2024
Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PM<sWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomesSocial Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU Hospitalization
Jain S, Murphy T, Falvey J, Leo-Summers L, O’Leary J, Zang E, Gill T, Krumholz H, Ferrante L. Social Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2410713. PMID: 38728030, PMCID: PMC11087837, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthOccupational therapyPhysical therapyOlder adultsRural residentsIntensive care unit hospitalizationRehabilitation deliveryIntensive care unitSocial determinantsSocioeconomic disadvantageNational Health and Aging Trends StudyDelivery of physical therapyIllness hospitalizationFactors associated with lower oddsDelivery of rehabilitationIn-hospital rehabilitationMitigate functional declineMedicaid eligibilityBurden of disabilityHigh school educationDual MedicareTrends StudyMedicare claimsLength of stay
2023
Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Academic Performance Among Children in North Carolina
Lam P, Zang E, Chen D, Liu R, Chen K. Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Academic Performance Among Children in North Carolina. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340928. PMID: 37906198, PMCID: PMC10618843, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study
Monin J, McAvay G, Zang E, Vander Wyk B, Carrión C, Allore H. Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289311. PMID: 37585365, PMCID: PMC10431668, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted odds ratioAlzheimer's Disease Research CenterAgitation/aggressionDepression/dysphoriaCase-control studyElation/euphoriaNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterDisease Research CenterBehavioral symptomsDivorce/separationOlder adultsCoordinating CenterDementia stagingConditional logistic regressionStages of dementiaCase/control statusInitial visitOdds ratioIndividual symptomsNPI scoresStandardized clinical informationClinical informationMarried casesGreater oddsControl study