Recent Publications

Some of our statistical consulting projects involve novel research work and lead to scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. The following is a list of our recent scientific publications.

1) Orientation and transition programme component predictors of new graduate workplace integration

Authors:  Kathy L. Rush, Monica Adamack, Jason Gordon, Robert Janke and Isabella R. Ghement.
Details:   Journal of Nursing Management 2015 Mar;23(2):143-55. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12106. Epub 2013 Jul 5.
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2) Efficacy of a Minimal Dose School Fruit and Vegetable Snack Intervention

Authors:   Naylor PJ, McConnell J, Rhodes RE, Barr SI, Ghement I and Scott J.
Details:  Journal of Food and Nutritional Disorders, 2014, 3:4 doi: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000147.
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3) The importance of baseline viral load when assessing relative efficacy in treatment- naïve HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and network meta- analysis

Authors:   Mealing S, Ghement I, Hawkins N, Scott DA, Lescrauwaet B, Watt M, Thursz M, Lampertico P, Mantovani L, Morais E, Bregman B, Cucherat M.
Details:  Curr Med Res Opin, 2014 Mar 7;3:21. doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-3-21.
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4) A Model of Environmental Correlates of Adolescent Obesity in the United States

Authors:   Kathryn C. Nesbit, D.Sc., Thubi H. Kolobe, Ph.D., Susan B. Sisson, Ph.D., and Isabella R. Ghement, Ph.D.
Details:  Journal of Adolescent Health, September 2014, Volume 55, Issue 3, Pages 394-–401
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5) A structural equation model of environmental correlates of adolescent obesity for age and gender groups

Authors:   Kathryn C. Nesbit, D.Sc., Thubi H. Kolobe, Ph.D., Susan B. Sisson, Ph.D., and Isabella R. Ghement, Ph.D.
Details:  Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2014 Sep 24. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.259.
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6) Do you need to account for baseline viral load when assessing the relative efficacy of interventions for treatment naïve hbeag positive chronic hepatitis b (chb) patients? results from unadjusted and adjusted network meta-analyses (nma)

Authors:   S Mealing, I. Ghement, S. Ali, N. Hawkins, D.A. Scott, B. Lescrauwaet, M. Thursz, P. Lampertico, L. Mantovani, E. Morais, S. Bjork, B. Bregman, M. Cucherat
Details:  Value in Health, Vol. 16, Issue 3, pp. A211-A212, May 2013.
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7) The Helpfulness and Timing of Transition Program Education

Authors:   Kathy L. Rush, Monica Adamack, Robert Janke, Jason Gordon, and Isabella R. Ghement.
Details:  Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, Vol. 29, Issue 4, pp. 191-196, July/August 2013.
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8) Orientation and transition programme component predictors of new graduate workplace integration

Authors:  Kathy L. Rush, Monica Adamack, Jason Gordon, Robert Janke and Isabella R. Ghement.
Details:   Journal of Nursing Management 2013 Jul 5. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12106. [Epub ahead of print]
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