2015
Insurance status and health-related quality-of-life disparities after trauma: results from a nationally representative survey in the US
Alghnam S, Schneider E, Castillo R. Insurance status and health-related quality-of-life disparities after trauma: results from a nationally representative survey in the US. Quality Of Life Research 2015, 25: 987-995. PMID: 26341970, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1126-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical component scoreMental component scoreVisual analog scaleHealth-related qualityMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyInsurance statusHealthcare utilizationEQ-5DSF-12 physical component scoreBaseline self-reported healthEuroQol health indexLower EQ-5DComponent scoresSelf-reported healthHospital dischargeLower HRQoLAdjusted analysisAnalog scaleResultsSeven hundredInjury statusObservational studyOutcome disparitiesStudy populationUS adultsUninsured individuals
2013
Counting the lives lost: how many black trauma deaths are attributable to disparities?
Scott V, Hashmi Z, Schneider E, Hui X, Efron D, Cornwell E, Cooper L, Haider A. Counting the lives lost: how many black trauma deaths are attributable to disparities? Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 480-487. PMID: 23827793, PMCID: PMC5995316, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.04.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsRisk of mortalityTrauma deathsRelative riskLevel IWhite patientsNational Trauma Data BankLevel II trauma centerRacial disparitiesTrauma center deathsTrauma Data BankWhite malesNumber of deathsTrauma centerExcess mortalityTrauma outcomesRetrospective analysisOutcome disparitiesPatientsExcess deathsMortalityDeathRiskInjuryBlunt