2020
Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults
Mszar R, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Yahya T, Sharma R, Grandhi GR, Khera R, Virani SS, Lichtman J, Khan SU, Cainzos-Achirica M, Vahidy FS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults. Stroke 2020, 51: 3552-3561. PMID: 33100188, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAwarenessBlack or African AmericanEducational StatusEmigrants and ImmigrantsEthnicityFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHispanic or LatinoHumansIncomeInsurance, HealthMaleMedically UninsuredStrokeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsNational Health Interview SurveyCommon stroke symptomsStroke symptomsHealth Interview SurveyYoung adultsUS young adultsSymptom awarenessFocused public health interventionsInterview SurveyStroke symptom awarenessHigh-risk characteristicsPublic health interventionsArms/legsCertain sociodemographic subgroupsLow education levelStroke incidenceSevere headacheSingle symptomStudy populationTimely diagnosisHigher oddsStroke rateHispanic ethnicityGeneral populationSociodemographic determinants
2019
Variation and Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Adults in the United States
Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Khera R, Desai NR, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Virani SS, Kash BA, Zoghbi WA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Variation and Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Adults in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1917885. PMID: 31851350, PMCID: PMC6991230, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAwarenessCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency TreatmentEthnicityFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth SurveysHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMyocardial InfarctionSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMyocardial infarction symptomsShortness of breathMyocardial infarctionInfarction symptomsLow education levelEmergency medical servicesChest painSociodemographic subgroupsNational Health Interview SurveyEmergency cardiac careCross-sectional studyMedical servicesHealth Interview SurveyPublic health initiativesEducation levelLow-income subgroupsPrompt recognitionBack painCommon symptomsMale sexCardiac careHigher oddsHispanic ethnicityMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk