2021
Comparative Effectiveness of Clinical and Community-Based Approaches to Healthy Weight
Fiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V, Langhans N, Sharifi M, Price S, Luo M, Locascio JJ, Hohman KH, Hodge H, Gortmaker S, Torres S, Taveras EM. Comparative Effectiveness of Clinical and Community-Based Approaches to Healthy Weight. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021050405. PMID: 34470816, PMCID: PMC8573851, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBody Mass IndexChildChild Health ServicesFemaleHealth PromotionHispanic or LatinoHumansMalePediatric ObesityPovertyWeight Reduction ProgramsConceptsHealthy weightHealth centersPediatric weight management interventionsConfidence intervalsWeight management interventionsIntervention participantsEffective treatmentLow-income childrenBMIBMI effectsComparative effectivenessMean differencePercentile changeComparison groupComparison sitesNoninferiority testLinear mixed modelsNoninferiorityChild interventionChildrenInterventionMixed modelsManagement interventionsPrevious dataImportant differences
2018
Referral Strategies to a Tobacco Quitline and Racial and/or Ethnic Differences in Participation
Russo ET, Reid M, Taher R, Sharifi M, Shah SN. Referral Strategies to a Tobacco Quitline and Racial and/or Ethnic Differences in Participation. Pediatrics 2018, 141: s30-s39. PMID: 29292304, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1026g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCessation servicesReferral strategiesBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SurveyRisk Factor Surveillance SurveyQuitline participantsStudy periodCommunity health centersMedia campaignsSelf-referred participantsDental providersLarge-scale media campaignHispanic smokersTobacco quitlineDental clinicsSmoker characteristicsHealth centersTobacco useSurveillance SurveySmokersQuitlineDisproportionate burdenHispanic participantsDemographic characteristicsEthnic differencesDifferent subpopulations