2024
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, del Mar González Montalvo M, Richards T, Villanueva H, Ortiz J, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e138. PMID: 39291834, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCivil DefenseDisaster PlanningFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPuerto RicoQualitative ResearchSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Virgin IslandsConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersNon-communicable diseasesMultiple non-communicable diseasesMixed-methods study designDisaster preparednessQualified Health CentersQualitative dataMixed methods studyMental health disordersQualitative in-depth interviewsKnowledge of disaster preparednessExperiences of staffHealth disparitiesIn-depth interviewsUnderstanding barriersHealth centersMethods studyHealth disordersStudy designPuerto RicoQuantitative surveyCareNarrative approachPreparednessPerceived gap
2021
Demographic Differences in Medical Students’ Perceptions of Respect for Diversity Among Faculty
Weiss J, Balasuriya L, Cramer LD, Nunez-Smith M, Genao I, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Wong AH, Samuels EA, Latimore D, Boatright D, Sharifi M. Demographic Differences in Medical Students’ Perceptions of Respect for Diversity Among Faculty. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: s218-s219. PMID: 34705721, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004284.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Feasibility and acceptability of intensive, real‐time biobehavioral data collection using ecological momentary assessment, salivary biomarkers, and accelerometers among middle‐aged African Americans
Nam S, Dunton GF, Ordway MR, Ash GI, Jeon S, Vlahov D, Whittemore R, Nelson LE, Sinha R, Nunez‐Smith M, Granger DA. Feasibility and acceptability of intensive, real‐time biobehavioral data collection using ecological momentary assessment, salivary biomarkers, and accelerometers among middle‐aged African Americans. Research In Nursing & Health 2020, 43: 453-464. PMID: 32856310, PMCID: PMC8985242, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCultural influences on willingness to donate organs among urban native Americans
Bongiovanni T, Rawlings JE, Trompeta JA, Nunez‐Smith M. Cultural influences on willingness to donate organs among urban native Americans. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e13804. PMID: 31999875, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesTissue and Organ ProcurementTissue DonorsConceptsMedical communityOrgan donationLogistic regression analysisUrban Native AmericansCross-sectional surveyCommunity-based participatory researchOrgan donorsDisproportionate burdenLogistic regressionConvenience sampleRegression analysisOrgansMultiple areasNative AmericansDonationDearth of knowledgeQuestionnaireDriver's licenseESRDPercentAmericans
2019
Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study.
Spatz ES, Martinez-Brockman JL, Tessier-Sherman B, Mortazavi B, Roy B, Schwartz JI, Nazario CM, Maharaj R, Nunez M, Adams OP, Burg M, Nunez-Smith M. Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study. Ethnicity & Disease 2019, 29: 535-544. PMID: 31641320, PMCID: PMC6802166, DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.4.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure measurementsABPM patternsBP patternAmbulatory blood pressure patternsMore precision-based approachesAmbulatory BP patternsDiagnosis of HTNTreatment of HTNBlood pressure patternWave 2High-risk populationBlood pressure measurementsCommunity-residing adultsPrecision-based approachesAntihypertensive medicationsBlood pressureProspective studyHypertension StudyHypertensive phenotypeCardiovascular diseaseParent studyHTNEcological momentary assessmentSelf-report surveyHigh rate
2013
Needs and Priorities in Women's Health Training: Perspectives from an Internal Medicine Residency Program
Hsieh E, Nunez-Smith M, Henrich JB. Needs and Priorities in Women's Health Training: Perspectives from an Internal Medicine Residency Program. Journal Of Women's Health 2013, 22: 667-672. PMID: 23915106, PMCID: PMC4047848, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4264.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Self-management among patients living with diabetes in the United States Virgin Islands.
Nunez MA, Yarandi H, Nunez-Smith M. Self-management among patients living with diabetes in the United States Virgin Islands. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2011, 22: 271-83. PMID: 21317521, PMCID: PMC3140693, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnited States Virgin IslandsCultural nuancesCultural contextVirgin IslandersRecurrent themesU.S. territoriesU.S. mainlandQualitative analysisSelf-management knowledgeSelf-management practicesSpecific challengesVirgin IslandsSelf-management behaviorsSelf-administered questionnaireSpecific needsDiabetes epidemicMedical homeHome interviewsAdapting the everyday discrimination scale to medical settings: reliability and validity testing in a sample of African American patients.
Peek ME, Nunez-Smith M, Drum M, Lewis TT. Adapting the everyday discrimination scale to medical settings: reliability and validity testing in a sample of African American patients. Ethnicity & Disease 2011, 21: 502-9. PMID: 22428358, PMCID: PMC3350778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American patientsTest-retest reliabilityAmerican patientsMedical settingsEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleCross-sectional studyHealth Care ScaleAcademic medical centerHealth care settingsConvergent validityInternal consistencyHealth care systemExcellent internal consistencyCare ScaleBaseline interviewCare settingsDepression ScaleMedical CenterDiscriminant validityHealth disparitiesPatientsKey subscalesCare systemDiscrimination ScaleEveryday Discrimination Scale
2009
Health Care Workplace Discrimination and Physician Turnover
Nunez-Smith M, Pilgrim N, Wynia M, Desai MM, Bright C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Health Care Workplace Discrimination and Physician Turnover. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2009, 101: 1274-1282. PMID: 20070016, PMCID: PMC3833271, DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31139-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey
Yeo H, Viola K, Berg D, Lin Z, Nunez-Smith M, Cammann C, Bell RH, Sosa JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey. JAMA 2009, 302: 1301-1308. PMID: 19773565, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCareer ChoiceClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleGeneral SurgeryHumansInternship and ResidencyJob SatisfactionLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesResearch DesignSex FactorsStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsUS general surgery residentsGeneral surgery residentsSurgery residentsCross-sectional studyGeneral surgery residency programsCategorical general surgery residentsSurgery In-Training ExaminationResidency programsTraining yearSurgery residency programsSurgical residency programsPostgraduate year 2Postgraduate year 5In-Training ExaminationUnmet needYear 5Supportive peer relationshipsPrior yearSpecialty trainingNational surveyMost respondentsYear 2American BoardSources of strainPeer relationships