Publications by authors named "Katherine M Mahoney"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore the experiences of adult women with sickle cell disease (SCD) through qualitative interviews, focusing on their daily lives and interactions with the healthcare system.!* -
- Interviews with 20 women revealed three key themes: perceptions of the disease, the vulnerable transition from pediatric to adult care, and experiences of stigma and bias in medical settings.!* -
- The findings highlight the significant impact of SCD on women’s quality of life, underline the need for improved healthcare support during transitions, and emphasize the importance of anti-racist education for providers to better serve SCD patients.!*
Objectives: While it is well documented that abortion access is associated with improved health, pregnancy-related, and socioeconomic outcomes, the association between abortion access and other reproductive health outcomes is less well described. Abortion-providing clinics also offer preventative reproductive health services. We conducted a scoping review to ascertain the extent to which preventive reproductive healthcare services (contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, cervical cancer screening) are affected by abortion access in the United States.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutomated insulin delivery (AID) systems play an important role in the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). These systems include three components: a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), an insulin pump and an algorithm that adjusts the pump based on the CGM sensor glucose readings. They are not fully automated and still require the user to administer bolus insulin doses for food.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a major complication of diabetes mellitus. Tight glycaemic management focused on lowering haemoglobin A1C and increasing time in the target glucose range along with metabolic risk factor management form the cornerstone of DPN prevention. However, there is limited evidence supporting the efficacy of glycaemic and metabolic control in reducing the symptoms and complications of DPN, including pain once painful DPN develops.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A composite metric for the quality of glycemia from continuous glucose monitor (CGM) tracings could be useful for assisting with basic clinical interpretation of CGM data.
Methods: We assembled a data set of 14-day CGM tracings from 225 insulin-treated adults with diabetes. Using a balanced incomplete block design, 330 clinicians who were highly experienced with CGM analysis and interpretation ranked the CGM tracings from best to worst quality of glycemia.