2024
Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer
Maduka R, Canavan M, Walters S, Ermer T, Zhan P, Kaminski M, Li A, Pichert M, Salazar M, Prsic E, Boffa D. Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7028. PMID: 38711364, PMCID: PMC11074703, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal quality of careQuality of carePatient socioeconomic statusAssociated with improved qualityAssociated with improved quality of lifeEnd-of-lifeUS cancer populationPalliative treatmentQuality of lifeCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInformed decision makingProportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsNon-HispanicAssociated with lower ratesInsurance payer statusImproving informed decision makingCancer populationSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityTreatment usePayer statusBlack raceLogistic regression
2016
Psychoactive Prescription Practices for Serious Mental and Neurological Illness in Ghana: Data from the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP)
Canavan M, Sipsma H, Jack H, Ohene S, Rohrbaugh R, Bradley E, Ofori-Atta A, Consortium T. Psychoactive Prescription Practices for Serious Mental and Neurological Illness in Ghana: Data from the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP). International Journal Of Mental Health 2016, 45: 223-235. DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2016.1215217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescription practicesDelusional disorderMedication availabilityPsychiatric hospitalMental disordersMental healthCostly health conditionsSerious mental illnessQuality of careResource-constrained settingsDiagnosis of epilepsyMental health systemMost patientsMiddle-income countriesPrimary diagnosisNeurological illnessPsychoactive medicationsPrescription typeMedicationsPatientsMental illnessNeurological disordersSerious MentalPatient diagnosisHealth system
2013
Hospice for Nursing Home Residents: Does Ownership Type Matter?
Canavan ME, Carlson M, Sipsma HL, Bradley EH. Hospice for Nursing Home Residents: Does Ownership Type Matter? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2013, 16: 1221-1226. PMID: 23895303, PMCID: PMC3791037, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsHome residentsProfit hospicesNursing homesMedical social workersMore patientsHospice careHome care workersNational Hospice SurveyNumber of patientsQuality of careStaff membersHospice enrollmentHospice SurveyHospice QualityHospice usersPatientsCare workersHospiceHigher numberNonprofit hospicesCareStaffing patternsHigher proportionResidents