2016 Publications

Books

  1. K Aldred, M Asnani, M Beckford, K Bhatt-Polouse, N Chin, C Daley , M Grindley, C Hammond-Gabbadon, J Harris , L King, J Knight-Madden, M MooSang, W Madden ,H Martin H, B Morrison, N Morrison-Levy, AE Rankine-Mullings AE + et al., eds. Sickle Cell Disease: "The Clinical Care Guidelines of the Sickle Cell Unit." Ed. By Susanna Bortolusso Ali. Kingston, Sickle Cell Unit: University of the West Indies, 2015. ISBN 987-976-41-0270-0 (188 pages).

    2. Chapters in Books

  2. KAD Morgan, N Smith, RC Gibson, WD Abel, M Parshad-Asnani, M Reid, KN O’Garo, CL Edwards. "Pain, Sexual Activity and Partner Support in Jamaicans with Sickle Cell Disease." In Sickle Cell Disease: Genetics, Management and Prognosis. Nova Science Publishers, 2015, 103. ISBN: 978-1-63482-828-4.

  3. A Rankine-Mullings, S Ali. "Neurological Events in Sickle Cell Disease/Transcranial Doppler Studies." in the Clinical Care Guidelines of the Sickle Cell Unit Ed. by Susanna Bortolusso Ali. 2nd edition 2015. Kingston: Sickle Cell Unit, University of the West Indies. 188 pages.ISBN 987-976-41-0270-0.

  4. M MooSang, AE Rankine-Mullings, L King, S Ali. "Hydroxyurea Guidelines." The Clinical Care Guidelines of the Sickle Cell Unit. Editor Susanna Bortolusso Ali. 2nd edition 2015. Kingston, Jamaica: Sickle Cell Unit, University of the West Indies. ISBN 987-976-41-0270-0.

  5. J. Knight-Madden, T Murphy. "The Lungs in Sickle Cell Disease". In Kendig’s Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children Ed. by V Chernick, TF Boat, RW Wilmott, A Bush. 7th Edition. Elsevier, 2006:992-996.

  6. JM Knight-Madden, AE Rankine-Mullings. "Respiratory Issues in Sickle Cell Disease." In The Clinical Care Guidelines of the Sickle Cell Unit Ed. By Susanna Bortolusso Ali. 2nd edition. Kingston, Jamaica: Sickle Cell Unit, University of the West Indies.2015. ISBN 987-976-41-0270-0. (188 pages).

    7. Refereed Journal Articles

  7. M Asnani, M Reid. "Renal function in Adult Jamaicans with Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease." Hematology 20, 7 (2015): 422-428.

  8. M Asnani, M Anderson. "The white blood cell always eats the red: What Jamaicans with sickle cell disease know about their illness." Ethnicity & Health 21, 2 (2016): 103-117

  9. G Mansingh, K Osei-Bryson, M Asnani. "Exploring Antecedents of Quality of Life of Sickle Cell Patients Using a Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Process Model based Framework." Health Systems. 5, 1 (2016): 52–65.

  10. M Asnani, A Barton-Gooden, M Grindley, J Knight-Madden. "Assessing performance characteristics of the PedsQl™-SCD and IPQ-R scales in Jamaican adolescents with sickle cell disease. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies: An International Interdisciplinary". Journal for Research, Policy and Care. 11, 1 (2016). DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2016.1139222.

  11. M Asnani, G Serjeant, T Royal-Thomas, M Reid. "Predictors of renal function progression in adults with homozygous sickle cell disease." British Journal of Haematology. 173, 3 (2016):461-468.

  12. K Bhatt-Poulose, K James, M Reid, A Harrison, M Asnani. "Increased rates of body dissatisfaction, depressive symptoms and suicide attempts in Jamaican teens with sickle cell disease". Pediatric Blood & Cancer". (2016). doi: 10.1002/pbc.26091. [Epub ahead of print].

  13. M Asnani, A Barton-Gooden, M Grindley, J Knight-Madden. "Utility of paediatric quality of life and revised illness perception questionnaires in adolescents with sickle cell disease". Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 11, 1 (2016):1-12

  14. N Mulder, V Nembaware, A Adekile, KA Anie, B Inusa B,B Brown, A Campbell, F Chinenere, C Chunda-Liyoka, VK Derebail, A Geard, K Ghedira, CM Hamilton, NA Hanchard, M Haendel, W Huggins, M Ibrahim,S Jupp, KK Kamga, J Knight-Madden, P Lopez-Sall, M Mbiyavanga, D Munube, D Nirenberg, O Nnodu, SF Ofori-Acquah, K Ohene-Frempong, KB Opap, S Panji, M Park, G Pule, C Royal, R Sangeda , B Tayo, M Treadwell, L Tshilolo, A Wonkam. "Proceedings of a Sickle Cell Disease Ontology workshop - Towards the first comprehensive ontology for Sickle Cell Disease". Applied and Translational Genomics 9 (2016): 23-26

  15. JS Hankins, MB McCarville, AE Rankine-Mullings , ME Reid, CL Lobo, PG Moura, S Ali, DP Soares, K Aldred ,DW Jay, B Aygun, J Bennett, G Kang, JC Goldsmith, MP Smeltzer, RE Ware. "Prevention of conversion to abnormal transcranial Doppler with hydroxyurea in sickle cell anemia: A Phase III international randomized clinical trial." American Journal of Hematology 90, 12 (2015): 1099-1105.

  16. AE Rankine-Mullings, ME Reid, M Moo Sang, MA Richards-Dawson, JM Knight Madden. "A Retrospective Analysis of the Significance of Haemoglobin SS and SC in Disease Outcome in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Dengue Fever." EBioMedicine. 2, 8 (2015):937-941. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.07.002.

  17. CP Campbell, D Raubenheimer, AV Badaloo, PD Gluckman, C Martinez, A Gosby, SJ Simpson, Osmond C, MS Boyne, TE Forrester. "Developmental contributions to macronutrient selection and appetite control: A randomized controlled trial in adult survivors of kwashiorkor and marasmus". Evolution, Medicine and Public Health. 2016, 1 (2016):158-169.

  18. TS Ferguson, MK Tulloch-Reid, NO Younger-Coleman, RA Wright-Pascoe, MS Boyne, AK Soyibo, RJ Wilks. "Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease among Patients Attending a Specialist Diabetes Clinic in Jamaica". West Indian Medical Journal, 64,3 (2015): 201-208

  19. PS Bahado-Singh, AO Wheatley, AU Osagie, MS Boyne, EYS Morrison, MH Ahmad, HN Asemota. "Low to intermediate-glycemic-index Caribbean foods reduces glycemia, cardiovascular and inflammatory markers in overweight persons with type 2 diabetes". Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science. 3, 1 (2015): 36-45.

  20. DS Thompson, TS Ferguson, M Samms-Vaughan, RJ Wilks, DI Phillips, C Osmond, TE Forrester, MS Boyne. "Birth size is associated with nocturnal cortisol and glucose effectiveness in Afro-Caribbean adults". Clinical Endocrinology (Oxford).82,3 (2015): 352-358

  21. J Knight-Madden, M Romana, R Villaescusa, et al. CAREST- Caribbean Network of Researchers on Sickle cell disease and Thalassemia: a model for multilingual regional integration for health promotion and research. American Journal of Public Health 106, 5 (2016):851-853.

  22. TS Ferguson, DK Francis, SR McFarlane,MK Tulloch-Reid, RJ Wilks, NO Younger-Coleman, NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. "Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331 288 participants". The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 3,8 (2015):624-637. DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00129-1.

  23. D Francis, N Bennett, TS Ferguson, A Hennis, R Wilks, E Harris, M MacLeish, L Sullivan, On behalf of the U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group. "Disparities in cardiovascular disease among Caribbean populations: a systematic literature review". BMC Public Health. 15, 1 (2015):828.

  24. A. Bidulescu, D Francis, T Ferguson, N Bennett, A Hennis, R Wilks, E Harris, M MacLeish, L Sullivan, U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group. "Disparities in hypertension among black Caribbean populations: a scoping review by the U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR)". International Journal for Equity in Health 2015, 14, 1 (2015):125.

  25. IR Hambleton, C Howitt, S Jeyaseelan,MM Murphy, AJ Hennis, R Wilks,EN Harris, M MacLeish, L Sullivan, U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR): "Trends in Longevity in the Americas: Disparities in Life Expectancy in Women and Men, 1965-2010". PloS ONE, 10,6 (2015):e0129778. (Ferguson TS – member of U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group [USCAHDR]).

  26. MA Harris,N Younger-Coleman,TS Ferguson, JP Figueroa. "Audit and feedback to improve the management of dyslipidemia in primary care in Jamaica: A randomized controlled trial". Global Journal of Medicine & Public Health. 5,1(2015). Available at: www.gjmedph.org

  27. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). "Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants". The Lancet. 387,10026 (2016):1377-1396 ( TS Ferguson, DK Francis, SR McFarlane, MK Tulloch-Reid, RJ Wilks, NO Younger-Coleman – members of NCD Risk Factor Collaboration).

  28. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. "Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants". The Lancet. 387, 10027 (2016):1513-1530. (TS Ferguson, DK Francis, SR McFarlane, MK Tulloch-Reid, RJ Wilks, NO Younger-Coleman – members of NCD Risk Factor Collaboration).

  29. IR Hambleton,C Howitt ,S Jeyaseelan, MM Murphy, AJ Hennis, R Wilks, EN Harris,M MacLeish, L Sullivan, U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR): "Trends in Longevity in the Americas: Disparities in Life Expectancy in Women and Men, 1965-2010". PloS One, 10,6 (2015) :e0129778. (TS Ferguson – member of U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group [USCAHDR]).

  30. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). "Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants". The Lancet. 387,10026 (2016):1377-96 (TS Ferguson, DK Francis, SR McFarlane, MK Tulloch-Reid, RJ Wilks, NO Younger-Coleman– members of NCD Risk Factor Collaboration).

  31. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. "Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants". The Lancet. 2016; 387, 10027 (2016):1513-30. (TS Ferguson, DK Francis, SR McFarlane, MK Tulloch-Reid, RJ Wilks, NO Younger-Coleman – members of NCD Risk Factor Collaboration).

  32. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. A century of trends in adult human height. eLife. 5: e13410 (2016). Avaialble at DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.13410 (TS Ferguson, DK Francis, SR McFarlane, MK Tulloch-Reid, RJ Wilks, NO Younger-Coleman – members of NCD Risk Factor Collaboration).

  33. AE Sumner, MT Duong, PC Aldana, M Ricks, MK Tulloch-Reid, JN Lozier, ST Chung, DB Sacks. "A1C Combined With Glycated Albumin Improves Detection of Prediabetes in Africans: The Africans in America Study". Diabetes Care. 39, 2 (2016):271-7.doi: 10.2337/dc15-1699. Epub 2015 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 26681716; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4876771.

  34. CA Cunningham-Myrie, KP Theall, NO Younger, EA Mabile, MK Tulloch-Reid, DK Francis, SR McFarlane, GM Gordon-Strachan, RJ Wilks. "Associations between neighborhood effects and physical activity, obesity, and diabetes: The Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2008". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 68, 9 (2015):970-978. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.08.004. Epub 2015 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 25910912.

  35. Wilks RJ. "Epidemiology is an important contributor to clinical and public health practice in the Caribbean". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 68, 9 (2015):1101-1104.

  36. MK Tulloch-Reid. "The University of the West Indies Clinical Epidemiology Unit: collaborating to improve health". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 68, 9 (2015):1099-1100. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.04.012.

  37. R. Melbourne-Chambers, D Clarke, G Gordon-Strachan, J Tapper, MK Tulloch-Reid. "The UWIMONA Pediatric Epileptic Seizure Screening Questionnaire was equivalent to clinical assessment in identifying children with epilepsy". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 68, 9 (2015):988-993. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.10.014.

  38. AO Abdulkadri, MK Tulloch-Reid, DK Francis, GM Gordon-Strachan, NO Younger-Coleman, KD Rocke, SR McFarlane, CA Cunningham-Myrie, TS Ferguson, RJ Wilks, SG Anderson. "WHO/ISH total risk approach for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease shows greater decrease in costs for women but not the elderly in Jamaica". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 68, 9 (2015):994-1001. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.027.

  39. TS Ferguson, NO Younger-Coleman, MK Tulloch-Reid, JM Knight-Madden, NR Bennett, M Samms-Vaughan, D Ashley, A McCaw-Binns, OR Molaodi, JK Cruickshank, S Harding, RJ Wilks. "Birth weight and maternal socioeconomic circumstances were inversely related to systolic blood pressure among Afro-Caribbean young adults". Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 68, 9 (2015):1002-1009.

  40. JP Duncan, P Weir, S Strachan, M Tulloch-Reid. "Opportunities for reducing morbidity and mortality due to leading cancers in a developing country". Journal of Public Health (Oxford) 37, 4(2015):688-690.

  41. SM Chang, SM Grantham-McGregor, CA Powell, M Vera-Hernández, F Lopez-Boo, H Baker-Henningham, SP Walker. "Integrating a Parenting Intervention with Routine Primary Health Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial". Pediatrics. 136, 2(2015):272-280. 10.1542/peds.2015-0119.

  42. SP Walker, CA Powell, SM Chang, H Baker‐Henningham, SM Grantham‐McGregor, M Vera‐Hernández, F Lopez‐Boo. "Delivering parenting interventions through health services in the Caribbean: Impact, acceptability and costs". InterAmerican Development Bank Working Series (Social Sector, Social Protection and Health Division). (2015)

  43. KK Lacey, DM Mouzon, IO Govia, N Matusko, I Forsythe-Brown, JM Abelson, JS Jackson. "Substance Abuse among Blacks across the Diaspora. Substance Use & Misuse. 51, 9 (2016):1147-1158.

    44. Technical Reports

  44. C. Cunningham-Myrie, T Royal-Thomas and M Reid. Assessing Use of the Papine Park in St. Andrew, Jamaica using The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC): Baseline study for the Papine University Town project. University of the West Indies, Mona, November 2015.

  45. C Cunningham-Myrie, T Royal-Thomas and M Reid. Assessing Use of the Emancipation Park in St. Andrew, Jamaica using The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC). University of the West Indies, Mona, May 2016.

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