Factors associated with eosinophilic esophagitis in an urban, tertiary care pediatric aerodigestive population undergoing triple endoscopy.

Background: Children with aerodigestive dysfunction often undergo triple endoscopy (flexible bronchoscopy, rigid direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy) for diagnostic evaluation as well as screening prior to airway reconstruction. Prevalence and risk factors for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in this population are poorly understood.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for pediatric patients, aged 0-21 years, who received a triple endoscopy with biopsy from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019, at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).

Bridging the Gap Between Aging Research and Practice: A New Strategy for Enhancing the Consensus Workshop Model.

The Cornell Research-to-Practice (RTP) Consensus Workshop Model is a strategy for bridging the gap between aging research and practice but lacks a technique for evaluating the relative importance of ideas. This project assessed the feasibility of adding a quantitative survey to the RTP model to address this gap. Older adults with cancer (OACs), OAC caregivers, researchers, clinicians, and advocacy organization representatives participated in a RTP workshop on implementing psychological interventions for OACs.

Palliative Care Providers' Practices Surrounding Psychological Distress Screening and Treatment: A National Survey.

Objective: To investigate how inpatient palliative care teams nationwide currently screen for and treat psychological distress.

Methods: A web-based survey was sent to inpatient palliative care providers of all disciplines nationwide asking about their practice patterns regarding psychological assessment and treatment. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample and responses, and analysis of variance was conducted to determine whether certain disciplines were more likely to utilize specific treatment modalities.

Examination of proposed DSM-5 changes to pathological gambling in a helpline sample.

Objectives: To examine the effect of proposed the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5) changes to pathological gambling relative to DSM-IV criteria in a large gambling helpline sample (N = 2,750). Changes in prevalence rates, the diagnostic utility of the illegal acts criterion, and severity of alternative diagnostic formulation thresholds were examined.

Method: Callers to the helpline completed a semistructured interview and DSM-IV criteria were assessed.

Predictors of engaging in problem gambling treatment: data from the West Virginia Problem Gamblers Help Network.

Gambling help-lines are an essential access point, or frontline resource, for treatment seeking. This study investigated treatment engagement after calling a gambling help-line. From 2000-2007 over 2,900 unique callers were offered an in-person assessment appointment.

The role of the paternal health history in cord blood banking.

Background: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation is becoming more widely used, yet ethical and policy issues regarding consent and health history persist. Whereas most UCB banks do not require paternal consent or paternal health history (PHH), both are obtained at this institution whenever possible. This study assessed the value of PHH in making UCB safer.