Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities
Disparities Evident in Treatment, Survival for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Lower odds of receiving key components of quality care seen for those with high overall social vulnerability index
Racial Disparities Seen in Unintentional Overdose Mortality
Black men and Black women have pronounced and increasing burden of mortality compared with Whites
Rural-Urban Differences Seen in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, CVD
Disparities greatest among younger adults and almost entirely explained by social risk factors
Social Vulnerability Index Linked to Risk for Alzheimer Disease
Individuals in areas with higher SVI had increased risk for incident AD and faster rate of cognitive decline
Disparities Identified in Leukemia Incidence, Mortality in Florida
Odds of leukemia-related mortality higher in rural counties and urban neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status
Prevalence of Pediatric-Onset Chronic Conditions, Functional Limitations Increasing
Annual increase of 0.24 percentage points seen in children aged 5 to 17 years and of 0.33 percentage points for young adults age 18 to 25 years
Disparities Seen in Older Adults’ Access to Rehab After Hospitalization for TBI
Some older adults receive no outpatient rehabilitation or home health care following acute care hospitalization and community discharge
More Research Needed on Preventive Service Use by People With Disabilities
Review looks at data regarding barriers to and facilitators of breast and cervical cancer screening among people with disabilities
More Than Two-Thirds of U.S. Counties Do Not Have a Gastroenterologist
Counties without gastroenterologists more likely to be nonmetropolitan, have older populations, have lower median household income
Black Patients With Cancer Still Have Higher Mortality Rates Than Whites
Relative decline seen in cancer mortality among Blacks, but they still have higher mortality rates than Whites
