2025
Association between Hospital Safety-Net Status and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure
Jimenez J, Zhang L, Lin Z, Ferrante L, Falvey J, Walkey A, Krumholz H, Jain S. Association between Hospital Safety-Net Status and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure. CHEST Journal 2025 PMID: 40818773, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.07.4079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSafety-net hospitalMedian odds ratioSafety-net hospital statusDelivery of rehabilitationOlder adultsRehabilitation deliveryNon-SNHsIntensive care unitSocioeconomic disadvantageRetrospective cohort studyCohort study of older adultsHospital safety-net statusDisproportionate share hospital indexRetrospective cohort study of older adultsHierarchical multivariable logistic regression modelsStudy of older adultsSafety-net statusMedicare Provider AnalysisMultivariate logistic regression modelCritical illnessLogistic regression modelsRehabilitation servicesSocioeconomic disparitiesHospital characteristicsUS hospitalsNeighborhood Deprivation, Trauma Profiles, Coping, and Stress Prospectively Predict Depressive Symptoms Among Young African American Mothers in the InterGEN Study: A Latent Class Analysis
Lane B, Millender E, Harris R, Nowak A, Josiah N, Hall C, Pfeiffer F, Wong F, Crusto C, Potts-Thompson S, Prescott L, Taylor J. Neighborhood Deprivation, Trauma Profiles, Coping, and Stress Prospectively Predict Depressive Symptoms Among Young African American Mothers in the InterGEN Study: A Latent Class Analysis. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-13. PMID: 40457024, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02498-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung African American mothersNeighborhood deprivationImprove mental healthAfrican American mothersMental healthDepressive symptomsStatistically significant predictors of depressive symptomsEffect of neighborhood deprivationLatent class analysisExposure to neighbourhood deprivationSignificant predictors of depressive symptomsAmerican mothersPredictors of depressive symptomsAvoidant copingResultsIn unadjusted modelsClass analysisAfrican American womenIndividual coping skillsInterGEN StudyExperiences of traumaSocioeconomic disparitiesUnadjusted modelsPsychological supportCoping skillsCommunity strengthsRacial Disparities in Specialist Palliative Care Among People With Advanced Heart Failure
Zhan Y, Han L, Abel E, Kinder D, DeRycke E, Feder S. Racial Disparities in Specialist Palliative Care Among People With Advanced Heart Failure. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2025, 69: e508. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecialist palliative careVA Medical CenterIntraclass correlation coefficientDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPalliative careAffairs Medical CenterRacial disparitiesMedical CenterImprove equityDrivers of racial disparitiesPalliative care deliveryRetrospective cohort of peopleDepartment of Veterans AffairsCohort of peopleProportion of peopleCare deliveryWithin-hospitalSocioeconomic disparitiesAdvanced heart failurePearson correlation coefficient testVeterans AffairsPotential disparitiesAcute myocardial infarctionImplementation strategiesSocioeconomic and demographic disparities in the impact of digestive diseases in the middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
Al Ta’ani O, Al-Ajlouni Y, Lahoud C, Almasaid S, Alhalalmeh Y, Oweis Z, Danpanichkul P, Baidoun A, Alsakarneh S, Dahiya D, Njei B. Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in the impact of digestive diseases in the middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. International Journal For Equity In Health 2025, 24: 85. PMID: 40148874, PMCID: PMC11951616, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02448-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisability-adjusted life yearsEstimated annual percentage changeSocio-demographic IndexAge-standardized incidence rateDisability-adjusted life year ratesGlobal Burden of DiseaseMiddle East and North AfricaGender Inequality IndexHuman Development IndexMiddle East and North Africa regionImpact of socioeconomic disparitiesIncidence rateAge-standardized mortalityAge-standardized ratesAnnual percentage changePercentage changeInfluence disease burdenBurden of DDBurden of diseasePublic health challengeHighest incidence rateSocioeconomic disparitiesDD incidenceTargeted interventionsNorth Africa
2024
USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years
Siddique S, Wang R, Yasin F, Gaddy J, Zhang L, Gross C, Ma X. USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2436358. PMID: 39361285, PMCID: PMC11450516, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS Preventive Services Task ForceUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsColorectal cancer screening uptakeAverage-risk individualsScreening uptakeHigher socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusScreening recommendationsColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screening recommendationsPreventive Services Task ForceCohort studyCancer screening recommendationsScreening uptake ratesInterrupted time series analysisLow socioeconomic statusPrivate insurance beneficiariesScreening ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesPotential disparitiesEvaluate changesClaims dataAbsolute changeSocial support dynamics within parent-AYA cancer survivor dyads in a rural, socioeconomically disadvantaged, majority Hispanic/Latino region.
Lewinsohn R, Benedict C, Smith M, Boynton H, Schapira L, Smith S. Social support dynamics within parent-AYA cancer survivor dyads in a rural, socioeconomically disadvantaged, majority Hispanic/Latino region. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 10071-10071. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.10071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSource of emotional supportChildhood cancer survivorsCommunity-based organizationsSources of informal supportSocial supportAdolescent/young adultCancer survivorsSocial support dynamicsEmotional supportAYA childhood cancer survivorsFear of recurrenceReducing psychological distressInstrumental social supportYears post-diagnosisPost-traumatic growthInformation supportUnmet emotional needsPopulation of familiesSurvivorship careAYA survivorsSocioeconomic disparitiesPediatric carePsychological distressAdult carePost-diagnosisP28. Socioeconomic Disparities in Extended Research Experience Participation: Bias in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Match
Lin L, Huttinger A, Butler P, Gosman A, Janis J. P28. Socioeconomic Disparities in Extended Research Experience Participation: Bias in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Match. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 52-52. PMCID: PMC11340466, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001018380.00924.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocioeconomic disparities22. Socioeconomic Disparities in Extended Research Experience Participation: Bias in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Match
Huttinger A, Lin L, Butler P, Gosman A, Janis J. 22. Socioeconomic Disparities in Extended Research Experience Participation: Bias in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Match. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 15-16. PMCID: PMC11041145, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001014700.63232.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocioeconomic disparitiesSocioeconomic Disparities in Research Participation: Bias in Plastic Surgery Residency Match
Lin L, Huttinger A, Butler P, Gosman A, Janis J. Socioeconomic Disparities in Research Participation: Bias in Plastic Surgery Residency Match. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: e5565. PMID: 38313590, PMCID: PMC10836880, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocioeconomic disparitiesInvestigate socioeconomic disparitiesNortheastern medical schoolCross-sectional surveyPercentage of respondentsChi-square testFinancial hardshipMedical schoolsResidency programsNonacademic settingsSocioeconomic biasSurgery residency programsDisparitiesParticipantsPlastic surgeonsResearch participantsSummary tablesPlastic surgery residency programsCareer progressionResidency matchAdvanced degreesIntegrated plastic surgery residency programsResidency applicantsRespondentsSurrogate marker
2023
Global population exposure to landscape fire air pollution from 2000 to 2019
Xu R, Ye T, Yue X, Yang Z, Yu W, Zhang Y, Bell M, Morawska L, Yu P, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Liu Y, Johnston F, Lei Y, Abramson M, Guo Y, Li S. Global population exposure to landscape fire air pollution from 2000 to 2019. Nature 2023, 621: 521-529. PMID: 37730866, PMCID: PMC10511322, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06398-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Oddleifson D, Xu X, Wiznia D, Gibson D, Spatz E, Desai N. Healthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: e961-e973. PMID: 37543752, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtilization of hospitalKnee replacementMedicaid ServicesHospital-level disparitiesLow-income patientsCross-sectional studyHospital-level analysisHospital referral regionsHigh-quality hospitalsReplacement hospitalNational averageCare measuresHospital's percentageReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalLevel IIIPatient accessHipSocioeconomic disparitiesSurgical processQuartileLogit linkHigh social vulnerabilityAssociationA Review of the Effect of COVID-19-Related Lockdowns on Global Cancer Screening
Bharwani A, Li D, Vermund S. A Review of the Effect of COVID-19-Related Lockdowns on Global Cancer Screening. Cureus 2023, 15: e40268. PMID: 37448422, PMCID: PMC10336183, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferent screening intervalsCancer screening participationProvider-related barriersMajor medical databasesCOVID-19-related lockdownPreventative health servicesType of screeningCOVID-19 lockdownScreening intervalScreening participationMiddle-income countriesCancer screeningPatients' attitudesExclusion criteriaHealth servicesFinal reviewCancer typesSocioeconomic disparitiesRelevant articlesMedical databasesCOVID-19ScreeningLockdown periodReviewSignificant disruption30 IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES ON RECEIVING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Soleymanjahi S, Hong Y, Lee J, Kvistad R, Hughes M, Llor X. 30 IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES ON RECEIVING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. Gastroenterology 2023, 164: s-9-s-10. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(23)00977-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in trajectories of morbidity accumulation among older Americans
O'Neill A, Newsom J, Trubits E, Elman M, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Nagel C, Dorr D, Quiñones A. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in trajectories of morbidity accumulation among older Americans. SSM - Population Health 2023, 22: 101375. PMID: 36941895, PMCID: PMC10024041, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispanic adultsRace/ethnicityBlack adultsWhite adultsMultiple chronic health conditionsNon-Hispanic white adultsNH White adultsChronic health conditionsSelf-reported morbidityCovariate-adjusted modelsPublic health interventionsProtective effectMorbidity countHealth interventionsPotential associationHealth disparitiesOlder ageSocioeconomic disparitiesHealth conditionsSocioeconomic statusSocioeconomic inequalitiesAdultsOlder AmericansRetirement StudyConsiderable heterogeneity
2022
The geo-spatial perspective of biological, social and environmental determinants of early pregnancy anaemia in rural Sri Lanka: Need for context-specific approaches on prevention
Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Mendis V, Agampodi S. The geo-spatial perspective of biological, social and environmental determinants of early pregnancy anaemia in rural Sri Lanka: Need for context-specific approaches on prevention. Geospatial Health 2022, 17 PMID: 36468596, DOI: 10.4081/gh.2022.1110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of anemiaEarly pregnancyPregnant womenRisk factorsFirst trimester pregnant womenHigher anemia prevalenceAntenatal care programsEnvironmental risk factorsHeterogeneous risk factorsMaternal anemiaPregnancy anemiaPregnancy cohortAnemia prevalenceDietary patternsHigh prevalenceAnemiaCare programRural Sri LankaPrevalenceSocioeconomic disparitiesPregnancyHealth DivisionEthnic distributionSignificant differencesAnuradhapura districtFactors associated with early pregnancy anemia in rural Sri Lanka: Does being ‘under care’ iron out socioeconomic disparities?
Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Mendis V, Agampodi S. Factors associated with early pregnancy anemia in rural Sri Lanka: Does being ‘under care’ iron out socioeconomic disparities? PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274642. PMID: 36201463, PMCID: PMC9536542, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy anemiaPregnant womenFirst trimester pregnant womenSocioeconomic disparitiesRisk of anemiaOdds of anemiaFull blood countHistory of anemiaContinuum of carePeriod of gestationFamily Health ProgramHierarchical logistic regression modelsSelf-completed questionnaireLogistic regression modelsHealth care coveragePublic health infrastructureMaternal anemiaAntenatal careCohort studyBreast feedingContraceptive injectionMiddle-income countriesAnemia preventionRegression modelsAnemia controlAssociations between interpersonal violence and cancer risk factors for transgender and cisgender people.
Alpert A, Sayegh S, Strawderman M, Cunliffe S, Cupertino A, Griggs J, Cerulli C. Associations between interpersonal violence and cancer risk factors for transgender and cisgender people. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 6516-6516. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.6516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer risk factorsRates of smokingCisgender peopleRisk factorsTransgender peopleRobust Poisson regression modelsDecrease socioeconomic disparitiesCancer prevention researchPoisson regression modelsRisk of cancerInterpersonal violenceFollow-up timeSocioeconomic disparitiesPrevalence ratiosPrevention researchRates of interpersonal violenceExperiences of violenceLife courseSmokingSignificantly higher ratesBMIExposure to interpersonal violenceRegression modelsOncology communityStatistically significant differenceSocioeconomic disparities in supportive therapy use and tolerance of aromatase inhibitors in patients with early-stage, hormone-positive breast cancer.
Kier M, Li Z, Casasanta N, Patel R, Agarwal P, Zimmerman B, Yang Y, Fink M, Zhou X, Newman S, Chen R, Schadt E, Oh W, Tiersten A. Socioeconomic disparities in supportive therapy use and tolerance of aromatase inhibitors in patients with early-stage, hormone-positive breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 523-523. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of discontinuationSupportive therapyBreast cancerAI therapyDiscontinuation ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesInsurance coverageEarly-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancerSide effectsExact testHormone receptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapyReceptor-positive breast cancerHormone-positive breast cancerInitial AI therapyAromatase inhibitor therapyRetrospective chart reviewMajority of patientsPositive breast cancerBreast cancer survivalFisher's exact testLow socioeconomic statusAdjuvant AIPrimary languageEarly discontinuationHealth disparities in pediatric food allergy
Tepler E, Wong KH, Soffer GK. Health disparities in pediatric food allergy. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2022, 129: 417-423. PMID: 35476967, DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPediatric food allergyFood allergyHealth disparitiesSocioeconomic disparitiesSocioeconomic statusOutcome of childrenLow socioeconomic statusGoogle Scholar databasesAllergen-free foodsLong-term managementAcute managementAllergy careOverall prevalenceFood assistance programsAllergyHealth outcomesScholar databasesGreater riskLiterature searchOriginal research articlesChildrenPossible interventionsPrevalenceCurrent literatureDiagnosis
2021
Twenty-year trends in use of electroconvulsive therapy among homeless and domiciled veterans with mental illness
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Wilkinson ST, Holtzheimer PE. Twenty-year trends in use of electroconvulsive therapy among homeless and domiciled veterans with mental illness. CNS Spectrums 2021, 28: 183-189. PMID: 34895380, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852921001061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectroconvulsive therapyMental illnessECT utilizationECT useSessions of ECTVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemHealthcare systemTwenty-year trendsMedical recordsHigher overall rateVA facilitiesSocioeconomic disparitiesIllnessComprehensive healthcare systemHomeless veteransVeteransOverall rateNational dataTherapyRegional differencesLocal factorsYear 2000
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