Publications by The Better Lab Team

  • Hospital Capacity Data and Extreme Heat Event Vulnerability. (2024). Mahmoud H, Gadgil M, Hassan EM, et al. JAMA Netw Open, 7(9). View in: Publisher Site

  • Medical students in distress: a mixed methods approach to understanding the impact of debt on well-being. (2024). Yang A, Langness S, Chehab L, Rajapuram N, Zhang L, Sammann A. BMC Medical Education, 24(947). View in: Publisher Site

  • Comparison of 3 optimized delivery strategies for completion of isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV in Uganda: A single-center randomized trial. (2024). Semitala FC, Kadota JL, Musinguzi A, Welishe F, Nakitende A, Akello L, Kunihira Tinka L, Nakimuli J, Ritar Kasidi J, Bishop O, Nakasendwa S, Baik Y, Patel D, Sammann A, Nahid P, Belknap R, Kamya MR, Handley MA, Phillips PP, Katahoire A, Berger CA, Kiwanuka N, Katamba A, Dowdy DW, Cattamanchi A. PLoS Med, 21(2):e1004356. View in: PubMed  

  • Implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of 99DOTS-based supervision of treatment for drug-susceptible TB in Uganda. (2023). Kiwanuka N, Kityamuwesi A, Crowder R, Guzman K, Berger CA, Lamunu M, Namale C, Kunihira Tinka L, Nakate AS, Ggita J, Turimumahoro P, Babirye D, Oyuku D, Patel D, Sammann A, Turyahabwe S, Dowdy DW, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A. PLoS Digit Health, 22(6):e0000138. View in: PubMed

  • Understanding barriers to timely diagnosis and intervention among immigrant children with hearing loss. (2022). Jaradeh K, Liao E, Chehab LZ, Tebb K, Florentine M, Bellfort-Salinas S, Chan D. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 169(3):701-718. View in: PubMed

  • Scale, Scope, Speed: reflections on a multi-site COVID-19 study. (2022). Erwin K, Basapur S, Chehab L, Doshi A, Huang L, Liang Jing S, Rice C, Xu X, Molloy S. She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, 8(4):473-85. View in: PubMed

  • Using a human-centered, mixed methods approach to understand the patient waiting experience and its impact on medically underserved populations. (2022). Liao EN, Chehab LZ, Neville K, Liao J, Patel D, Sammann A. BMC Health Serv Res, 22(1):1388. View in: PubMed   

  • Using Architectural Mapping to Understand Behavior and Space Utilization in a Surgical Waiting Room of a Safety Net Hospital. (2022). Liao EN, Chehab LZ, Ossmann M, Alpers B, Patel D, Sammann A. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(21):6563. View in: PubMed   

  • Facilitating Integrated Perinatal Care for Families Affected by Substance Use. (2022). Schmidt CN, Patel D, Alpers BS, Spaulding M, Ocegueda L, Thomas M, Sammann A, Briscoe H. J Addict Med, 17(1):1-3. View in: PubMed   

  • Risk factors associated with student distress in medical school: Associations with faculty support and availability of wellbeing resources. (2022). Langness S, Rajapuram N, Marshall M, Rahman AS, Sammann A. PLoS One, 17(4):e0265869. View in: PubMed   

  • Completion of isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV: Interim analysis of a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation randomized trial. (2021). Semitala FC, Kadota JL, Musinguzi A, Nabunje J, Welishe F, Nakitende A, Akello L, Bishop O, Patel D, Sammann A, Nahid P, Belknap R, Kamya MR, Handley MA, Phillips PPJ, Katahoire A, Berger CA, Kiwanuka N, Katamba A, Dowdy DW, Cattamanchi A. PLoS Med, 18(12):e1003875. View in: PubMed   

  • Use of Telehealth for Routine Postoperative Care in a Safety-Net Population. (2021). Lee LC, Rogine RC, Kim KW, Chehab CL, Sammann SA, Kumar KS. J Am Coll Surg, 233(5):S101-S102. View in: Publisher Site

  • Using human centered design to identify opportunities for reducing inequities in perinatal care. (2021). Nijagal MA, Patel D, Lyles C, Liao J, Chehab L, Williams S, Sammann A. BMC Health Serv Res, 21(1):714. View in: PubMed   

  • Digital adherence technology for tuberculosis treatment supervision: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Uganda. (2021). Cattamanchi A, Crowder R, Kityamuwesi A, Kiwanuka N, Lamunu M, Namale C, Tinka LK, Nakate AS, Ggita J, Turimumahoro P, Babirye D, Oyuku D, Berger C, Tucker A, Patel D, Sammann A, Turyahabwe S, Dowdy D, Katamba A. PLoS Med, 18(5):e1003628. View in: PubMed

  • The DISTANCE study: Determining the impact of social distancing on trauma epidemiology during the COVID-19 epidemic-An interrupted time-series analysis. (2021). Matthay ZA, Kornblith AE, Matthay EC, Sedaghati M, Peterson S, Boeck M, Bongiovanni T, Campbell A, Chalwell L, Colwell C, Farrell MS, Kim WC, Knudson MM, Mackersie R, Li L, Nunez-Garcia B, Langness S, Plevin RE, Sammann A, Tesoriero R, Stein DM, Kornblith LZ. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 90(4):700-707. View in: PubMed   

  • Developing Virtual Reality Trauma Training Experiences Using 360-Degree Video: Tutorial. (2020). Patel D, Hawkins J, Chehab LZ, Martin-Tuite P, Feler J, Tan A, Alpers BS, Pink S, Wang J, Freise J, Kim P, Peabody C, Bowditch J, Williams ER, Sammann A. J Med Internet Res, 22(12):e22420. View in: PubMed

  • Iterative Adaptation of a Tuberculosis Digital Medication Adherence Technology to Meet User Needs: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers Using Human-Centered Design Methods. (2020). Patel D, Berger CA, Kityamuwesi A, Ggita J, Kunihira Tinka L, Turimumahoro P, Feler J, Chehab L, Chen AZ, Gupta N, Turyahabwe S, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Sammann A. JMIR Form Res, 4(12):e19270. View in: PubMed   

  • Study protocol and implementation details for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of a digital adherence technology to facilitate tuberculosis treatment completion. (2020). Crowder R, Kityamuwesi A, Kiwanuka N, Lamunu M, Namale C, Tinka LK, Nakate AS, Ggita J, Turimumahoro P, Babirye D, Oyuku D, Berger CA, Tucker A, Patel D, Sammann A, Dowdy D, Stavia T, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A. BMJ Open, 10(11):e039895. View in: PubMed   

  • Opportunities to improve digital adherence technologies and TB care using human-centered design. (2020). Berger C, Patel D, Kityamuwesi A, Ggita J, Tinka LK, Turimumahoro P, Neville K, Chehab L, Chen AZ, Gupta N, Turyahabwe S, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Sammann A. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020;24(10):1112-1115. View in: PubMed   

  • Designing an Information and Communications Technology Tool With and for Victims of Violence and Their Case Managers in San Francisco: Human-Centered Design Study. (2020). Patel D, Sarlati S, Martin-Tuite P, Feler J, Chehab L, Texada M, Marquez R, Orellana FJ, Henderson TL, Nwabuo A, Plevin R, Dicker RA, Juillard C, Sammann A. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 8(8):e15866. View in: PubMed   

  • Protocol for the 3HP Options Trial: a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness randomized trial of delivery strategies for short-course tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Uganda. Kadota JL, Musinguzi A, Nabunje J, Welishe F, Ssemata JL, Bishop O, Berger CA, Patel D, Sammann A, Katahoire A, Nahid P, Belknap R, Phillips PPJ, Namusobya J, Kamya M, Handley MA, Kiwanuka N, Katamba A, Dowdy D, Semitala FC, Cattamanchi A. Implement Sci, 15(1):65. View in: PubMed   

  • Rapid Response of an Academic Surgical Department to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Patients, Surgeons, and the Community. (2020). Lancaster EM, Sosa JA, Sammann A, Pierce L, Shen W, Conte MC, Wick EC. J Am Coll Surg, 230(6):1064-1073. View in: PubMed   

  • Improving Efficiency and Meeting Expectations Without Compromising Care on Trauma Surgical Rounds. (2020). Sammann A, Chehab LZ, Patel D, Liao J, Callcut R, Knudson MM. J Surg Res, 247:163-171. View in: PubMed

  • Medical students in distress: The impact of gender, race, debt, and disability. (2020). Rajapuram N, Langness S, Marshall MR, Sammann A. PLoS One, 15(12):e0243250. View in: PubMed  

  • Decision Making Among Patients with Unruptured Aneurysms: A Qualitative Analysis of Online Patient Forum Discussions. (2019). Feler J, Tan A, Sammann A, Matouk C, Hwang DY. World Neurosurg, 131:e371-e378. View in: PubMed   

  • Why So Glum? Understanding the Challenges in Meeting User's Needs on Trauma Surgical Rounds. (2019). Sammann A, Chehab L, Patel D, Liao J. J Surg Res. 235:367-372. View in: PubMed