2020
Changes in community mental health services availability and suicide mortality in the US: a retrospective study
Hung P, Busch SH, Shih YW, McGregor AJ, Wang S. Changes in community mental health services availability and suicide mortality in the US: a retrospective study. BMC Psychiatry 2020, 20: 188. PMID: 32334552, PMCID: PMC7183673, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02607-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide mortalityNational Mental Health Services SurveySuicide deathsMental health service availabilityHealth service availabilityMental health servicesMental health careHealth Services SurveySuicide prevention effortsMethodsRetrospective analysisRetrospective studyOutpatient settingHealth servicesDisease controlResultsFrom 2014Same time periodEpidemiologic researchCMHCsPrevention effortsMortalityHealth careServices SurveySuicide ratesAssociationDeath
2017
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Oncotype DX Test Receipt in a Statewide Population-Based Study.
Davis BA, Aminawung JA, Abu-Khalaf MM, Evans SB, Su K, Mehta R, Wang SY, Gross CP. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Oncotype DX Test Receipt in a Statewide Population-Based Study. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 346-354. PMID: 28275035, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsConnecticutFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic TestingHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPatient Outcome AssessmentPopulation SurveillanceRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultConceptsPopulation-based studyOncotype DXODX testingBreast cancerHispanic womenHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerRetrospective population-based studyWhite womenRacial disparitiesGEP test resultsBreast cancer careBreast cancer outcomesStudy inclusion criteriaGene expression profiling testsMore white womenClinical characteristicsTest receiptCancer outcomesCancer careInclusion criteriaLogistic analysisEthnic disparitiesStatewide populationWomen
2016
Association between Time since Cancer Diagnosis and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Level Analysis
Wang SY, Hsu SH, Gross CP, Sanft T, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Yu JB. Association between Time since Cancer Diagnosis and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Level Analysis. Value In Health 2016, 19: 631-638. PMID: 27565280, PMCID: PMC5002308, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComponent summary scoresSF-6D scoresMental component summary scoresSurvivors of prostateYear of diagnosisPoor-prognosis cancerCancer survivorsSummary scoresCancer diagnosisCervical cancerLower mental component summary scoresLower SF-6D scoresPhysical component summary scoreCancer typesSurvivors of breastHealth-related qualityLevel of HRQoLPatient demographic characteristicsBreast cancer survivorsDecade of diagnosisDemographic characteristicsMost cancer survivorsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyQuality of lifePoor mental health
2012
Health care utilization and health outcomes: a population study of Taiwan
Wang SY, Chen LK, Hsu SH, Wang SC. Health care utilization and health outcomes: a population study of Taiwan. Health Policy And Planning 2012, 27: 590-599. PMID: 22258470, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationDiabetes mellitusSystem diseasesCerebrovascular diseaseHealth outcomesMortality rateReduced health care utilizationSARS epidemicHealth careCause-specific mortality ratesGenitourinary system diseasesNervous system diseasesNational Health Insurance programRespiratory system diseasesDigestive system diseasesHealth care expendituresHealth Insurance ProgramVascular diseaseMonthly mortality ratesShort-term reductionMellitusInfectious diseasesDiseaseCare expenditures
2010
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Risk Factors and Impact of Screening
Virnig BA, Wang SY, Shamilyan T, Kane RL, Tuttle TM. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Risk Factors and Impact of Screening. JNCI Monographs 2010, 2010: 113-116. PMID: 20956813, PMCID: PMC5161075, DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgq024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingChemopreventionFemaleHormone Replacement TherapyHumansIncidenceMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicRaloxifene HydrochlorideRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTamoxifenYoung AdultConceptsInvasive breast cancerBreast cancerDCIS incidenceDuctal carcinomaRisk factorsIncidence of DCISManagement of DCISRole of chemopreventionPositive family historyUse of mammographyImpact of screeningIncident DCISComedo necrosisMammography useFamily historyDCISHealth OfficeOlder ageIncidenceCancerNational InstituteCarcinomaFurther investigationAgeLiterature review