Publications by The Better Lab Team

  • 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. 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. PLoS Med. 2024;21(2):e1004356. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004356. PMID: 38377166. View in: PubMed  

  • 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. Implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of 99DOTS-based supervision of treatment for drug-susceptible TB in Uganda. PLOS Digit Health. 2023;2(6):e0000138. doi:10.1371/journal.pdig.0000138. PMID: 37390077; PMCID: PMC10313004. View in: PubMed

  • Jaradeh K, Liao E, Chehab LZ, Tebb K, Florentine M, Bellfort-Salinas S, Chan D. Understanding barriers to timely diagnosis and intervention among immigrant children with hearing loss. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 2023;169(3):701-718. Doi: 10.1002/ohn.322. View in: PubMed

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

  • Liao EN, Chehab LZ, Neville K, Liao J, Patel D, Sammann A. Using a human-centered, mixed methods approach to understand the patient waiting experience and its impact on medically underserved Populations. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022;22(1):1388. doi:10.1186/s12913-022-07941-9. PMID: 36419056; PMCID: PMC9682738. View in: PubMed   

  • Liao EN, Chehab LZ, Ossmann M, Alpers B, Patel D, Sammann A. Using Architectural Mapping to Understand Behavior and Space Utilization in a Surgical Waiting Room of a Safety Net Hospital. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(21):6563. doi:10.3390/ijerph19216563. PMID: 36360748; PMCID: PMC9656663. View in: PubMed   

  • Schmidt CN, Patel D, Alpers BS, Spaulding M, Ocegueda L, Thomas M, Sammann A, Briscoe H. Facilitating Integrated Perinatal Care for Families Affected by Substance Use. J Addict Med. 2023;17(1):1-3. doi:10.1097/ADM.0000000000000975. PMID: 35796411. View in: PubMed   

  • Langness S, Rajapuram N, Marshall M, Rahman AS, Sammann A. Risk factors associated with student distress in medical school: Associations with faculty support and availability of wellbeing resources. PLoS One. 2022;17(4):e0265869. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265869. PMID: 35395007; PMCID: PMC8992977. View in: PubMed   

  • 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. Completion of isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV: Interim analysis of a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation randomized trial. PLoS Med. 2021;18(12):e1003875. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003875. PMID: 34914696; PMCID: PMC8726462. View in: PubMed   

  • Lee LC, Rogine RC, Kim KW, Chehab CL, Sammann SA, Kumar KS. Use of Telehealth for Routine Postoperative Care in a Safety-Net Population. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021;233(5):S101-S102. View in: Publisher Site

  • Nijagal MA, Patel D, Lyles C, Liao J, Chehab L, Williams S, Sammann A. Using human centered design to identify opportunities for reducing inequities in perinatal care. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):714. doi:10.1186/s12913-021-06624-3. PMID: 34284758; PMCID: PMC8293556. View in: PubMed   

  • 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. Digital adherence technology for tuberculosis treatment supervision: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Uganda. PLoS Med. 2021;18(5):e1003628. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003628. PMID: 33956802; PMCID: PMC8136841. View in: PubMed

  • 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. The DISTANCE study: Determining the impact of social distancing on trauma epidemiology during the COVID-19 epidemic-An interrupted time-series analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021;90(4):700-707. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000003066. PMID: 33252457; PMCID: PMC7979514. View in: PubMed   

  • 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. Developing Virtual Reality Trauma Training Experiences Using 360-Degree Video: Tutorial. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(12):e22420. doi:10.2196/22420. PMID: 33325836; PMCID: PMC7773512. View in: PubMed

  • 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. 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. JMIR Form Res. 2020;4(12):e19270. doi:10.2196/19270. PMID: 33289494; PMCID: PMC7755538. View in: PubMed   

  • Rajapuram N, Langness S, Marshall MR, Sammann A. Medical students in distress: The impact of gender, race, debt, and disability. PLoS One. 2020;15(12):e0243250. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0243250. PMID: 33270759; PMCID: PMC7714351. View in: PubMed   

  • 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. Study protocol and implementation details for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of a digital adherence technology to facilitate tuberculosis treatment completion. BMJ Open. 2020;10(11):e039895. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039895. PMID: 33247012; PMCID: PMC7703448. View in: PubMed   

  • 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. Opportunities to improve digital adherence technologies and TB care using human-centered design. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020;24(10):1112-1115. doi:10.5588/ijtld.20.0314. PMID: 33126949; PMCID: PMC9094398. View in: PubMed   

  • 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. Designing an Information and Communications Technology Tool With and for Victims of Violence and Their Case Managers in San Francisco: Human-Centered Design Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020;8(8):e15866. doi:10.2196/15866. PMID: 32831179; PMCID: PMC7477672. View in: PubMed   

  • 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. 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. Implement Sci. 2020;15(1):65. doi:10.1186/s13012-020-01020-z. PMID: 32787925; PMCID: PMC7425004. View in: PubMed   

  • Lancaster EM, Sosa JA, Sammann A, Pierce L, Shen W, Conte MC, Wick EC. Rapid Response of an Academic Surgical Department to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Patients, Surgeons, and the Community. J Am Coll Surg. 2020;230(6):1064-1073. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.04.020. PMID: 32278726; PMCID: PMC7194622. View in: PubMed   

  • Sammann A, Chehab LZ, Patel D, Liao J, Callcut R, Knudson MM. Improving Efficiency and Meeting Expectations Without Compromising Care on Trauma Surgical Rounds. J Surg Res. 2020;247:163-171. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.09.058. PMID: 31776023. View in: PubMed

  • Feler J, Tan A, Sammann A, Matouk C, Hwang DY. Decision Making Among Patients with Unruptured Aneurysms: A Qualitative Analysis of Online Patient Forum Discussions. World Neurosurg. 2019;131:e371-e378. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.07.214. PMID: 31362103. View in: PubMed   

  • Sammann A, Chehab L, Patel D, Liao J. Why So Glum? Understanding the Challenges in Meeting User's Needs on Trauma Surgical Rounds. J Surg Res. 2019;235:367-372. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2018.10.034. PMID: 30691818. View in: PubMed