2025
Racial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery
Lim P, Fortier M, Kaplan S, Masague S, Kain Z. Racial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40335849, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02468-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnglish-speaking householdsLatinx childrenSpoken languageLinguistic disparitiesEnglish-speakingMental healthLanguageWhite childrenPreoperative anxietySelf-reported health-related quality of lifeHealth-related quality of lifeChild Health Ratings InventoriesEnglish-speaking LatinxSelf-reported HRQoLAcculturative stressSelf-reported HRQoL.Effect of race/ethnicityPre-operative anxietyChild self-reportQuality of lifeMultivariate general linear modelNon-Latinx WhiteLatinxChildren aged 4Health disparitiesPredictors of Pain Concordance Among Caregiver–Child Dyads Undergoing Elective Surgery
Lim P, Fortier M, Kaplan S, Masague S, Kain Z. Predictors of Pain Concordance Among Caregiver–Child Dyads Undergoing Elective Surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia 2025, 35: 359-366. PMID: 39960137, DOI: 10.1111/pan.15082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver-child dyadsChildren's painChild Health Ratings InventoriesSelf-report of painChildren's self-reports of painPain ratingsPain severity ratingsChild self-reportProportion of dyadsPostoperative recovery outcomesPain beliefsEffective postoperative pain managementLatinx caregiversPain assessmentCaregiversRecovery outcomesPain managementPostoperative painDistress measuresCaregiver-childPostoperative pain managementRating InventoryRate of postoperative painLatinx childrenPostoperative pain scores
2022
Emergency Department Use by Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions: A Health Equity Agenda
Hoge MA, Vanderploeg J, Paris M, Lang JM, Olezeski C. Emergency Department Use by Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions: A Health Equity Agenda. Community Mental Health Journal 2022, 58: 1225-1239. PMID: 35038073, PMCID: PMC8762987, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-00937-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsEmergency departmentHealth conditionsEmergency department useReferral of childrenBehavioral health professionalsED visitsED useDepartment useHealth equity agendaEvidence-based assessmentHealth professionalsForm of careHealth inequitiesHealth equityMental healthHealthcare qualityWhite childrenSuch childrenChildrenReferralAfrican AmericansFact sheetsCompelling evidenceLatinx children
2021
HEALTH EQUITY IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY FOR BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: WHAT IS MY ROLE?
Robles-Ramamurthy B, Njoroge W. HEALTH EQUITY IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY FOR BLACK AND LATINX CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: WHAT IS MY ROLE? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 60: s67-s68. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.287.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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