Disparities in incidence and survival for patients with Ewing sarcoma in Florida
ConclusionsFlorida Hispanic males have a higher-than-expected incidence of osseous ES compared to the US. Hispanics of both sexes show remarkably worse survival for nonmetastatic disease compared to NHW. This disparity is likely multifactorial and requires further in-depth studies. (Source: Cancer Medicine)
Source: Cancer Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Aditi Dhir,
Rachna Rahul,
Qinran Liu,
Dan Pham,
Rachel Kronenfeld,
Tulay Koru ‐Sengul,
Paulo S. Pinheiro Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Willingness and preferences for long-acting injectable PrEP among US men who have sex with men: a discrete choice experiment
Conclusions
A large proportion of MSM expressed a preference for LA-PrEP over daily oral pills. Most respondents chose LA-PrEP regardless of cost, clinic time, side effects or protection level; however, preferences varied by sociodemographics. These varied groups likely require tailored intervention strategies to achieve maximum LA-PrEP uptake and persistence. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cole, S. W., Glick, J. L., Campoamor, N. B., Sanchez, T. H., Sarkar, S., Vannappagari, V., Rinehart, A., Rawlings, K., Sullivan, P. S., Bridges, J. F. P. Tags: Open access HIV/AIDS Source Type: research
The effect of colchicine on cancer risk in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a time-dependent study based on the Taiwan ’s National Health Insurance Research Database
ConclusionColchicine was associated with the lower aHR of the all cancer and colorectal cancer formation in patients with the IMIDs. (Source: European Journal of Medical Research)
Source: European Journal of Medical Research - April 22, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: research
Cancers, Vol. 16, Pages 1598: No Racial Disparities Observed Using Point-of-Care Genetic Counseling and Testing for Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer in a Diverse Patient Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study
gaux J. Kanis
We investigated genetic counseling and testing rates for patients with gynecologic malignancy at a tertiary care center with a large minority population. Our retrospective cohort included newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal, or endometrial cancer patients between January 2014 and June 2022. For endometrial cancer, 373 patients were identified. A total of 207 (55%) patients were screened using mismatch repair immunohistochemistry (MMR IHC). A total of 82 (40%) had MMR deficiencies on IHC. Of these, 63 (77%) received genetic counseling. A total of 62 (98%) underwent genetic testin...
Source: Cancers - April 22, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Michael Kim Judy Hayek Cheyenne Acker Anjile An Peilin Zhang Constantine Gorelick Margaux J. Kanis Tags: Article Source Type: research
End-of-life care in Germany between 2016 and 2020 – A repeated cross-sectional analysis of statutory health insurance data
The Hospice and Palliative Care Act of 2015 aimed at developing and regulating the provision of palliative care (PC) services in Germany. As a result of the legal changes, people with incurable diseases should... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 20, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Katharina van Baal, Melissa Hemmerling, Jona Theodor Stahmeyer, Stephanie Stiel and Kambiz Afshar Tags: Research Source Type: research
A Financially Viable Palliative Care Model Supporting Persons with Dementia Living Alone or With Caregivers
1. Participants will gain the knowledge to develop a cost-effective palliative care for dementia program with cultural adaptations that will reduce neurobehavioral symptoms of patients, reduce caregiver stress, reduce hospitalizations, and increase hospice admissions.2. Participants will learn how to gather data to obtain insurance reimbursement for a low-cost and highly effective palliative care for dementia program. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Gillian Hamilton, Kristen Pierson, Kylee Volk, Tamiko Azuma Source Type: research
Healthcare Utilization and Its Correlates in Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
This study investigated the healthcare utilization and medical expenditure of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and identified the associated factors. The healthcare utilization and expenditure of T2DM patients with (case group) and without (control group) GAD between 2002 and 2013 were examined using the population-based Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Healthcare utilization included outpatient visits and hospitalization; health expenditure included outpatient, inpatient, and total medical expenditure. Moreover, nonpsychiatric healthcare utilization and me...
Source: Psychiatric Quarterly - April 19, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with renal infarction: A retrospective cohort analysis of the Korean national health insurance registry
Regarding the pathophysiology of renal infarction (RI), cardioembolic causes could have large proportion. However, there are notable variations in prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among patients with RI across different studies, ranging from 17 to 65%. The primary objective of this study is to analyze the incidence of AF in patients with RI. (Source: International Journal of Cardiology)
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - April 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Inki Moon, Su Yeong Park, Dongon Kim, Minae Park, Sojeong Park, Seong Soon Kwon, Min Gyu Kong, Hyun Woo Park, Hyung Oh. Choi, Jon Suh, Yoon Haeng Cho, Nae Hee Lee, Hye-Sun Seo Source Type: research
“Uninsurable because of a genetic test”: a qualitative study of consumer views about the use of genetic test results in Australian life insurance
European Journal of Human Genetics, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41431-024-01602-1“Uninsurable because of a genetic test”: a qualitative study of consumer views about the use of genetic test results in Australian life insurance (Source: European Journal of Human Genetics)
Source: European Journal of Human Genetics - April 19, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Cassandra Muller Lyndon Gallacher Louise Keogh Aideen McInerney-Leo Tiffany Boughtwood Penny Gleeson Kristine Barlow-Stewart Martin B. Delatycki Ingrid Winship Kristen J. Nowak Margaret Otlowski Paul Lacaze Jane Tiller Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Antidepressants in Combination with Psychotherapy
This study reports the remission rates for the 14 most commonly prescribed single antidepressants (amitriptyline, bupropion, citalopram, desvenlafaxine, doxepin, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, and venlafaxine) and a category named "Other" (other antidepressants/combination of antidepressants). The study used robust LASSO regressions to identify factors that affected remission rate and clinicians' selection of antidepressants. The selection bias in observational data was removed through stratification. We organized the data into 16,770 subgroups, of at le...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Farrokh Alemi Tulay G Soylu Mary Cannon Conor McCandless Source Type: research
PERSPECTIVE: A Path to Value-Based Insurance Design for Mental Health Services
DISCUSSION: The inability to afford mental health care is a top barrier to treatment seeking. People who do elect to spend time and money on mental health care are further disadvantaged by accessing care that is not well regulated and the quality at best is questionable. VBID could be an important lever for increasing access to and use of high value mental health care. Partnerships among the research, practice, and policy communities can help ensure research solutions meet needs of these two communities.IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE: VBID holds promise to make high value mental health care more affordable while discouraging...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michael C Freed Jennifer L Humensky Patricia A Arean Source Type: research
PERSPECTIVE: Health Economic Interests at NIMH and NIDA to Improve Delivery of Behavioral Health Services
This article highlights key areas of the interest of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in supporting applied health economics and health care financing research. Specifically, this article discusses the long-range impact of NIH's earlier investments in applied health economics research, and NIH's ongoing efforts to communicate its interests in health economics research. We discuss the 2023 NIMH-NIDA-sponsored health economics conference, and the ideas presented there for developing and assessing innovative behavioral health care financing models; three of the pre...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jennifer L Humensky Sarah Q Duffy Leonardo Cubillos Michael C Freed Agnes Rupp Source Type: research
High Financial Hardship among Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer
This study evaluated financial toxicity in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Using secondary data from a study of barriers to palliative care, financial toxicity (FT) was measured through the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity scale. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used to assess the relationship between selected demographic (i.e., age, race, ethnicity, education, place of birth, insurance type, yearly household income, employment status) and treatment-specific variables (i.e., years since diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, hormonal and targeted therapy) with clinically relevant financial toxi...
Source: Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Elsa Maria Vasquez-Trespalacios Jessica N Rivera Rivera McKenzie McIntyre Waleska Santiago-Datil Robert M Wenham Susan T Vadaparampil Andrea L Buras Claire C Conley Source Type: research
Association of Interhospital Transfer With Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Contemporary Analysis
CONCLUSION: Despite increasing transfer volume and utilization of ECMO, IHT was associated with significant mortality and hospital complication risks. Further work to reduce adverse outcomes, resource burden, and socioeconomic differences within IHT may improve accessibility to this life-saving modality.PMID:38634485 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241248699 (Source: The American Surgeon)
Source: The American Surgeon - April 18, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Balian Saad Mallick Nguyen Le Giselle Porter Amulya Vadlakonda Konmal Ali Elsa Kronen Peyman Benharash Source Type: research
Identifying Pregnant Patients With Suspected Intimate Partner Violence
CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that there are significant racial and socioeconomic disparities in potential risk for IPV during pregnancy.PMID:38634425 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241248799 (Source: The American Surgeon)
Source: The American Surgeon - April 18, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Maggie McGing Matthew Ashbrook Vincent Cheng Koji Matsuo Morgan Schellenberg Matthew Martin Kenji Inaba Kazuhide Matsushima Source Type: research
