2022
Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021
McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksGeocoded residential addressesAge-adjusted incidenceNon-Hispanic whitesHispanic/LatinxVaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Residential addressesSocioeconomic statusSurveillance Network databaseCommunity-dwelling residentsNon-institutionalized personsIntroduction of vaccinesLow socioeconomic statusCensus tract measuresRace/ethnicityLower SES groupsVaccine registryVaccine introductionVaccination levelsHospitalizationVaccine rolloutDelta wavesSES disparitiesDrug use and severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with influenza, 2016–2019
Parisi C, Yousey‐Hindes K, Holstein R, O'Halloran A, Kirley P, Alden N, Anderson E, Kim S, McMahon M, Khanlian S, Spina N, Gaitan M, Shiltz E, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Talbot K, Crossland M, Cook R, Garg S, Meek J, Hadler J. Drug use and severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with influenza, 2016–2019. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13052. PMID: 36300969, PMCID: PMC9835414, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere outcomesDrug useICU admissionMechanical ventilationInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkInfluenza-associated outcomesSevere influenza outcomesPersistent public health problemChronic liver diseaseChronic lung diseasePublic health problemNon-Hispanic blacksLogistic regression modelsHispanics/LatinosSmoke tobaccoInfluenza vaccinationOpioid useImmunosuppressive conditionsInfluenza seasonSevere morbidityInfluenza infectionInfluenza outcomesLiver diseaseLung diseaseChronic conditions
2021
Persistence of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status disparities among non‐institutionalized patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 in Connecticut, July to December 2020
Chiumento G, Yousey‐Hindes K, Edmundson A, Hadler JL. Persistence of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status disparities among non‐institutionalized patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 in Connecticut, July to December 2020. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2021, 16: 532-541. PMID: 34874099, PMCID: PMC8983889, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationGeocoded residential addressesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19COVID-19Community-dwelling patientsSocioeconomic statusFirst-time hospitalizationAge-adjusted incidenceNon-institutionalized personsNon-institutionalized patientsFirst COVID-19 waveNon-Hispanic blacksFuture pandemic planningSocioeconomic status disparitiesCensus tract-level povertyLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic whitesTract-level povertyHospitalization 2Initial lockdownCOVID-19 waveHospitalized casesCongregate settingsPandemic planningNursing homesRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Rates of COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death in the United States From March 2020 to February 2021
Acosta AM, Garg S, Pham H, Whitaker M, Anglin O, O’Halloran A, Milucky J, Patel K, Taylor C, Wortham J, Chai SJ, Kirley PD, Alden NB, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Openo KP, Weigel A, Monroe ML, Ryan P, Reeg L, Kohrman A, Lynfield R, Bye E, Torres S, Salazar-Sanchez Y, Muse A, Barney G, Bennett NM, Bushey S, Billing L, Shiltz E, Sutton M, Abdullah N, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, Ortega J, Price A, Fry AM, Hall A, Kim L, Havers FP. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Rates of COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death in the United States From March 2020 to February 2021. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2130479. PMID: 34673962, PMCID: PMC8531997, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionSevere COVID-19Age-adjusted ratesICU admissionHospital deathUnit admissionWhite personsPacific Islander personsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizationsAlaska NativesCOVID-19Positive SARS-CoV-2 testCOVID-19 Associated HospitalizationsEthnic disparitiesCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkSARS-CoV-2 testNon-Hispanic white personsIn-Hospital DeathRate ratioCross-sectional studyNon-Hispanic American IndianEthnic minority groupsNon-Hispanic blacks