Article
Oncology
Ola A. Abdelhadi, Brad H. Pollock, Jill G. Joseph, Theresa H. M. Keegan
Summary: Psychological distress in AYA cancer survivors is associated with additional medical expenses and healthcare utilization, highlighting the need for interventions to address the psychological needs of these individuals.
Article
Psychiatry
Hannah Landry, Mila Kingsbury, Hayley A. Hamilton, Ian Colman
Summary: This study assessed the prevalence of non-medical use of prescription medications among Ontario high school students and explored its impact on the relationship between psychological distress and unmet mental health needs.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Michael E. Darden, Robert Kaestner
Summary: This study examines the impact of cigarette smoking on medical expenditures. By constructing an economic model and conducting empirical research, the authors find that smokers generate higher prospective medical expenditures due to increased inpatient usage, but lower retrospective medical expenditures due to decreased outpatient usage. Additionally, as age increases, smokers have a lower expected value of the discounted sum of total medical expenditures.
JOURNAL OF RISK AND UNCERTAINTY
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Ruby Greywoode, Thomas Ullman, Laurie Keefer
Summary: This study highlights the low utilization of mental health care among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) despite the increased odds of psychological distress and functional impairment.
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
V. S. Tardelli, T. M. Fidalgo, S. S. Martins
Summary: The study found that medical and non-medical users of Z-drugs are more likely to experience psychological distress and BZD use disorders compared to non-users. Additionally, Z-drug users also have higher risks of alcohol and marijuana use disorders.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
I Zachary, E. Leary
Summary: This study used NHIS data to investigate the relationship between self-reported non-specific psychological distress and healthcare barriers and utilization. Short-term and long-term occurrences of psychological distress were found to have significant associations with healthcare access and utilization.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Kevin Duan, Maxwell Birger, David H. Au, Laura J. Spece, Laura C. Feemster, Joseph L. Dieleman
Summary: This study estimates healthcare spending for respiratory conditions in the United States from 1996 to 2016, and identifies factors contributing to spending growth. The findings indicate high spending on respiratory conditions, particularly for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study highlights the importance of addressing service price and intensity, especially for pharmaceuticals, in reducing healthcare spending growth.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rigoberto Delgado, Manuel De la Rosa, Marlon A. Picado, Lisa Ayoub-Rodriguez, Celia E. Gonzalez, Leopold Gemoets
Summary: This study examines the cost of healthcare services provided by volunteer clinicians for refugees and asylum seekers in a binational context. The resources invested by volunteer providers are essential but unsustainable without appropriate financial support. The findings will contribute to the formulation of federal and local policies to support local health systems along the US-Mexico Border in providing care to future migrations.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Shun Tian, Tianyang Zhang, Xing Chen, Chen-Wei Pan
Summary: This study revealed a significant association between substance use and psychological distress among adolescents, especially with alcohol use linked to medium to high psychological distress. Region-wise analysis indicated that substance use was associated with psychological distress in the African, American, South-East, and Western Pacific regions.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Thomas L. Sutton, Marina Affi Koprowski, Alison Grossblatt-Wait, Samantha Brown, Grace McCarthy, Benjamin Liu, Anne Gross, Caroline Macuiba, Susan Hedlund, Jonathan R. Brody, Brett C. Sheppard
Summary: Psychosocial distress in cancer survivors is a long-lasting burden that affects quality of life and oncologic outcomes. Longitudinal distress screening is an important tool for providing comprehensive patient-centered cancer care.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Haruhisa Fukuda, Rei Ono, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata
Summary: This study in Japan focused on estimating the economic burden of new Alzheimer's disease cases by analyzing patient-level medical care and long-term care expenditures over a 3-year period. The research found that while total AD-attributable expenditures peaked just after disease onset, the impact of LTC on these expenditures continued to rise over time, highlighting the importance of including LTC costs in economic burden estimates for AD.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Louise A. Ellis, Genevieve Dammery, Leanne Wells, James Ansell, Carolynn L. Smith, Yvonne Tran, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Yvonne Zurynski
Summary: This study investigates the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australians and the utilization of digital health services. The results show that a significant proportion of the respondents experienced serious psychological distress in 2021, with certain demographic groups being at higher risk. The use of digital health technologies has increased compared to 2018, particularly among those with psychological distress, who also reported high satisfaction with the care received via digital health services.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Brian E. Saelens, Richard T. Meenan, Erin M. Keast, Lawrence D. Frank, Deborah R. Young, Jennifer L. Kuntz, John F. Dickerson, Stephen P. Fortmann
Summary: The study found that individuals who use public transit more frequently have lower healthcare costs, especially in total costs and medication costs. Similar results were seen for individuals with low transit use. However, there was no significant difference in outpatient costs among different transit users.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH
(2022)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Jonathan Purtle, Anna-Michelle Marie Mcsorley, Abigail Lin Adera, Michael A. Lindsey
Summary: This cross-sectional study examines the usage, potential usage, and awareness of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline among individuals with different levels of psychological distress.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Marah Abu Zant, Zaher Nazzal, Layali Qaddoumi, Rana Abdallah, Beesan Maraqa, Khalid Najjar
Summary: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of psychological morbidity among primary health care attendees in Palestine and identify related factors. The findings highlight the importance of early detection and management of psychological morbidity, particularly among unmarried, less educated, and distressed primary health care attendants.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
M. L. Longacre, L. Weber-Raley, E. E. Kent
Summary: The study found that caregivers of cancer patients are more likely to experience stress and burden, but also more likely to receive attention and support from healthcare providers. In terms of training methods, being shown how to do a skill by a qualified person and performing a skill while a qualified person watches are the most popular methods among cancer caregivers who have been in the hospital context.
JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Maria A. Rincon, Ashley Wilder Smith, Mandi Yu, Erin E. Kent
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Teresa Hagan Thomas, Grace B. Campbell, Young Ji Lee, Mary C. Roberge, Erin E. Kent, Jennifer L. Steel, Donna M. Posluszny, Janet A. Arida, Sarah M. Belcher, Paula R. Sherwood, Heidi S. Donovan
Summary: Research focuses on the needs and importance of caregivers of cancer patients, emphasizing priorities such as training, integration into healthcare systems, health focus, and policy reform. The findings can be used to guide cancer caregiving research and practice.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Amanda E. Borsky, Samuel H. Zuvekas, Erin E. Kent, Janet S. de Moor, Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Anita Soni
Summary: This study investigated the sociodemographic characteristics of cancer survivors who have or had informal caregivers in the United States, with 55.2% of survivors reporting having informal caregivers. Gender, marital status, race/ethnicity, and health status were found to be associated with the likelihood of having an informal caregiver. Future research can explore the need for formal support for those without informal caregivers during cancer treatment and survivorship transition.
Editorial Material
Oncology
Allison J. Applebaum, Erin E. Kent, Wendy G. Lichtenthal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Letter
Oncology
Allison J. Applebaum, Erin E. Kent, Wendy G. Lichtenthal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Erin E. Kent, Eliza M. Park, William A. Wood, Ashley Leak Bryant, Michelle A. Mollica
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ekin Secinti, Wei Wu, Erin E. Kent, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ashley B. Lewson, Catherine E. Mosher
Summary: Caregivers are more likely to engage in both risky and health-promoting behaviors compared to noncaregivers, and greater caregiving responsibilities are associated with certain risky health behaviors.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Anny T. H. R. Fenton, Nancy L. Keating, Katherine A. Ornstein, Erin E. Kent, Kristin Litzelman, Julia H. Rowland, Alexi A. Wright
Summary: Adult-child caregivers experience higher burden than spousal caregivers, despite spending less time caregiving, due to employment, caregiver-patient gender concordance, and communication quality. Female caregivers experience the most burden. Improving caregiver-patient communication can help reduce burden for both adult-child and spousal caregivers.
Article
Oncology
Yiqing Qian, Erin E. Kent
Summary: Research indicates that among female cancer caregivers, there is an association between unmet support needs and frequent mental distress, which is not found among male caregivers. While distress levels do not seem to vary by gender, having unmet support needs may negatively impact the mental health of female cancer caregivers.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Erin E. Kent
JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Avery C. Bechthold, Andres Azuero, Frank Puga, Deborah B. Ejem, Erin E. Kent, Katherine A. Ornstein, Sigrid L. Ladores, Christina M. Wilson, Christopher E. Knoepke, Ellen Miller-Sonet, J. Nicholas Odom
Summary: Prioritizing patient values is crucial in palliative care and treatment decision making. However, little research has been done on the factors most important to family caregivers in these decisions. Using data from a national survey, this study examined differences in factors considered important to caregivers in cancer treatment decision making. Results showed that quality of life, physical well-being, length of life, emotional well-being, and opinions/feelings of the oncology team were the most commonly endorsed factors. Small associations were also found between the most endorsed factors and caregiver demographics. This study highlights the need for further research on how to effectively incorporate caregiver values into treatment decision making.
Article
Oncology
Chandylen L. Nightingale, Katherine R. Sterba, Laurie E. McLouth, Erin E. Kent, Emily V. Dressler, Alexandra Dest, Anna C. Snavely, Christian S. Adonizio, Mark Wojtowicz, Heather B. Neuman, Anne E. Kazak, Ruth C. Carlos, Matthew F. Hudson, Joseph M. Unger, Charles S. Kamen, Kathryn E. Weaver
Summary: The study found that although many practice groups provide supportive care services, fewer than one-half systematically identify and document informal cancer caregivers. Caregiver identification was more common in sites affiliated with a critical access hospital, while assessments were less common in safety-net practices. Additionally, supportive care services were more commonly available in the Western region of the United States, in practices with inpatient services, and in practices affiliated with a critical access hospital.
Article
Health Policy & Services
Erin E. Kent, Michelle A. Mollica, J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Rebecca A. Ferrer, Roxanne E. Jensen, Katherine A. Ornstein, Ashley Wilder Smith
PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shelli Feder, Maureen Canavan, Ella Sheinfeld, Jennifer Kapo, Shi-Yi Wang, Erin Kent, Carolyn Presley, Joseph Ross, Amy Davidoff
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2020)