Utilization and Cost Analysis of a Chronically Ill, Newly Insured Indigent Population.

abstract：:We sought to describe the prevalence and predictors of tuberculin skin test (TST) reactors in a high-risk sample of urban Aboriginal people, and to evaluate adherence to medical evaluation and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment among those with TST reactivity. Of the 164 participants tested, 86% returned f...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brassard P,Anderson KK,Schwartzman K,Macdonald ME,Menzies D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined appraisal of perceived threat of diabetes and the relation to adherence to self-management behaviors in uninsured Appalachians receiving care at a free clinic. Participants were at least 18 years of age, English-speaking, and uninsured. Participants followed recommendations for taking prescribed or...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Carpenter R

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:Homeless individuals are often uninsured and are more likely than the housed to utilize acute health care services and experience longer hospitalizations. Currently in the United States, there are fragmented services available for the aftercare of these patients to ensure continuum of care, promote healing, and avoid ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Gundlapalli A,Hanks M,Stevens SM,Geroso AM,Viavant CR,McCall Y,Lang P,Bovos M,Branscomb NT,Ainsworth AD

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how the safety net in Michigan is responding to the health care needs of their uninsured population with diabetes and/or mental illness. METHODS:We used a multiple-site case study design. Data were collected through interviews of key informants in five Michigan communities. Analytic patterns and t...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Dalton VK,Jacobson PD,Konig M,Holman PP Jr

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since September 2005, Charity Hospital of New Orleans has been closed due to Hurricane Katrina. A debate following the closing arose about whether this public hospital should be renovated or a new medical center affiliated with the Louisiana State University should be built. Using academic literature, government stati...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Leleu H,Moises J,Valdmanis VG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 43% of Americans with HIV are virally suppressed; the rate is lower for African Americans, even among insured populations. This study uses 2010 Medicare and Medicaid data for HIV-positive Californians to examine how antiretroviral treatment (ART) relates to patient and provider characteristics. Logistic regressio...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Landovitz RJ,Desmond KA,Leibowitz AA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary examines Genesee County (Flint) Michigan to explore whether a well-structured safety net system is able to provide low-income uninsured people adequate access to care at a reasonable cost. Genessee County is one of the more economically challenged communities in the country. This commentary explores th...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hall MA,Hamacher L,Johnson JM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prophylactic treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is necessary for controlling TB in low-incidence settings. However, treatment is often limited by poor completion rates. METHODS:At a community health center serving low-income Hispanics, treatment completion among patients accepting 12 weekly d...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lines G,Hunter P,Bleything S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is hardly any study examining exposure to traumatic events and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among juvenile justice populations in Nigeria or any part of sub-Saharan Africa. METHOD:We examined the prevalence and trauma determinants of PTSD among a cohort of juvenile justice inmates in Nigeria,...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Atilola O,Omigbodun O,Bella-Awusah T

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early education interventions have been forwarded as a means for reducing social disparities in income and health in adulthood. We explore whether a successful early education intervention, which occurred between 1985 and 1989, improved the employment rates, earnings and health of blacks relative to whites t...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Wilde ET,Finn J,Johnson G,Muennig P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health status indicators, including advanced stage at diagnosis of cancer, have been proposed as indicators of health care access and quality to be considered in revising the definition of medically underserved areas (MUAs). Using the population-based Connecticut Tumor Registry, "outlier" census tracts were defined as...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Polednak AP

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traveling to and from university-based clinics is a major health care barrier for children with sickle cell disease in Alabama. To reduce this barrier, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) developed satellite clinics. This study seeks to determine if these satellite clinics provide a similar level of comprehe...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hamm J,Hilliard L,Howard T,Lebensburger J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the experiences of low-income Part D beneficiaries with mental illness and their use of community helpers to access prescription medicines. METHODS:Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 Medicare beneficiaries with mental illness in community settings. The transcripts were a...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hensley MA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a growing national interest in health care-based strategies focused on patients' social determinants of health (SDH), little has been compiled about the impacts of SDH interventions undertaken in clinical settings. To understand better what is known in this area and incentives and barriers to related research,...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Gottlieb L,Ackerman S,Wing H,Adler N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of cost-saving tobacco-dependence treatments, many state Medicaid programs offer only limited coverage for these treatments. This report builds a case for state-level financial benefits from funding smoking cessation treatment for Medicaid-eligible populations. METHODS:Applying published cost estim...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： McCallum DM,Fosson GH,Pisu M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Welfare reform has raised fears that Medicaid recipients will lose coverage, yet efforts to insure the poor via waiver programs may fall short. A telephone sample of 351 enrolled and terminated members of a Medicaid managed care plan based in community health centers were asked about insurance status, source of care, ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Weissman JS,Witzburg R,Linov P,Campbell EG

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated relationships between health insurance status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data. Health-related quality of life was measured using the SF-12 Physical Component Summary (PCS) and SF-12 Mental Component Summary (MCS). The analysis cont...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Bharmal M,Thomas J 3rd

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nationally, a higher proportion of the medically underserved than of the general population suffer from hypertension. Poorer adherence to recommended therapies (including medication regimens, salt intake reduction, and regular visits with provider) has been linked to poorer blood pressure control. To identify whether ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Ndumele CD,Shaykevich S,Williams D,Hicks LS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the relationships among diabetes, teeth present, and dental insurance is essential to improving primary and oral health care. Participants were older adults who attended senior centers in northern Manhattan (New York, N.Y.). Sociodemographic, health, and health care information were obtained via intake i...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Northridge ME,Chakraborty B,Salehabadi SM,Metcalf SS,Kunzel C,Greenblatt AP,Borrell LN,Cheng B,Marshall SE,Lamster IB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To gain insights from the experiences of student health professionals working with agencies caring for the underserved. METHODS:Five hundred and sixty-six (566) U.S. Albert Schweitzer Fellows from 90 professional schools in six sites participated in year-long mentored, entrepreneurial service and leadership...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Walker J,Hannibal K,Johnson ML,Davis RB,Forrow L

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfinance among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) faces some opposition and remains understudied. This literature review examines microfinance's evolution and impact on a variety of social and health indicators and its emerging implementation as a primary prevention tool for HIV and economic intervention for PLWH...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Caldas A,Arteaga F,Muñoz M,Zeladita J,Albujar M,Bayona J,Shin S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to investigate the disease of dental caries among a population of poor, migrant, minority children in Los Angeles County. METHODS:The study team developed an instrument to be completed by parents about their children's determinants of oral health, and adapted the Association of ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Mulligan R,Seirawan H,Faust S,Barzaga C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Large and increasing numbers of Americans lack health insurance. While children have recently fared better than adults, millions still lack coverage, and thus experience difficulty obtaining acute and preventive care during a critical period of growth and development. This situation has both short and long-term social...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hughes D,Kreger M,Sabherwal S,Powell D,Sargent K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study evaluated the Ho'ouna Pono curriculum, which is a culturally grounded, school-based, drug prevention curriculum tailored to rural Native Hawaiian youth. The curriculum focuses on culturally relevant drug resistance skills training and is aligned with the State of Hawai'i academic standards. Six Hawai'...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Okamoto SK,Kulis S,Helm S,Lauricella M,Valdez JK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines travel patterns for hospitalization among elderly patients to address whether there are differences by age and race/ethnicity, and whether the differences persist even when a severe illness occurs. Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient database (SID) of the Agency...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Basu J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores the presentation of severe depression among patients with accumulated trauma in the context of an urban community health center (primary care clinic) in California, as well as opportunities to address this phenomenon in light of diminished community-based mental health services. ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Parrish MM,Miller L,Peltekof B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common blood-borne chronic viral infection in the United States and it is over represented in incarcerated populations. This study estimates if in prison tattooing is associated with self reported HCV infection in a probabilistic sample of 1,331 sentenced inmates in Puerto Rico pris...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Peña-Orellana M,Hernández-Viver A,Caraballo-Correa G,Albizu-García CE

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer innovations, such as biobanking technologies, are continuously evolving to improve our understanding and knowledge about cancer prevention and treatment modalities. However, the public receives little communication about biobanking and is often unaware about this innovation until asked to donate biospecimens. I...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Koskan A,Arevalo M,Gwede CK,Quinn GP,Noel-Thomas SA,Luque JS,Wells KJ,Meade CD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00