2021
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdults
2019
Do Local Tobacco-21 Laws Reduce Smoking Among 18 to 20 Year-Olds?
Friedman AS, Wu RJ. Do Local Tobacco-21 Laws Reduce Smoking Among 18 to 20 Year-Olds? Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2019, 22: 1195-1201. PMID: 31348515, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntz123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adult smokingTobacco 21 policiesTobacco 21 lawsAdult smokingBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCurrent smoking rateTobacco salesUnexposed respondentsSmoking ratesSmokingAge 21MMSAsYear oldsSmokersPercentage point reductionPublic healthSame ageSurveillance systemPercentage point dropPoint dropPoint reductionAgeFirst evidenceSubstantive reduction
2017
The relationship of erectile dysfunction and subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Osondu CU, Vo B, Oni ET, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Nasir K, Aneni EC. The relationship of erectile dysfunction and subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vascular Medicine 2017, 23: 9-20. PMID: 29243995, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x17725809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessAssociation of EDFlow-mediated dilationSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calcificationErectile dysfunctionCardiovascular diseaseHigher carotid intima-media thicknessAnkle-brachial indexToe-brachial indexCVD risk assessmentIntima-media thicknessPulse wave velocityArtery calcificationEndothelial dysfunctionCVD mortalityMean ageVascular functionStudy qualityStudy populationAssessment QuestionnaireSystematic reviewDysfunctionPercentage point reductionMultiple databases
2013
Hospital Strategies Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates for Patients With Heart Failure
Bradley EH, Curry L, Horwitz LI, Sipsma H, Wang Y, Walsh MN, Goldmann D, White N, Piña IL, Krumholz HM. Hospital Strategies Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates for Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 444-450. PMID: 23861483, PMCID: PMC3802532, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.000101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower readmission ratesReadmission ratesHeart failurePrimary physicianHospital strategiesPatient's primary physicianHospital readmission ratesMultivariable linear regression modelsHospital teaching statusNational quality initiativesHospital volumeMedication reconciliationDischarge papersCommunity physiciansLocal hospitalPatientsWeb-based surveyReadmissionPhysician groupsTeaching statusHospitalElectronic summariesQuality InitiativePercentage point reductionLinear regression models
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