2024
Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation
Venkataraman S, Nguyen M, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Hajduk A, Mason H, Webber A, Boatright D. Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439727. PMID: 39412803, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack studentsWhite studentsCross-sectional studyMedical schoolsProfessional developmentMedical studentsMedical educationStudent identity formationHolistic student developmentIdentity formationUS medical studentsProfessional identity formationEthnic discriminationEthnic groupsRetrospective cross-sectional studyStudent developmentInclusive environmentMain OutcomesStudentsSchoolDeidentified dataRisk differenceLikert scaleEducationCombat discrimination
2023
Gender, Racial, and Ethnic and Inequities in Receipt of Multiple National Institutes of Health Research Project Grants
Nguyen M, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Dzirasa K, Cavazos J, Boatright D. Gender, Racial, and Ethnic and Inequities in Receipt of Multiple National Institutes of Health Research Project Grants. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e230855. PMID: 36853608, PMCID: PMC9975935, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyResearch project grantsNational cohortHealth Research Project GrantPrincipal investigatorNational InstituteComplex health problemsWarrants further investigationNIH investigatorsProject grantsRacial groupsMAIN OUTCOMEEarly-stage investigatorsHealth problemsRacial distributionHealth investigatorsNIH grantsAnnual numberCohort
2022
Inequity in National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowships, 2001-2020
Nguyen M, Nguyen ND, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Cavazos JE, Boatright D. Inequity in National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowships, 2001-2020. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238600. PMID: 36287568, PMCID: PMC9606849, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38600.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Association Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students
Samuels EA, Boatright DH, Wong AH, Cramer LD, Desai MM, Solotke MT, Latimore D, Gross CP. Association Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2036136. PMID: 33528552, PMCID: PMC7856540, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.36136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of burnoutAAMC Graduation QuestionnaireMedical studentsSexual orientationAssociated with increased odds of burnoutGraduation QuestionnaireMedical schoolsPoor quality careHeterosexual studentsProbability of burnoutFear of discriminationUS allopathic medical schoolsAssociated with increased oddsExperiences of mistreatmentUS medical studentsAllopathic medical schoolsCross-sectional studyMedical student burnoutLogistic regression modelsSexual minority groupsQuality careOldenburg Burnout Inventory for Medical StudentsLGB sexual orientationTrainee burnoutMain Outcomes
2020
Sex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa
Thompson AA, Duckham RL, Desai MM, Choy CC, Sherar LB, Naseri T, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Wetzel AI, Hawley NL. Sex differences in the associations of physical activity and macronutrient intake with child body composition: A cross‐sectional study of 3‐ to 7‐year‐olds in Samoa. Pediatric Obesity 2020, 15: e12603. PMID: 31925928, PMCID: PMC7060109, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityPhysical activityBody compositionNutritional intakeDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryPeripheral fat ratioFood frequency questionnaireChildren's nutritional intakeCross-sectional studyChildren's body compositionSamoan childrenX-ray absorptiometrySex-specific associationsSex-stratified analysesFrequency questionnaireObjective physical activity monitoringCarbohydrate intakeIndependent associationDietary intakeMacronutrient intakePhysical activity monitoringIntakeLower trunkFat ratioObesity
2018
Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons
LaMonaca K, Desai M, May JP, Lyon E, Altice FL. Prisoner health status at three rural Haitian prisons. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2018, 14: 197-209. PMID: 30274560, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-02-2017-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHealth statusPhysical functionSociodemographic characteristicsSelf-reported physical functionBetter overall health statusHigher body mass indexPrisoners' health statusOverall health statusCross-sectional studyPhysical health statusMental health statusPoor health outcomesSelf-rated healthLength of detentionAdequate medical careMass indexFood insecurityHealth outcomesAdequate nutritionMedical carePrisoner healthRegional prisonsLow-income countriesMental health
2017
Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Ojo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI. Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 947. PMID: 29233114, PMCID: PMC5727968, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4954-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVillage health teamsNon-communicable diseasesNCD preventionVHT membersHealth teamsMaternal-child healthMedical personnelCross-sectional studyResource-limited settingsEastern UgandaNCD servicesHealth workersReferral toolMajor barrierInfectious diseasesMayuge districtHealth issuesDiseaseThematic qualitative analysisPotential rolePreventionRole expansionCommunity awarenessFocus group discussionsEssential personnelChild, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children
Choy CC, Desai MM, Park JJ, Frame EA, Thompson AA, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Deziel NC, Hawley NL. Child, maternal and household-level correlates of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among young Samoan children. Public Health Nutrition 2017, 20: 1235-1247. PMID: 28162141, PMCID: PMC10261405, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980016003499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityCross-sectional community-based surveyNutritional statusOdds of anemiaOverweight/obeseCross-sectional studyPrevalence of stuntingCommunity-based surveyCondition-specific interventionsMother-child pairsNutritional status outcomesEarly childhood growthHigher family socio-economic statusAnemic mothersObese childrenSugar intakeSamoan childrenChildhood growthStatus outcomesSocio-economic statusDual burdenAge groupsAnemiaHealth programsGrowth standards
2012
Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals
Horwitz LI, Wang Y, Desai MM, Curry LA, Bradley EH, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2012, 7: 690-696. PMID: 22865546, PMCID: PMC3535010, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesRisk-standardized mortalityHeart failureMortality rateReadmission measuresUS hospitalsMortality measuresCross-sectional studyMortality cohortReadmission cohortHospital outcomesSame hospitalMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsMedicare feeService beneficiariesTeaching hospital membersHospitalSame quartileHospital membersPneumoniaCohort
2011
Correlates of religious, supernatural and psychosocial causal beliefs about depression among Latino immigrants in primary care
Caplan S, Paris M, Whittemore R, Desai M, Dixon J, Alvidrez J, Escobar J, Scahill L. Correlates of religious, supernatural and psychosocial causal beliefs about depression among Latino immigrants in primary care. Mental Health Religion & Culture 2011, 14: 589-611. DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.497810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial causal beliefsCausal beliefsPrimary care patientsCross-sectional studyCausal attributionsExploratory factor analysisPersonal transgressionsLatino immigrantsCare patientsBeliefs ScalePrimary carePsychosocial factorsHealth knowledgeDepressive symptomsMultivariate analysisSomatic symptomsEthnic identitySpecific interventionsFactor analysisBeliefsReligious explanationsPatientsDepressionSymptomsMalevolent forces
2006
Case-Finding for Depression Among Medical Outpatients in the Veterans Health Administration
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Craig TJ. Case-Finding for Depression Among Medical Outpatients in the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2006, 44: 175-181. PMID: 16434917, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000196962.97345.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical comorbiditiesMedical outpatientsExternal Peer Review ProgramGreater medical comorbidityPredictors of screeningMental health visitsChart review dataVeterans Health AdministrationCase-finding activitiesCross-sectional studyMental health careAdministrative dataEligible patientsHealth visitsMale patientsDepression screeningMale genderPositive screenDepressive disorderDecreased oddsDepression diagnosisSubsequent diagnosisMedical CenterHealth AdministrationPositive cases
2002
Receipt of Nutrition and Exercise Counseling Among Medical Outpatients with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Druss BG, Perlin JB. Receipt of Nutrition and Exercise Counseling Among Medical Outpatients with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 556-560. PMID: 12133146, PMCID: PMC1495079, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10660.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise counselingSubstance use disordersNutrition counselingMedical CenterUse disordersHealth statusMental disordersVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMedical outpatient visitsNon-VA settingsRates of counselingActive medical treatmentChart review dataCross-sectional studyVA Medical CenterMental health statusOutpatient administrative databasesOutcomes of interestMost patientsOutpatient visitsAdministrative databasesMedical outpatientsVA inpatientMedical treatmentMedical careQuality of Preventive Medical Care for Patients With Mental Disorders
Druss BG, Rosenheck RA, Desai MM, Perlin JB. Quality of Preventive Medical Care for Patients With Mental Disorders. Medical Care 2002, 40: 129-136. PMID: 11802085, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200202000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersPreventive servicesUse disordersPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric/substance use disordersGeneral medical visitsActive medical treatmentComorbid substance useCross-sectional studyFacility-level characteristicsPreventive medical careSample of patientsHigher baseline ratesTobacco screeningMedical visitsCancer screeningChronic conditionsMedical outpatientsMultivariable modelMedical treatmentMedical providersHealth statusPreventive proceduresMedical careMental disorders