2023
Differences In Debt Among Postgraduate Medical Residents By Self-Designated Race And Ethnicity, 2014–19
Holaday L, Weiss J, Sow S, Perez H, Ross J, Genao I. Differences In Debt Among Postgraduate Medical Residents By Self-Designated Race And Ethnicity, 2014–19. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 63-73. PMID: 36623219, PMCID: PMC9954659, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00446.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Holaday LW, Billingsley KG, Ross J, Boffa DJ, Gross CP. Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 6: pkac024. PMID: 35603855, PMCID: PMC8997114, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk cancer surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsCancer surgeryHispanic patientsNational Cancer DatabaseNon-Hispanic patientsNon-black patientsLung resectionBlack patientsCancer DatabaseBetter outcomesPatientsSurgeryHospitalPancreatectomyLow probabilityInequitable accessEsophagectomyProctectomyResection
2021
Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Holaday LW, Oladele CR, Miller SM, Dueñas MI, Roy B, Ross JS. Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 70: 329-340. PMID: 34850379, PMCID: PMC8896574, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careMedicare beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression modelCOVID-19 pandemicOlder adultsOlder Medicare beneficiariesFeelings of lonelinessHistory of depressionPublic health measuresCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicitySubsequent morbidityLower oddsBlack beneficiariesHealth measuresSocial disconnectionSociodemographic variables
2019
Prevalence and significance of race and ethnicity subgroup analyses in Cochrane intervention reviews
Liu P, Ross JS, Ioannidis JP, Dhruva SS, Vasiliou V, Wallach JD. Prevalence and significance of race and ethnicity subgroup analyses in Cochrane intervention reviews. Clinical Trials 2019, 17: 231-234. PMID: 31709809, DOI: 10.1177/1740774519887148.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Participation of the elderly, women, and minorities in pivotal trials supporting 2011–2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals
Downing NS, Shah ND, Neiman JH, Aminawung JA, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Participation of the elderly, women, and minorities in pivotal trials supporting 2011–2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals. Trials 2016, 17: 199. PMID: 27079511, PMCID: PMC4832528, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1322-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualDrug ApprovalEthnicityFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient SelectionSex FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsSubgroup efficacy analysesPivotal trialsEfficacy analysisNovel therapeuticsSubgroup analysisTrial participantsU.S. FoodMean proportionAvailable FDA documentsCross-sectional studyDrug Administration approvalBasis of approvalYears of ageTrial patientsElderly patientsMedian ageBlack patientsAsian patientsAdministration approvalClinical studiesFDA reviewersPatientsHispanic participantsTrialsDemographic characteristics
2009
Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services
Ross JS, Halm EA, Bravata DM. Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services. Stroke 2009, 40: 1811-1819. PMID: 19265044, PMCID: PMC2768116, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.539619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAspirinCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalDelivery of Health CareEthnicityFemaleGeographyHealth BehaviorHealth Care SurveysHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsSecondary prevention servicesOutpatient rehabilitationPrevention servicesRegular exerciseService useHealth care access characteristicsBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSmoking cessation counselingHistory of strokeMultivariable logistic regressionStroke Belt statesNon-Hispanic blacksOverall service useLow useState residenceSex-based differencesRace-based differencesPneumococcal vaccinationAntihypertensive medicationsCessation counselingStroke outcomeSelf-reported useAge 80Stroke Belt
2008
Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey
Ross JS, Nuñez-Smith M, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2008, 8: 378. PMID: 18973674, PMCID: PMC2590615, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerCross-sectional surveyCancer screeningCervical cancer screening recommendationsEthnic differencesCancer screening recommendationsPerceptions of adherenceNon-significant tendencyScreening recommendationsUniversity HospitalEthnic disparitiesPhysiciansWomenCancerLess adherentAdherenceConvenience sampleHealth careCareScreeningBackgroundRacialAsiansRecommendationsResultsOverall