2023
Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care
Sangal R, Su H, Khidir H, Parwani V, Liebhardt B, Pinker E, Meng L, Venkatesh A, Ulrich A. Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326338. PMID: 37505495, PMCID: PMC10383013, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyHigh acuityPatient demographicsSame acuityLatino ethnicityNon-Hispanic raceEmergency department careBed placementTime of triageNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesED visitsPrimary outcomeED arrivalED patientsMedicaid insuranceMean ageTriage acuityStudy visitAcuity patientsSociodemographic disparitiesED outcomesHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMECare access
2022
Three-Month Symptom Profiles Among Symptomatic Adults With Positive and Negative Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Tests: A Prospective Cohort Study From the INSPIRE Group
Spatz E, Gottlieb M, Wisk L, Anderson J, Chang A, Gentile N, Hill M, Huebinger R, Idris A, Kinsman J, Koo K, Li S, McDonald S, Plumb I, Rodriguez R, Saydah S, Slovis B, Stephens K, Unger E, Wang R, Yu H, Hota B, Elmore J, Weinstein R, Venkatesh A. Three-Month Symptom Profiles Among Symptomatic Adults With Positive and Negative Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Tests: A Prospective Cohort Study From the INSPIRE Group. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: 1559-1566. PMID: 36573005, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 symptomsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-infectious syndromesProspective cohort studyCohort studyCOVID groupAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2 test resultsSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionEar/nose/throatSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 testsCoronavirus 2 infectionLong-term symptomsNose/throatLong COVIDSymptomatic adultsMean ageActive symptomsSymptom profilesDrug AdministrationSociodemographic characteristicsSymptomsInfectionMonthsEmergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Cohen AB, Monin JK, Feder SL, Fried TR, Hwang U. Emergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2022, 8: e12355. PMID: 36204349, PMCID: PMC9518973, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare transitionsCare partnersCognitive impairmentMean ageOlder adultsED discharge processEmergency department dischargeCare transition interventionsHealth care systemAcute illnessED encountersAdverse outcomesCare considerationsOutcome measuresQualitative studyTransition interventionsScreening toolCare systemImpairmentAdultsAfrican AmericansPoor communicationRepresentative quotationsRecovery phaseStandardized guide
2021
A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community‐Living Older Persons
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Leo‐Summers L, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Hwang U, Gill TM. A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 469-475. PMID: 34328835, PMCID: PMC8340961, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory care sensitive conditionsTotal disability scoreDisability scoresFunctional recoveryOlder personsNH admissionFunctional disabilityAdverse patient-reported outcomesPatient-reported disability scoresCommunity-living older personsSensitive conditionsMean disability scoreCommunity-living personsMonths of dischargePatient-reported outcomesNursing home utilizationMonthly probabilityFunctional outcomeMean ageMonths 1HospitalizationHome utilizationAdmissionAnalytic sampleMonths