients (P=0.0006). CONCLUSIONS Mosaic pattern of attenuation, when present, is highly suggestive of BO, but SA and BO may be indistinguishable.
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- S P Jensen
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Room A011, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Janusz MJ, Bendele AM, Brown KK, Taiwo YO, Hsieh L, Heitmeyer SA. Induction of osteoarthritis in the rat by surgical tear of the meniscus: Inhibition of joint damage by a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2002; 10:785-91. [PMID: 12359164 DOI: 10.1053/joca.2002.0823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Characterize a model of osteoarthritis (OA) induced by a surgically transecting the medial collateral ligament and meniscus. Evaluate the effectiveness of a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor in this model. METHODS The medial collateral ligament of the right knee of rats was transected and a single full thickness cut was made through meniscus. Rats were sacrificed at various times after the surgery to assess the severity of gross cartilage damage using an image analyser and microscopically by histology. The effect of an MMP inhibitor in this model was assessed by administering compound twice daily for the 21 days and evaluating gross and histological joint damage at day 21. The in vitro potency of the MMP inhibitor (MMPI) against a panel of human recombinant MMPs was assessed kinetically using a quenched fluorescent substrate. RESULTS Surgical transection of the medial collateral ligament and meniscus resulted in a time dependent increase in the severity of the cartilage lesion (depth) as measured histologically but only a slight increase in the area of the lesion as assessed grossly by image analysis. Administration of a MMPI orally twice daily (b.i.d.) at 25mg/kg to rats in the meniscal tear model resulted in significant inhibition of cartilage degradation and osteophyte formation (total joint score) of 39+/-7% (mean+/-S.E.M., from four separate experiments). CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that MMP inhibition is effective in reducing the joint damage that occurs in the meniscal tear model of OA and support a potential therapeutic role for MMP inhibition in the treatment of human OA.
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- M J Janusz
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc., 8700 Mason-Montgomery Rd, Mason, OH 45040, USA.
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Markopoulo KD, Cool CD, Elliot TL, Lync DA, Newell JD, Hale VA, Brown KK, Schwarz MI, Tuder RM. Obliterative bronchiolitis: varying presentations and clinicopathological correlation. Eur Respir J 2002; 19:20-30. [PMID: 11843321 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00282001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In obliterative bronchiolitis, inflammation and fibrosis lead to narrowing or occlusion of bronchiolar lumina. To determine how bronchiolar structural alterations relate to lung physiology, 19 patients with a pathological diagnosis of obliterative bronchiolitis were studied. The bronchiolar inflammatory and fibrotic features were correlated to the clinical presentation, and lung function tests. Eleven patients demonstrated airflow limitation, one had a restrictive pattern and one had a mixed pattern, two had isolated gas trapping, but four had normal spirometry. Mild-to-moderate bronchiolar inflammation was invariably present. It involved 60% of bronchioles subepithelially and 54% in the adventitia. Subepithelial fibrosis was observed in 15 patients and adventitial in 12. Adventitial bronchiolar inflammation correlated with forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity and inversely correlated with residual volume. Subepithelial fibrosis inversely correlated with subepithelial and adventitial inflammation. High-resolution computed tomography in 10 patients revealed inspiratory (five out of 10) and expiratory air trapping (five out of five), ground glass opacities (seven out of 10), bronchial wall thickening (five out of 10), bronchiectasis (two out of 10) and centrilobular nodules (two out of 10). The present study suggests that inflammation and fibrosis occurs in bronchioles at different time points in the disease process, or that there is no transition between these types of pathology in the same patient. No correlation was observed between the degree of bronchiolar fibrosis and the degree of airflow limitation.
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- K D Markopoulo
- Dept of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
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Janusz MJ, Hookfin EB, Heitmeyer SA, Woessner JF, Freemont AJ, Hoyland JA, Brown KK, Hsieh LC, Almstead NG, De B, Natchus MG, Pikul S, Taiwo YO. Moderation of iodoacetate-induced experimental osteoarthritis in rats by matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2001; 9:751-60. [PMID: 11795995 DOI: 10.1053/joca.2001.0472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors in mono-iodoacetate-induced arthritis in rats. DESIGN The ability of compounds to inhibit MMPs in vitro was assessed kinetically using a quenched fluorescent substrate. Rats were injected with iodoacetate intraarticularly in one knee joint and damage to the tibial plateau was evaluated from digitized images captured using an image analyser and by histology. Collagenase and gelatinase activity in cartilage from iodoacetate injected knees were evaluated using(3)H-rat type I collagen and gelatin zymography, respectively. RESULTS Collagenase and gelatinase activity significantly increased in the knee cartilage of rats injected with iodoacetate with peak activity by day 7. Three MMP inhibitors were examined for their efficacy in the rat iodoacetate-induced arthritis model. Significant (P< 0.05) inhibition of cartilage damage was observed in animals treated orally with 35 mg/kg b.i.d. of the three different MMP inhibitors. Inhibition of cartilage damage by the MMP inhibitors ranged from 36-42%. CONCLUSION MMP inhibitors are partially protective against cartilage and subchondral bone damage induced by iodoacetate. These results support an important role for MMPs in mediating the joint damage in this model of arthritis.
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- M J Janusz
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 8700 Mason-Montgomery Rd, Mason, Ohio 45040-9462, USA.
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The clinical spectrum of mitochondrial diseases has expanded dramatically in the last decade. Abnormalities of mitochondrial function are now thought to participate in a number of common adult diseases, ranging from exercise intolerance to aging. This review outlines the common presentations of mitochondrial disease in ICUs and in the outpatient setting and discusses current diagnostic and therapeutic options as they pertain to the pulmonary and critical-care physician.
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- A S Clay
- Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Way JM, Görgün CZ, Tong Q, Uysal KT, Brown KK, Harrington WW, Oliver WR, Willson TM, Kliewer SA, Hotamisligil GS. Adipose tissue resistin expression is severely suppressed in obesity and stimulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:25651-3. [PMID: 11373275 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c100189200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Elevated levels of the hormone resistin, which is secreted by fat cells, are proposed to cause insulin resistance and to serve as a link between obesity and type 2 diabetes. In this report we show that resistin expression is significantly decreased in the white adipose tissue of several different models of obesity including the ob/ob, db/db, tub/tub, and KKA(y) mice compared with their lean counterparts. Furthermore, in response to several different classes of antidiabetic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists, adipose tissue resistin expression is increased in both ob/ob mice and Zucker diabetic fatty rats. These data demonstrate that experimental obesity in rodents is associated with severely defective resistin expression, and decreases in resistin expression are not required for the antidiabetic actions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists.
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- J M Way
- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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