2021
Out‐of‐pocket Annual Health Expenditures and Financial Toxicity from Healthcare Costs in Patients with Heart Failure in the United States
Wang SY, Valero‐Elizondo J, Ali H, Pandey A, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Krumholz HM, Nasir K, Khera R. Out‐of‐pocket Annual Health Expenditures and Financial Toxicity from Healthcare Costs in Patients with Heart Failure in the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e022164. PMID: 33998273, PMCID: PMC8483501, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreater risk-adjusted oddsRisk-adjusted oddsHeart failureMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyCatastrophic financial burdenPocket healthcare expensesHigh financial burdenFinancial toxicityHealthcare expensesFinancial burdenHealthcare costsCatastrophic burdenMajor public health burdenLow-income familiesBackground Heart failurePublic health burdenInsurance premiumsPanel SurveyPocket healthcare costsAnnual health expenditureWorld Health OrganizationConclusions PatientsHealth insurance premiumsPocket healthcare expenditureHealth burden
2018
Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study
Chekroud SR, Gueorguieva R, Zheutlin AB, Paulus M, Krumholz HM, Krystal JH, Chekroud AM. Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Psychiatry 2018, 5: 739-746. PMID: 30099000, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30227-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health burdenCross-sectional studyHealth burdenExercise typeMental healthPhysical exerciseBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveyPast monthBody mass index categoriesEffective clinical targetsPrevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveysSelf-reported mental healthFrequency of exerciseSelf-reported physical healthFunction of exerciseMultiple sensitivity analysesPoor mental healthTerms of ageCause mortalityPrevious diagnosisPotential confoundersInterventional studyCardiovascular diseaseReduced riskIndex categories