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Health Care Sciences & Services
Taslin Jahan Mou, Khandaker Anika Afroz, Md Ahsanul Haq, Dilshad Jahan, Rahnuma Ahmad, Tariqul Islam, Kona Chowdhury, Santosh Kumar, Mohammed Irfan, Md Saiful Islam, Md Fokhrul Islam, Nihad Adnan, Mainul Haque
Summary: This study investigated the influence of socio-demographic factors on health-seeking behavior (HSB) among Bangladeshi residents during the first wave of COVID-19. The results showed that socio-demographic factors significantly influenced HSBs, with age, education, income, and residence all playing a role. Females exhibited better HSB in most aspects, and the younger generation had better awareness and influenced older generations to follow health-seeking protocols. Lower-income slum-dwellers had access to information and healthcare through their employers. Cultural, religious, and mental health factors also affected adherence to health-seeking guidelines and regulations.
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Immunology
Seong-Ho Choi, Michael Dagher, Felicia Ruffin, Lawrence P. Park, Batu K. Sharma-Kuinkel, Maria Souli, Alison M. Morse, Emily M. Eichenberger, Lauren Hale, Celia Kohler, Bobby Warren, Brenda Hansen, Felix Mba Medie, Lauren M. McIntyre, Vance G. Fowler
Summary: This study identified several risk factors for R-SAB, with the highest risk observed among black hemodialysis patients. Higher levels of RANTES in R-SAB compared to matched controls suggest a need for further investigation.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
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Nursing
Ju-Hee Nho, Hye Young Kim, Eun Jin Kim
Summary: The aim of this study was to test a hypothesized path model to estimate the effects of self-efficacy, psychological distress, social support, and health-promoting behaviors on quality of life among low-income women experiencing overweight or obesity. The results showed that self-efficacy had a significant indirect and total effect on quality of life, with health-promoting behaviors completely mediating this relationship. Social support had significant effects on quality of life, with health-promoting behaviors partially mediating this relationship. Psychological distress had a significant direct effect on quality of life. Overall, self-efficacy, psychological distress, social support, and health-promoting behaviors explained 42.3% of the total variance in quality of life.
WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ying Hu, Qi Wu, Jia Liu, Die Hong, Yuqing Zou, Jingjing Lu, Yuhui Wang, Danqing Chen, Lu Qi, Zhaoxia Liang
Summary: The study investigated the causes of third-trimester stillbirths in Zhejiang Province, China, identifying higher proportions of certain risk factors among antepartum stillbirth cases. The antepartum stillbirth fetuses had lower birth weight and gestational age, as well as a smaller portion of translucent amniotic fluid, compared to control cases. Additionally, abnormalities detected prenatally and fetal growth restriction were more frequent in antepartum stillbirth cases.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Kevin Berg, Paul Romer Present, Kristy Richardson
Summary: The study uses Bayesian hierarchical models to explore potential links between long-term PM2.5 concentrations and COVID-19 outcomes at the Colorado census tract level, finding that the uncertainty in PM2.5 estimates significantly affects the results.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claire Benny, Karen A. A. Patte, Paul Veugelers, Scott T. T. Leatherdale, Roman Pabayo
Summary: This study, based on data from Canadian secondary school students, found an association between income inequality and adolescent depression, mediated by psychosocial well-being. It is the first study in Canada to assess the mechanisms by which income inequality contributes to adolescent depression, providing guidance for addressing mental health issues in schools.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Vasuki Rajaguru, Tae Hyun Kim, Jaeyong Shin, Sang Gyu Lee
Summary: This study investigated income-related disparities in cancer screening services in individuals aged 40 years or over in Korea using KNHANES data from 2013 to 2019. The results showed a significant gap in the utilization of cancer screening between different income groups, with lower income individuals having lower rates of participation. Policymakers should focus on increasing awareness and education to improve cancer screening uptake in lower-income populations.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Miles W. Grunvald, Joshua M. Underhill, Nicholas J. Skertich, Michael D. Williams, Christopher T. Aquina, Anuradha R. Bhama, Dana M. Hayden, Adan Z. Becerra
Summary: This study found that there are racial disparities in treatment delay among colorectal cancer patients, with minority patients experiencing longer treatment times. Income, education, comorbidities, insurance, and hospital type were important factors contributing to these disparities. Treatment delays could be significantly reduced if these factors were equalized to that of white patients.
DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chien -Yu Lin, Manoj Chandrabose, Nyssa Hadgraft, Sungkavi Selvakumaran, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka, Ai Shibata, Takemi Sugiyama
Summary: This study examined the potential mediating roles of domain-specific physical activities and sedentary behaviors in the relationship between area-level socioeconomic status (SES) and cardiometabolic risk. The results showed that higher SES was associated with a lower cardiometabolic risk score, while lower SES was associated with less frequent walking, lower recreational physical activity, and higher TV viewing, all of which were associated with higher CCR scores. This study suggests that physical activities and sedentary behaviors may partially explain the relationship between SES and cardiometabolic risk.
ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Nasser Sharareh, Taiwo P. Adesoba, Andrea S. Wallace, Sara Bybee, Lindsey N. Potter, Hilary Seligman, Fernando A. Wilson
Summary: Food insecurity often co-exists with other social risk factors. The association between food insecurity and other social risk factors across different income levels and before and during the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown, hindering the ability to design effective interventions.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Christina Magnussen, Francisco M. Ojeda, Darryl P. Leong, Jesus Alegre-Diaz, Philippe Amouyel, Larissa Aviles-Santa, Dirk De Bacquer, Christie M. Ballantyne, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Martin Bobak, Hermann Brenner, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, James de Lemos, Annette Dobson, Marcus Dorr, Chiara Donfrancesco, Wojciech Drygas, Robin P. Dullaart, Gunnar Engstrom, Marco M. Ferrario, Jean Ferrieres, Giovanni de Gaetano, Uri Goldbourt, Clicerio Gonzalez, Guido Grassi, Allison M. Hodge, Kristian Hveem, Licia Iacoviello, M. Kamran Ikram, Vilma Irazola, Modou Jobe, Pekka Jousilahti, Pontiano Kaleebu, Maryam Kavousi, Frank Kee, Davood Khalili, Wolfgang Koenig, Anna Kontsevaya, Kari Kuulasmaa, Karl J. Lackner, David M. Leistner, Lars Lind, Allan Linneberg, Thiess Lorenz, Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Reza Malekzadeh, Sofia Malyutina, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Olle Melander, Andres Metspalu, J. Jaime Miranda, Marie Moitry, Joseph Mugisha, Mahdi Nalini, Vijay Nambi, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Karen Oppermann, Eleonora d'Orsi, Andrzej Pajak, Luigi Palmieri, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Arokiasamy Perianayagam, Annette Peters, Hossein Poustchi, Andrew M. Prentice, Eva Prescott, Ulf Riserus, Veikko Salomaa, Susana Sans, Satoko Sakata, Ben Schottker, Aletta E. Schutte, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Jonathan E. Shaw, Leon A. Simons, Stefan Soderberg, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Barbara Thorand, Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe, Raphael Twerenbold, Diego Vanuzzo, Giovanni Veronesi, Julia Waibel, S. Goya Wannamethee, Masafumi Watanabe, Philipp S. Wild, Yao Yao, Yi Zeng, Andreas Ziegler, Stefan Blankenberg
Summary: This study provides evidence that five modifiable risk factors are associated with cardiovascular disease and death, and their prevalence varies by geographic region and sex.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hayun Jang, Jinho Kim
Summary: This study examines the relationship between the education level of peers' parents and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in adulthood. The results show that exposure to higher levels of peers' parental education is associated with a lower CVD risk score, which is partially explained by a decrease in substance use. These findings highlight the importance of considering the role of peers' parents in health-promoting interventions for adolescents.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Timothy S. Chang, Yi Ding, Malika K. Freund, Ruth Johnson, Tommer Schwarz, Julie M. Yabu, Chad Hazlett, Jeffrey N. Chiang, David A. Wulf, Daniel H. Geschwind, Manish J. Butte, Bogdan Pasaniuc
Summary: This study investigated COVID-19 risk factors in Hispanic/Latinx individuals using individual-level, electronic health records in a Los Angeles health system. Risk factors identified in Hispanic/Latinx were similar to those in non-Hispanic/Latinx whites, suggesting the importance of studying COVID-19 risk factors for Hispanic/Latinx individuals to guide equitable government policies and identify at-risk populations.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Sun Jung Kim, Mar Medina, Lixian Zhong, Jongwha Chang
Summary: This study aimed to identify possible patient and hospital-related risk factors for in-hospital pneumonia death across US hospitals. The findings show that socioeconomic factors, including income and insurance, are associated with pneumonia mortality. Census region, hospital ownership, and rural location are also related to in-hospital mortality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Meng Wang, Xi Shen, Lamei Deng, Feng Yu, Yin Lou, JunJi Liu, Yibing Huang
Summary: The study investigated and analyzed the relationship between adolescent physical activity and self-assessment of health, and found a significant correlation between the two. It was also discovered that family income serves as an intermediary variable between physical activity and self-rated health.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Surgery
Kshitij Desai, Britta Han, Laila Kuziez, Yan Yan, Mohamed A. Zayed
Summary: This study found that cilostazol therapy has a beneficial impact on limb-related and arterial patency-related outcomes in patients with advanced PAD and CLI undergoing revascularization procedures, but no effect on all-cause mortality. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the effect of cilostazol therapy on wound healing in patients with advanced PAD.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
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Emergency Medicine
Ryan D. Pappal, Brian W. Roberts, Nicholas M. Mohr, Enyo Ablordeppey, Brian T. Wessman, Anne M. Drewry, Winston Winkler, Yan Yan, Marin H. Kollef, Michael S. Avidan, Brian M. Fuller
Summary: The study revealed that in emergency department patients receiving mechanical ventilation, there is a subset of patients who experience awareness with paralysis. Patients exposed to rocuronium were more likely to experience this condition, and they also perceived a higher degree of threat.
ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yan Xie, Benjamin Bowe, Yan Yan, Miao Cai, Ziyad Al-Aly
Summary: In the United States, county-level contextual factors contribute differently to differences in life expectancy, associated with factors like smoking, food insecurity, obesity, physical inactivity, college education, and median household income, which collectively result in a loss of 3.53 years of life expectancy.
MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tess Thompson, Maria Perez, Yan Yan, Matthew W. Kreuter, Julie A. Margenthaler, Graham A. Colditz, Donna B. Jeffe
Summary: The study found that there was no significant impact of the intervention on QoL, depressive symptoms, or concerns about recurrence when comparing the two study arms. However, in the intervention arm, longer use of the intervention was associated with increased concerns about recurrence and decline in three QoL subscales. Future research is needed to explore the effects of adding different stories to the intervention on QoL for African American breast cancer patients.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Brendan T. Heiden, Daniel B. Eaton, Su-Hsin Chang, Yan Yan, Martin W. Schoen, Mayank R. Patel, Daniel Kreisel, Ruben G. Nava, Bryan F. Meyers, Benjamin D. Kozower, Varun Puri
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare quality of care and outcomes between Veteran and non-Veteran patients undergoing surgery for clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study found that Veterans receive high quality care through the VHA for lung cancer and have similar outcomes compared to the general population.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Zhizhou Yang, Melanie P. Subramanian, Yan Yan, Bryan F. Meyers, Benjamin D. Kozower, G. Alexander Patterson, Ruben G. Nava, Ramsey R. Hachem, Chad A. Witt, Michael K. Pasque, Derek E. Byers, Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Daniel Kreisel, Akinobu Itoh, Varun Puri
Summary: This study analyzed clinical data of lung transplant patients and found an association between center volume and 1-year survival rate. The optimal threshold for volume was identified as 33 cases per year, as exceeding this number did not provide additional benefits.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Benjamin Bowe, Andrew K. Gibson, Yan Xie, Yan Yan, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Ziyad Al-Aly
Summary: The study found a correlation between PM2.5 and the risks of weight gain and obesity, especially at PM2.5 concentrations below the national standard. Results were consistent across different sensitivity analyses, suggesting that PM2.5 air pollution may contribute to obesity and weight gain.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Hyo-Jung Jeong, Michael J. Mueller, Jennifer A. Zellers, Yan Yan, Mary K. Hastings
Summary: This study found that patients with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy have less foot and ankle plantar flexion. Limited plantar flexion in non-weight-bearing suggests limited joint mobility in these patients. However, peak unilateral and bilateral heel rise is not affected by limited joint mobility.
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Surgery
Brendan T. Heiden, Daniel B. Eaton Jr, Su-Hsin Chang, Yan Yan, Martin W. Schoen, Li-Shiun Chen, Nina Smock, Mayank R. Patel, Daniel Kreisel, Ruben G. Nava, Bryan F. Meyers, Benjamin D. Kozower, Varun Puri
Summary: This study explores the relationship between the duration of smoking cessation and postoperative complications for lung cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment. The findings suggest that quitting smoking at least 3 weeks before surgery is associated with reduced mortality and complications.
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Clinical Neurology
Albert M. Isaacs, Jeffrey J. Neil, James P. McAllister, Sonika Dahiya, Leandro Castaneyra-Ruiz, Harri Merisaari, Haley E. Botteron, Dimitrios Alexopoulous, Ajit George, Peng Sun, Diego M. Morales, Joshua Shimony, Jennifer Strahle, Yan Yan, Sheng-Kwei Song, David D. Limbrick, Christopher Smyser
Summary: This study used diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI) to investigate the neurologic deficits of neonatal post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH). The results showed that infants with PHH had severe white matter abnormalities and specific patterns of axonal and myelin injury, fiber loss, cellular infiltration, and inflammation. The study also found a correlation between increasing ventricular size and worse DBSI metrics.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Mario Schootman, Brian C. Steinmeyer, Ling Chen, Robert M. Carney, Michael W. Rich, Kenneth E. Freedland
Summary: The study found that high poverty areas are associated with an increased risk of readmission for patients with heart failure, while built environment and perceived neighborhood conditions are not related to the risk of readmission. The high rates of diabetes and hypertension in these areas partly explain the impact of high poverty rates on readmission risk.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Pearl A. McElfish, Don E. Willis, Sumit K. Shah, Sharon Reece, Jennifer A. Andersen, Mario Schootman, Gloria Richard-Davis, James P. Selig, T. Scott Warmack
Summary: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to examine the intentions of Arkansas parents/guardians regarding COVID-19 vaccination for their child. The study found that parents'/guardians' education, vaccination status, and vaccine hesitancy were associated with their intentions to vaccinate their child. The findings also revealed ongoing barriers preventing some parents/guardians from vaccinating their child.
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Oncology
Justin M. Barnes, Evan M. Graboyes, Eric Adjei Boakye, Mario Schootman, Junzo P. Chino, Haley A. Moss, Yvonne M. Mowery, Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters
Summary: The purpose of this study was to assess insurance coverage and forgoing medical care due to cost in cancer survivors from 2016 to 2019. The results showed that the number of insured cancer survivors decreased by 161,000 and there was an increase of 169,000 in those forgoing medical care due to cost. The most significant impact was observed among low-income individuals and those residing in non-expansion states.
JCO ONCOLOGY PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Evan J. Jordan, Patrick C. Shih, Erik J. Nelson, Stephen J. Carter, Mario Schootman, Aric A. Prather, Xing Yao, Chasie Peters, Canaan S. E. Perry
Summary: This study aims to assess the daily stress experience of midlife adults in free-living conditions using the mobile app STRIVE. Real-time data collection will be conducted to determine the locations and timing of daily stress and to examine the association between stress and environmental factors. The results of this study are crucial for designing individual and community-based interventions to promote the health and well-being of midlife adults.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Melissa J. Krauss, Emily Somerville, Rebecca M. Bollinger, Szu-Wei Chen, Abigail L. Kehrer-Dunlap, Meghan Haxton, Yan Yan, Susan L. Stark
Summary: The study implemented an evidence-based home hazard removal program (HARP) in low-income senior apartments, finding that while HARP did not significantly reduce fall rates, it was feasible and acceptable among residents. Effective collaboration between researchers and community agency staff was demonstrated.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)