2023
Strategies to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Stroke Preparedness, Care, Recovery, and Risk Factor Control: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Towfighi A, Boden-Albala B, Cruz-Flores S, Husseini N, Odonkor C, Ovbiagele B, Sacco R, Skolarus L, Thrift A, Disease O. Strategies to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Stroke Preparedness, Care, Recovery, and Risk Factor Control: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Stroke 2023, 54: e371-e388. PMID: 37183687, DOI: 10.1161/str.0000000000000437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factor controlContinuum of careSocial determinantsEthnic inequalitiesStroke preparednessStroke careFactor controlSocial determinants of healthReduce inequalitiesDeterminants of healthTrials of interventionsScientific statementComparison of interventionsAmerican Heart AssociationAcute careUpstream determinantsCareInequality researchInterventionSocial reintegrationHeart AssociationStrokeOutcomesPreparednessRisk
2020
Disparities in Health Care for Black Patients in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the United States: A Narrative Review
Odonkor CA, Esparza R, Flores LE, Verduzco‐Gutierrez M, Escalon MX, Solinsky R, Silver JK. Disparities in Health Care for Black Patients in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the United States: A Narrative Review. PM&R 2020, 13: 180-203. PMID: 33090686, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRehabilitation carePhysical medicineNarrative reviewHip/knee osteoarthritisHealth disparitiesCritical care rehabilitationSpinal cord injuryTraumatic brain injuryBlack individualsBlack personsRacial health disparitiesPulmonary diseaseBlack patientsKnee osteoarthritisCord injuryCare rehabilitationClinical guidelinesHospital characteristicsWorse outcomesBrain injuryDiverse U.S. populationCommon conditionDisease severitySocial determinantsRacial disparitiesAfrican American Patient Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes: A Call to Action for Physiatrists to Provide Rehabilitation Care to Black Survivors
Odonkor CA, Sholas MG, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Zafonte RD, Silver JK. African American Patient Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes: A Call to Action for Physiatrists to Provide Rehabilitation Care to Black Survivors. American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2020, 99: 10.1097/phm.0000000000001568. PMID: 32804715, PMCID: PMC7526402, DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000001568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 outcomesSARS-CoV-2African AmericansPatient disparitiesBlack patientsHigh morbidityRehabilitation careRisk populationsRehabilitation servicesSocial determinantsBlack survivorsContagious coronavirusVulnerable populationsPhysiatristsPublic healthSurvivorsCareHealthOutcomesPopulationCultural competenceMorbiditySequelaePatientsAmericans