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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedDavis CM, Guo M, Miyamura J
Key factors in obstetric delivery decision-making among Asian and Pacific Islander women by English proficiency.
Understanding (1) how expectant mothers gather information to decide where to give birth, and (2) who helps make that decision, provides critical health communication and decision-making insights. This survey found that the top three health decision-makers for both those Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) with limited English proficiency and English-proficient AAPIs were themselves, their obstetrician, and their spouse, which did not differ significantly by language proficiency.
AHRQ-funded; HS021903.
Citation: Davis CM, Guo M, Miyamura J .
Key factors in obstetric delivery decision-making among Asian and Pacific Islander women by English proficiency.
Hawaii J Med Public Health 2017 Oct;76(10):279-86.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Cultural Competence, Shared Decision Making, Pregnancy, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Boehme AK, Carr BG, Kasner SE
Sex differences in rt-PA utilization at hospitals treating stroke: the National Inpatient Sample.
The researchers sought to explore sex and race differences in the utilization of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) at primary stroke centers (PSCs) compared to non-PSCs across the US. They found that women are less likely to receive rt-PA than men at both PSCs and non-PSCs. Absolute treatment rates are lowest in black women.
AHRQ-funded; HS17960; HS018362; HS013852.
Citation: Boehme AK, Carr BG, Kasner SE .
Sex differences in rt-PA utilization at hospitals treating stroke: the National Inpatient Sample.
Front Neurol 2017 Sep 27;8:500. Original Research. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00500.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Sex Factors, Stroke
Karter AJ, Lipska KJ, O'Connor PJ
High rates of severe hypoglycemia among African American patients with diabetes: the Surveillance, Prevention, and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (SUPREME-DM) network.
This seven-year surveillance study (2005-2011) evaluated race/ethnic differences in the trends in rates of severe hypoglycemia (SH) in a population of insured, at-risk adults with diabetes. Annual SH rates ranged from 1.8 percent to 2.1 percent during this 7-year observation period. African Americans had consistently higher SH rates compared with Whites, while Latinos and Asians had consistently lower rates compared with Whites in each of the 7 years.
AHRQ-funded; HS019859.
Citation: Karter AJ, Lipska KJ, O'Connor PJ .
High rates of severe hypoglycemia among African American patients with diabetes: the Surveillance, Prevention, and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (SUPREME-DM) network.
J Diabetes Complications 2017 May;31(5):869-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.02.009.
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Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Healthcare Delivery, Health Status, Racial and Ethnic Minorities