Publications by authors named "Sarah A Phillips"

Background: Migraine is a common and major cause of disability, poor quality of life, and high health care use. Access to evidence-based migraine care is limited and projected to worsen. Novel mobile health app-based tools may effectively deliver migraine patient education to support self-management, facilitate remote monitoring and treatment, and improve access to care.

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Study Objectives: To describe the development and feasibility of a cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) program delivered via personal digital devices and fully integrated with the electronic health record (EHR).

Methods: A multidisciplinary team of clinicians and members of our Center for Digital Health collaborated to develop a Chronic Insomnia Interactive Care Plan (ChI-ICP), an application that provides personalized and just in time education and promotes self-management using CBT-I concepts, and is activated from and fully integrated into the EHR. Following development, we evaluated patient engagement and workflows, assessed changes to provider workload, and examined outcomes on measures of insomnia during a pilot deployment of the application.

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Purpose: To assess the feasibility of an app-based, electronic health record (EHR)-integrated, interactive care plan (ICP) for breast cancer (BC) survivors.

Methods: A single-arm pilot study was conducted with female BC survivors. ICP tasks included quarterly quality of life (QOL) questionnaire; monthly assessments of fatigue, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, hot flashes, and recurrence symptoms; and daily activity reminders.

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Background: Pediatric buckle fractures of the wrist can be safely managed in 'minimalist' fashion with splinting and limited follow-up; however, traditional means of treatment remain prevalent. The purpose of this study was to 1) evaluate preferences for buckle fracture management among providers at a single institution and 2) identify factors influencing clinical decision-making and barriers to implementation of minimalist practices.

Methods: A 13 question survey was developed split into three sections: 1) Demographics, 2) Preferred management, and 3) Influential factors.

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Study Design: Historically controlled clinical trial.

Objectives: Patients presenting for correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by posterior spinal fusion may benefit from structured clinical pathways. We studied the effects of implementing a published clinical pathway for the perioperative care of patients with AIS that required intraoperative use of methadone at our institution.

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Background: Recent literature supports minimalist approaches such as splinting for pediatric buckle fractures of the wrist. Uptake of this practice, however, has lagged behind the evidence. Barriers to implementation of this strategy necessitate further investigation, and caregiver and patient preferences represent an obstacle that has not been previously evaluated.

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We conducted a cross-sectional study to describe clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with and without evidence of pulmonary cavitation on chest radiography and assess whether cavitation is associated with infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain. Cases were selected from the Tuberculosis Registry (January 1, 2008-November 1, 2011) of the Florida Department of Health (FDOH). Molecular characterization was performed by spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTR.

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