Who participates in web-assisted tobacco interventions? The quit-primo and national dental practice-based research network hi-quit studiesRajani Shankar Sadasivam
Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
J Med Internet Res 15:e77. 2013
..Although effective, Web-assisted tobacco interventions are underutilized and recruitment is challenging. Understanding who participates in Web-assisted tobacco interventions may help in improving recruitment...
A meta-composite software development approach for translational researchRajani S Sadasivam
Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, MA, 01655 0002, USA
J Med Syst 37:9935. 2013
..We demonstrate the feasibility of our approach using a real-world translational research use case. We also present results of usability studies evaluating our approach for future refinements...
Internet health information seeking is a team sport: analysis of the Pew Internet SurveyRajani S Sadasivam
Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Quantitative Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655 0002, USA
Int J Med Inform 82:193-200. 2013
..Identifying the unique characteristics of surrogate seekers would help in developing Internet interventions that better support these information seekers...
Development of a point-of-care HIV/AIDS medication dosing support system using the Android mobile platformRajani S Sadasivam
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
J Med Syst 36:1583-91. 2012
..mHIV-Dr is being designed to provide dosing recommendations for front-line providers in developing countries. We also discuss the additional challenges in the implementation of the mHIV-Dr system in a resource limited setting...
The QUIT-PRIMO provider-patient Internet-delivered smoking cessation referral intervention: a cluster-randomized comparative effectiveness trial: study protocolThomas K Houston
Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Quantitative Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
Implement Sci 5:87. 2010
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Development of an interactive, Web-delivered system to increase provider-patient engagement in smoking cessationRajani S Sadasivam
Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01545, USA
J Med Internet Res 13:e87. 2011
..Patient self-management interventions for smoking cessation are effective but underused. Health care providers do not routinely refer smokers to these interventions...
Impact of content-specific email reminders on provider participation in an online intervention: a dental PBRN studyThomas K Houston
Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford VAMC, Bedford, MA, USA
Stud Health Technol Inform 160:801-5. 2010
..Email contact, such as day of week an email is sent and notice of new content post-ing, is critical to longitudinal engagement. Further research is needed to understand which messages and how frequently, will maximize participation...
Using a resource effect study pre-pilot to inform a large randomized trial: the Decide2Quit.Org Web-assisted tobacco interventionRajani S Sadasivam
Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2012:789-98. 2012
..One surprising finding, which needs further investigation, was that writing to our Tobacco Treatment Specialists was negatively associated with quit outcomes...