UAMS Pediatrics

• Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Sections

• Biostatistics

Specialties

Contact Information

• Email:	cswearingen@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-364-6631
  Fax:	501-364-1431
  Address:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
  	1 Children's Way
  	Little Rock, AR 72202

Education

• B.A., Belmont University, 1995
• M.S., Medical University of South Carolina, 2006
• Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 2009

Clinical & Research Interests

• Clinical Research, Outcomes Research, Improving statistical methods for analyzing data that come from extreme value, non-normal distributions.

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, Ravina B;Swearingen C;Elm J;Kamp C;Kieburtz K;Kim SY; Long term understanding of study information in research participants with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2010 Jan 16 (1): 60 - 63.
• Journal Article, Swearingen A;Ghaemmaghami V;Loftus T;Swearingen CJ;Salisbury H;Gerkin RD;Ferrara J; Extreme blood alcohol level is associated with increased resource use in trauma patients. Am Surg 2010 Jan 76 (1): 20 - 24.
• Journal Article, Pincus T., Swearingen CJ., Bergman MJ., Colglazier CL., Kaell AT., Kunath AM., Siegel EL., Yazici Y. RAPID3 (Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data) on an MDHAQ (Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire): agreement with DAS28 (Disease Activity Score) and CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) activity categories, scored in five versus more than ninety seconds. Arthritis Care Res 2010 Feb; 62(2):181-189.
• Journal Article, Swigris JJ., Yorke J., Sprunger DB., Swearingen C., Pincus T., du Bois RM., Brown KK., Fischer A. Assessing dyspnea and its impact on patients with connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease. Respir Med 2010 Sep; 104(9):1350-1355.
• Journal Article, Pincus T;Swearingen CJ;Luta G;Sokka T; Efficacy of prednisone 1-4 mg/day in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled withdrawal clinical trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 Nov 68 (11): 1715 - 1720.
• Journal Article, Pincus T., Mandelin AM., Swearingen CJ. Flowsheets that include MDHAQ physical function, pain, global, and RAPID3 scores, laboratory tests, and medications to monitor patients with all rheumatic diseases: an electronic database for an electronic medical record. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2009 Nov; 35(4):829 - 842.
• Journal Article, Pincus T., Askanase AD., Swearingen CJ. A multi-dimensional health assessment questionnaire (MDHAQ) and routine assessment of patient index data (RAPID3) scores are informative in patients with all rheumatic diseases. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2009 Nov; 35(4):819 - 827.
• Journal Article, Pincus T., Yazici Y., Swearingen CJ. Quality control of a medical history: improving accuracy with patient participation, supported by a four-page version of the multidimensional health assessment questionnaire (MDHAQ). Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2009 Nov; 35(4):851 - 60.
• Journal Article, Pincus T., Swearingen CJ. The HAQ compared with the MDHAQ: 'keep it simple, stupid' (KISS), with feasibility and clinical value as primary criteria for patient questionnaires in usual clinical care. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2009 Nov; 35(4):787 - 798.
• Journal Article, Schneider MG;Swearingen CJ;Shulman LM;Ye J;Baumgarten M;Tilley BC; Minority enrollment in Parkinson's disease clinical trials. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2009 May 15 (4): 258 - 262.