2019
Case Management Featuring Community Health Workers Reduces Inpatient Health Care Utilization in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Smith W, Sop D, Johnson S, Lipato T, Ferlis M, Mcmanus C, Guy M, Hartigan S, Holt E, McHenry C, Roberts J. Case Management Featuring Community Health Workers Reduces Inpatient Health Care Utilization in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 2104. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-130441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirginia Commonwealth University Medical CenterCommunity health workersAdvanced practice providersSickle cell diseaseReadmission ratesInpatient daysCase managementSCD adultsOutpatient visitsCare utilizationHigh utilizersMedical homeCell diseaseHealth workersInpatient health care utilizationAdult SCD patientsED return rateAcute care utilizationHospital readmission ratesHealth care utilizationEmergency department managementNumber of patientsTotal inpatient daysPatient-provider relationshipTruven Health Analytics
2007
Depression and Anxiety in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: The PiSCES Project
Levenson JL, McClish DK, Dahman BA, Bovbjerg VE, de A. Citero V, Penberthy LT, Aisiku IP, Roberts JD, Roseff SD, Smith WR. Depression and Anxiety in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: The PiSCES Project. Psychosomatic Medicine 2007, 70: 192-196. PMID: 18158366, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31815ff5c5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseSCD adultsCell diseaseDepressed subjectsSickle Cell Epidemiology StudyHigher mean painProspective cohort studyHealth-related qualitySF-36 subscalesPrevalence of depressionSickle cell crisisDomains of qualityMean painPain daysPiSCES projectOpioid usageOpioid utilizationCohort studyDaily painPain intensityHealthcare utilizationMore painBaseline variablesCell crisisHemoglobin types