Quality of hepatitis C care at an urban tertiary care medical center.

abstract：:Homicide is the number one cause of death among African American youth, both male and female. Largely to blame for Black-on-Black violence is the sense of alienation our youth feel from society. To counter this phenomenon of violence it is essential to empower youth. Through education and community-based programs we c...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： DeBerry LM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latino migrant day laborers (LMDLs) live under challenging conditions in the San Francisco Bay Area. This study explored day laborer alcohol use guided by a structural vulnerability framework, specifically problem vs. non-problem drinking as perceived by LMDLs and how they cope with or try to avoid problem drinking gi...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Worby PA,Organista KC,Kral AH,Quesada J,Arreola S,Khoury S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While smoking has declined, rates remain alarmingly high for people of low socioeconomic status. Funding community-based organizations to link low socioeconomic status smokers to cessation services holds promise for reaching this population. This approach also shows potential for elevating addressing tobacco use as a ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Specktor C,Keller PA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farmworkers experience a lack of control over the conditions of their work environment. In trying to reduce the effects of exposure to pesticides, most health care providers give instructions to farmworkers about how to protect themselves. Outreach programs that target farmworkers focus on health education and recomme...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Austin C,Arcury TA,Quandt SA,Preisser JS,Saavedra RM,Cabrera LF

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rising malpractice insurance rates have led to a decrease in the number of physicians who provide rural obstetrical care. North Carolina has responded with the Rural Obstetrical Care Incentive (ROCI) Program, which provides up to $6,500 per year to physicians who provide obstetrical care to the rural poor in conjuncti...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Taylor DH Jr,Ricketts TC 3rd

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 1992 presidential campaign, Governor Clinton promised, if elected, to provide leadership from the Oval Office for sweeping, comprehensive reform of the U.S. health-care system to benefit all Americans. The President's ambitious blueprint, as outlined on September 22, 1993, falls short of this pledge. For th...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Weil TP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed links between racism and oral health outcomes among pregnant Canadian Aboriginal women. Baseline data were analyzed for 541 First Nations (94.6%) and Métis (5.4%) women in an early childhood caries preventive trial conducted in urban and on-reserve communities in Ontario and Manitoba. One-third of ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lawrence HP,Cidro J,Isaac-Mann S,Peressini S,Maar M,Schroth RJ,Gordon JN,Hoffman-Goetz L,Broughton JR,Jamieson L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young women in Jamaica face significant risk for HIV and other STIs. A clearer understanding of the factors associated with sexual experience and unprotected intercourse is needed. Data were collected from 330 adolescent females aged 13 to 17 recruited through community based organizations in Kingston, Jamaica, from 2...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Kang SY,Hutchinson MK,Waldron N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited English proficiency (LEP) is a common barrier that negatively affects access to health care and quality of care. Prior studies have examined interpreter services as a means of ameliorating LEP, but have focused on Spanish-language services, largely overlooking comparisons with other, less-established ethnic gr...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Shippee ND,Pintor JK,McAlpine DD,Beebe TJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative longitudinal study documents the experiences of 60 people who are homeless and mentally ill from their state mental hospital discharge through their first two years in community housing. The study explores the personal, cultural, and environmental contexts of life for adults who are homeless and menta...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Drury LJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vision problems in homeless children can decrease educational achievement and quality of life. PURPOSE:To estimate the prevalence and specific diagnoses of vision problems in children in an urban homeless shelter. METHODS:A prospective series of 107 homeless children and teenagers who underwent screening w...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Smith NL,Smith TJ,DeSantis D,Suhocki M,Fenske D

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is underutilized among ethnic minority groups, particularly among Korean American immigrants. To explore the role of cultural and health beliefs in CRC screening, a structured questionnaire was administered to 281 Korean American immigrants aged between 50 and 88 in the New York m...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lee HY,Im H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examination of Latino children in aggregate ignores important subgroup differences due to the parents' English language ability. Previous reports of the pediatric medical home have not stratified Latino children by parental language differences to compare the two groups directly. We analyzed the 2007 National Survey o...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： DeCamp LR,Choi H,Davis MM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined factors associated with the use of the Health Care for the Homeless Program and other health care services by homeless adults. A total of 941 homeless adults were identified in 52 soup kitchens in U.S. communities. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were applied. Among homeless a...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Han B,Wells BL,Taylor AM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of perceived discrimination and health-related quality of life using cross- sectional survey. METHODS:We measured perceived discrimination using a nine-item discrimination scale and measured health-related quality of life with the mental component summary (MCS) and physical compone...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Johansson P,Muller CJ,Samos MW,Goldberg J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community paramedicine (CP) uses emergency medical services (EMS) providers to help rural communities increase access to primary care and public health services. This study examined goals, activities, and outcomes of 31 rural-serving CP programs through structured interviews of program leaders and document review. Com...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Patterson DG,Coulthard C,Garberson LA,Wingrove G,Larson EH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare the health care costs of adults with Medicaid aged 19 to 65 years (n = 29,680) and adults in the same age range with commercial insurance (n = 29,680) who were members of the same health maintenance organization between 1996 and 1998. After adjusting for age and sex, income-e...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Ray GT,Lieu TA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detainees of large urban jails have may health risks including injuries related to violence and firearms. A survey of 582 randomly selected detainees entering the Cook County Department of Corrections during the summer of 1994 found that 51 percent had previously entered hospitals for violence-related injuries, and 26...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： May JP,Ferguson MG,Ferguson R,Cronin K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Affordable Care Act expanded health insurance for low-income, uninsured individuals. Few longitudinal analyses have investigated how insurance expansion influences cost and utilization among adults with chronic conditions. This study conducted longitudinal analysis investigating time trends in utilization and cost...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Baek JD,Seidman RL,Finlayson TL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public reporting of health care provider quality is intended to spark consumer informed decision-making, yet there is concern that it might exacerbate disparities. This study explores the extent to which people with chronic conditions are aware of and using comparative quality information (CQI) on hospitals and doctor...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Greene J,Fuentes-Caceres V,Verevkina N,Shi Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this pilot study for evaluating equity in services at a hospital in rural Haiti, we investigated whether topography, walking time to dispensary, and presence of a mobile clinic were related to disparities in prenatal care utilization, using quantitative hospital record data on 100 women pregnant in 2002. We also as...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： King-Schultz L,Jones-Webb R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a response to rising health care costs and substantial cuts in state funding for correctional health care in Texas, we developed and applied a process framework for systematically prioritizing the provision of inpatient hospital services to prisoners. Specifically, all inpatient services provided from September 200...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Schneider BC,Harzke AJ,Ivanitskaya L,Murray OJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Austin is Chicago's largest community and is 85% African American. The purpose of this study was to the examine facilitators and barriers to physical therapy (PT) access as described by Austin community residents and health care providers (HCPs). METHODS:Community residents (n=47) participated in focus groups....

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Huber GM,Bitzer G,Corazzi C,Fitzsimmons S,Melissa H,Shelley J,Hollowell A,Healey WE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, few children with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell disease (SCD) lived past late adolescence. Substantial reductions in mortality mean a growing number of adolescents with SCD reach adulthood. Consensus among researchers and health care providers (HCP) from multiple disciplines is that critical at...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Telfair J,Alexander LR,Loosier PS,Alleman-Velez PL,Simmons J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative (PSPC) is demonstrating improvements in the quality of care delivered by safety-net organizations through integration of clinical pharmacy services. This article describes how the PSPC is leading meaningful change in the arena of medication use in managem...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Wallack MC,Loafman M,Sorensen TD

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care reform presents both challenges and opportunities for African Americans. On the one hand, reform could result in the closure of black medical institutions and fewer black physicians. On the other hand, reform gives African Americans an opportunity to bargain for available resources to gain equality in heal...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brooks TJ 3rd

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent and only 20% of adults with hearing loss report using hearing aids. A major barrier to increased hearing aid use is the high out-of-pocket costs associated with hearing aids. The objective of this brief report is to estimate the numbers of millions of Americans 60 years or ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Mamo SK,Nieman CL,Lin FR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To appreciate the causes of the African-American cancer crisis, contemporary myths and perceptual gaps regarding cancer in blacks must be analyzed and placed in historical context. Since ancient times, racism has permeated western scientific, medical, and social cultures. Yet contemporary analysts typically frame a 37...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Byrd WM,Clayton LA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer survival have persisted, we investigated differences in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White (NHW) women. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results data linked to Medicare claims in New Mexico and Arizona (1987-1997) among e...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Wilson RT,Adams-Cameron M,Burhansstipanov L,Roubidoux MA,Cobb N,Lynch CF,Edwards BK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Families experiencing homelessness struggle with food access and face a high burden of nutrition-related diseases. We assessed feasibility of Feastworthy, a prepared meal delivery program for families in motel-shelters with meals made from surplus food from local colleges. We used pre-and post-program surveys and semi...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Chatterjee A,Brown R,Block JP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00