2013
Mental Health and Social Support Among HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users and Their Caregivers in China
Greene MC, Zhang J, Li J, Desai M, Kershaw T. Mental Health and Social Support Among HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users and Their Caregivers in China. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 1775-1784. PMID: 23283579, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0396-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive injection drug usersPatients' mental healthHIV/AIDS treatmentInjection drug usersHIV/AIDSMental healthCaregiver burdenDrug usersInjection drug usePatient-caregiver dyadsCaregivers' mental healthPoor caregiver mental healthNon-clinical caregiversMultivariate linear regression modelingSocial supportHIV careHIV patientsPatient disabilityLinear regression modelingCaregiver healthCaregiver stigmaDrug useAIDS treatmentCaregiver contextCaregivers
2012
Active Transportation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in U.S. Adults
Furie GL, Desai MM. Active Transportation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in U.S. Adults. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2012, 43: 621-628. PMID: 23159257, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsRisk factorsPhysical activityFavorable cardiovascular risk factor profileCardiovascular risk factor profileHigh-density lipoprotein levelsU.S. adultsOdds of hypertensionRisk factor profileActive transportationNutrition Examination SurveyMinutes/weekLogistic regression analysisTransportation physical activityEvidence of associationWaist circumferenceLipoprotein levelsSmoking statusExamination SurveyNational HealthLower oddsHealth outcomesFactor profileSociodemographic characteristicsOutcomes for Mitral Valve Surgery Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 1999 to 2008
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Desai MM, Barreto-Filho JA, Sugeng L, Hashim SW, Krumholz HM. Outcomes for Mitral Valve Surgery Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 1999 to 2008. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 298-307. PMID: 22576847, PMCID: PMC3400109, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.966077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLinear ModelsMaleMedicareMitral ValveOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionQuality ImprovementRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMitral valve surgeryValve surgeryMitral valve repairFFS patientsHospitalization ratesValve repairMedicare feeMedicare Standard Analytic FilesMedicare FFS patientsRisk-standardized ratesProportion of patientsStandard Analytic FilesVital Status filesNational surveillance dataMedicare administrative dataSubstantial morbidityMortality outcomesService patientsAnalytic FilesMortality riskMortality rateSurgeryPatientsDenominator fileReadmission