A5025994545- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Community Health and Development
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
University of California, San Diego
2022-2025
Human Longevity (United States)
2025
UC San Diego Health System
2023-2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2014-2023
University of San Diego
2023
Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann
2023
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
2022
University of North Carolina Health Care
2013-2022
Mountain Area Health Education Center
2022
La Jolla Alcohol Research
2022
Self-care training can reduce hospitalization for heart failure (HF), and more intensive intervention may benefit vulnerable patients, including those with low literacy.A 1-year, multisite, randomized, controlled comparative effectiveness trial 605 patients HF was conducted. Those randomized to a single session received 40-minute in-person, literacy-sensitive training; the multisession group same initial then ongoing telephone-based support. The primary outcome combined incidence of...
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Covid-19 and Health Equity — Time to Think Big U.S. health inequities have structural causes warranting policy-level solutions. The equity disaster carries some lessons from which w...
Empirical data on the link between stress and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among black women is limited. We examined associations of stressful life events social strain with incident CVD tested for effect modification by resilience.Our analysis included 10 785 enrolled in Women's Health Initiative Observational Study Clinical Trials cohort. Participants were followed up to 23 years (mean, 12.5). Multivariable Cox regression was used estimate hazard ratios 95% CIs stress-related...
Importance Implicit bias may influence physician treatment decisions and contribute to Black-White health disparities. There are limited data linking implicit with actual care delivery outcomes. Objective To determine whether racial is associated potentially harmful surgical selection for a cohort of patients peripheral artery disease–related claudication. Design, Setting, Participants This survey study, linked observational registry data, included eligible clinicians who participate in the...
Social needs interventions aim to improve health outcomes and mitigate inequities by addressing health-related social needs, such as lack of transportation or food insecurity. However, it is not clear whether these studies are reducing racial ethnic inequities.
Objectives To examine the association between frequency of family member accompaniment to medical visits and heart failure (HF) self-care maintenance management determine whether associations are mediated through satisfaction with provider communication. Methods Cross-sectional survey 150 HF patients seen in outpatient clinics. were assessed using Self-Care Heart Failure Index. Satisfaction communication was a single question originally included American Board Internal Medicine Patient...
Community–academic research partnerships aim to build stakeholder trust in order improve the reach and translation of health research, but there is limited empirical regarding effective ways trust. This multisite study was launched identify similarities differences among stakeholders’ perspectives antecedents partnerships. In 2013-2014, we conducted a mixed-methods concept mapping with participants from three major groups who identified rated importance different on 5-point Likert-type...
Many academic institutions strive to promote more diverse and inclusive campuses for faculty, staff, students. As part of this effort, these seek include individuals from historically underrepresented groups (URGs)-such as women, people racial/ethnic minority populations, persons with disabilities-on committees in other service activities. However, given the low number faculty members URGs at many institutions, tend receive requests provide institution or department (e.g., serving on...
Despite extensive efforts to standardize definitions of obesity, clinical practices diagnosing obesity vary widely. This study examined (1) discrepancies between biometric body mass index (BMI) measures and documented diagnoses in patient electronic health records (EHRs) (2) how these by gender race ethnicity from an intersectional lens. Observational 383,380 participants the National Institutes Health All Us Research Program dataset. Over half (60 %) with a BMI indicating had no diagnosis...