2025
Contribution of chronic conditions to mortality: Differences by race and ethnicity
Elman M, Quiñones A, McAvay G, Vander Wyk B, Nagel C, Allore H. Contribution of chronic conditions to mortality: Differences by race and ethnicity. Aging And Health Research 2025, 5: 100231. PMID: 40575585, PMCID: PMC12199773, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2025.100231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth and Retirement StudyChronic conditionsNon-Hispanic Black older adultsContribution of chronic conditionsAccumulation of chronic conditionsIncidence of chronic conditionsBlack respondentsBlack older adultsEthnic health disparitiesAverage attributable fractionNon-Hispanic whitesNationally-representative dataHealth disparitiesRisk of deathAttributable fractionHealth characteristicsRetirement StudyBlack adultsWhite adultsOlder adultsHispanic respondentsOdds ratioWhite respondentsUnited StatesObservability inequality
2021
The clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities
Zirinsky E, Paintsil E, Oliveira CR. The clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2021, 33: 281-285. PMID: 33871422, PMCID: PMC8635086, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001018.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsClinical epidemiologyRespiratory diseaseSARS-CoV-2-related deathAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSevere lower respiratory diseaseHealth disparitiesSARS-CoV-2 infectionLongstanding health disparitiesKawasaki-like syndromeLower respiratory diseaseCoronavirus 2 pandemicCoronavirus disease 2019Upper respiratory diseaseSARS-CoV-2Ethnic health disparitiesPandemics/epidemicsCardiovascular shockInfluenza seasonDisease 2019Healthcare disparitiesUS populationEthnic disparitiesHispanic childrenMore childrenRacial and Ethnic Health Disparities Related to COVID-19
Lopez L, Hart LH, Katz MH. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Related to COVID-19. JAMA 2021, 325: 719-720. PMID: 33480972, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.26443.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Face of Medicine Is Not My Face…But, It Should Be
Calhoun A, Parker CB. The Face of Medicine Is Not My Face…But, It Should Be. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2020, 7: 1035-1038. PMID: 32770309, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-020-00834-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace of medicineAmerican eugenics movementHistorical atrocitiesMedical atrocitiesEugenics movementWhite supremacyGreat ironyMedical experimentationSystemic racismOppressed populationsAtrocitiesMedical ethicsSupremacyRacismIronyLeadersDiverse groupMovementConversationEthnic health disparitiesRepresentativesEthicsReflectionDiscussionFace
2017
The Phoenix Project: Re‐Introducing Group Prenatal Care
Novick G, Womack J, Sadler L. The Phoenix Project: Re‐Introducing Group Prenatal Care. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2017, 62: 631-631. DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup prenatal carePrenatal careCommunity-engaged approachGroup well-child careCommunity health workersWell-child careUniversity-affiliated clinicEthnic health disparitiesCommunity-academic partnershipPerinatal outcomesHealth workersPatient recruitmentPrior historyClinician trainingLocal population needsResults StakeholdersHealth disparitiesClinicCareCommunity-engaged methodsGroup differences in pain interference, psychiatric disorders, and general medical conditions among Hispanics and whites in the U.S. general population
Barry DT, Glenn CP, Hoff RA, Potenza MN. Group differences in pain interference, psychiatric disorders, and general medical conditions among Hispanics and whites in the U.S. general population. Psychiatry Research 2017, 258: 337-343. PMID: 28886905, PMCID: PMC5681386, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.08.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral medical conditionsSevere pain interferenceModerate pain interferencePain interferenceMedical conditionsPsychiatric disordersCross-sectional retrospective studyNon-Hispanic white adultsLower pain interferenceGroup differencesSpecific psychiatric disordersU.S. general populationNational Epidemiologic SurveyHispanic respondentsEthnic health disparitiesWhite respondentsRetrospective studyMood disordersGeneral populationEpidemiologic SurveyWhite adultsHealth disparitiesDisordersHeart conditionsFurther studies
2016
Food Label Use is associated with Dietary Quality and Dietary Patterns among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
SAMUEL G, Segura‐Pérez S, Shebl F, Hawley N, Damio G, Chhabra J, Vega‐López S, Fernandez M, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Food Label Use is associated with Dietary Quality and Dietary Patterns among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.674.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesFood frequency questionnaireDietary patternsFood label useDietary qualityLabel useDietary intakeHealth disparitiesType 2 diabetes careDiabetes-related knowledgeHealthy dietary patternMultivariable logistic regressionHealthy Eating IndexHealthy food choicesEthnic health disparitiesEducation levelFFQ dataFrequency questionnaireIndependent determinantsDiabetes careSnack patternsDiet managementLatino adultsDiabetesType 2
2015
Stigma and Racial/Ethnic HIV Disparities: Moving Toward Resilience
Earnshaw V, Bogart L, Dovidio J, Williams D. Stigma and Racial/Ethnic HIV Disparities: Moving Toward Resilience. Stigma And Health 2015, 1: 60-74. DOI: 10.1037/2376-6972.1.s.60.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Stigma and Racial/Ethnic HIV Disparities
Earnshaw V, Bogart L, Dovidio J, Williams D. Stigma and Racial/Ethnic HIV Disparities. American Psychologist 2013, 68: 225-236. PMID: 23688090, PMCID: PMC3740715, DOI: 10.1037/a0032705.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing Reactivity in Opioid-Dependent Patients Seeking Treatment with Methadone versus Buprenorphine: Policy Implications for Tuberculosis Screening
Schwarz RK, Bruce RD, Ball SA, Herme M, Altice FL. Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing Reactivity in Opioid-Dependent Patients Seeking Treatment with Methadone versus Buprenorphine: Policy Implications for Tuberculosis Screening. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2009, 35: 439-444. PMID: 20014914, DOI: 10.3109/00952990903447741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentTuberculin skin testingBuprenorphine maintenance treatmentOpioid-dependent patientsTST positivityMaintenance treatmentBMT programRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care settingSimilar high prevalenceCross-sectional analysisEthnic health disparitiesBMT patientsBMT settingCohort studyTuberculosis infectionSkin testingTuberculosis screeningTST resultsMMT programPatient populationPrimary careHigh prevalenceCare settingsPatients
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