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Using the 4 pillars™ practice transformation program to increase adult influenza vaccination and reduce missed opportunities in a randomized cluster trial by Lin, Chyongchiou J, Nowalk, Mary Patricia, Pavlik, Valory N, Brown, Anthony E, Zhang, Song, Raviotta, Jonathan M, Moehling, Krissy K, Hawk, Mary, Ricci, Edmund M, Middleton, Donald B, Patel, Suchita, South-Paul, Jeannette E, Zimmerman, Richard K

“…An evidence-based, step-by-step guide, the 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program, was the foundation of an intervention to increase adult immunizations in…”
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Characteristics, drug combinations and dosages of primary care patients with uncontrolled ambulatory blood pressure and high medication adherence by Grigoryan, Larissa, Pavlik, Valory N, Hyman, David J

“…Most studies on the prevalence and determinants of resistant hypertension (RH) do not account for white coat hypertension, medication non-adherence, or use of…”
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Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Choudhry, Niteesh K., Kronish, Ian M., Vongpatanasin, Wanpen, Ferdinand, Keith C., Pavlik, Valory N., Egan, Brent M., Schoenthaler, Antoinette, Houston Miller, Nancy, Hyman, David J.

“…The widespread treatment of hypertension and resultant improvement in blood pressure have been major contributors to the dramatic age-specific decline in heart…”
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Spectrum and time course of epilepsy and the associated cognitive decline in MECP2 duplication syndrome by Marafi, Dana, Suter, Bernhard, Schultz, Rebecca, Glaze, Daniel, Pavlik, Valory N, Goldman, Alica M

“…OBJECTIVEWe characterized the epilepsy features and contribution to cognitive regression in 47 patients with MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS) and reviewed…”
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Designing and evaluating health systems level hypertension control interventions for African-Americans: lessons from a pooled analysis of three cluster randomized trials by Pavlik, Valory N, Chan, Wenyaw, Hyman, David J, Feldman, Penny, Ogedegbe, Gbenga, Schwartz, Joseph E, McDonald, Margaret, Einhorn, Paula, Tobin, Jonathan N

“…African-Americans (AAs) have a high prevalence of hypertension and their blood pressure (BP) control on treatment still lags behind other groups. In 2004,…”
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Changes in Measures of Vestibular and Balance Function and Hippocampus Volume in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment by Cohen, Helen S., Lincoln, Christie M., Pavlik, Valory N., Sangi-Haghpeykar, Haleh

“…To test the hypotheses that people with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment have increased frequency of vestibular impairments and decreased…”
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Cerebello-Parietal Functional Connectivity in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment by Lin, Chi-Ying R, Yonce, Shayla S, Pacini, Nat J, Yu, Melissa M, Bishop, Jeffrey S, Pavlik, Valory N, Salas, Ramiro

“…The role of the cerebellum in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), typically a prodromal stage of Alzheimer's disease, is not fully understood. We…”
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Adherence to diabetes self-care behaviors in English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic men by Rustveld, Luis O, Pavlik, Valory N, Jibaja-Weiss, Maria L, Kline, Kimberly N, Gossey, J Travis, Volk, Robert J

“…We conducted a qualitative study to elicit attitudes, attributions, and self-efficacy related to diabetes self-care in both English- and Spanish-speaking…”
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Cognitive Function Remains Associated With Functional Impairment in Profound Dementia: Alzheimer Disease and Dementia With Lewy Bodies by Rampalli, Ihika, Pavlik, Valory N, Yu, Melissa M, Bishop, Jeffrey, Lin, Chi-Ying R

“…The Baylor Profound Mental Status Examination (BPMSE) was developed to assess cognitive function in the profound stage of dementia. The Clinical Dementia…”
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Using the 4 Pillars Practice Transformation Program to Increase Pneumococcal Immunizations for Older Adults: A Cluster‐Randomized Trial by Zimmerman, Richard K., Brown, Anthony E., Pavlik, Valory N., Moehling, Krissy K., Raviotta, Jonathan M., Lin, Chyongchiou J., Zhang, Song, Hawk, Mary, Kyle, Shakala, Patel, Suchita, Ahmed, Faruque, Nowalk, Mary Patricia

“…Objectives To test the effectiveness of a step‐by step, evidence‐based guide, the 4 Pillars Practice Transformation Program, to increase adult pneumococcal…”
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Study design and methods: U.S. study to protect brain health through lifestyle intervention to reduce risk (U.S. POINTER) by Baker, Laura D., Snyder, Heather M., Espeland, Mark A., Whitmer, Rachel A., Kivipelto, Miia, Woolard, Nancy, Katula, Jeffrey, Papp, Kathryn V., Ventrelle, Jennifer, Graef, Sarah, Hill, Marcus A., Rushing, Scott, Spell, Julia, Lovato, Laura, Felton, Deborah, Williams, Benjamin J., Ghadimi Nouran, Mina, Raman, Rema, Ngandu, Tiia, Solomon, Alina, Wilmoth, Sharon, Cleveland, Maryjo L., Williamson, Jeff D., Lambert, Katherine L., Tomaszewski Farias, Sarah, Day, Claire E., Tangney, Christy C., Gitelman, Darren R., Matongo, Olivia, Reynolds, Terrianne, Pavlik, Valory N., Yu, Melissa M., Alexander, Ashley S., Elbein, Richard, McDonald, Ann Marie, Salloway, Stephen, Wing, Rena R., Antkowiak, Susan, Morris, Martha Clare, Carrillo, Maria C.

“…INTRODUCTION The U.S. study to protect brain health through lifestyle intervention to reduce risk (U.S. POINTER) is conducted to confirm and expand the results…”
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Characteristics of Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension in the United States by Hyman, David J, Pavlik, Valory N

“…Of those with hypertension, only 23 percent are taking medication. Uncontrolled hypertension is not limited to the poor, the uninsured, or minorities…”
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Connecting Cohorts to Diminish Alzheimer's Disease (CONCORD-AD): A Report of an International Research Collaboration Network by Pavlik, Valory N, Burnham, Samantha C, Kass, Joseph S, Helmer, Catherine, Palmqvist, Sebastian, Vassilaki, Maria, Dartigues, Jean-François, Hansson, Oskar, Masters, Colin L, Pérès, Karine, Petersen, Ronald C, Stomrud, Erik, Butler, Lesley, Coloma, Preciosa M, Teitsma, Xavier M, Doody, Rachelle, Sano, Mary

“…Longitudinal observational cohort studies are being conducted worldwide to understand cognition, biomarkers, and the health of the aging population better…”
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Trials of decision aids for prostate cancer screening: a systematic review by Volk, Robert J, Hawley, Sarah T, Kneuper, Suzanne, Holden, E Wayne, Stroud, Leonardo A, Cooper, Crystale Purvis, Berkowitz, Judy M, Scholl, Lawrence E, Saraykar, Smita S, Pavlik, Valory N

“…Patient decision aids are used to promote informed decision making. This review examines the methods and findings of studies that have evaluated the impact of…”
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Persistent treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors and/or memantine slows clinical progression of Alzheimer disease by Rountree, Susan D, Chan, Wenyaw, Pavlik, Valory N, Darby, Eveleen J, Siddiqui, Samina, Doody, Rachelle S

“…There are no empiric data to support guidelines for duration of therapy with antidementia drugs. This study examined whether persistent use of antidementia…”
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Self-efficacy and barriers to multiple behavior change in low-income African Americans with hypertension by Mansyur, Carol L., Pavlik, Valory N., Hyman, David J., Taylor, Wendell C., Goodrick, G. Kenneth

“…Behavioral risk factors are among the preventable causes of health disparities, yet long-term change remains elusive. Many interventions are designed to…”
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Predictors of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence in Two Urban Health-Care Systems by Grigoryan, Larissa, Pavlik, Valory N., Hyman, David J.

“…Background Most studies on patient-related predictors of adherence used self-reported measures or pharmacy databases to measure adherence. We identified…”
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Using the 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program to increase adult Tdap immunization in a randomized controlled cluster trial by Nowalk, Mary Patricia, Lin, Chyongchiou J, Pavlik, Valory N, Brown, Anthony E, Zhang, Song, Moehling, Krissy K, Raviotta, Jonathan M, South-Paul, Jeannette E, Hawk, Mary, Ricci, Edmund M, Middleton, Donald B, Patel, Suchita A, Ahmed, Faruque, Zimmerman, Richard K

“…Highlights • There is little research on interventions to improve Tdap vaccination among adults. • The 4 Pillars Immunization Toolkit is a step-by-step guide…”
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Effect of a Physician Uncertainty Reduction Intervention on Blood Pressure in Uncontrolled Hypertensives—A Cluster Randomized Trial by Hyman, David J., Pavlik, Valory N., Greisinger, Anthony J., Chan, Wenyaw, Bayona, Jose, Mansyur, Carol, Simms, Victor, Pool, James

“…BACKGROUND Clinical inertia, provider failure to appropriately intensify treatment, is a major contributor to uncontrolled blood pressure (BP). Some clinical…”
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Poor hypertension control: let's stop blaming the patients by Hyman, David J, Pavlik, Valory N

“…Physician behavior--not patient noncompliance--is the major cause of poor hypertension control in the United States, many studies show. Hypertension control is…”
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