2009
Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services
Ross JS, Halm EA, Bravata DM. Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services. Stroke 2009, 40: 1811-1819. PMID: 19265044, PMCID: PMC2768116, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.539619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAspirinCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalDelivery of Health CareEthnicityFemaleGeographyHealth BehaviorHealth Care SurveysHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsSecondary prevention servicesOutpatient rehabilitationPrevention servicesRegular exerciseService useHealth care access characteristicsBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSmoking cessation counselingHistory of strokeMultivariable logistic regressionStroke Belt statesNon-Hispanic blacksOverall service useLow useState residenceSex-based differencesRace-based differencesPneumococcal vaccinationAntihypertensive medicationsCessation counselingStroke outcomeSelf-reported useAge 80Stroke Belt
2007
Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans.
Keyhani S, Ross JS, Hebert P, Dellenbaugh C, Penrod JD, Siu AL. Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 2179-85. PMID: 17971544, PMCID: PMC2089117, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2007.114934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFee-for-Service PlansHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePreventive Health ServicesSocial ClassUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedicare health maintenance organizationsHealth maintenance organizationSerum cholesterol screeningPreventive careMedicare FFSInfluenza vaccinationPneumococcal vaccinationCholesterol screeningMedicare feeHealth AdministrationSerum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurementProstate specific antigen measurementsVeterans 65 yearsProstate cancer screeningMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyElderly male veteransCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported useCancer screeningAntigen measurementMale veteransVaccinationBeneficiary SurveyMaintenance organization
2006
Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults
Ross JS, Bradley EH, Busch SH. Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults. JAMA 2006, 295: 2027-2036. PMID: 16670411, DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.17.2027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care servicesWeight loss counselingCardiovascular risk reductionCare servicesHigher-income adultsAnnual household incomeAspirin usePneumococcal vaccinationInsured adultsColorectal cancerUninsured adultsDiabetes managementHemoglobin measurementBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemAppropriate health care servicesSerum cholesterol screeningCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer screeningPatterns of careHealth insuranceCommunity-dwelling adultsRisk reduction servicesRisk reductionCross-sectional analysis