2019
Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study
Riley C, Roy B, Herrin J, Spatz E, Silvestri MT, Arora A, Kell KP, Rula EY, Krumholz HM. Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e024143. PMID: 31048427, PMCID: PMC6501974, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthCross-sectional studyIndividual risk factorsPreterm deliveryRisk factorsPregnant womenLower riskMaternal risk factorsPrimary outcome measurePrimary independent variableGestational ageMaternal riskOutcome measuresUS birthsHealth StatisticsBirth dataBeing IndexWomenBirthGallup-Sharecare WellLower ratesQuintileRiskDeliveryPopulation
2018
Association of the Overall Well-being of a Population With Health Care Spending for People 65 Years of Age or Older
Riley C, Roy B, Herrin J, Spatz ES, Arora A, Kell KP, Rula EY, Krumholz HM. Association of the Overall Well-being of a Population With Health Care Spending for People 65 Years of Age or Older. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182136. PMID: 30646154, PMCID: PMC6324481, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare FFS beneficiariesPeople 65 yearsHealth care spendingFFS beneficiariesCare spendingPopulation-based cross-sectional studyLower health care spendingHealth care system capacityCross-sectional studyHealth care systemPopulation levelPayment modelsCare payment modelsHighest quintileInverse associationStudy interventionMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesUS national studyOverall healthMedian household incomeBeing IndexCare systemDemographic characteristicsIdentifying county characteristics associated with resident well-being: A population based study
Roy B, Riley C, Herrin J, Spatz ES, Arora A, Kell KP, Welsh J, Rula EY, Krumholz HM. Identifying county characteristics associated with resident well-being: A population based study. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0196720. PMID: 29791476, PMCID: PMC5965855, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCounty-level factorsClinical careCross-sectional studyQuality of lifeBetter health outcomesMulti-dimensional assessmentHealth outcomesBeing IndexGallup-Sharecare WellUS residentsCareCounty characteristicsSurvey participantsResident wellUS countiesScoresCounty equivalentsAssessmentFactorsCohort