Young adult hip disorders, comprehensive patient-centered musculoskeletal care, lifestyle medicine approach to musculoskeletal care, acupuncture, mobile health (mHealth) technology and disparities in musculoskeletal care.
Predicting Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Pre-Arthritic Hip Disorders
Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (Doris Duke Charitable Foundation)
Cheng, Abby L (PI), 12/1/20 – 11/30/21
This supplement was awarded to promote research continuity and retention of early-career physician-scientists. It is intended to supplement work on the K23AR74520 award.
Predicting Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Pre-Arthritic Hip Disorders
K23AR074520 Supplement, NIH/NIAMS
Cheng, Abby L (PI), 09/10/20 – 08/31/21
This Administrative Supplement to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars (NOT-OD-20-054) supplements work on the parent K23 award.
Mental Health, Mobile Health, and the EMR
Big Ideas Innovation Grant, Washington University / BJC HealthCare
Cheng, Abby L (PI), 08/01/20 – 07/31/21
The goal of this project is to address psychological impairment in patients seeking conservative care for musculoskeletal pain by improving physicians’ awareness of patients’ anxiety and depression symptoms, offering patients access to an affordable, confidential, smartphone app that teaches research-based techniques to improve mental resiliency and enabling physicians to visualize how often patients use the smartphone app so that physician-patient discussions can be more personalized and effective.
Predicting Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Pre-Arthritic Hip Disorders
K23AR074520, NIH/NIAMS
Cheng, Abby L (PI), 08/01/19 – 06/30/24
The goal of this project is to improve management of patients with pre-arthritic hip disorders by identifying modifiable predictors of chronic pain and/or progression to surgery and creating a clinical prediction tool that assists clinicians in developing patient-specific management plans that address both anatomic and psychosocial impairments.