2024
Changes in Facility Share of Medicaid-insured Patients With Urologic Cancers Following Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Demkowicz P, Buck M, Nie J, Marks V, Wheeler S, Dinan M, Gross C, Leapman M. Changes in Facility Share of Medicaid-insured Patients With Urologic Cancers Following Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Urology 2024, 192: 19-27. PMID: 38901803, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacility-level changesAffordable Care ActNon-expansion statesUrological cancer patientsProportion of patientsExpansion statesBaseline proportion of patientsUrologic cancer careHigh-income zip codesCancer patientsFactors associated with changesPre-post designCancer care centerPost-ACA periodMedicaid expansion statesMultivariate logistic regressionMedicaid-insured patientsCancer careUrological cancersZip codesCare ActMedicaid patientsMedicaidLogistic regressionCare centerArea Vulnerability and Disparities in Therapy for Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Rahman S, Long J, Westvold S, Leapman M, Spees L, Hurwitz M, McManus H, Gross C, Wheeler S, Dinan M. Area Vulnerability and Disparities in Therapy for Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e248747. PMID: 38687479, PMCID: PMC11061765, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.8747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaArea-level measuresRenal cell carcinomaPatient-level factorsSystemic therapyEthnic disparitiesRelative risk ratiosSocially vulnerable areasCell carcinomaMeasures of social vulnerabilityMedicare beneficiariesCohort studyFee-for-service Medicare Parts AOdds ratioReceipt of systemic therapyLogistic regressionArea-level characteristicsAssociated with lack of treatmentNon-Hispanic blacksRetrospective cohort studyIndividual-level demographicsNon-Hispanic whitesAssociated with disparitiesUS Medicare beneficiariesMeasures of disadvantage
2021
Risk factors for dementia onset in older adults with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Miller S, Wilson L, Greiner M, Pritchard J, Zhang T, Kaye D, Cohen H, Dinan M. Risk factors for dementia onset in older adults with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Innovation In Aging 2021, 5: 701-702. PMCID: PMC8680710, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.2608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort Physical Performance BatteryCommunity-dwelling older adultsSingle leg stanceSemi-tandemMild cognitive impairmentOlder adultsLeg stanceSPPB componentsPhysical Performance BatteryAssociated with balanceClock Drawing TestSecondary data analysisCross-sectional studyExecutive functionPerformance BatteryBalance testDementia onsetBalance performanceBalance measurementsLogistic regressionRisk factorsCognitive impairmentDrawing testLongitudinal studyAdults
2011
Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials
Dinan MA, Compton KL, Dhillon JK, Hammill BG, DeWitt EM, Weinfurt KP, Schulman KA. Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials. Medical Care 2011, 49: 415-419. PMID: 21368680, PMCID: PMC3682647, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3182064aa2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesClinical trialsPRO instrumentsDisease-specific patient-reported outcomesDisease-specific PRO instrumentsMore PROsUse of PROsPrimary trial outcomeCurrent clinical trialsStudy inclusion criteriaUse of patientMultivariable analysisLarge trialsMajor therapeutic areasInclusion criteriaPRO measurementRelevant outcomesTrial outcomesLogistic regressionClinical researchStudy outcomesPRO outcomesTrialsTherapeutic areasStatistical significance