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Patil SJ, Tallon E, Wang Y, Nayyar M, Hodges K, Phad A, Rodriguez E, Gefter L. Effect of Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches' Program on Youth and Adults in Diverse Communities. Fam Community Health. 2022 Jul-Sep 01;45(3):178-186. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000323. Epub 2022 Apr 5. PubMed PMID: 35385435; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9156535.
Rolbiecki AJ, Washington KT, Bitsicas K. Digital Storytelling as an Intervention for Bereaved Family Members. Omega (Westport). 2021 Mar;82(4):570-586. doi: 10.1177/0030222819825513. Epub 2019 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 30678536; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7819462.
Braet DJ, Smith JB, Bath J, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Risk factors associated with 30-day hospital readmission after carotid endarterectomy. Vascular. 2021 Feb;29(1):61-68. doi: 10.1177/1708538120937955. Epub 2020 Jul 5. PubMed PMID: 32628069; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7782206.
Bath J, Smith JB, Woodard J, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Complex relationship between low albumin level and poor outcome after lower extremity procedures for peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Jan;73(1):200-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.524. Epub 2020 May 26. PubMed PMID: 32470524; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7688476.
Bath J, Smith JB, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts disease severity and outcome after lower extremity procedures. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Aug;72(2):622-631. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.10.094. Epub 2019 Dec 25. PubMed PMID: 31882318; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7311224.
Popejoy LL, Wakefield BJ, Vogelsmeier AA, Galambos CM, Lewis AM, Huneke D, Petroski G, Mehr DR. Reengineering Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge: Analysis of Reengineered Discharge Implementation. J Nurs Care Qual. 2020 Apr/Jun;35(2):158-164. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000413. PubMed PMID: 31145185; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7008493.
Popejoy LL, Vogelsmeier AA, Wakefield BJ, Galambos CM, Lewis AM, Huneke D, Mehr DR. Adapting Project RED to Skilled Nursing Facilities. Clin Nurs Res. 2020 Mar;29(3):149-156. doi: 10.1177/1054773818819261. Epub 2018 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 30556413; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7008496.
Bath J, Kruse RL, Smith JB, Balasundaram N, Vogel TR. Association of postoperative glycemic control with outcomes after carotid procedures. Vascular. 2020 Feb;28(1):16-24. doi: 10.1177/1708538119866528. Epub 2019 Jul 25. PubMed PMID: 31342867; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6980977.
Kukulka K, Washington KT, Govindarajan R, Mehr DR. Stakeholder Perspectives on the Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Realities of Living With ALS: Implications for Palliative Care Teams. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Oct;36(10):851-857. doi: 10.1177/1049909119834493. Epub 2019 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 30827121; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7350906.
Bath J, Smith JB, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio with outcomes after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Nurs. 2019 Sep;37(3):213-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2019.06.001. Epub 2019 Sep 12. PubMed PMID: 31727313; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6892169.
Chase JD, Russell D, Rice M, Abbott C, Bowles KH, Mehr DR. Caregivers' Perceptions Managing Functional Needs Among Older Adults Receiving Post-Acute Home Health Care. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2019 Jul 1;12(4):174-183. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20190319-01. Epub 2019 Mar 25. PubMed PMID: 30901481; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6692111.
Patil SJ, Lewis M, Tallon EM, Wareg NK, Murray KS, Elliott SG, Stevermer JJ, Kruse RL, Mehr DR. Lay Advisor Interventions in Rural Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Jul;57(1):117-126. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.02.007. Epub 2019 May 24. PubMed PMID: 31130461.
Rolbiecki AJ, Teti M, Crenshaw B, LeMaster JW, Ordway J, Mehr DR. Exploring Lived Experiences of Chronic Pain Through Photo-Elicitation and Social Networking. Pain Med. 2019 Jun 1;20(6):1202-1211. doi: 10.1093/pm/pny175. PubMed PMID: 30239822.
Bath J, Smith JB, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Cohort study of risk factors for 30-day readmission after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Vasa. 2019 May;48(3):251-261. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000767. Epub 2018 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 30539688; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6486413.
Tarbunou YA, Smith JB, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Outcomes associated with hyperglycemia after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Mar;69(3):763-773.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.240. Epub 2018 Aug 25. PubMed PMID: 30154015; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6389385.
Chase JD, Russell D, Rice M, Abbott C, Bowles KH, Mehr DR. Caregivers’ experiences regarding training and support in the post-acute home health care setting. Journal of Patient Experience. 2019; :2374373519869156.
Vogel TR, Smith JB, Kruse RL. Risk Factors for Thirty-Day Readmissions After Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients With Vascular Disease. PM R. 2018 Dec;10(12):1321-1329. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.05.017. Epub 2018 May 29. PubMed PMID: 29852287; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6265125.
Murray KS, Prunty M, Henderson A, Haden T, Pokala N, Ge B, Wakefield M, Petroski GF, Mehr DR, Kruse RL. Functional Status in Patients Requiring Nursing Home Stay After Radical Cystectomy. Urology. 2018 Nov;121:39-43. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.07.030. Epub 2018 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 30076943; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6289810.
Bartman T, DeWalt DA, Johnson DP, Mehr DR, Payne AS, Provost LP. Improvement Science Takes Advantage of Methods beyond the Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2018 May-Jun;3(3):e082. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000082. eCollection 2018 May-Jun. PubMed PMID: 30229194; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6132811.
Vogel TR, Smith JB, Kruse RL. Hospital readmissions after elective lower extremity vascular procedures. Vascular. 2018 Jun;26(3):250-261. doi: 10.1177/1708538117728637. Epub 2017 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 28927349; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5803457.
Mehr DR, Tatum PE 3rd, Crist BD. Hip Fractures in Patients With Advanced Dementia: What Treatment Provides the Best Palliation?. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Jun 1;178(6):780-781. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0822. PubMed PMID: 29801116.
Patil SJ, Ruppar T, Koopman RJ, Lindbloom EJ, Elliott SG, Mehr DR, Conn VS. Effect of peer support interventions on cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2018 Mar 23;18(1):398. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5326-8. PubMed PMID: 29566684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5865386.
Vogel TR, Smith JB, Kruse RL. The association of postoperative glycemic control and lower extremity procedure outcomes. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Oct;66(4):1123-1132. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.01.053. Epub 2017 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 28433336; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5625331.
Rolbiecki AJ, Washington K, Bitsicas K. Digital Storytelling: Families' Search for Meaning after Child Death. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2017 Oct-Dec;13(4):239-250. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2017.1387216. PubMed PMID: 29252152; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7819461.
Ruppar TM, Dunbar-Jacob JM, Mehr DR, Lewis L, Conn VS. Medication adherence interventions among hypertensive black adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hypertens. 2017 Jun;35(6):1145-1154. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001260. Review. PubMed PMID: 28106662.
Melvin JC, Smith JB, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Risk Factors for 30-Day Hospital Re-Admission with an Infectious Complication after Lower-Extremity Vascular Procedures. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 Apr;18(3):319-326. doi: 10.1089/sur.2016.234. Epub 2017 Feb 8. PubMed PMID: 28177854; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5796593.
Rolbiecki A, Subramanian R, Crenshaw B, Albright DL, Perreault M, Mehr D. A Qualitative Exploration of Resilience among Patients Living with Chronic Pain. Traumatology (Tallahass Fla). 2017 Mar;23(1):89-94. doi: 10.1037/trm0000095. Epub 2016 Sep 22. PubMed PMID: 33500683; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7833082.
Nace DA, Archbald-Pannone LR, Ashraf MS, Drinka PJ, Frentzel E, Gaur S, Mahajan D, Mehr DR, Mercer WC, Sloane PD, Jump RL. Pneumococcal Vaccination Guidance for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: Recommendations From AMDA's Infection Advisory Committee. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017 Feb 1;18(2):99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.11.010. PubMed PMID: 28126142; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5308482.
Rolbiecki A, Subramanian R, Crenshaw B, Albright DL, Perreault M, Mehr D. A qualitative exploration of resilience among patients living with chronic pain. Traumatology. 2017; 23(1):89-94. doi: 10.1037/trm0000095.
Patil SJ, Ruppar T, Koopman RJ, Lindbloom EJ, Elliott SG, Mehr DR, Conn VS. Peer Support Interventions for Adults With Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Hemoglobin A(1c) Outcomes. Ann Fam Med. 2016 Nov;14(6):540-551. doi: 10.1370/afm.1982. Review. PubMed PMID: 28376441; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5389404.
Rauh SP, Heymans MW, Mehr DR, Kruse RL, Lane P, Kowall NW, Volicer L, van der Steen JT. Predicting mortality in patients treated differently: updating and external validation of a prediction model for nursing home residents with dementia and lower respiratory infections. BMJ Open. 2016 Aug 30;6(8):e011380. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011380. PubMed PMID: 27577584; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5013486.
van der Maaden T, de Vet HC, Achterberg WP, Boersma F, Schols JM, Mehr DR, Galindo-Garre F, Hertogh CM, Koopmans RT, van der Steen JT. Improving comfort in people with dementia and pneumonia: a cluster randomized trial. BMC Med. 2016 Aug 11;14(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s12916-016-0663-x. PubMed PMID: 27515720; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4981997.
Ruppar TM, Cooper PS, Mehr DR, Delgado JM, Dunbar-Jacob JM. Medication Adherence Interventions Improve Heart Failure Mortality and Readmission Rates: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jun 17;5(6). doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002606. Review. PubMed PMID: 27317347; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4937243.
McMaughan DK, Nwaiwu O, Zhao H, Frentzel E, Mehr D, Imanpour S, Garfinkel S, Phillips CD. Impact of a decision-making aid for suspected urinary tract infections on antibiotic overuse in nursing homes. BMC Geriatr. 2016 Apr 15;16:81. doi: 10.1186/s12877-016-0255-9. PubMed PMID: 27084340; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4833907.
Beffa LR, Petroski GF, Kruse RL, Vogel TR. Functional status of nursing home residents before and after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Nurs. 2015 Sep;33(3):106-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2015.02.003. PubMed PMID: 26298614; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4707957.
van der Maaden T, van der Steen JT, de Vet HC, Achterberg WP, Boersma F, Schols JM, van Berkel JF, Mehr DR, Arcand M, Hoepelman AI, Koopmans RT, Hertogh CM. Development of a practice guideline for optimal symptom relief for patients with pneumonia and dementia in nursing homes using a Delphi study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2015 May;30(5):487-96. doi: 10.1002/gps.4167. Epub 2014 Jul 7. PubMed PMID: 25043614.
Kahvecioglu D, Ramiah K, McMaughan D, Garfinkel S, McSorley VE, Nguyen QN, Yang M, Pugliese C, Mehr D, Phillips CD. Multidrug-resistant organism infections in US nursing homes: a national study of prevalence, onset, and transmission across care settings, October 1, 2010-December 31, 2011. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Oct;35 Suppl 3:S48-55. doi: 10.1086/677835. PubMed PMID: 25222898.
Conn VS, Koopman RJ, Ruppar TM, Phillips LJ, Mehr DR, Hafdahl AR. Insulin Sensitivity Following Exercise Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes Among Healthy Adults. J Prim Care Community Health. 2014 Jul;5(3):211-22. doi: 10.1177/2150131913520328. Epub 2014 Jan 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 24474665; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4393364.
Wakefield BJ, Koopman RJ, Keplinger LE, Bomar M, Bernt B, Johanning JL, Kruse RL, Davis JW, Wakefield DS, Mehr DR. Effect of home telemonitoring on glycemic and blood pressure control in primary care clinic patients with diabetes. Telemed J E Health. 2014 Mar;20(3):199-205. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0151. Epub 2014 Jan 3. PubMed PMID: 24404819; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3934666.
Koopman RJ, Wakefield BJ, Johanning JL, Keplinger LE, Kruse RL, Bomar M, Bernt B, Wakefield DS, Mehr DR. Implementing home blood glucose and blood pressure telemonitoring in primary care practices for patients with diabetes: lessons learned. Telemed J E Health. 2014 Mar;20(3):253-60. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0188. Epub 2013 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 24350806; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3934548.
Koopman RJ, Petroski GF, Canfield SM, Stuppy JA, Mehr DR. Development of the PRE-HIT instrument: patient readiness to engage in health information technology. BMC Fam Pract. 2014 Jan 28;15:18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-18. PubMed PMID: 24472182; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3916695.
Kruse RL, Petroski GF, Mehr DR, Banaszak-Holl J, Intrator O. Activity of daily living trajectories surrounding acute hospitalization of long-stay nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Nov;61(11):1909-18. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12511. Epub 2013 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 24219192; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3831170.
Rigler SK, Shireman TI, Cook-Wiens GJ, Ellerbeck EF, Whittle JC, Mehr DR, Mahnken JD. Fracture risk in nursing home residents initiating antipsychotic medications. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 May;61(5):715-22. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12216. Epub 2013 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 23590366; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3656141.
Kruse RL, Hays HD, Madsen RW, Emons MF, Wakefield DS, Mehr DR. Risk factors for all-cause hospital readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge. Journal of clinical outcomes management : JCOM. 2013 May; 20(5):203-214.
Keplinger LE, Koopman RJ, Mehr DR, Kruse RL, Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ, Canfield SM. Patient portal implementation: resident and attending physician attitudes. Fam Med. 2013 May;45(5):335-40. PubMed PMID: 23681685; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6980343.
Della Rocca GJ, Moylan KC, Crist BD, Volgas DA, Stannard JP, Mehr DR. Comanagement of geriatric patients with hip fractures: a retrospective, controlled, cohort study. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2013 Mar;4(1):10-5. doi: 10.1177/2151458513495238. PubMed PMID: 23936734; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3739410.
Rantz MJ, Zwygart-Stauffacher M, Flesner M, Hicks L, Mehr D, Russell T, Minner D. The influence of teams to sustain quality improvement in nursing homes that "need improvement". J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013 Jan;14(1):48-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.008. Epub 2012 Oct 23. PubMed PMID: 23098414; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3731166.
Vetter-Smith M, Lemaster J, Olsberg J, Kruse R, Day T, Mehr D. Providing diabetes self-management support in rural primary care clinics with nurse partners. West J Nurs Res. 2012 Dec;34(8):1023-42. doi: 10.1177/0193945911436106. Epub 2012 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 22309990.
Phillips CD, Adepoju O, Stone N, Moudouni DK, Nwaiwu O, Zhao H, Frentzel E, Mehr D, Garfinkel S. Asymptomatic bacteriuria, antibiotic use, and suspected urinary tract infections in four nursing homes. BMC Geriatr. 2012 Nov 23;12:73. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-73. PubMed PMID: 23176555; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3534219.
Wakefield DS, Kruse RL, Wakefield BJ, Koopman RJ, Keplinger LE, Canfield SM, Mehr DR. Consistency of patient preferences about a secure Internet-based patient communications portal: contemplating, enrolling, and using. Am J Med Qual. 2012 Nov-Dec;27(6):494-502. doi: 10.1177/1062860611436246. Epub 2012 Apr 18. PubMed PMID: 22517909.
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