2023
Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System
Rao A, Alnababteh M, Avila-Quintero V, Flores J, Laing N, Boyd D, Yu J, Ahmed N, Groninger H, Zaaqoq A. Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 38: 472-478. PMID: 36594202, PMCID: PMC9813659, DOI: 10.1177/08850666221149956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic patientsWhite patientsClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationAverage ageSevere COVID-19 infectionRetrospective cohort studyCOVID-19 pneumoniaOdds of deathPatient demographic dataCOVID-19 infectionNon-Hispanic blacksCOVID-19Non-Hispanic whitesElectronic health recordsCohort studyPatient raceDecreased oddsRetrospective analysisProfit healthcare systemStudy populationPatientsLower average ageLower mortalityDemographic data
2022
Does the SDMQ-9 Predict Changes in HbA1c Levels? An Ecuadorian Cohort
Bajaña M, Moncayo-Rizzo J, Alvarado-Villa G, Avila-Quintero V. Does the SDMQ-9 Predict Changes in HbA1c Levels? An Ecuadorian Cohort. Medicina 2022, 58: 380. PMID: 35334556, PMCID: PMC8950991, DOI: 10.3390/medicina58030380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShared-decision makingWorse diabetic controlBody mass indexMajor health problemEcuadorian cohortEndocrinology outpatientsDiabetic controlMass indexTreatment adherencePatient controlsHealth problemsHealth statusElevated levelsSpecific populationsSignificant predictorsHbA1cDiabetesPatientsEducational levelPredict changesPredictorsMore investigationSample sizeHigh levelsLinear regressionCharacteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement
Chaffkin J, Barnes TA, Avila Quintero VJ, Flores JM, Lin E, Wasser T. Characteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 768-773. PMID: 35172591, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitPsychiatric unitChronic mental illnessDegree of injuryClinical factorsRegression modelsCertain patientsCriminal justice involvementPsychotic symptomsAssaultive patientsPatient assaultsPatient encountersMental illnessPatientsHospital systemLarger quantitative studyPredictive variablesStaff reportsJustice involvementDescriptive statisticsStaffStaff decisionsMedicationsAdmissionInjury