Tag: Demographics
Nurse Case Management Boosts Benefit of Home BP Telemonitoring
Greater reduction in systolic blood pressure seen among predominantly low-income Black and Hispanic stroke survivors
Delay in Hospital Arrival After Stroke Linked to Social Vulnerability
Areas with high incidence of delay characterized by increased social vulnerability including SES, housing type, and transportation
Quality Improvement Initiative Boosts Early HPV Vaccine Rates
Findings show significant increases across racial/ethnic, sociodemographic, insurance, and geographic groups
Variation ID’d in Risk for Second Primary Cancer After Breast Cancer
Risk for second primary cancer after breast cancer higher for women, especially those who were younger at BC diagnosis
Overall Stroke Rates Down, but Hemorrhagic Stroke Up in Recent Years
Overall stroke mortality decline slowed, with variations seen by age and region
Higher Income Tied to Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies
Findings seen among patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
Use of Scented Menstrual Products Tied to Demographic Factors
Participants with less education have higher use of scented menstrual products
Social Determinants of Health Needs More Likely for Patients With ED Encounters
SDOH needs more likely in emergency department encounters, despite significantly lower screening rates in emergency department versus primary care
More Senior Physicians See Fewer Underserved Patients
Findings for share of Medicaid patients and minority patients
Burden of Visual Impairment Has Increased Globally
Findings seen among working-age individuals from 1990 to 2019
