2023
Timeliness of diagnostic evaluation for postmenopausal bleeding: A retrospective cohort study using claims data
Xu X, Chen L, Nunez-Smith M, Clark M, Wright J. Timeliness of diagnostic evaluation for postmenopausal bleeding: A retrospective cohort study using claims data. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289692. PMID: 37682914, PMCID: PMC10490884, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostmenopausal bleedingFirst diagnostic procedureDiagnostic evaluationDiagnostic proceduresGynecologic conditionsMedicaid patientsCox proportional hazards modelPrompt diagnostic evaluationRetrospective cohort studyMarketScan Research DatabasesAdditional risk factorsNon-clinical factorsCommon gynecologic conditionProportional hazards modelLower ratesCohort studyMost patientsPatient characteristicsBenign etiologyGynecologic cancerCancer patientsPreventive careUterine cancerInsurance typeRisk factors
2015
Prescription drug insurance and cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare seniors: findings from two national surveys
Jensen G, Xu X. Prescription drug insurance and cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare seniors: findings from two national surveys. Journal Of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research 2015, 7: 11-21. DOI: 10.1111/jphs.12116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-related nonadherenceMultiple chronic conditionsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyChronic conditionsDrug insuranceMedicare seniorsCost-related medication nonadherenceChronic health conditionsMultivariable regression modelsPrescription drug insuranceMedication nonadherenceChronic illnessCardiovascular diseaseRepresentative data sourcesOlder adultsHealth conditionsMonthsLower likelihoodDevastating consequencesMedicationsNonadherenceLower ratesNational surveyRetirement StudyRegression models