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Working Women Walking Program: A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial Open

Susan W. Buchholz, Manju Daniel, Spyros Kitsiou, Michael Schoeny, Shannon Halloway , et al. · 2025

Background : Different interventions have shown efficacy in improving physical activity in women. This study aimed to determine the most effective adaptive intervention combining 4 efficacious treatments (Fitbit, text messages, personal ca…

Socioeconomic determinants of clinical outcomes in multiple sclerosis patients Open

Fabian Sierra Morales, Bichun Ouyang, Augusto Miravalle, Allison Osen, Tricia J. Johnson · 2025

Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition that affects the central nervous system. Factors such as insurance coverage and income influence its prognosis. Objectives To evaluate whether insurance type and socioeconomic facto…

Mother’s Own Milk Provision During the First 12 Weeks of Life by Gestational Age Open

Aloka L. Patel, Jennifer G. Wilson, Melissa Holmes, Tricia J. Johnson · 2025

Importance Although mother’s own milk (MOM) is associated with reduced risk of neonatal complications of prematurity and improved neurodevelopmental outcomes, to our knowledge, there have been no large US studies reporting rates of MOM fee…

Home-Delivered Pediatric Weight Management for Low-Income Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial Open

Bradley M. Appelhans, Simone A. French, Molly A. Martin, Karen Lui, Lauren E. Bradley , et al. · 2025

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Children from lower-income households lose less weight in family-based weight management interventions, likely due to barriers to treatment attendance and adherence. The CHECK randomized controlled trial tested wh…

Use of Different Inclusion Criteria to Compare COVID-19 Hospital Admission Rates by Race and Ethnicity: A Cohort Study Open

Joshua Longcoy, Zeynep Isgor, Sumihiro Suzuki, Elizabeth B. Lynch, Heng Wang , et al. · 2025

Background/Objectives: Reports documenting racial disparities in COVID-19 hospitalization rates from electronic medical record data have used different sample selection methods. Studies including all individuals with a positive COVID-19 te…

The Societal Cost of Behaviors of Concern Among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Residing in Small Residential Group Homes Open

Tricia J. Johnson, Hugh Vondracek, Teresa Moro, Carole L. White, Sarah H. Ailey · 2025

Engagement in behaviors of concern (BoCs) by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) living in small residential group homes can negatively impact the health, safety, and quality of life of the individuals themselves…

Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospital cost of care Open

Tricia J. Johnson, Joshua Longcoy, Sumihiro Suzuki, Zeynep Isgor, Elizabeth B. Lynch · 2024

Introduction Although studies have evaluated the hospital cost of care associated with treating patients with COVID-19, there are no studies that compare the hospital cost of care among racial and ethnic groups based on detailed cost accou…

Clustering of Social Determinants of Health as an Indicator of Meaningful Subgroups within an African American Population: Application of Latent Class Analysis Open

Sumihiro Suzuki, Joshua Longcoy, Zeynep Isgor, Elizabeth Avery, Tricia J. Johnson , et al. · 2024

Background: Health disparities between people who are African American (AA) versus their White counterparts have been well established, but disparities among AA people have not. The current study introduces a systematic method to determine…

Impact of COVID-19 on Perinatal Outcomes and Birth Locations in a Large US Metropolitan Area Open

Esther Lee, Alejandra Perez, Arth Patel, Aloka L. Patel, Thaddeus Waters , et al. · 2024

This was a population-based study to determine the impact of COVID-19 on birth outcomes in the Chicago metropolitan area, comparing pre-pandemic (April–September 2019) versus pandemic (April–September 2020) births. Multivariable regression…

Where does the time go? Temporal patterns of pumping behaviors in mothers of very preterm infants vary by sociodemographic and clinical factors Open

Aloka L. Patel, Amelia Tan, Amelia Bucek, Judy Janes, Katie McGee , et al. · 2024

Background Mothers of very preterm (<32 weeks gestational age [GA]) infants are breast pump dependent and have shorter duration of milk provision than mothers of term infants. The opportunity (i.e., time) cost of pumping and transportin…

Milk Biomarkers of Secretory Activation in Breast Pump-Dependent Mothers of Preterm Infants: An Integrative Review Open

Leslie A. Parker, Rebecca Hoban, Marion M. Bendixen, Clarisa Medina Poeliniz, Tricia J. Johnson , et al. · 2024

Background: Lack of mother's own milk (MOM) at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a global problem and is often attributable to inadequate MOM volume. Evidence suggests that the origins of this problem …

Aggregating patients for discharge readiness in the neonatal intensive care unit: impact on length of stay Open

Laura M. Seske, Colin Sperry, Debra B. Selip, Kimberly C. Carmignani, Shaun Cooper , et al. · 2023

Background: In the past 30 years, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) layout in the United States has steadily shifted from open bay wards to single family room models. There is currently no published standardized approach for care team as…

Racial, socioeconomic, and neighborhood characteristics in relation to COVID-19 severity of illness for adolescents and young adults Open

Ayaat Dahleh, Andrew J. Bean, Tricia J. Johnson · 2023

This study tests the hypotheses that insurance status, race and ethnicity, and neighborhood characteristics are associated with hospital admission and severe health outcomes (Intensive Care Unit [ICU] admission and oxygen assistance) for y…

Illinois Transplant Fund Experience: Is It a Pathway to Increased Transplant Access for Hispanic Patients With Kidney Failure? Open

Zeynep Isgor, Tricia J. Johnson, Kevin Cmunt, Brittney S. Lange‐Maia · 2023

The Impact of Language on Hospital Outcomes for COVID-19 Patients: A Study of Non-English Speaking Hispanic Patients Open

Susan López, Joshua Longcoy, Elizabeth Avery, Zeynep Isgor, Athavi Jeevananthan , et al. · 2023

Experiences With Kidney Transplant Among Undocumented Immigrants in Illinois: A Qualitative Study Open

Yumiko Gely, Maritza Esqueda-Medina, Tricia J. Johnson, Melissa L Arias-Pelayo, Nancy A Cortes , et al. · 2023

Although patients in Illinois can access kidney transplants regardless of citizenship status, access barriers, and health care policy gaps continue to negatively affect patients, families, health care professionals, and the health care sys…

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Intervention Utilization and Need for Referral after NICU Discharge in VLBW Infants Open

Jieun David, Caroline G. Wambach, Megan Kraemer, Tricia J. Johnson, Michelle Greene , et al. · 2023

Objective: To examine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on early intervention (EI) services in VLBW infants. Study Design: 208 VLBW infants seen in NICU FU pre-COVID-19 were compared to 132 infants seen during COVID-19 at 4, 8 and 20 months …

The Role of Work as a Social Determinant of Health in Mother’s Own Milk Feeding Decisions for Preterm Infants: A State of the Science Review Open

Tricia J. Johnson, Paula P. Meier, Daniel T. Robinson, Sumihiro Suzuki, Suhagi Kadakia , et al. · 2023

In the United States, 10% of infants are born preterm (PT; <37 weeks gestational age) each year and are at higher risk of complications compared to full term infants. The burden of PT birth is borne disproportionately by Black versus non-B…

Effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on recruitment for the working women walking program Open

Manju Daniel, Susan W. Buchholz, Michael Schoeny, Shannon Halloway, Spyros Kitsiou , et al. · 2022

The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) affected many aspects of randomized controlled trials, including recruiting and screening participants. The purpose of this paper is to (a) describe adjustments to recruitment and …

Cost Savings of Mother’s Own Milk for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Open

Tricia J. Johnson, Aloka L. Patel, Michael Schoeny, Paula P. Meier · 2022

A reduction in the incidence of complications that are potentially preventable with MOM intake has significant cost implications. Hospitals should prioritize investments in initiatives to support MOM feedings in the NICU.

Study protocol for reducing disparity in receipt of mother’s own milk in very low birth weight infants (ReDiMOM): a randomized trial to improve adherence to sustained maternal breast pump use Open

Tricia J. Johnson, Paula P. Meier, Michael Schoeny, Amelia Bucek, Judy Janes , et al. · 2022

End Stage Kidney Disease in Non-citizen Patients: Epidemiology, Treatment, and an Update to Policy in Illinois Open

Brittney S. Lange‐Maia, Tricia J. Johnson, Yumiko Gely, David Ansell, J. Kevin Cmunt , et al. · 2021

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is common in the U.S. There is no cure, and survival requires either dialysis or kidney transplant. Medicare provides coverage for most ESKD patients in the U.S., though non-citizens are excluded from most c…

Interhospital Transfer Outcomes for Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Open

Elaine Chen, Joshua Longcoy, S. Mcgowan, Brittney S. Lange‐Maia, Elizabeth Avery , et al. · 2021

IMPORTANCE: Studying interhospital transfer of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in the spring 2020 surge may help inform future pandemic management. OBJECTIVES: To compare outcomes for mechanically ventilated…

The Financial Impact of a Partnership Between an Academic Medical Center and a Free Clinic Open

Shelby Wallace, Tricia J. Johnson, Emily Hendel, Vidya Chakravarthy, Lizette Leanos , et al. · 2021

Longitudinal, Interdisciplinary Home Visits Versus Usual Care for Homebound People With Advanced Parkinson Disease: Protocol for a Controlled Trial Open

Jori Fleisher, Serena Hess, Brianna Sennott, Erica Myrick, Ellen C. Klostermann , et al. · 2021

Background The current understanding of advanced Parkinson disease (PD) and its treatment is largely based on data from outpatient visits. The most advanced and disabled individuals with PD are disconnected from both care and research. A p…

Longitudinal, Interdisciplinary Home Visits Versus Usual Care for Homebound People With Advanced Parkinson Disease: Protocol for a Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open

Jori Fleisher, Serena Hess, Brianna Sennott, Erica Myrick, Ellen C. Klostermann , et al. · 2021

BACKGROUND The current understanding of advanced Parkinson disease (PD) and its treatment is largely based on data from outpatient visits. The most advanced and disabled individuals with PD are disconnected from both care and research. A …

Looking around the corner: COVID‐19 shocks and market dynamics in US medical tourism Open

Irving Stackpole, Elizabeth A. Ziemba, Tricia J. Johnson · 2021

Patients have historically travelled from across the world to the United States for medical care that is not accessible locally or not available at the same perceived quality. The COVID‐19 pandemic has nearly frozen the cross‐border buying…

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in breast milk feedings in US neonatal intensive care units Open

Aloka L. Patel, Tricia J. Johnson, Paula P. Meier · 2020

The Economic Impact of Donor Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Open

Tricia J. Johnson, Andrew Berenz, Jennifer Wicks, Anita Esquerra-Zwiers, Kelly S. Sulo , et al. · 2020

The Affordable Care Act and Recent Reforms: Policy Implications for Equitable Mental Health Care Delivery Open

Joelle Robertson‐Preidler, Manuel Trachsel, Tricia J. Johnson, Nikola Biller‐Andorno · 2020

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