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1 to 25 of 88 Research Studies DisplayedBratches RWR, Onsando W, Puga F
Family caregiver comfort with telehealth technologies: differences by race and ethnicity in a cross-sectional survey.
This study’s objective was to analyze a demographically representative survey of U.S. family caregivers to understand the level of comfort using telehealth technologies among family caregivers. The authors conducted a secondary analysis of survey data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Likert-style questions were used to determine the level of caregiver comfort using computers, smartphones, and tablets. There was a total of 340 caregivers included in the analysis. Compared with non-Hispanic white caregivers, Asian caregivers had higher odds (odds ratio [OR] 3.1) of expressing comfort using computers; black caregivers (OR 0.46) and Hispanic caregivers (OR 0.36) expressed lower odds of comfort using smartphones; and Asian caregivers had higher odds (OR 4.64) of expressing comfort using tablets.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Bratches RWR, Onsando W, Puga F .
Family caregiver comfort with telehealth technologies: differences by race and ethnicity in a cross-sectional survey.
Telemed J E Health 2024 Mar; 30(3):685-91. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0314..
Keywords: Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Caregiving, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Parikh K, Hall M, Tieder JS
Disparities in racial, ethnic, and payer groups for pediatric safety events in US hospitals.
A retrospective cohort study using the 2019 Kids' Inpatient Database found disparities in pediatric safety events. Black and Hispanic children had significantly higher odds in 5 of 7 safety indicators compared to white children, especially in postoperative sepsis and respiratory failure. Medicaid-covered children also showed higher odds in 4 of 7 indicators compared to privately insured children, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to enhance hospital patient safety, particularly among minority and Medicaid-covered populations.
AHRQ-funded; HS028484.
Citation: Parikh K, Hall M, Tieder JS .
Disparities in racial, ethnic, and payer groups for pediatric safety events in US hospitals.
Pediatrics 2024 Mar; 153(3):e2023063714. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063714.
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Children/Adolescents, Patient Safety, Hospitals
Sleath B, Beznos B, Carpenter DM
African American patient-provider communication about glaucoma vision quality-of-life.
A study was conducted to examine African American patient-provider communication about glaucoma-related quality-of-life. Patients completed a vision quality-of-life assessment to examine patient-provider characteristics, patient demographics, and socio-demographics. The study determined that patients with worse literacy, more severe glaucoma, or depression are likely to have a lower vision quality-of-life.
AHRQ-funded; HS025370.
Citation: Sleath B, Beznos B, Carpenter DM .
African American patient-provider communication about glaucoma vision quality-of-life.
Eye 2024 Feb; 38(2):343-48. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02693-8..
Keywords: Eye Disease and Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Quality of Life
Beznos B, Sayner R, Carpenter DM
Do African American patients with glaucoma ask their eye providers the questions they have?
The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to test the effectiveness of a pre-visit video/glaucoma question prompt-list to increase question-asking during medical visits. Participants were adult African American patients with glaucoma and a history of non-adherence to glaucoma medications, The questions that patients checked on the question prompt list were described, and how often the same checked questions were asked during medical visits noted. The findings indicated that although patients with glaucoma had questions about glaucoma and their medications, few asked all their questions during visits. The researchers concluded that future research should focus on ways to improve question asking using a question prompt list.
AHRQ-funded; HS025370.
Citation: Beznos B, Sayner R, Carpenter DM .
Do African American patients with glaucoma ask their eye providers the questions they have?
Eye 2024 Feb; 38(2):279-83. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02674-x..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Eye Disease and Health, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication
Patel MD, Lin P, Cheng Q
Patient sex, racial and ethnic disparities in emergency department triage: a multi-site retrospective study.
The purpose of this multi-site retrospective study was to assess differences in the assignment of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) by patient sex and race/ethnicity, factoring in age, clinical factors, and ED operating conditions. The study assessed differences in the assignment of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) by patient sex and race/ethnicity, accounting for age, clinical factors, and ED operating conditions. For the study outcome, ESI levels were grouped into three categories: 1-2 (highest acuity), 3, and 4-5 (lowest acuity). The researchers analyzed patient-level data from three EDs affiliated with a large Southeastern United States health system. The study found 186,840 eligible ED visits with 56,417 from an academic ED, 69,698 from a metropolitan community ED, and 60,725 from a rural community ED. The majority of patients were assigned ESI 3 in the academic and metropolitan community EDs (61% and 62%, respectively) whereas 47% were assigned ESI 3 in the rural community ED. In adjusted analyses, White females had a lower likelihood of being assigned ESI 1-2 compared to White males although both groups were roughly comparable in the assignment of ESI 4-5. Non-White and Hispanic females were generally least likely to be assigned ESI 1-2 in all EDs. Interactions between ED wait time and race/ethnicity-sex were not statistically significant.
AHRQ-funded; HS029078.
Citation: Patel MD, Lin P, Cheng Q .
Patient sex, racial and ethnic disparities in emergency department triage: a multi-site retrospective study.
Am J Emerg Med 2024 Feb; 76:29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.11.008..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Jindal M, Barnert E, Chomilo N
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
Policy solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic child health disparities in the USA.
This partly AHRQ-authored paper is part of a series on Racism and Child Health in the USA, which builds on Paper 1's summary of existing disparities in health-care delivery and highlights policies within multiple sectors that can be modified and supported to improve health equity, and, in so doing, improves the health of racially and ethnically minoritized children. The authors discuss current and historical policy approaches across housing, employment, health insurance, immigration, and criminal which have the potential to affect child health equity. They commented that these policies must be considered with a focus on structural racism to understand which have the potential to eliminate or at least attenuate disparities. If these policy efforts do not directly address structural racism, they will not achieve equity and instead worsen gaps and existing disparities in access and quality-thereby continuing to perpetuate a two-tier system dictated by racism.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Jindal M, Barnert E, Chomilo N .
Policy solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic child health disparities in the USA.
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2024 Feb; 8(2):159-74. doi: 10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00262-6..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Policy
Engelberg RS, Scheidell JD, Islam N
Associations between incarceration history and risk of hypertension and hyperglycemia: consideration of differences among Black, Hispanic, Asian and White Subgroups.
This study’s objective was to assess racial/ethnic group differences in the association between incarceration and hypertension and hyperglycemia. The authors performed a secondary data analysis using the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). They used Poisson regression to estimate the associations between lifetime history of incarceration reported during early adulthood with hypertension and hyperglycemia outcomes measured in mid-adulthood, including incident diagnosis. They evaluated whether associations varied by self-reported race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian) with an analytic sample of 4,015 Add Health respondents. Outcome measures included hypertension, systolic blood pressure >130 mmHG, and hyperglycemia. There was no evidence of an association between incarceration and measured health outcomes among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White participants. Among Hispanic participants, incarceration was associated with hyperglycemia (Adjusted Risk Ratio (ARR): 2.1), but not with hypertension risk. Incarceration was associated with elevated systolic blood pressure (ARR: 3.1) and hypertension (ARR: 1.7) among Asian participants, but not with hyperglycemia risk. Incarceration was associated with incident hypertension (ARR 2.5) among Asian subgroups.
AHRQ-funded; HS026120.
Citation: Engelberg RS, Scheidell JD, Islam N .
Associations between incarceration history and risk of hypertension and hyperglycemia: consideration of differences among Black, Hispanic, Asian and White Subgroups.
J Gen Intern Med 2024 Jan; 39(1):5-12. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08327-9..
Keywords: Vulnerable Populations, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Conditions, Risk
Eliason EL, Agostino J, Vivier P
Infant health care disruptions by race and ethnicity, income, and insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This cross-sectional study examined the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on infant health care, and broke it down by race and ethnicity, income, and insurance type. This study used the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System COVID-19 supplement with data from 29 jurisdictions to examine infant health care disruptions due to the pandemic: 1) well visits/checkups canceled or delayed, 2) well visits/checkups changed to virtual appointments, and 3) postponed immunizations. The authors found that among 12,053 parental respondents with infants born from April to December 2020, 7.25% reported cancelations or delays in infant well visits/checkups, 5.49% reported changes to virtual infant care appointments, and 5.33% reported postponing immunizations, with significant differences by race and ethnicity, income, and insurance type. They found higher odds of canceling/delaying visits and postponing immunizations among non-Hispanic Black infants and infants whose parents were uninsured or had Medicaid-paid deliveries. The odds of switching to virtual appointments was also significantly higher among Hispanic infants and infants whose parents had Medicaid-paid deliveries.
AHRQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: Eliason EL, Agostino J, Vivier P .
Infant health care disruptions by race and ethnicity, income, and insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Acad Pediatr 2024 Jan-Feb; 24(1):105-10. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.07.005..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, COVID-19, Access to Care, Uninsured, Health Insurance, Healthcare Delivery
McMurtry CL, Findling MG, Casey LS
Discrimination in the United States: experiences of Asian Americans.
This study examined the prevalence of racial discrimination among Asian Americans and its impact on health outcomes. A nationally representative, probability-based telephone survey was conducted comparing 500 Asian and 902 white US adults from January to April 2017. Thirteen percent of Asians reported discrimination in healthcare encounters, and at least one in four experienced discrimination in employment, housing, and experienced microaggressions (35%) or racial slurs (32%). This resulted in Asians having higher odds than whites of reporting avoiding health care due to discrimination concerns.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055.
Citation: McMurtry CL, Findling MG, Casey LS .
Discrimination in the United States: experiences of Asian Americans.
Health Serv Res 2019 Dec;54(Suppl2):1419-30. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13225..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Patient Experience
Bi S, Gunter KE, Lopez FY
Improving shared decision making for Asian American Pacific Islander sexual and gender minorities.
This study examined the challenges Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) sexual and gender minorities (SGM) encounter with shared decision making (SDM) with their providers, especially concerning mental health. Focus groups were conducted in San Francisco and interviews were conducted in Chicago and San Francisco. The participants were surveyed about attitudes towards SGM disclosure and preferences about providers. Many participants felt that providers either ignored or overemphasized their identities. Some shared the stigma of SGM identities and effects on mental health in their own families.
AHRQ-funded; HS023050.
Citation: Bi S, Gunter KE, Lopez FY .
Improving shared decision making for Asian American Pacific Islander sexual and gender minorities.
Med Care 2019 Dec;57(12):937-44. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001212..
Keywords: Shared Decision Making, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Vulnerable Populations, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Behavioral Health, Social Stigma
Sun K, Szymonifka J, Tian H
Is traditional Chinese medicine use associated with worse patient-reported outcomes among Chinese American rheumatology patients?
Chinese Americans are a fast-growing immigrant group with more severe rheumatic disease manifestations than whites and often a strong cultural preference for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In this study, the investigators aimed to examine TCM use patterns and association with patient-reported outcomes (PRO) among Chinese American rheumatology patients. The investigators concluded that among these Chinese American rheumatology patients, TCM users had worse PRO in many physical and mental health domains.
AHRQ-funded; HS000066.
Citation: Sun K, Szymonifka J, Tian H .
Is traditional Chinese medicine use associated with worse patient-reported outcomes among Chinese American rheumatology patients?
J Rheumatol 2019 Dec;46(12):1634-39. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.181148..
Keywords: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Outcomes
Vu JV, Gunaseelan V, Dimick JB
Mechanisms of age and race differences in receiving minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair.
Black patients and older adults are less likely to receive minimally invasive hernia repair. In this study, the investigators explored the association between race, age, and surgeon utilization of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with the likelihood of receiving MIS inguinal hernia repair. The investigators concluded that race differences were explained by surgeon MIS utilization, implicating access to MIS-performing surgeon as a mediator. Conversely, age disparity was independent of MIS utilization, even after adjusting for comorbidities, indicating some degree of provider bias against performing MIS repair in older patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS025778.
Citation: Vu JV, Gunaseelan V, Dimick JB .
Mechanisms of age and race differences in receiving minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair.
Surg Endosc 2019 Dec;33(12):4032-37. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06695-0..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Surgery, Elderly, Access to Care, Healthcare Utilization
Rhodes RL, Ukoha NCE, Williams KA
Understanding underuse of advance care planning among a cohort of African American patients with advanced cancer: formative research that examines gaps in intent to discuss options for care.
Advance care planning (ACP), palliative care (PC), and hospice are often underutilized by African Americans. This study assessed the impact of stage of intent to discuss ACP options as key potential barriers. The investigators concluded that despite being hospitalized with advanced cancer and having poor prognosis, intent to discuss ACP options, PC, and hospice in this population was variable, and completion of these activities was low.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Rhodes RL, Ukoha NCE, Williams KA .
Understanding underuse of advance care planning among a cohort of African American patients with advanced cancer: formative research that examines gaps in intent to discuss options for care.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2019 Dec;36(12):1057-62. doi: 10.1177/1049909119843276..
Keywords: Cancer, Palliative Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Quan VL, Erickson T, Daftary K
Atopic dermatitis across shades of skin.
This narrative review discussed key terminology related to atopic dermatitis (AD) across shades of skin, including modern definitions of 'race', 'ethnicity', and 'skin of color (SOC)'. Current literature describing disparities in AD prevalence, disease recognition, and burden was synthesized alongside data regarding genetic and immunologic findings across SOC populations. The authors highlighted key concomitant social determinants of health, including environmental factors, socioeconomic status, and access to care, within the context of these findings. They also discussed future efforts to move toward a more inclusive understanding of AD that encompasses all shades of skin and ensures equitable representation of diverse populations in high impact research.
AHRQ-funded; HS026385.
Citation: Quan VL, Erickson T, Daftary K .
Atopic dermatitis across shades of skin.
Am J Clin Dermatol 2023 Sep; 24(5):731-51. doi: 10.1007/s40257-023-00797-1..
Keywords: Skin Conditions, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Biener AI, Zuvekas SH
AHRQ Author: Zuvekas SH
Do racial and ethnic disparities in mental health treatment vary with underlying mental health?
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Biener AI, Zuvekas SH .
Do racial and ethnic disparities in mental health treatment vary with underlying mental health?
Med Care Res Rev 2021 Aug;78(4):392-403. doi: 10.1177/1077558720903589..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Behavioral Health, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Access to Care
Aroke EN, Jackson P, Overstreet DS
Race, social status, and depressive symptoms: a moderated mediation analysis of chronic low back pain interference and severity.
Clin J Pain 2020 Sep;36(9):658-66. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000849.
Citation: Aroke EN, Jackson P, Overstreet DS .
Race, social status, and depressive symptoms: a moderated mediation analysis of chronic low back pain interference and severity.
Clin J Pain 2020 Sep;36(9):658-66. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000849.
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Keywords: Back Health and Pain, Chronic Conditions, Pain, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Bass AR, Mehta B, Szymonifka J
Racial disparities in total knee replacement failure as related to poverty.
The authors sought to determine whether racial disparities in total knee replacement (TKR) failure are explained by poverty. Linking New York state patients to residential census tracts by geocoded addresses, they found that there was a trend toward higher TKR revision risk in blacks, but poverty did not modify the relationship between race and TKR revision or failure.
AHRQ-funded; HS016075.
Citation: Bass AR, Mehta B, Szymonifka J .
Racial disparities in total knee replacement failure as related to poverty.
Arthritis Care Res 2019 Nov;71(11):1488-94. doi: 10.1002/acr.24028..
Keywords: Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Low-Income, Surgery, Orthopedics, Social Determinants of Health
Goins RT, Jones J, Schure M
Type 2 diabetes management among older American Indians: beliefs, attitudes, and practices.
This study’s purpose was to examine beliefs, attitudes, and practices of older Native Americans regarding type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management. This disease is one the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among Native Americans, and they are twice as likely to have T2DM, and over three times the mortality rate from T2DM as Whites. Semi-structured in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 28 participants with a mean age of 73 years, with 57% female. Participants’ mean confidence score of their T2DM management was 8.0 on a scale of 1 to 10 and their mean Hb1Ac was 7.3.%. Overall 5 themes were discussed: sociocultural factors, causes and consequences, cognitive and affective assessment, diet and exercise, and medical management.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Goins RT, Jones J, Schure M .
Type 2 diabetes management among older American Indians: beliefs, attitudes, and practices.
Ethn Health 2020 Nov;25(8):1055-71. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2018.1493092..
Keywords: Diabetes, Chronic Conditions, Elderly, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Patient Self-Management, Care Management
Rice WS, Stringer KL, Sohail M
Accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): perceptions of current and potential prEP users in Birmingham, Alabama.
Limited studies to date assess barriers to and facilitators of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and utilization using a patient-centered access to care framework, among diverse socio-demographic groups, or in the U.S. Deep South, an area with disproportionate HIV burden. In this study, the investigators examine perceptions of PrEP access in qualitative interviews with 44 current and potential PrEP users in Birmingham, Alabama.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Rice WS, Stringer KL, Sohail M .
Accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): perceptions of current and potential prEP users in Birmingham, Alabama.
AIDS Behav 2019 Nov;23(11):2966-79. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02591-9..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Prevention, Healthcare Utilization, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Health Literacy, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Access to Care, Health Promotion
Nguyen KH, Trivedi AN
Asian American access to care in the Affordable Care Act era: findings from a population-based survey in California.
This study compared coverage and access to care between non-Hispanic White and Asian American adults after the ACA in California. The data was disaggregated into the five most populous ethnic subgroups (Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Japanese). The outcomes measured were 1) being uninsured, 2) having a usual source of care, 3) delaying necessary medical care, and 4) delaying necessary prescription medications. The sample included 19,201 non-Hispanic White and 3077 Asian American adults aged 18 to 64 in California. Koreans were significantly less likely to report a usual source of care relative to non-Hispanic whites while Chinese and Vietnamese adults were significantly less likely to delay necessary care.
AHRQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: Nguyen KH, Trivedi AN .
Asian American access to care in the Affordable Care Act era: findings from a population-based survey in California.
J Gen Intern Med 2019 Nov;34(11):2660-68. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05328-5..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Access to Care, Disparities, Health Insurance, Uninsured, Policy
Li J, Pesko MF, Unruh MA
Effect of the Medicaid primary care rate increase on prenatal care utilization among Medicaid-insured women.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the 2013-2014 ACA Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase on Medicaid-insured women's prenatal care utilization, overall and by race and ethnicity. The investigators concluded that the Medicaid "fee bump" improved prenatal care utilization for non-Hispanic Black and White women. They suggest that policymakers may consider reinstating higher Medicaid reimbursements to improve access to care for disadvantaged populations.
AHRQ-funded; HS024357.
Citation: Li J, Pesko MF, Unruh MA .
Effect of the Medicaid primary care rate increase on prenatal care utilization among Medicaid-insured women.
Matern Child Health J 2019 Nov;23(11):1564-72. doi: 10.1007/s10995-019-02804-6..
Keywords: Medicaid, Primary Care, Maternal Care, Pregnancy, Women, Healthcare Utilization, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Disparities
McKellar MS, Kuchibhatla MN, Oursler KAK
Racial differences in change in physical functioning in older male veterans with HIV.
Little is known about longitudinal change in physical functioning of older African American/Black and White HIV-infected persons. In this study, the investigators examined up to 10 years of data on African American and White men with HIV infection and comparable HIV-negative men age 50-91 years from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Survey sample.
AHRQ-funded; HS021112; HS023464; HS023258.
Citation: McKellar MS, Kuchibhatla MN, Oursler KAK .
Racial differences in change in physical functioning in older male veterans with HIV.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2019 Nov/Dec;35(11-12):1034-43. doi: 10.1089/aid.2018.0296..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Health Status, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Elderly, Men's Health
Howard SD, Lee KL, Nathan AG
Healthcare experiences of transgender people of color.
Researchers investigated how transgender people of color (TPOC) healthcare experiences are shaped by both race/ethnicity and gender identity. Using interviews and focus groups with participants in the Chicago area, they found that all participants described healthcare experiences where providers responded negatively to their race/ethnicity and/or gender identity. A majority of participants sought out healthcare locations designated as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-friendly in an effort to avoid discrimination, but feared experiencing racism there. When describing positive healthcare experiences, participants were most likely to highlight providers' respect for their gender identity. The researchers concluded that TPOC have different experiences compared with white transgender or cisgender racial/ethnic minorities and recommended that providers improve understanding of intersectional experiences of TPOC to improve quality of care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023050.
Citation: Howard SD, Lee KL, Nathan AG .
Healthcare experiences of transgender people of color.
J Gen Intern Med 2019 Oct;34(10):2068-74. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05179-0..
Keywords: Patient Experience, Vulnerable Populations, Cultural Competence, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Primary Care, Ambulatory Care and Surgery
Hanchate AD, Paasche-Orlow MK, Baker WE
Association of race/ethnicity with emergency department destination of emergency medical services transport.
The authors examined the patterns of emergency department (ED) destination of emergency medical services (EMS) transport according to patient race/ethnicity and compared the patterns between those transported by EMS and those who did not draw on EMS. Using Medicare claims data, they found race/ethnicity variation in ED destination for patients using EMS transport, with black and Hispanic patients more likely to be transported to a safety-net hospital ED compared with white patients living in the same zip code.
AHRQ-funded; HS022242.
Citation: Hanchate AD, Paasche-Orlow MK, Baker WE .
Association of race/ethnicity with emergency department destination of emergency medical services transport.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Sep 4;2(9):e1910816. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10816..
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Medicare, Disparities
Vadlamani A, Perry JA, McCunn M
Racial differences in discharge location after a traumatic brain injury among older adults.
The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to determine if there were racial differences in discharge location among older adults treated for traumatic brain injury (TBI) at a level 1 trauma center. The authors concluded that in this group of Medicare-eligible older adults, blacks were more likely to be discharged to inpatient rehabilitation compared to whites.
AHRQ-funded; HS024560.
Citation: Vadlamani A, Perry JA, McCunn M .
Racial differences in discharge location after a traumatic brain injury among older adults.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2019 Sep;100(9):1622-28. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.03.008.
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Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Brain Injury, Trauma, Elderly, Hospital Discharge, Rehabilitation, Medicare