Siegel SD, Lerman C, Flitter A, Schnoll RA Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2020 03;13(3):261-272 PMID: 32132120 Abstract The nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR), a genetically informed biomarker of rate of nicotine metabolism, has been validated as a tool to select the optimal treatment for individual smokers, thereby improving treatment outcomes. This review summarizes the evidence supporting
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Spousal Influence on Diabetes Self-care: Moderating Effects of Distress and Relationship Quality on Glycemic Control
Soriano EC, Lenhard JM, Gonzalez JS, Tennen H, Chow SM, Otto AK, Perndorfer C, Shen BJ, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP Ann Behav Med 2021 03;55(2):123-132 PMID: 32491154 Abstract BACKGROUND”>Spouses often attempt to influence patients’ diabetes self-care. Spousal influence has been linked to beneficial health outcomes in some studies, but to negative outcomes in others.</Abstr: Spouses
Mapping the ChristianaCare response to COVID-19:: Clinical insights from the Value Institute’s Geospatial Analytics Core
Brooks M, Brown C, , Liu W, Siegel SD, Dela J Public Health 2020 Jul;6(2):66-70 PMID: 34467114 Abstract Introduction: COVID-19 exemplifies the spatial nature of infectious disease in both its mechanism of transmission and the community-level conditions that facilitate its spread. With a long history of use for infectious disease applications, maps and geographic information
Epidemic Meets Pandemic:: Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Age of COVID-19
Williams KD, Pachter LM, Siegel SD, Dela J Public Health 2020 Jul;6(2):42-43 PMID: 34467108 Abstract No abstract available.
Operationalizing the Population Health Framework: Clinical Characteristics, Social Context, and the Built Environment
Siegel SD, Brooks M, Curriero FC Popul Health Manag 2021 08;24(4):454-462 PMID: 34406088 Abstract As a framework, population health emphasizes health outcomes for entire populations, the broad range of determinants of these outcomes, and the comparative effectiveness of medical and public health interventions. In practice, however, many contemporary population health programs instead focus on small
Assessing barriers to providing tobacco use disorder treatment in community mental health settings with a revised version of the Smoking Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (S-KAP) instrument
Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP, Hill N, Bauer AM, Flitter A, Ziedonis D, Stevens N, Hosie Quinn M, Leone F, Beidas R, Kimberly J, Schnoll RA Addict Behav 2021 03;114():106735 PMID: 33248743 Abstract BACKGROUND”>Tobacco use disorder (TUD) rates are 2-3 times higher among people with serious mental illness (SMI) than the general population. Clinicians working in
Characterizing the spatial relationship between smoking status and tobacco retail exposure: Implications for policy development and evaluation
Brooks MM, Siegel SD, Curriero FC Health Place 2021 03;68():102530 PMID: 33609995 Abstract Tobacco retail density and smoking prevalence remain elevated in marginalized communities, underscoring the need for strategies to address these place-based disparities. The spatial variation of smokers and tobacco retailers is often measured by aggregating them to area-level units (e.g., census tracts), but
The co-occurrence of smoking and alcohol use disorder in a hospital-based population: Applying a multimorbidity framework using geographic information system methods
Siegel SD, Brooks M, Ragozine-Bush HE, Schnoll RA, Curriero FC Addict Behav 2021 07;118():106883 PMID: 33714034 Abstract Tobacco and alcohol use are leading causes of premature mortality in the US and concurrent use is associated with even greater health risks. A cross-sectional study of 20,310 patients admitted to a Mid-Atlantic acute health care system between
Psychosocial Impact of Cancer Care Disruptions in Women With Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Soriano EC, Perndorfer C, Otto AK, Fenech AL, Siegel SD, Dickson-Witmer D, Clements L, Laurenceau JP Front Psychol 2021 ;12():662339 PMID: 34194367 Abstract Array
A Population Health Assessment in a Community Cancer Center Catchment Area: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Alcohol Use, and Obesity in New Castle County, Delaware
Siegel SD, Brooks MM, Sims-Mourtada J, Schug ZT, Leonard DJ, Petrelli N, Curriero FC Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021 Nov;(): PMID: 34737210 Abstract BACKGROUND: The NCI requires designated cancer centers to conduct catchment area assessments to guide cancer control and prevention efforts designed to reduce the local cancer burden. We extended and adapted this approach