Stephanie Ibemere

Journal article BMJ open · June 2026 BackgroundThe increasing global burden of long-term illnesses necessitates high-quality data to inform effective interventions, particularly in low-resource settings. Despite the critical role of data collectors in health research, their lived exp ... Full text Cite

Building Research Capacity to Enroll Spanish-Speaking Patients and Families in a Traumatic Brain Injury Transitional Care Intervention.

Journal article Western journal of nursing research · May 2026 BackgroundThe Hispanic or Latino community account for under 8% of US clinical trial samples. Research is needed to facilitate increased enrollment of Hispanic or Latino individuals into trials.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to d ... Full text Cite

Pre-implementation Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions into Clinic Workflow: The GRACE Trial, NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory.

Journal article Pain Manag Nurs · January 20, 2026 BACKGROUND: Even though there is clear evidence supporting the use of complementary and integrative health (CIH) interventions for chronic pain, their integration into clinical care is challenging. Thus, the purpose of this study was to understand how the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nursing without borders: culturally tailoring a US SCD nursing excellence train-the-trainer bootcamp model for nurses in Nigeria and across Africa

Journal article Journal of Sickle Cell Disease · January 1, 2026 Objectives: To address the lack of structured sickle cell disease (SCD) training and missed opportunities for early identification, intervention, and improved patient outcomes in resource limited settings, the U.S. based SCD Nursing Excellence Train-the-Tr ... Full text Cite

Barriers and Facilitators for Equitable Clinical Research Among Pragmatic Trialists: A Qualitative Study.

Journal article Pragmatic and observational research · January 2026 PurposeThere is a growing urgency to address health inequities in clinical trial design. Pragmatic trials hold promise in addressing inequities in research. We conducted a rapid qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to implementing hea ... Full text Cite

Impact of Individualized Versus Weight-Based Pain Protocols on Patient Satisfaction for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Experiencing a Vaso-Occlusive Episode.

Journal article J Emerg Nurs · July 2025 INTRODUCTION: National guidelines for the acute management of sickle cell disease vaso-occlusive episodes recommend the use of a patient-specific or a weight-based protocol. The authors compared patient satisfaction with pain management between those rando ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a Calculator to Determine Individualized Opioid Doses for Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes for Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department.

Journal article Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf · January 2025 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life-limiting multisystem disease primarily affecting individuals of African and Latinx descent. Its most common complication is painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs), which is also the most common reason individuals with SC ... Full text Link to item Cite

SCD Nursing Education: A Scoping Review

Journal article Journal of Sickle Cell Disease · January 1, 2025 SCD is a rare, inherited blood disorder that disproportionately affects Black patients. Individuals living with SCD experience significant pain crises and complications due to the sickling of red blood cells. These pain crises cause complications that affe ... Full text Cite

Nurse practitioner satisfaction with in-person versus telehealth chronic care delivery.

Journal article Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners · March 2024 BackgroundThe widespread use of telehealth and regulatory changes that enhanced nurse practitioner (NP) practice authority because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic offers an opportunity to assess postpandemic NP satisfaction with telehealth care deliver ... Full text Cite

Characterising the prevalence of overweight and obese status among adults with sickle cell disease.

Journal article Br J Haematol · March 2023 Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) have historically been considered underweight. Despite increasing body mass index (BMI) in the general population, the prevalence of overweight and obese status remains unclear in the adult SCD population. Our pri ... Full text Link to item Cite

Breaking Research Barriers Podcast

Digital art · 2022 Breaking Research Barriers is a podcast that inspires equity and inclusion in the research cycle. Through the use of engaging storytelling and shared expertise, leading researchers will share actionable strategies to promote racial justice and equity in cl ... Link to item Cite

"It Is Not Easy": Cultural Influences of Sickle Cell Disease Management in Rural, Eastern Sierra Leone.

Journal article Qualitative health research · July 2021 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic genetic disease that causes life-threatening complications and requires robust comprehensive management. Developing comprehensive SCD programs in sub-Saharan African countries requires knowledge of the cultural factor ... Full text Cite

Trial design of comparing patient-specific versus weight-based protocols to treat vaso-occlusive episodes in sickle cell disease (COMPARE-VOE).

Journal article Contemp Clin Trials · February 2021 OBJECTIVES: Painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE) are the most common reason for emergency department (ED) visits experienced by patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) evidence-based recommendations fo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Addressing health inequities re-illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic: How can nursing respond?

Journal article Nursing forum · January 2021 The coronavirus disease 2019 mortality rate among Black adults in the U.S. is double that of other racial and ethnic groups. The current pandemic is re-illuminating health inequities that are pervasive in our society and reflected in our health system. Thi ... Full text Cite

Awareness and Use of the Sickle Cell Disease Toolbox by Primary Care Providers in North Carolina.

Journal article J Prim Care Community Health · 2021 BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex chronic blood disorder characterized by severe disease complications ideally managed by both hematologists and primary care providers (PCP's). PCP's report knowledge gaps and discomfort with SCD management ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors Associated with Self-Reported Hypertension Among Black Women.

Journal article Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA · December 2020 A Black woman has an 85.7% chance of developing hypertension in her lifetime, yet she is less likely to be optimally treated. The purpose of this research report is to describe the factors associated with self-reported hypertension in a sample of Black wom ... Cite

A case for community health programs for sickle cell anemia in low- to middle-income countries: An integrative review.

Journal article Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · November 2018 ObjectiveThe purpose of this review is to determine the factors associated with the outcomes of community health programs with particular focus on low- to middle-income countries. In addition, this review aims to suggest how these factors can affe ... Full text Cite