In the News Category: Health Services Research

May 30, 2023

Regenstrief Research Scientist Sharmistha Dev, M.D., explained how for older adults, emergency department visits are part of a continuum of care, the importance of frailty evaluation and the impact of ED deprescribing potentially incorrect medications for aging patients.

May 25, 2023

Regenstrief Research Scientists Marianne Matthias, PhD, and Johanne Eliacin, PhD, described the negative experiences Black veterans with chronic pain faced when using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 26, 2023

Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Kurt Kroenke, M.D., provided insight into the SPPADE symptoms commonly found in cancer patients and the necessity for clinical approaches to improve symptom detection and management.

April 14, 2023

Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Kurt Kroenke, M.D., explained how important it is for cancer patients to understand that the SPPADE symptoms (sleep disturbance, pain, physical function impairment, anxiety, depression, and low energy/fatigue) may be related to their cancer. The symptoms aren’t uncommon and there are simple ways to measure and manage them.

April 3, 2023

Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Kurt Kroenke, M.D., explained how fatigue isn’t just a day when a person is tired; it’s a couple of weeks or months. He also shared where fatigue ranked as a bothersome symptom in 3,500 older adult patients.

March 23, 2023

Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Johanne Eliacin, PhD, examined the barriers to the participation of Black and White Americans in Alzheimer’s disease biomarker research.

March 15, 2023

Regenstrief Research Scientist Marianne Matthias, PhD, explained EQUIPD (Equity Using Interventions for Pain and Depression), a two-phase study funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative that will address racial disparities in chronic pain and depression.

December 9, 2022

Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Kurt Kroenke, M.D., explained the use of patient-proxy reports and ethical approaches for accurate patient-reported outcome measures.

June 2, 2022

Kurt Kroneke, M.D., Regenstrief research scientist, discussed the importance of screening for physical symptoms of depression.

June 2, 2022

Regenstrief research scientist Kurt Kroenke, M.D., MACP, discussed the feelings of reluctance people may have about getting mental health care, and the need to lower barriers for treatment.