Kathleen B Cartmell

Biographic Data

ID5416377
NAMEKathleen B Cartmell
GIVEN NAMESKathleen B
FAMILY NAMECartmell
SIGNATURECARTMELL K B
AFFILIATIONSClemson University
ORCID0000-0001-9324-1636
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Supporting the Advancement of a National Agenda for Pediatric Healthcare Reform

    Open AccessCaitlin Koob, Sarah F Griffin et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2025

    These results may inform LEND objectives to enhance the statewide network and to advance a national framework for prioritizing family well-being and quality of life and access to services

  • Patient Characteristics Associated With Group Prenatal Care Attendance in a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Open AccessEmily A Doherty, Sarah F Griffin et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2025

    INTRODUCTION: Group prenatal care (GPNC) represents a promising alternative to individual prenatal care (IPNC) for better perinatal outcomes. Some studies suggest better perinatal outcomes with more GPNC sessions attended. The present study sought to examine patient characteristics associated with higher or lower GPNC session attendance. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected in a single-site randomized controlled trial comp…

  • Recovering Together

    Open AccessLeah Holcomb, Caitlin Koob et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2025References: 30

    This study explored the experiences of postpartum individuals in early substance use disorder (SUD) recovery and key aspects of their social networks using the Socioecological Model (SEM). We conducted a qualitative study of 22 postpartum individuals (< 1 year since delivery) in residential SUD treatment from July to November 2023. Transcribed, audio-recorded interviews were analyzed using Atlas.ti, with findings organized by SEM levels. Particip…

  • Community Trust, Attitudes and Preferences Related to Participation in Cancer Research in South Carolina

    Open AccessEzinne Sylvia Melikam, Gayenell S Magwood et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2024

  • I Don’t Want to Go to Work”

    Open AccessSmith F Heavner, Mackenzie Stuenkel et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCW) were categorized as "essential" and "non-essential", creating a division where some were "locked-in" a system with little ability to prepare for or control the oncoming crisis. Others were "locked-out" regardless of whether their skills might be useful. The purpose of this study was to systematically gather data over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic from HCW through an interprofessional le…

  • Understanding Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Hispanic adult population of South Carolina

    Open AccessMaria Mercedes Rossi, Michelle Parisi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Program implementation and mass communication campaigns should focus on COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness, including side effects, what to expect after being vaccinated, and how to look for information from reputable sources. The educational session implemented proved to be effective and helped reduce vaccine hesitancy since most participants (80%) self-reported receiving a COVID-19 vaccine after program participation

  • Racial Disparity and Social Determinants in Receiving Timely Surgery Among Stage I–Iiia Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in a U.S. Southern State

    Open AccessPaige Neroda, Mei-chin Hsieh et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Delayed surgery is associated with worse lung cancer outcomes. Social determinants can influence health disparities. This study aimed to examine the potential racial disparity and the effects from social determinants on receipt of timely surgery among lung cancer patients in Louisiana, a southern state in the U.S. White and black stage I–IIIA non-small cell lung cancer patients diagnosed in Louisiana between 2004 and 2016, receiving surgical lobe…

  • Self-reported depression in cancer survivors versus the general population

    Open AccessSu Jung Lee, Su-Jung Lee et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019

  • Developing and testing a brief clinic‐based lung cancer screening decision aid for primary care settings

    Open AccessKaren Kane McDonnell, Scott M Strayer et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2018

    BACKGROUND: Cancer screening-related decisions require patients to evaluate complex medical information in short time frames, often with primary care providers (PCPs) they do not know. PCPs play an essential role in facilitating comprehensive shared decision making (SDM). OBJECTIVE: To develop and test a decision aid (DA) and SDM strategy for PCPs and high-risk patients. DESIGN: The DA was tested with 20 dyads. Each dyad consisted of one PCP and …

  • Effect of an Evidence-based Inpatient Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service on 30-, 90-, and 180-Day Hospital Readmission Rates

    Kathleen B Cartmell, Mary Dooley et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2018References: 29

    INTRODUCTION: Smoking is a risk factor for hospitalization and interferes with patient care due to its effects on pulmonary function, wound healing, and interference with treatments and medications. Although benefits of stopping smoking are well-established, few hospitals provide tobacco dependence treatment services (TDTS) due to cost, lack of mandatory tobacco cessation standards and lack of evidence demonstrating clinical and financial benefit…

  • Effect of an Evidence-based Inpatient Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service on 1-Year Postdischarge Health Care Costs

    Open AccessKathleen B Cartmell, Clara E Dismuke et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2018References: 26

    BACKGROUND: In 2014, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) implemented a Tobacco Dependence Treatment Service (TDTS) consistent with the Joint Commission (JC) standards recommending that hospitals screen patients for smoking, provide cessation support, and follow-up contact for relapse prevention within 1 month of discharge. We previously demonstrated that patients exposed to the MUSC TDTS were approximately half as likely to be smoking…

  • A Study of Hmong Immigrants’ Experience With Diabetes Education

    Open AccessFay Mitchell-Brown, Lynne S Nemeth et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2017

    Purpose: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in Hmong Americans, an understudied ethnic minority group. This research sought to identify barriers and facilitators related to the diabetes education experience of Hmong Americans with type 2 diabetes, living in central California. Method: This qualitative study employed a hybrid design to identify barriers and facilitators to diabetes education. Two focus group interviews were conducted among 1…