Accomplishments: Department of Internal Medicine

Vikash Patel, Sidath Kapukotuwa (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “Tai Chi as a Mind-Body Approach to Cardiovascular Health: A Contemporary Evidence Synthesis,” at the 12th Annual meeting of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences North American Section, held…
Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled “Design and evaluation of a multi-theory model-based intervention to promote childbearing intentions among Iranian single-child women: A mixed-methods protocol” with coauthors Shahid Sadoughi from University of Medical Sciences in the Journal of Research Development in…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) recently published the ninth edition of his very popular book, Practical Stress Management, with an emeritus professor from Minnesota State University, and publisher Academic Press (Elsevier). Since its first edition was published 30 years ago, the book has grown in popularity with its…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article with a doctoral scholar and faculty at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences titled, “Determinants of childbearing: Behavioral change models and theories: A systematic review,” in the Iranian Journal of Public Health (Impact factor 1.6). In Iran, the…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Development of a Web-Based Tool Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Improve Adherence to Diagnostic Colonoscopy Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults in Colorectal Cancer Screening Program” in the journal, Annals of Epidemiology (Impact factor…
Anam Fatima (Social & Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled "Nutrition Behavior Change in Pregnancy: Mapping Evidence through a  Scoping Review" in the BioSocial Health Journal. The review highlighted the effectiveness of educational behavioral change…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), in association with coauthors from China and Australia, published an article titled "Depressive symptoms and associated factors among middle-aged and older patients with chronic kidney disease: Gender differences based on a health ecological model" in the journal Healthcare (Impact…
Sharmistha Roy (Social and Behavioral Health), Ashish Kumar Biswas (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, "Stress, anxiety, and depression as psychological distress among college and undergraduate students: A scoping review of reviews guided by the socio-…