2021
Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Holaday LW, Oladele CR, Miller SM, Dueñas MI, Roy B, Ross JS. Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 70: 329-340. PMID: 34850379, PMCID: PMC8896574, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careMedicare beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression modelCOVID-19 pandemicOlder adultsOlder Medicare beneficiariesFeelings of lonelinessHistory of depressionPublic health measuresCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicitySubsequent morbidityLower oddsBlack beneficiariesHealth measuresSocial disconnectionSociodemographic variablesReporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics
Varma T, Wallach JD, Miller JE, Schnabel D, Skydel JJ, Zhang AD, Dinan MA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e217063. PMID: 33877309, PMCID: PMC8058642, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel cancer therapeuticsPostmarketing studyBlack patientsCancer therapeuticsDemographic dataOlder adultsUS cancer populationUS Cancer StatisticsCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityParticipants' demographic characteristicsPercentage of trialsPatient sexCancer populationClinical studiesCancer statisticsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy participantsCancer typesDemographic characteristicsDemographic informationStudy samplePatients
2014
Pediatric screening urinalysis: a difference-in-differences analysis of how a 2007 change in guidelines impacted use
Filice CE, Green JC, Rosenthal MS, Ross JS. Pediatric screening urinalysis: a difference-in-differences analysis of how a 2007 change in guidelines impacted use. BMC Pediatrics 2014, 14: 260. PMID: 25303836, PMCID: PMC4287447, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild visitsAdult visitsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyMale childrenAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyPatient race/ethnicityFemale childrenCommunity health centersHigh-quality careRace/ethnicityPatient ageCare SurveyPatient genderAAP recommendationsPhysician specialtyHealth centersPediatrics recommendationsAmerican AcademyUrinalysisChildren 4VisitsYoung adultsMethodsUsing dataPrivate practiceChildren
2010
Beyond insurance coverage: Usual source of care in the treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Data from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Spatz ES, Ross JS, Desai MM, Canavan ME, Krumholz HM. Beyond insurance coverage: Usual source of care in the treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Data from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Heart Journal 2010, 160: 115-121. PMID: 20598981, PMCID: PMC3025407, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of hypertensionNutrition Examination SurveyInsurance statusMedication treatmentExamination SurveyNational HealthUsual sourceAdult Treatment Panel III recommendationsJoint National Committee 7Multivariable logistic regression modelingInsurance coverageSeparate multivariable modelsChronic disease managementLogistic regression modelingHigh-quality careRace/ethnicityCardiovascular diseaseMultivariable modelStratified analysisHypertensionHypercholesterolemiaRegular sourceCareDisease managementIndependent effects