Marie Diener-West
Biographic Data
| ID | 2436117 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marie Diener-West |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marie |
| FAMILY NAME | Diener-West |
| SIGNATURE | DIENER-WEST M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Impact of Air Quality on Patient Mortality
Introduction: Air pollution is a risk factor for a variety of cardiopulmonary diseases and is a contributing factor to cancer, diabetes, and cognitive impairment. The impact on mortality is not clearly elucidated. Objectives: The goal of this study is to determine the impact (if any) of air pollution on the 5-year mortality of patients in the American Family Cohort (AFC) dataset. Methods: The AFC dataset is derived from the American Board of Fami…
Are There Differences between the Stress Responses of Philippine Men and Women to the Covid-19 Pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on human health since its beginning in 2019. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and determine if there were differential impacts on women compared to men. A web-based survey was conducted in the Luzon Islands of the Philippines, during the pandemic quarantine. A total of 1879 participants completed online surveys between …
Adaptation and validation of Unicef/Washington group child functioning module at the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance site in Uganda
CFM is a two-factor, valid and reliable scale for assessing disability in Uganda and can be applied to other similar settings to contribute towards disability data from the region. It is an easy-to-administer tool that can help in deeper understanding of context-specific burden and extent of disability in children between 5 and 17 years of age
The Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma
Research about the influence of stigma on health outcomes in sickle cell disease is limited. We administered the recently developed Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma to 262 patients in the United States. The Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma yielded very good internal consistency and four interpretable factors. Significant associations among stigma, pain-related healthcare utilization, and perceived disease severity were observed for three of the four st…
Elevated blood pressure in adolescent girls
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier, NCT00746083
Association between Support from a Health Professional and Breastfeeding Knowledge and Practices Among Obese Women
Support for exclusive breastfeeding is an important predictor of breastfeeding initiation and duration among obese and nonobese women. Health educational interventions tailored to obese women might improve their breastfeeding initiation and continuation
X-rated material and perpetration of sexually aggressive behavior among children and adolescents
Longitudinal linkages between intentional exposure to x-rated material and sexually aggressive behavior were examined among youth 10-15 year olds surveyed nationally in the United States. At Wave 1 in 2006, participants (n = 1,588) were queried about these exposures and outcomes in the preceding 12 months. Wave 2 data (n = 1,206) were collected approximately 12 months after Wave 1 and Wave 3 data (n = 1,159) were collected approximately 24 months…
Examining the Overlap in Internet Harassment and School Bullying
Comorbidity and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery at Cardiac Specialty Hospitals Versus General Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Cardiac specialty hospitals assert better patient outcomes and efficiency, whereas general hospitals contend they attract healthier patients. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether increased cardiac specialization of a hospital's services is associated with improved outcomes for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and whether patients with and without comorbid disease have equivalent outcomes to their counterparts at general hospita…
Clinical Information Technology Capabilities in Four U.S. Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Few tools exist to quantify the performance of a hospital's information system from a user perspective. OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to develop and evaluate a survey-based metric that assesses the automation and usability of a hospital's information system. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of 117 physicians and 3 chief information officers (CIOs) working in 2 community hospitals with historically low inves…
Do Drug Prices Reflect Development Time and Government Investment
BACKGROUND: Lengthy development times are cited by the pharmaceutical industry as one reason for high drug prices. OBJECTIVE: We compared the prices of different groups of drugs after accounting for development time, government support, market size, and other drug characteristics. DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective study of 180 human therapeutic drugs categorized into 8 drug groups by assembling data on drug development times, government suppor…
Are Critical Pathways Effective for Reducing Postoperative Length of Stay
BACKGROUND: Many hospitals use critical pathways to attempt to reduce postoperative length of stay (PLOS) for diverse conditions and procedures. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether critical pathways were associated with reductions in postoperative PLOS after accounting for prepathway trends in PLOS. RESEARCH DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study, from 1988 to 1998. SETTING: Academic medical center department of surgery. SUBJECTS: A total of 10,960 admiss…
Is Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set Performance Associated With Withdrawal From Medicare Managed Care
BACKGROUND: Withdrawals of health plans from Medicare have affected more than 1.6 million beneficiaries. Some plans claim that providing higher quality care raises costs, lowers profits, and spurs withdrawal because plans cannot sustain high quality care under current payment levels. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether higher performance by Medicare health plans on quality indicators was associated with withdrawal. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SU…
X-rated material and perpetration of sexually aggressive behavior among children and adolescents
Longitudinal linkages between intentional exposure to x-rated material and sexually aggressive behavior were examined among youth 10-15 year olds surveyed nationally in the United States. At Wave 1 in 2006, participants (n = 1,588) were queried about these exposures and outcomes in the preceding 12 months. Wave 2 data (n = 1,206) were collected approximately 12 months after Wave 1 and Wave 3 data (n = 1,159) were collected approximately 24 months…
The Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma
Research about the influence of stigma on health outcomes in sickle cell disease is limited. We administered the recently developed Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma to 262 patients in the United States. The Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma yielded very good internal consistency and four interpretable factors. Significant associations among stigma, pain-related healthcare utilization, and perceived disease severity were observed for three of the four st…
Is Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set Performance Associated With Withdrawal From Medicare Managed Care
BACKGROUND: Withdrawals of health plans from Medicare have affected more than 1.6 million beneficiaries. Some plans claim that providing higher quality care raises costs, lowers profits, and spurs withdrawal because plans cannot sustain high quality care under current payment levels. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether higher performance by Medicare health plans on quality indicators was associated with withdrawal. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SU…
Are Critical Pathways Effective for Reducing Postoperative Length of Stay
BACKGROUND: Many hospitals use critical pathways to attempt to reduce postoperative length of stay (PLOS) for diverse conditions and procedures. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether critical pathways were associated with reductions in postoperative PLOS after accounting for prepathway trends in PLOS. RESEARCH DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study, from 1988 to 1998. SETTING: Academic medical center department of surgery. SUBJECTS: A total of 10,960 admiss…
Do Drug Prices Reflect Development Time and Government Investment
BACKGROUND: Lengthy development times are cited by the pharmaceutical industry as one reason for high drug prices. OBJECTIVE: We compared the prices of different groups of drugs after accounting for development time, government support, market size, and other drug characteristics. DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective study of 180 human therapeutic drugs categorized into 8 drug groups by assembling data on drug development times, government suppor…
Clinical Information Technology Capabilities in Four U.S. Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Few tools exist to quantify the performance of a hospital's information system from a user perspective. OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to develop and evaluate a survey-based metric that assesses the automation and usability of a hospital's information system. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of 117 physicians and 3 chief information officers (CIOs) working in 2 community hospitals with historically low inves…
Examining the Overlap in Internet Harassment and School Bullying
Comorbidity and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery at Cardiac Specialty Hospitals Versus General Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Cardiac specialty hospitals assert better patient outcomes and efficiency, whereas general hospitals contend they attract healthier patients. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether increased cardiac specialization of a hospital's services is associated with improved outcomes for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and whether patients with and without comorbid disease have equivalent outcomes to their counterparts at general hospita…
X-rated material and perpetration of sexually aggressive behavior among children and adolescents
Longitudinal linkages between intentional exposure to x-rated material and sexually aggressive behavior were examined among youth 10-15 year olds surveyed nationally in the United States. At Wave 1 in 2006, participants (n = 1,588) were queried about these exposures and outcomes in the preceding 12 months. Wave 2 data (n = 1,206) were collected approximately 12 months after Wave 1 and Wave 3 data (n = 1,159) were collected approximately 24 months…
Association between Support from a Health Professional and Breastfeeding Knowledge and Practices Among Obese Women
Support for exclusive breastfeeding is an important predictor of breastfeeding initiation and duration among obese and nonobese women. Health educational interventions tailored to obese women might improve their breastfeeding initiation and continuation
Elevated blood pressure in adolescent girls
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier, NCT00746083
The Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma
Research about the influence of stigma on health outcomes in sickle cell disease is limited. We administered the recently developed Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma to 262 patients in the United States. The Measure of Sickle Cell Stigma yielded very good internal consistency and four interpretable factors. Significant associations among stigma, pain-related healthcare utilization, and perceived disease severity were observed for three of the four st…
Adaptation and validation of Unicef/Washington group child functioning module at the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance site in Uganda
CFM is a two-factor, valid and reliable scale for assessing disability in Uganda and can be applied to other similar settings to contribute towards disability data from the region. It is an easy-to-administer tool that can help in deeper understanding of context-specific burden and extent of disability in children between 5 and 17 years of age
Are There Differences between the Stress Responses of Philippine Men and Women to the Covid-19 Pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on human health since its beginning in 2019. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and determine if there were differential impacts on women compared to men. A web-based survey was conducted in the Luzon Islands of the Philippines, during the pandemic quarantine. A total of 1879 participants completed online surveys between …
The Impact of Air Quality on Patient Mortality
Introduction: Air pollution is a risk factor for a variety of cardiopulmonary diseases and is a contributing factor to cancer, diabetes, and cognitive impairment. The impact on mortality is not clearly elucidated. Objectives: The goal of this study is to determine the impact (if any) of air pollution on the 5-year mortality of patients in the American Family Cohort (AFC) dataset. Methods: The AFC dataset is derived from the American Board of Fami…
Medicine (13 works) · Internal Medicine (11 works) · Demography (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Cohort (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Emergency Medicine (3 works)