Browsing OSU - Center for Health Sciences by Author "87471fe9-4441-434f-9393-3124323934fb"
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Effects of Hugh Jackman's basal cell carcinoma disclosure and public interest in sunscreen
Ferrell, Matt; Torgerson, Trevor; Austin, Jennifer; Khojasteh, Jam; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28) -
Effects of statin therapies on individuals taking antipsychotics: A systematic review
Ferrell, Matthew C.; Ernst, Zachary; Ferrell, Sydney C.; Jaiswal, Dev D.; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Introduction: Patients with a severe mental illness (SMI) taking antipsychotics may develop side effects such as dyslipidemia. Our objective is to provide an update to a previous systematic review showing statin therapy ... -
Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journals adherence to reporting guidelines: A systematic review
Khan, Hassan; King, Diana; Muhammad, Rohaan; Hemmerich, Christian; Smith, Caleb; Nees, Danya; Hughes, Griffin; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Clinicians rely on evidence-based research for clinical practice to ensure safe, efficacious patient care. Reporting guidelines and clinical trial registration improve the quality of this research by increasing ... -
Evaluating the reporting of patient-reported outcomes in surgical management of stress urinary incontinence in females: a cross-sectional analysis of randomized controlled trials
Batioja, Kelsi; Peña, Andriana; Smith, Caleb; Minley, Kirstien; Wise, Audrey; Shepard, Samuel; Heigle, Benjamin; Ottwell, Ryan; Hartwell, Micah; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2022-02-18)Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) significantly reduces a woman’s quality of life (QoL). Use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is increasing in randomized control trials RCTs and standardization is paramount. ... -
Evaluation of adherence to reporting guidelines among immunology journals: A meta-epidemiological study
Khan, Adam; Smith, Timothy; Chaudhry, Asaad; Smith, Caleb A.; Nees, Danya; Hughes, Griffin; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Reporting guidelines and trial registration policies have been used to reduce bias and improve the quality of published research. It is unclear how well immunology and allergy journals adhere to the use of these ... -
Evaluation of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews regarding the treatment of acne vulgaris
Ottwell, Ryan; Rogers, T. Calli; Anderson, J. Michael; Johnson, Austin L.; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Background: Spin is the misrepresentation of study findings which may positively or negatively influence the reader's interpretation of the results. Little is known regarding the prevalence of spin in abstracts of systematic ... -
Examining trends in the public’s awareness of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in the United States using infodemiology metrics
Schultz, Adam; Burrows, Blake; Sajjadi, Nicholas B.; Vassar, Matt; Hartwell, Micah (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2022-02-18)Background: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) is a disorder caused by multiple etiologies leading to decreased pancreatic function. EPI presents with nonspecific symptoms and is largely unknown by the public, making ... -
Factors associated with health inequities in access to kidney transplantation in the USA: A scoping review
Ernst, Zachary; Wilson, Andrew; Peña, Andriana; Love, Mitchell; Moore, Ty; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: The kidney is the most needed organ for transplantation in the United States. However, demand and scarcity of this organ has caused significant inequities for historically marginalized groups. In this review, ... -
Family medicine journals’ adherence to reporting guidelines and trial registration: A systematic review
Compton, Wyatt; Dennis, Brody; Clark, Payton; Smith, Caleb A.; Nees, Danya; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Reporting guidelines have been developed as a method of mitigating inadequate reporting quality. Reporting guidelines such as the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) for randomized control trials have shown ... -
Gender and geographical representation in the National Institute of Health’s Neuroscience and Behavior Study Section (AA4): a longitudinal analysis
Rea, Jack; Clark, Payton; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2022-02-18)Background: Previous studies support the experience of gender and geographical bias in research scientists that receive funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) in terms of the application success rate and the ... -
Gender gap in surgery: Can integrated surgical programs increase the number of women in surgery?
Rauh, Shelby; Evans, Sheridan; Mettler, Katie; Simpson, Alainna; Scott, Jared; Tanghetti, Margot; Thomas, Michael; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Objective: To determine if the creation of integrated surgical programs has increased the recruitment of women into surgical residencies. -
Harms reporting in systematic reviews of microvascular free flap in head and neck reconstruction
Wilson, Andrew Dee; Ernst, Zachary; Wise, Audrey; Flores, Holly; Garrett, Morgan; Torgerson, Trevor; Hamilton, Tom; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Objective: To evaluate harms reporting in systematic reviews of microvascular free flap in head and neck reconstruction. -
Health inequities in dialysis care: A scoping review
Purcell, Lindsey; Schnitker, Joseph; Moore, Ty; Peña, Andriana; Love, Mitchell; Ford, Alicia Ito; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Dialysis is a life-sustaining treatment that thousands of Americans with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) rely upon. Understanding the health inequities that exist within dialysis treatment is integral to the ... -
Inequities in epilepsy: A scoping review
Ghebrehiwet, Merhawit; Cox, Katherine; Nees, Danya; Dunford, Bryan; Jacobsen, Samuel M.; Bacani, Rigel; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder with a strong presentation worldwide. It is imperative that the health inequities tied to epilepsy are assessed and accounted for. Further, it is vital that healthcare providers ... -
Inequities in medically assisted reproduction: A scoping review
Huddleston, Abbi; Ray, Kaylin; Bacani, Rigel; Staggs, Jordan; Anderson, Reece M.; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Introduction: Infertility affects one in five women in the United States and may do so regardless of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, income, or educational status. These factors, however, may ... -
Interest in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency: Can Google Trends be a predictive tool?
Johnson, Austin L.; Torgerson, Trevor; Cooper, Craig; Corcoran, Adam; Hamilton, Tom; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Google Trends, an online internet search tool, was used to evaluate the association between the U.S. senior applicant pool for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Oto-HNS) residency programs and internet search queries ... -
Intervention reporting quality of randomized control trials in plastic surgery
Evans, Sheridan; Rauh, Shelby; Jellison, Samuel; Diener, Brian; Agha, Riaz; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Background: With the increasing number of RCTs being conducted and published in plastic surgery, clear, accurate, and complete reporting of trial information is critical for readers to properly evaluate a trial's methodology ... -
Lack of reporting guidelines and clinical trial registration in physical medicine and rehabilitation
Paul, Eli; Elfar, Annes; Peters, Caleb; Smith, Caleb; Nees, Danya; Hughes, Griffin; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Research surrounding Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) is a growing field, yet previous studies have shown that the quality of evidence regarding research in PMR is deficient and can be attributed to ... -
Longitudinal analysis of gender and geographical representation in the NIH Developmental Biology Study section
Jones, Garrett; Autaubo, Josh; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2022-02-18)It is well documented that women are underrepresented in the scientific community. According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, women do not pursue careers in science due to the barriers they ... -
Longitudinal changes to NIH Scientific Review Groups’ composition to address gender- and region-based disparities
Newhardt, Ryan; Ray, Kaylin; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2022-02-18)Historically, participation in Scientific Research Groups, which are responsible for delegating federal funding for biomedical research (e.g. NIH R01 grants), has shown disproportionate gender and geographic biases. ...