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Newest firstBackgroundBlood-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is a novel, less invasive screening that has the potential to improve CRC screening adherence, particularly among Black American populations, which has historically lower screening rates. We evaluated factors associated with preference for blood-based CRC screening among Black adults in church-based community settings. MethodsFrom October 2023 to January 2024…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundAlthough virtual consultations are increasingly used in healthcare, mode affects attendance patterns remains limited, particularly across demographic groups. Within NHS secondary care, telephone consultations have been the most widely adopted form of telephone care; however, few studies have examined non-attendance (commonly termed Did Not Attend [DNA]) patterns specifically for telephone consultations a…
BackgroundColombias PAPSIVI program is the worlds largest psychosocial support service for victims of armed conflict providing support for over half a million civilians. However, service delivery has only previously been examined in small studies, making it difficult to understand to what extent PAPSIVI delivers interventions that are adequately targeted to individuals with the most serious exposures to the armed…
SARS-CoV-2 strained Ontarios health system, with social determinants of health (SDH) underexplored in cost analyses. We examined COVID-19 attributable healthcare resource use and costs from the Ontario health system perspective using health administrative data. We conducted a cohort study, matching 162,633 SARS-CoV-2-exposed individuals 1:1 to unexposed individuals. We calculated 10-day per-person mean attributabl…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Drug use disorders (DUDs) pose a substantial global health burden, yet comprehensive analyses of their epidemiological trends, sociodemographic drivers, and cross-national disparities remain limited. Leveraging data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study, we evaluated the global, regional, and national burden of DUDs from 1990 to 2021, focusing on opioids, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, an…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Drug overdoses are a significant public health concern, but there is limited research on the associated factors among patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). We investigated the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with drug overdoses among patients with substance-related diagnoses (SRD) in a Southern California healthcare system's ED. Methods A cross-sectional study em…
Open article record in new tab ↗Aim Despite one-third of patients with cancer using cannabis for symptom management, little is known about their access to and usage of cannabis. Community Engagement (CE) studios involving community experts with chronic health conditions were used to inform a qualitative study on access to and use of cannabis products among patients with cancer. Method We conducted two 2-hour CE studios with residents from Wester…
Open article record in new tab ↗While algorithmic fairness research in healthcare has predominantly focused on disparities in model performance, less attention has been given to the underlying data structures that may drive such disparities. High-level fairness metrics often obscure the deeper feature-level dynamics necessary for a critical and context-aware assessment of fairness. To address this gap, we propose and apply a diagnostic framework…
Open article record in new tab ↗Hospitals are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools in clinical care. However, their overall impact on the health of older adults remains unclear. We assessed whether county-level hospital AI implementation was associated with elder mortality and care quality using national data from the American Hospital Association (AHA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and CDC WONDER. Higher A…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionSocial determinants of health (SDOH) are known factors of stroke risk and outcomes. We aim to gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of stroke risk-specific SDOH on stroke severity by investigating the patient population served by a regional healthcare system. MethodsThis retrospective cohort study analyzed patient data from the American Heart Associations Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (AHA…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionMental healthcare utilization in the US remains low, with sociodemographic factors like sex and race/ethnicity influencing access across different population groups. However, how these factors interact to shape service utilization remains understudied. MethodsUsing data from the 2009-2018 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we employed design-based log-binomial mode…
Open article record in new tab ↗Oklahoma's medical cannabis is some of the least restrictive in the US. Previous research suggests that American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) have higher rates of cannabis use than other racial or ethnic groups. The goals of this paper are, first, to look at cannabis use among high school students living on the Cherokee Nation Reservation before (2017) and after (2019) medical cannabis because legal in Oklahoma (20…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveTo identify psychosocial and cultural factors among Asian American patients diagnosed with infertility that may contribute to their disparate fertility outcomes. DesignA cross-sectional qualitative interview study was conducted with women [≥]18-years-old who identified as Asian American and had a diagnosis of infertility. Semi-structured interviews were performed until thematic saturation was reached. The…
Open article record in new tab ↗The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between personal religiosity, mental health, and substance use outcomes among Black and Hispanic adults during the first six months of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City (NYC). Phone interviews were conducted with 441 adults to obtain information on all variables. Participants self-reported race/ethnicity as Black/African American (n = 108) or Hispan…
Open article record in new tab ↗Health status during the reproductive years influences fecundity, fertility, and the future health of males and their offspring. There remains a dearth of literature examining men’s preconception health, especially among high-risk populations, such as those with disabilities. The objective of this study was to examine indicators of preconception health, including chronic medical conditions, lifestyle behaviors, an…
Open article record in new tab ↗This project compared the effectiveness of two evidence-based models of culturally competent diabetes health promotion: The Diabetes Self-Management Support Empowerment Model (DSMS), and The Chronic Care Model (CCM). Our primary outcome was improvement in patient capacity for diabetes self-management as measured by the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ) and the Patient Activation Measure (PAM). Our secondary o…
E-cigarette use represents a public health controversy in the US and globally. Despite the potential of e-cigarettes to support cigarette cessation, their use increases health risks and risk for addiction, particularly in young people. Various federal, state, and local laws have impacted tobacco retail in general and e-cigarettes in particular. In the US, 2019-2020 federal laws increased in the minimum legal sales…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundIndia launched the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005 to strengthen its primary healthcare system in high-focus and northeast focus states. One of the NRHM objectives was to reduce child undernutrition in India. Methods and FindingsWe used data from 1992, 1998, 2005, and 2015 National Family Health Surveys of India to evaluate trends in child undernutrition prevalence before and after NRHM and…
BACKGROUND: Educational disparities in daily smoking begin during adolescence and can lead to educational disparities in health among adults. In particular, vocational students including apprentices have higher daily smoking rates compared to non-vocational students. This study aimed to identify the determinants of the gap in daily smoking between French apprentices and high school students aged 17 in 2008 and in…
BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have documented factors that are associated with substance use behaviors among college-aged individuals. However, relatively few studies have considered the heterogeneity of the college experience by field of study (i.e., college major) and how that educational context might affect students' health behaviors differently. Drawing from theories and prior research, this study investigates…
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