Publications by authors named "Wendy C Castillo"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to culturally adapt the Awareness and Beliefs about Cancer (ABC) measure for Hispanic/Latino individuals in the US for better understanding and relevance.
- A detailed methodology involved translations, cognitive interviews with community members, and expert reviews to ensure both linguistic and cultural validity.
- Results indicated improvements in wording and topics, but some items still struggled with effectively distinguishing between different levels of awareness and beliefs about cancer.
Objectives: To develop a methodological approach for selecting, validating, and prioritizing attributes for health care decision making.
Methods: Participants (n = 48) were recruited from community support groups if they had a child aged 26 years or younger diagnosed with a coexisting mental health condition and cognitive impairment. Six in-depth interviews eliciting care management experiences were transcribed and coded into themes following the principles of grounded theory and the constant comparative method.
Objective: While some observational studies have suggested a protective effect of metformin on incident cancer, concerns about potential bias remain. We compared the incidence of endometrial cancer in metformin versus sulfonylurea initiators. Research design and methods We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis using US healthcare claims (MarketScan®), 2000-2011.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Estimating drug effectiveness and safety among older adults in population-based studies using administrative health care claims can be hampered by unmeasured confounding as a result of frailty. A claims-based algorithm that identifies patients likely to be dependent, a proxy for frailty, may improve confounding control. Our objective was to develop an algorithm to predict dependency in activities of daily living (ADL) in a sample of Medicare beneficiaries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: To determine whether distressing adverse events (DAEs) experienced during initial antidepressant treatment are associated with subsequent DAEs after switching to a second antidepressant.
Design: Secondary analysis of data from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial.
Setting: Primary care and psychiatric care facilities.