Selected Recent Publications

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Gusoff GM, Cuevas MA, Sarkisian C, Sterling MR, Avgar AC, Ryan GW. Perceived Contributors to Job Quality and Retention at Home Care Cooperatives. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e254457. 

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Enogela EM, Bowling CB, Levitan EB, Safford MM, Sterling MR. Reserve and Resilience: A Framework to Inform Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Research Among Older Adults. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Apr 4:e011396. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011396. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40184149.

 

Thompson MP, Hou H, Likosky DS, Pagani FD, Falvey JR, Bowles KH, Wadhera RK, Sterling MR. Home Health Care Use and Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Jul;17(7):e010459. 

 

Yanez Hernandez M, Kuo EF, Henriquez Taveras Y, Lee A, Ramos A, Ringel J, Andreae S, Tsui E, Safford MM, Avgar AC, Shen MJ, Dell N, Shalev D, Riffin C, Wiggins F, Kozlov E, Moise N, Sterling MR. Mental Health and Well-Being Among Home Health Aides. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 3;7(6):e2415234. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.15234. 

 

Espinosa CG, Lucas T, Kern LM, Jones CD, Mroz T, Arbaje AI, Ankuda C, Taveras YH, Feldman P, Thompson MP, Sterling MR. Understanding the Perspectives of Key Stakeholders toward Medicare's Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) in the US. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Oct;25(10):105203. 

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Sterling MR, Ringel JB, Safford MM, Goyal P, Khodneva Y, McClure LA, Durant RW, Jacob AE, Levitan EB. Trajectory of Cognitive Decline After Incident Heart Failure Hospitalization: Findings From the REGARDS Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Sep 3;13(17):e032986. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.

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Abraham-Aggarwal K, Spertus D, Avgar A, Hickner A, Spak J, Weaver R, Jang H, Sterling M. The Impact of Unions on US Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care Settings: A Systematic Review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Dec;25(12):105236. 

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Sterling MR, Ferranti EP, Green BB, Moise N, Foraker R, Nam S, Juraschek SP, Anderson CAM, St Laurent P, Sussman J; American Heart Association Primary Care Science Committee of the Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life's Essential 8: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Dec;17(12):e000134. 

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Sterling MR, Grabowski DC, Shen MJ. Obtaining and Paying for Home Care-Navigating Patients Through the Complex Terrain of Home Care in the US. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Jun 5. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2072. 

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Sterling MR, Ringel JB, Riegel B, Goyal P, Arbaje AI, Bowles KH, McDonald MV, Kern LM. Home Health Care Workers' Interactions with Medical Providers, Home Care Agencies, and Family Members for Patients with Heart Failure. J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Apr 3;36(2):369-375.

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Kallas J, Sterling MR, Ajayi O, Mulroy E, Kuo E, Ming J, Dell N, Avgar AC. Making a Bad Situation Worse: Examining the Challenges Facing Rural Home Care Workers. J Appl Gerontol. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Apr;42(4):768-775. doi: 10.1177/07334648221134793. ​

 

Sterling MR, Lau J, Rajan M, Safford MM, Akinyelure OP, Kern LM. Self-reported gaps in care coordination and preventable adverse outcomes among older adults receiving home health care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Mar;71(3):810-820. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18135.

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