Health Union Peer-Reviewed Published Research Bibliography

2022

Articles

Hayes S, Hribar CA, Green BM, McNamara K, Bhowmick A, Herbert LB. Patient-reported healthcare cost conversations with healthcare professionals, and implications for cost-cutting behaviors among insured people with chronic health conditions. J Health Med Econ. 2022;8(4):70. doi:10.36648/2471-9927.8.4.70.

Lee J, Green BM, Palmarella G, McNamara K, Wachholtz A. Negative impact of chronic pain: the role of locus of control and perceived family acceptance of chronic pain. Health Psychol Open. 2022;9(2):20551029221125170. doi:10.1177/20551029221125170.

Woelk JP, McNabb J, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Adult outcomes of an under diagnosed and often overlooked childhood migraine population. J Int Child Neurol Assoc. 2022;1(1). doi:10.17724/jicna.2022.155.

Abstracts

Costa S, Yeates S, Lipski A. IBS patients report a lack of symptom control, HCP-prescribed options. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting; October 21-26, 2022; Charlotte, NC.

Luedtke D, Martin SC, Robinson DN, Otto AM, Palmarella G, Green BM. Sense of control in complementary alternative treatments for chronic pain. Ann Behav Med. 2022;56(supp 1);s611. doi:10.1093/abm/kaac014.

Otto A, Martin S, Luedtke D, Robinson D, Palmarella G, Green BM, Wachholtz A. Asking for pain medication: the effect of perceived judgment on patients. Ann Behav Med. 2022;56(supp 1);s50. doi:10.1093/abm/kaac014.

Robinson DN, Luedtke D, Otto A, Wachholtz A, Palmarella G, Green BM. The impact of opioid use on perceived judgment experienced by chronic pain patients from their physician. Ann Behav Med. 2022;56(supp 1);s455. doi:10.1093/abm/kaac014.

Sutton K, Ruffalo L, Ho E. Patient perspectives among users of myasthenia gravis specific community resources – can community resources make an impact? Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine; September 21-24, 2022; Nashville, TN.

2021

Articles

Green BM, Hribar CA, Hayes S, Bhowmick A, Herbert LB. Come for information, stay for support: harnessing the power of online health communities for social connectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(23):12743. doi:10.3390/ijerph182312743.

Horrell LN, Hayes S, Herbert LB, MacTurk K, Lawhon L, Valle CG, Bhowmick A. Telemedicine use and health-related concerns of patients with chronic conditions during COVID-19: a survey of members of online health communities. J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(2):e23795. doi:10.2196/23795.

Abstracts

Ferry M, Krieg E. Quality of life detriments and treatment efficacy among patients with axial spondyloarthritis. Poster presented at: International Society for Quality of Life Research 28th Annual Conference; October 12-28, 2021; online.

Goerlitz D, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Still visiting the doctor- the impact of CIM. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; April 12-16, 2021; online.

Ingemann D, Saleh-Kurtz S, McNamara K. Hope for the future: optimism among patients using Trikafta for treatment of cystic fibrosis. Poster presented at: North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference; November 2-5, 2021.

Kienzler CA, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Assessing relationships between migraine trigger avoidance & quality of life in Migraine in America 2017 survey respondents. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; April 12-16, 2021; online.

Luedtke D, Goerlitz D, Robinson D, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Relationships between tension-release triggers and migraine symptoms. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; April 12-16, 2021; online.

Martin S, Robinson D, Goerlitz D, Palmarella G, Wachholtz A. The value of patient-doctor agreement in chronic pain management. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; April 12-16, 2021; online.

Palmarella G, Green BM, McNamara K. The impact of income on healthcare provider experience for people with chronic pain. Poster presented at: American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting; April 23-25, 2021; online.

Robinson D, Martin S, Luedtke D, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Painful depression: analyzing the predictors of pain-related feelings of depression. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; April 12-16, 2021; online.

Verrone A, DiStefano R, Vishniac C, Krieg E. Fear of sex/intimacy, lower quality of life and treatment challenges among HS patients. Poster presented at: Symposium on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Advances; September 24-26, 2021; online.

2020

Articles

Green BM, Van Horn KT, Gupte K, Hayes S, Evans M, Bhowmick A. Adaptive engagement and support model for people with chronic health conditions: using combined content analysis to assess online health communities. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(7):e17338. doi:10.2196/17338.

Lee J, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Chronic migraine headaches: role of smoking and locus of control. SN Compr Clin Med. 2020;2:579-586. doi:10.1007/s42399-020-00270-8.

Volpicelli Leonard K, Robertson C, Bhowmick A, Herbert LB. Perceived treatment satisfaction and effectiveness facilitators among patients with chronic health conditions: a self-reported survey. Interact J Med Res. 2020;9(1):e13029. doi:10.2196/13029.

Abstracts

Ahsan A, Comito S, Green BM, Lawhon L, Herbert LB. “Don’t give up on us!”: findings from progressive MS patients on disease-modifying therapy. Poster presented at: 8th Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting; September 11-13, 2020; online.

Ahsan A, Comito S, Green BM, Lawhon L, Herbert LB. Use of disease modifying therapies for improved quality of life among progressive MS patients. Poster presented at: 8th Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting; September 11-13, 2020; online.

Tishberg M, Rizvi A, Midgett K, Chhorm T, McNamara K. Impact of Certified Diabetes Educators on patient activation in type 2 diabetes management. Poster presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; October 19-28, 2020; online.

Tishberg M, Yeates S, McNamara K, Hayes S. Biomarker testing among users of online lung cancer resources – can online communities make a clinical impact? Poster presented at: IASLC North America Conference on Lung Cancer; October 16-17, 2020; online.

Tishberg M, Yeates S, McNamara K, Hayes S. Palliative care discussions between lung cancer patients and healthcare professionals – does stage play a role? Poster presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; October 19-28, 2020; online.

Yeates S, Winterbottom N, Green BM, Hayes S, Herbert LB, McNamara K . Hello, my name is “Cancer;” assessing patient perceptions of cancer survivorship language. Poster presented at: American Psychosocial Oncology Society 17th Annual Conference; March 2020; online.

2019

Articles

Herbert LB, Zerkowski K, O’Brien S, Volpicelli Leonard K, Bhowmick A. Impact on interpersonal relationships among caregivers and patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurodegener Dis Manag. 2019;9(3):173-187. doi:10.2217/nmt-2018-0045.

Horrell L, Lazard AJ, Bhowmick A, Hayes S, Mees S, Valle CG. Attracting users to online health communities: results of LungCancer.net Facebook advertisement campaigns. J Med Internet Res. 2019;21(11):e14421. doi:10.2196/14421.

Abstracts

Ahsan A, Hayes S, Green B, Wallin S, Herbert LB, McNamara K. Gender disparities in sexual side effect discussions among healthcare professionals and bladder cancer patients. Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; November 2-6; Philadelphia, PA.

Goerlitz D, Rakeen B, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. The headache of migraine management: prevalence and efficacy of treatment type in a national migraine population. Poster presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; March 6-9; Washington, DC.

Hayes S, Bhowmick A, Mees S, Lazard A, Valle C, Horrell L. Facebook advertising to increase online community engagement: results of the LungCancer.net advertisement campaign. Poster presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; March 6-9; Washington, DC.

Hayes S, Green B, Bhowmick A, Yeates S, McNamara K, Herbert LB. Misperceptions regarding palliative and hospice care among cancer patients — what can we learn from patient-reported treatment decision making? Presented at: National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference; March 21-23; Orlando, FL.

Kienzler C, Hernandez Altamirano D, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. To journal or not to journal: migraine journal use among 2015 Migraine in America cohort. Poster presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; March 6-9; Washington, DC.

Lee J, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Childhood onset migraine and adult outcomes: a retrospective survey. Poster presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; March 6-9; Washington, DC.

Tishberg M, Yeates S, Hayes S, Green B, Herbert LB, McNamara K. Omnipresence of scanxiety for patients with lung cancer and its impact on quality of life. Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; November 2-6; Philadelphia, PA. 

Winterbottom N, Yeates S, Hayes S, Green B, Herbert LB, McNamara K. Assessing needs of men following prostate cancer treatment: an exploration of treatment regret. Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; November 2-6; Philadelphia, PA.

2018

Article

Nazareth TA, Rava AR, Polyakov JL, Banfe EN, Waltrip RW II, Zerkowski KB, Herbert LB. Relapse prevalence, symptoms, and health care engagement: patient insights from the Multiple Sclerosis in America 2017 survey. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2018;26:219-234. doi:10.1016/j.msard.2018.09.002. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

Abstracts

Green B, Van Horn K, Gupta K, Bhowmick A, Booth M. Using qualitative analysis to assess a model of support for online health communities for people living with chronic health conditions. Presented at: Connected Health Conference; October 17-19; Boston, MA.

Lee J, Wachholtz A, Bhowmick A. Spirituality and chronic migraines. Presented at: American Psychological Association Annual Convention; August 9-12; San Francisco, CA.

Leonard KV, Robertson C, Herbert LB. Perceived treatment satisfaction and effectiveness facilitators among patients with chronic health conditions: a self-reported survey. Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; November 10-14; San Diego, CA. 

Leonard KV, Robertson C, McNamara K, Hayes S. Differentiating characteristics of patients seeking a second opinion: a survey on non-small cell lung cancer patients. Presented at: IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer; September 23-26; Toronto, Canada.

Rava A, Waltrip R, Zerkowski K, Ahsan A, Nazareth T. Correlates of healthcare-seeking behavior during relapse among patients with multiple sclerosis. Presented at: American Neurological Association Annual Meeting; October 8-12; Cambridge, MA.

Waltrip R, Mahler N, Ahsan A, Herbert LB. Focused HCP discussion and proactive education on relapse identification and management improves patient reporting and timely treatment of MS relapse. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers; May 30-June 2; Nashville, TN.

White paper

Bhowmick A. Four key questions about adherence/compliance. Available at https://www.pm360online.com/four-key-questions-about-adherence-compliance/. Accessed April 8, 2022.

2017

Article

Wachholtz A, Herbert LB, Bhowmick A, Marcus D. More is not always better: an epidemiological assessment of migraine frequency and the impact on relationships. J Pain Manag Med. 2017;3(2):126. Epub 2017 Jul 14. PMID: 30221257.

Abstracts

Hayes S, Herbert LB, Rizvi A, Green B, Makopoulos C, Zerkowski K, McNamara K. Patient-reported experiences regarding healthcare-related cost discussions with their healthcare professionals. Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; November 4-8; Atlanta, GA.

Herbert LB, Bhowmick A, Green BM, Zerkowski K, Hayes S. Facebook…the destination for health information? Understanding patients’ use of social media for health. Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; November 4-8; Atlanta, GA.

Herbert LB, Rizvi A. Impact of employment status on health-related quality of life for people living with autoimmune conditions. Presented at: International Society for Quality of Life Research Annual Conference; October 18-21; Philadelphia, PA.

Lee J, Wachholtz A, Bhowmick A. The relationship between smoking and migraine frequency: the unusual role of locus of control. Presented at: American Psychological Association Annual Convention; August 3-6; Washington, DC. 

Malone C, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Prescription opioid medication use among people with migraine: national survey results. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting; March 29-April 1; San Diego, CA.

Nazareth T, Polyakov J, Banfe E, Zerkowski K, Herbert LB. Relapse prevalence, symptoms, and healthcare engagement: insights from patients with multiple sclerosis from the Multiple Sclerosis in America 2017 survey. Presented at: European Committee for Treatment & Research in Multiple Sclerosis; October 25-28; Paris, France.

White paper

Bhowmick A. Online health communities: a new frontier in health research. Presented at: DTC Perspectives National Conference; April 5-7; Boston, MA.

2016

Article

Lee J, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Does complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use reduce negative life impact of headaches for chronic migraineurs? A national survey. Springerplus. 2016;5(1):1006. doi:10.1186/s40064-016-2362-7.

Abstracts

Chang L, Tanaka Y, Larmore CJ, Qian L, Zhu B, Araujo AB. Biologic DMARD use among U.S. patients in an online rheumatoid arthritis community. Presented at: American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting; November 11-16; Washington, DC.

Malone CD, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz AB. The chronic migraine experience. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions; March 30-April 2; Washington, DC.

2015

Articles

Malone CD, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz AB. Migraine: treatments, comorbidities, and quality of life, in the USA. J Pain Res. 2015;8:537-547. doi:10.2147/JPR.S88207.

Wachholtz A, Malone C, Bhowmick A. The chronic migraineur and health services: national survey results. J Pain Manag Med. 2015;1(1):103. Epub 2015 Nov 9. PMID: 26807447.

Abstracts

Lee J, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz A. Exploring the negative impact of migraine and the impact of alternative medicine treatments. Presented at: Regional Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health; October 1-3; Singapore. 

Lee J, Wachholtz A, Bhowmick A. Negative impact of migraine and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments. Presented at: Regional Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health; October 1-3; Singapore.

White paper

Herbert LB, Lawhon L, Chateau O. What really matters? Predicting patient interest and participation in clinical trials: survey data meta-analysis of patients with chronic conditions. Presented at: Eye for Pharma 2nd Annual Stakeholder Conference; Fall; US East Coast. Available at https://health-union.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Patient-Interest-and-Participation-In-Clinical-Trials-What-Really-Matters.pdf. Accessed 4/5/2022.

2013

Article

Marcus DA, Bhowmick A. Fibromyalgia comorbidity in a community sample of adults with migraine. 2013;32(10):1553-1556. doi:10.1007/s10067-013-2310-7. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

2012

Articles

Marcus DA, Bhowmick A. Migraine frequency but not self-efficacy drives utilization and impact from online resources. Headache. 2013;53(3):551-552. doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02298.x. Epub 2012 Dec 11.

Marcus DA, Bhowmick A. Survey of migraine sufferers with dogs to evaluate for canine migraine-alerting behaviors. J Altern Complement Med. 2013;19(6):501-508. doi:10.1089/acm.2012.0234. Epub 2012 Dec 4.

Marcus DA, Richards KL, Chambers JF, Bhowmick A. Fibromyalgia family and relationship impact exploratory survey. Musculoskeletal Care. 2013;11(3):125-134. doi:10.1002/msc.1039. Epub 2012 Nov 21.