Theresa I. Shireman Source Confirmed
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John Brown University
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Dr. Theresa Shireman's research encompasses a wide range of topics, including pharmaceutical practices, patient outcomes, LGBTQ health, geriatric care, and health systems. Her work often integrates economic evaluations and quality-of-life assessments. Shireman's scholarship has explored the prevalence of substance use disorders among transgender and cisgender adults in the U.S., as well as disparities in chronic conditions and health diagnoses within aging transgender populations receiving Medicare benefits. She has also investigated behavioral and depression symptoms, alongside medication use, among nursing home residents with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further demonstrating her diverse interests, Shireman has studied the effects of opt-out versus opt-in tobacco treatment programs on patient engagement, cessation rates, and associated costs. Her overarching research focus lies in the intersection of health policy, vulnerable populations, and healthcare delivery.
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- h-index: 32
- Publications: 225
- Citations: 4,215
Selected Publications
- Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion vs Anticoagulants in Dialysis With Atrial Fibrillation (2025) DOI
- Association of state medicaid prescription cap policies with trajectories of buprenorphine use for opioid use disorder (2025) DOI
- Impact of federal antipsychotic use policy in nursing homes on new diagnoses for approved indications in dementia residents (2024) DOI
- Descriptive Trends in Medicaid Antipsychotic Prescription Claims and Expenditures, 2016 – 2021 (2024) DOI
- Association of Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis with Management of Acute Low Back Pain: A Medicare Retrospective Cohort Analysis (2024) DOI
- Emergency Department Use Disparities Among Transgender and Cisgender Medicare Beneficiaries, 2011-2020 (2024) DOI
- Contraceptive Use Among Traditional Medicare And Medicare Advantage Enrollees (2024) DOI
- Association of Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis With Use of Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Care Among Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: A Group-Based Trajectory Analysis (2023) DOI
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Nonpharmacologic Care for Chronic Low Back Pain Among Medicare Beneficiaries With OUD (2023) DOI
- Treatment Patterns and Population Characteristics of Nonpharmacological Management of Chronic Pain in the United States’ Medicare Population: A Scoping Review (2023) DOI
- Sociocultural and Economic Disparities in Physical Therapy Utilization Among Insured Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis (2023) DOI
- Prevalence of opioid and nonopioid pain management therapies among Medicare beneficiaries with musculoskeletal pain conditions from 2016 to 2019 (2023) DOI
- Federal Nursing Home Policies on Antipsychotics had Similar Impacts by Race and Ethnicity for Residents With Dementia (2023) DOI
- Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing by the Degree of Physician Specialization in Nursing Home Practice: An Observational Study (2023) DOI
- Inpatient Mortality in Parkinson’s Disease (2023) DOI
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