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Susan E Puumala

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Kroeze Visser A, Pithan A, Kupershmidt S, Kenyon D, Puumala S
West J Nurs Res . 2024 Dec; 47(2):110-124. PMID: 39707797
Background: Rural communities, like other places in the United States, face a growing need for palliative care. Community health workers (CHWs) are one potential way to expand the ability to...
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Powell S, Mazurczak M, Dib E, Bleeker J, Geeraerts L, Tinguely M, et al.
Invest New Drugs . 2022 Mar; 40(3):622-633. PMID: 35312941
Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for locally-advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HSNCC) yields 5-year survival rates near 50% despite causing significant toxicity. Dichloroacetate (DCA), a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase metabolic inhibitor, reduces...
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Jimenez F, Rich R, Puumala S, Kentfield M, Schoenholtz L, Brittin J
HERD . 2021 Apr; 14(4):157-173. PMID: 33882751
Aim: To assess hypothesized effects of decentralized nursing models on adult inpatient outcomes, patient medical records and satisfaction surveys were analyzed from two rural community hospitals that transitioned from centralized...
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Rich R, Jimenez F, Puumala S, DePaola S, Harper K, Roy L, et al.
HERD . 2020 Nov; 14(3):65-82. PMID: 33176490
Objective: This research aimed to evaluate the quantitative effects of new hospital design on adult inpatient outcomes. Background: Tenets of evidence-based healthcare design, notably single-patient acuity-adaptable and same-handed rooms, decentralized...
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Puumala S, Rich R, Roy L, Reynolds R, Jimenez F, Opollo J, et al.
J Perinatol . 2020 Jan; 40(6):867-874. PMID: 31911646
Objective: This study examined outcomes in a single-family room neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) compared to an open bay within a public safety net hospital. Study Design: We included 9995...
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Hanson J, Nelson M, Martin A, Erickson L, Puumala S, Buffalo M, et al.
Collaborations (Coral Gables) . 2019 Aug; 2(1). PMID: 31396599
The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH) is a transdisciplinary, collaborative center focused on building American Indian tribal research infrastructure. Funded by the National Institute of Minority Health...
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Jimenez F, Puumala S, Apple M, Bunker-Hellmich L, Rich R, Brittin J
HERD . 2019 Mar; 12(1):26-43. PMID: 30892962
Objectives:: This systematic literature review synthesizes and assesses quality of research addressing associations of patient and staff outcomes with inpatient unit designs incorporating decentralized caregiver workstations. Background:: A current hospital...
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Yuan S, Ashmore S, Chaudhary K, Hsu B, Puumala S
S D Med . 2018 Jul; 71(5):214-219. PMID: 29999607
Introduction: Individuals leaving against medical advice (AMA) are at risk for adverse health outcomes including a 40 percent increased mortality rate a year after self-discharge. Additionally, leaving AMA may dramatically...
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Weber T, Ziegler K, Kharbanda A, Payne N, Birger C, Puumala S
BMC Health Serv Res . 2018 Apr; 18(1):267. PMID: 29636036
Background: Children who leave the emergency department (ED) without complete evaluation or care (LWCET) have poorer outcomes in general. Previous studies have found that American Indian (AI) children have higher...
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Nickel A, Puumala S, Kharbanda A
Vaccine . 2018 Feb; 36(7):945-948. PMID: 29413094
Our aim was to assess the odds of hospitalization for a vaccine-preventable, infectious disease (VP-ID) in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children compared to other racial and ethnic groups using the...