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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedGaskin DJ, Karmarkar TD, Maurer A
Potential role of cost and quality of life in treatment decisions for arthritis-related knee pain in African American and Latina women.
This study examined whether using a decision-making tool would aid Latina and African-American women over age 45 years with arthritic knee pain in making more informed treatment decisions. The researchers conducted 4 focus groups of Latina and African-American women and 2 focus groups with primary care providers who treated them for knee pain. They found that minority women and primary care providers all endorsed the use of a decision-making tool that provided information on the impact of treatment on quality of life, medical care costs, and work productivity.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Gaskin DJ, Karmarkar TD, Maurer A .
Potential role of cost and quality of life in treatment decisions for arthritis-related knee pain in African American and Latina women.
Arthritis Care Res 2020 May;72(5):692-98. doi: 10.1002/acr.23903..
Keywords: Arthritis, Orthopedics, Pain, Quality of Life, Healthcare Costs, Decision Making, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Women
Chen DW, Reyes-Gastelum D, Wallner LP
Disparities in risk perception of thyroid cancer recurrence and death.
The authors studied risk perception among survivors of thyroid cancer. Patients diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries were surveyed and an analytic cohort defined by a 5% or greater risk of disease recurrence and mortality. The authors found that less educated patients and Hispanic patients were more likely to report inaccurate risk perceptions, which were associated with worry and a decreased quality of life.
AHRQ-funded; HS024512.
Citation: Chen DW, Reyes-Gastelum D, Wallner LP .
Disparities in risk perception of thyroid cancer recurrence and death.
Cancer 2020 Apr 1;126(7):1512-21. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32670..
Keywords: Disparities, Cancer, Risk, Quality of Life, Social Determinants of Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Singh JA
The impact of gout on patient's lives: a study of African-American and Caucasian men and women with gout.
The objectives of this study were to assess the impact of gout on patients’ quality of life (QOL) and explore gender and race differences in the impact of gout on patients’ QOL. Some frequently cited high-ranked concerns among the ten nominal race- and sex-stratified groups were: (1) effect of gout flare on daily activities (n = 10 groups); (2) work disability (n = 8 groups);and (3) severe pain (n = 8 groups).
AHRQ-funded; HS021110.
Citation: Singh JA .
The impact of gout on patient's lives: a study of African-American and Caucasian men and women with gout.
Arthritis Res Ther 2014 Jun 24;16(3):R132. doi: 10.1186/ar4589..
Keywords: Quality of Life, Social Determinants of Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities