2023
Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Perception of Health Status and Literacy in Spine Oncological Patients
Elsamadicy A, Wang C, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Rajjoub R, Koo A, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Perception of Health Status and Literacy in Spine Oncological Patients. Spine 2023, 48: 1107-1115. PMID: 37163649, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-White HispanicsOncology patientsHigh response rateWhite/CaucasianHealth statusHealth literacyWC patientsResponse rateICD-9/10-CM codesOwn general healthSocioeconomic statusBaseline health statusRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityExcellent/Severe fatigueGeneral healthOncological patientsBACKGROUND DATADisease processHealthcare costsPatientsMedical careEthnic disparities
2018
Influence of racial disparities on patient-reported satisfaction and short- and long-term perception of health status after elective lumbar spine surgery.
Elsamadicy AA, Kemeny H, Adogwa O, Sankey EW, Goodwin CR, Yarbrough CK, Lad SP, Karikari IO, Gottfried ON. Influence of racial disparities on patient-reported satisfaction and short- and long-term perception of health status after elective lumbar spine surgery. Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2018, 29: 40-45. PMID: 29701564, DOI: 10.3171/2017.12.spine171079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanDiagnostic Self EvaluationDisability EvaluationElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient SatisfactionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSelf ConceptTime FactorsWhite PeopleConceptsElective lumbar spine surgeryPatient-reported outcomesLumbar spine surgerySpine surgeryPatient satisfactionRacial disparitiesPatient demographicsReadmission ratesWhite patientsAA patientsMedical recordsLong-term patient-reported outcomesOverall patient-reported outcomeGreater body mass indexBaseline patient demographicsInferior surgical outcomesVAS-LP scoresPatient-reported satisfactionOverall patient satisfactionBody mass indexVisual analog scaleAfrican American patientsPatient-specific factorsPatient satisfaction measuresPerception of health
2015
Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Cheng J, Bagley C. Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience. World Neurosurgery 2015, 87: 214-219. PMID: 26706296, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesDepressionDisability EvaluationDiskectomyFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck PainPain MeasurementPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionSpineTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeck pain visual analog scalePain visual analog scaleNeck Disability IndexVisual analog scaleSF-12 mental component scoreSF-12 PCSMental component scoreSF-12 physical component scoreComponent scoresDuke University Medical CenterPatient-reported outcome measuresPostoperative health statusAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injurySingle institutional experiencePhysical component scoreShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataBoard-certified psychiatristHistory of depressionUniversity Medical CenterSimilar improvementsSignificant differencesDisability Index