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 variablesThe potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system
Roy S, Showstark M, Tolchin B, Kashyap N, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Nash KA, Tiako M, Jubanyik K, Kim N, Galusha D, Wang KH, Oladele C. The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256763. PMID: 34529684, PMCID: PMC8445412, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanConnecticutCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrgan Dysfunction ScoresPandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2TriageWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-positive patientsHigher SOFA scoreSOFA scoreClinical outcomesBlack patientsHospital mortalityICU admissionTriage protocolYale New Haven Health SystemSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreHealthcare systemLarge academic healthcare systemOrgan Failure Assessment scoreRacial disparitiesSimilar clinical outcomesWorse clinical outcomesAcademic healthcare systemChi-square testRace/ethnicityPredictors of interestRetrospective cohortWhite patientsInsurance statusCOVID patientsTriage tool
2006
Racial/Ethnic and social class differences in preventive care practices among persons with diabetes
Oladele CR, Barnett E. Racial/Ethnic and social class differences in preventive care practices among persons with diabetes. BMC Public Health 2006, 6: 259. PMID: 17052356, PMCID: PMC1629017, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBlack or African AmericanDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleFloridaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedPreventive Health ServicesSelf CareSocial ClassUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsPreventive care practicesCare practicesFoot examsLower social classesRelated complicationsPreventive careBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SurveyGreater riskRisk Factor Surveillance SurveyDiabetes related complicationsPrevalence of diabetesSixth leading causeNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesHealth care coverageRace/ethnicityYearly checkupFoot examinationEye examEye examinationSerious complicationsSmoking cessationSocio-demographic characteristicsPreventive servicesLeading cause