Jennifer C. Spencer

Five-Year Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy With Choroid Plexus Cauterization Versus Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting in Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in a Low-Income Setting

Abbas Rattani, Jennifer C. Spencer, Chidera K. Agwu, Michael C. Dewan et autres

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: For over 2 decades, an emerging body of data has established endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) as a viable option in the treatment of postinfectious hydrocephalus (PIH) in low-resource settings with similar outcomes to the previous …

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Initiation of Gabapentin with Opioids and Risk of Respiratory Cardiovascular and Opioid‐Related Adverse Events Following Surgery for Breast Cancer

Jyun‐Heng Lai, Anton L.V. Avanceña, Juan Pablo Cata, Jamie C. Barner et autres

Pain is a key determinant of quality-of-life following breast cancer surgery, the most common cancer operation in the United States. Gabapentinoids are frequently prescribed for pain management, yet their respiratory, cardiovascular, and opioid-related adverse effects remain unclear. This target trial emulation, analyzing …

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Methodological Approaches for Incorporating Marginalized Populations into HPV Vaccine Modeling: A Systematic Review.

Lisa P Spees, Olufeyisayo O. Odebunmi, Stephanie B Wheeler, Sarah D. Mills et autres

Background. Delineation of historically marginalized populations in decision models can identify strategies to improve equity but requires assumptions in both model structure and stratification of input data. Purpose. We sought to characterize alternative methodological approaches for incorporating marginalized populations into human papillomavirus …

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Patient-centered communication and breast and cervical cancer screening in the US health information national trends survey

Lailea Noel, Roba Abousaway, Hanwen Zhang, Jennifer C. Spencer

Objective: To examine the relationship between high-quality patient-centered communication (PCC) and breast and cervical cancer screening behaviors.Methods: We used the 2017–2020 cycles of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS-5). Participants were asked to report the quality of PCC at past-year healthcare …

Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Women Aged 45 to 64 Years

Jennifer C. Spencer, Jane R. Montealegre, Jessica Calderón-Mora, Michael P. Pignone

Importance: While eligibility for cancer screening tests varies by age, women aged 45 to 64 years should regularly screen for 3 cancers (breast, cervical, and colorectal). However, utilization of these screening tests varies. Objective: To evaluate patterns of screening across 3 cancers …

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Adapting Sexual Behavior Survey Data to Parameterize an Agent-Based Model of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Transmission

Jennifer C. Spencer, Emily A. Burger, Allison Portnoy, Nicole G. Campos et autres

PurposeSexual transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is important for capturing the indirect effects of interventions in mathematical models, but limited data create challenges for reflecting sexual behavior patterns over the lifespan of individuals and across heterogenous populations. We used nationally representative …

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Single-dose HPV vaccination in the United States — a multi-modeling analysis

Emily A. Burger, Jean‐François Laprise, Jennifer C. Spencer, Stephen Sy et autres

Background: Evidence supporting the non-inferior efficacy of single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has prompted reconsideration of existing multi-dose HPV vaccination schedules. We evaluated the long-term health impact of adopting single-dose HPV vaccination in the United States to inform policy deliberations. Methods: We …

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Modeling Tradeoffs in Reminder Intensity and Navigation for Large-Scale Mailed Stool Testing Programs

Jennifer C. Spencer, Nicole Kluz, Virginia E. Mitchell, F. Benjamin Zhan et autres

INTRODUCTION: Mailed stool testing is effective for increasing colorectal cancer screening, which reduces colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. To scale up mailed programs efficiently, this study examines tradeoffs between total reach, program intensity, and budget impact. METHODS: A population-based simulation model was …

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Impact of motivational interviewing on psychosocial and symptom outcomes during breast cancer endocrine therapy

Charlotte Ellis, Katherine Elizabeth Reeder-Hayes, Austin R. Waters, Stephanie Wheeler et autres

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Impact of motivational interviewing on psychosocial and symptom outcomes during breast cancer endocrine therapy

Charlotte Ellis, Katherine Elizabeth Reeder-Hayes, Sarah Drier, Austin R. Waters et autres

PURPOSE: Adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) is recommended to women with hormone receptor-positive (HR +) breast cancer for 5-10 years to reduce recurrence risk and mortality, but adhering to ET for this full period is challenging due to the physical and psychosocial effects …

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Racial differences in employment and cost-management behaviors in patients with metastatic breast cancer

Michelle L. Manning, Donald Lee Rosenstein, Cleo A. Samuel, Katherine Elizabeth Reeder-Hayes et autres

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Health Status and Access to Care for the North Carolina Medicaid Gap Population.

Alex K. Gertner, Jennifer C. Spencer, Pam Silberman

BACKGROUND North Carolina remains one of several states that has not expanded Medicaid eligibility criteria to cover all low-income adults, leading to the so-called Medicaid gap, a population ineligible for Medicaid and too poor for premium subsidies through the federal Health Insurance …

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