Meredith Y Smith

Biographic Data

ID5121611
NAMEMeredith Y Smith
GIVEN NAMESMeredith Y
FAMILY NAMESmith
SIGNATURESMITH M Y
AFFILIATIONSMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
ORCID0000-0003-4542-5099
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Novel risk patterns of vasovagal reactions in NZ blood donations complicated by Covid-19 restrictions

    Open AccessWenhua Wei, Wen-Hua Wei et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction Vasovagal reactions (VVRs) are common but complex donor adverse reactions (DAEs) in blood donations. VVRs have been extensively studied with a multitude of risk factors identified including young age, female gender and first-time donor status. How they may interplay remains obscure. Methods A total of 1,984,116 blood donations and 27,952 immediate VVRs (iVVRs) and 1,365 delayed VVRs (dVVRs) reported between 2011 and 2021 in NZ were u…

  • Patient Preferences for Lung Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Study Protocol Among Advanced Lung Cancer Patients

    Open AccessIlaria Durosini, Rosanne Janssens et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Introduction: Lung cancer is the deadliest and most prevalent cancer worldwide. Lung cancer treatments have different characteristics and are associated with a range of benefits and side effects for patients. Such differences may raise uncertainty among drug developers, regulators, payers, and clinicians regarding the value of these treatment effects to patients. The value of conducting patient preference studies (using qualitative and/or quantit…

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Patient-centered Strategies to Improve FDA Medication Guides

    Michael S Wolf, Stacy Cooper Bailey et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2014References: 22

    BACKGROUND: Med Guides are the only Food and Drug Administration-regulated source of written patient information distributed with prescriptions drugs. Despite their potential value, studies have found them to have limited utility. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of patient-centered strategies for the design of Med Guides to improve comprehension. DESIGN: A cross-sectional, randomized trial. SETTING: Two primary care clinics in Chicago, I…

  • The Relationship Between Health and Human Services and the Personal Goal‐Directed Activities of Persons Living with Aids

    Open AccessKimberly A DuMont, Kimberly DuMont et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…1999Cited by: 1References: 16

    This study evaluates the relationship between the social climate from different services and the personal goal‐directed activities of 224 individuals with AIDS. The study's results supported the main hypothesis that “recipient” and “participatory” service involvement uniquely influence personal goal‐directed activities, even after considering individuals with AIDS' physical symptoms, psychological distress, income, and recruitment site. Income an…

  • Health-related quality of life of HIV-infected women: Evidence for the reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 20

    Open AccessMeredith Y Smith, J Feldman et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research1996

  • Unmet needs for help among persons with Aids

    Meredith Y Smith, Bruce D RapkinARTICLEAIDS Care1995

    Current trends in AIDS care in the United States, including dehospitalization and improved outpatient treatment, may place many persons with AIDS (PWAs) at increased risk for having unmet need for help with daily living demands. Using interviews with 224 PWAs, we examined the prevalence and correlates of unmet need for assistance across six functional domains: personal care, instrumental activities of daily living (e.g. home chores, using transpo…