Scholars@Duke
David Arthur

Selected Publications

Telehealth interventions to improve outcomes in lung transplant recipients: Primary results of the INSPIRE-III randomized clinical trial.

Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · September 2025 BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that many patients undergoing lung transplantation report significant distress and low physical activity (PA), which might not improve despite lung transplantation and may be associated with worse clinical outcomes. Fe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Improving Access to Specialty Care for Rural Children Using Enhanced Hearing Screening and Specialty Telehealth Follow-Up in Rural Kentucky Schools: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Stepped Wedge, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (Appalachian STAR Trial).

Journal Article JMIR Res Protoc · August 26, 2025 BACKGROUND: Rural populations are disproportionately affected by preventable childhood hearing loss, which is associated with speech and language delays, impaired social development, and decreased educational attainment. Rural schools are critical access p ... Full text Link to item Cite

School-based enhanced hearing screening and specialty telehealth follow-up for hearing loss among children in rural Alaska: study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation stepped wedge, cluster-randomized controlled trial (North STAR trial).

Journal Article Trials · May 27, 2025 BACKGROUND: Childhood hearing loss has well-known profound implications for language development, school achievement, and future employment opportunities. School-based health programs can provide hearing screening, but access to specialists for follow-up c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating the performance of the HEART score in a Tanzanian emergency department.

Journal Article Acad Emerg Med · April 2024 OBJECTIVE: The HEART score successfully risk stratifies emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain in high-income settings. However, this tool has not been validated in low-income countries. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of a prospective ob ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients on Universal Antifungal Prophylaxis.

Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Many centers use universal antifungal prophylaxis after lung transplant, but risk factors for invasive fungal infection (IFI) in this setting are poorly described. METHODS: This retrospective, single-center cohort study including 603 lung trans ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider-directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in retail medicine outlets: Results of the TESTsmART Trial in western Kenya.

Journal Article PLOS Glob Public Health · 2024 ACTs are responsible for a substantial proportion of the global reduction in malaria mortality over the last ten years, made possible by publicly-funded subsidies making these drugs accessible and affordable in the private sector. However, inexpensive ACTs ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Provider attitudes towards quality improvement for myocardial infarction care in northern Tanzania.

Journal Article PLOS Glob Public Health · 2024 INTRODUCTION: Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a leading cause of death worldwide. In high income countries, quality improvement strategies have played an important role in increasing uptake of evidence-based MI care and improving MI outcomes. The incidence o ... Full text Link to item Cite

A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider-directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in retail medicine outlets: results of the TESTsmART Trial in western Kenya.

Journal Article medRxiv · September 15, 2023 ACTs are responsible for a substantial proportion of the global reduction in malaria mortality over the last ten years. These reductions would not have been possible without publicly-funded subsidies making these drugs accessible and affordable in the priv ... Full text Link to item Cite