2021
Medication Adherence and Characteristics of Patients Who Spend Less on Basic Needs to Afford Medications
Rohatgi K, Humble S, McQueen A, Hunleth J, Chang S, Herrick C, James A. Medication Adherence and Characteristics of Patients Who Spend Less on Basic Needs to Afford Medications. The Journal Of The American Board Of Family Medicine 2021, 34: 561-570. PMID: 34088816, PMCID: PMC8824724, DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication adherenceAssociated with worse health outcomesCost-coping strategiesHealth status characteristicsPrimary care settingPoor health statusWorse health outcomesUnmet basic needsLow-income adultsCare settingsHealth outcomesChronic conditionsBasic needsHealth statusLow-incomeSocial safety net programsModel oddsMedical expendituresCharacteristics of patientsSafety net programsMedication regimenLogistic regressionStatus characteristicsMedicationAdherence
2020
Urban–Rural Disparities in Access to Low-Dose Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening in Missouri and Illinois
Rohatgi K, Marx C, Lewis-Thames M, Liu J, Colditz G, James A. Urban–Rural Disparities in Access to Low-Dose Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening in Missouri and Illinois. Preventing Chronic Disease 2020, 17: e140. PMID: 33155970, PMCID: PMC7665516, DOI: 10.5888/pcd17.200202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer mortalityLung cancer screeningLow-dose computed tomographyCancer mortalityCancer screeningScreening accessSociodemographic characteristicsLow-dose computed tomography lung cancer screeningHigher lung cancer mortalityLDCT lung cancer screeningLow-dose computed tomography screeningHigher smoking prevalenceUrban-rural disparitiesRural areasReduce geographic disparitiesCensus block groupsLDCT screeningRural disparitiesSmoking prevalenceNonmetropolitan residentsGeographic disparitiesFormer smokersRural residentsLinear regression modelsMultiple linear regression modelA stepped-wedge randomized trial protocol of a community intervention for increasing lung screening through engaging primary care providers (I-STEP)
Salazar A, Sekhon S, Rohatgi K, Nuako A, Liu J, Harriss C, Brennan E, LaBeau D, Abdalla I, Schulze C, Muenks J, Overlot D, Higgins J, Jones L, Swick C, Goings S, Badiu J, Walker J, Colditz G, James A. A stepped-wedge randomized trial protocol of a community intervention for increasing lung screening through engaging primary care providers (I-STEP). Contemporary Clinical Trials 2020, 91: 105991. PMID: 32184197, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.105991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care practicesLung cancer screeningLow-dose computed tomographyCare practicesCancer screeningLung screeningEngaging primary care providersIncrease appropriate referralsPrimary care providersLung cancer mortalityEvidence-based interventionsPre-intervention dataIntervention deliveryLDCT screeningCare providersImplementation outcomesCommunity interventionsCancer mortalityProvider levelScreening pathwayIntervention phaseElements of screeningScreening centersPromote partnershipsMultidisciplinary trials