2025
Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality. Health & Place 2025, 92: 103438. PMID: 40058245, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansMaleMortalitySocial VulnerabilitySocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsIncreased mortality riskContextual disadvantageOlder personsOlder AmericansCommunity-living older personsSocial disadvantageMortality riskIndices of social disadvantageReduce health disparitiesPopulation of older AmericansCounty-levelPublic health policiesNon-disadvantaged groupsMortality disparitiesHealth disparitiesHealth policyMortality existUnited StatesDisadvantaged countiesNegative binomial modelGeriatric populationComposite indexDisparitiesDisadvantaged statesMultidimensional factors
2024
Neighborhood Disadvantage in a Nationally Representative Sample of Community-Living Older US Adults
Gill T, Leo-Summers L, Vander Wyk B, Becher R, Liang J. Neighborhood Disadvantage in a Nationally Representative Sample of Community-Living Older US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2450332. PMID: 39666339, PMCID: PMC11638794, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.50332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyCommunity-living older adultsNationally representative sampleNon-Hispanic blacksNeighborhood disadvantageSocioeconomic deprivationOlder adultsIndividual-level socioeconomic characteristicsLong-term mortalityIndicators of socioeconomic deprivationNon-Hispanic White individualsNon-Hispanic white participantsRepresentative sampleCohort studySocioeconomic characteristicsCommunity-living personsNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageArea Deprivation IndexOlder US adultsGeriatric characteristicsPopulation-based estimatesAscertainment of mortalityHigher education levelCensus block levelHigh school diploma
2020
Financial Hardship After Traumatic Injury: Risk Factors and Drivers of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenses
O'Neill KM, Jean RA, Gross CP, Becher RD, Khera R, Elizondo JV, Nasir K. Financial Hardship After Traumatic Injury: Risk Factors and Drivers of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenses. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 256: 1-12. PMID: 32663705, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesFamilyFemaleFinancial StressHealth ExpendituresHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInsurance, HealthMaleMiddle AgedPrescription DrugsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsTraumatic injuryOOP expensesPocket health expensesExcess financial burdenHealth expensesInpatient costsCatastrophic medical expensesFinancial burdenMultivariable logistic regression analysisMedical expensesHealth care factorsCostly medical conditionsCross-sectional studyMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyLogistic regression analysisPrescription drug costsFinancial hardshipHealth care systemFamily membersTrauma-related disordersPrimary outcomeCare factorsEmergency roomRisk factorsDrug costs
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