Adebayo Gbadebo, MBA

Senior Systems Analyst

Publications

Validation of a 2-Item Food Insecurity Screen Among Adult General Medicine Outpatients
Validation of a 2-Item Food Insecurity Screen Among Adult General Medicine Outpatients
Harrison C, Goldstein JN, Gbadebo A, Papas M

Popul Health Manag 2021 08;24(4):509-514

PMID: 33021444

Abstract

Food insecurity is defined as limited access to food and is associated with adverse physical, social, and emotional health outcomes. As social needs are addressed in heath care, efficient methods to identify patients living in food insecure households are necessary. A 2-item screen (HFSS-2) derived from the US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Scale (HFSS-18) has been validated among parents of pediatric patients with a sensitivity of 97% and specificity of 83%. The objective was to validate the HFSS-2 in adult general medicine outpatients. HFSS-18 was administered to a sample of adult general medicine outpatients in Delaware from 2018 to 2019. The authors evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the HFSS-2. Multivariable logistic regression was used to calculate convergent validity between the HFSS-18 and the HFSS-2. Three hundred ninety patients were approached with 295 (75%) enrolling in this study; 17.6% (52/295) were food insecure. A confirmatory response to either of the 2 items from the HFSS-2 had a sensitivity of 98% (95% CI: 94%, 100%) and specificity of 91% (95% CI: 87%, 94%). Food insecurity was associated with increased odds of coronary heart disease (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 4.63; 95% CI: 1.55, 13.79; AOR 4.19; 95% CI: 1.51, 11.59) and diabetes (AOR 4.19; 95% CI: 1.94, 9.08; AOR 3.73; 95% CI: 1.83, 7.92) using both the HFSS-18 and the HFSS-2. HFSS-2 was found to be highly sensitive and specific. This is the first study to validate this tool in this population that the authors are aware of.
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Evaluation of a Systems-Based Tobacco Cessation Program Using Bedside Volunteers
Evaluation of a Systems-Based Tobacco Cessation Program Using Bedside Volunteers
Taylor D, Medaglio D, Jurkovitz C, Patterson F, Zhang Z, Gbadebo A, Bradley E, Wessells R, Goldenberg E

Nicotine Tob. Res. 2018 Nov;

PMID: 30462274

Abstract

Introduction: Hospitalization and post-discharge provides an opportune time for tobacco cessation. This study tested the feasibility, uptake, and cessation outcomes of a hospital-based tobacco cessation program, delivered by volunteers to the bedside with post-discharge referral to Quitline services. Patient characteristics associated with Quitline uptake and cessation were assessed.
Methods: Between February and November 2016, trained hospital volunteers approached inpatient tobacco users on six pilot units. Volunteers shared a cessation brochure and used the ASK-ADVISE-CONNECT model to connect ready-to-quit patients to the Delaware Quitline via fax-referral. Volunteers administered a follow-up survey to all admitted tobacco users via telephone or email at 3-months post-discharge.
Results: Of the 743 admitted tobacco users, 531 (72%) were visited by a volunteer, and 97% (531/547) of those approached, accepted the visit. Over one third (201/531; 38%) were ready-to-quit and fax-referred to the Quitline, and 36% of those referred accepted Quitline services. At 3-months post discharge, 37% (135/368) reported not using tobacco in the last 30 days; intent-to-treat cessation rate was 18% (135/743). In a multivariable regression model of Quitline fax-referral completion, receiving NRT during hospitalization was the strongest predictor (OR: 1.97; 95% CI: 1.34-2.90). In a model of 3-month cessation, receiving Quitline services (OR: 3.21, 95%CI: 1.35-7.68) and having coronary artery disease (OR: 2.28; 95% CI: 1.11-4.68) were associated with tobacco cessation, but a volunteer visit was not.
Conclusions: An "opt-out" tobacco cessation service using trained volunteers is feasible for connecting patients to Quitline services.
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