"Road to Empathy": A Qualitative Exploratory Study of Trainee Experiences on a Mobile Health Clinic.

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：:This study evaluates the factors associated with utilization of generic drug discount program (GDDP) among federally qualified health center (FQHC) patients in Houston, Texas. A survey to determine awareness and use of GDDP was administered to 304 patients at three FQHCs in Houston, Texas. Patients at FQHCs treated wi...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Omojasola A,Hernandez M,Sansgiry S,Paxton R,Jones L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attachment theory suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) should predict lower trust in the medical profession. To test this theory, a cross-sectional survey was administered to young adults self-identifying as homeless. The purpose of the survey was to examine the relationship of ACEs, attachment style, an...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Munoz RT,Hanks H,Brahm NC,Miller CR,McLeod D,Fox MD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed first-year medical students about preparedness for work at student-run clinics, and for addressing patients' access to care, and social issues. Most students did not know how to get uninsured patients ongoing care or medications outside of the student-run clinic. A large majority of students desired an ori...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Simmons BB,DeJoseph D,Diamond J,Weinstein L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emotional intelligence (EI) interests medical schools as a predictive factor in their graduates' clinical success. Historically black college and university (HBCU) academic health centers produce professionals to address health disparities. This preliminary study evaluated a health disparity reduction curr...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Parks MH,Chen CK,Haygood CD,McGee ML

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) are highly mobile, and little is known about ways to include them in research or clinical activities. We evaluated postal mailings as a means of reaching patients seen at an urban Indian health care facility (60% of whom were AI/AN) and identified factors associated with ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Duffy D,Goldberg J,Buchwald D

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familias Sanas (Healthy Families) is an educational intervention implemented and tested with low-income, immigrant Latina mothers. The program was designed to reduce existing health disadvantages of Latinas by empowering them to take active part in the management of their health and by encouraging them to advocate for...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Marsiglia FF,Bermudez-Parsai M,Coonrod D

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:More effective treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) creates an opportunity to improve health outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To use Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-defined HCV quality indicators (QI) as a framework to assess the quality of care at an urban safety net hospital. DESIGN:Retrospective co...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Assoumou SA,Huang W,Horsburgh CR,Mus,Linas BP

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minority and low socioeconomic status women are under-represented in clinical research due to logistical, informational, attitudinal, and sociocultural barriers. The primary objective of this study was to explore factors associated with research participation among African American and low socioeconomic status White w...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Farmer DF,Jackson SA,Camacho F,Hall MA

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa is frequently referred to as a crisis while the principal U.S. program to address it is labeled emergency relief. These terms trigger specific policy responses and corresponding evaluation activities. In this article, three stages in the response to HIV/AIDS are distinguished: awareness...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Wallis A,Dukay V

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using three years (2006, 2008, 2010) of nationally representative data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, I assessed the socioeconomic status (SES) gradient for odds of receiving a mammogram in the past two years and a Pap test in the past three years among White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian women liv...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Monnat SM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity disproportionately affects Latina adults, and goal-setting is a technique often used to promote lifestyle behavior change and weight loss. To explore the meanings and dimensions of goal-setting in immigrant Latinas, we conducted four focus groups arranged by language ability and country of origin in an urban, ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Jay M,Gutnick D,Squires A,Tagliaferro B,Gerchow L,Savarimuthu S,Chintapalli S,Shedlin MG,Kalet A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies show that many physicians do not accept new patients with Medicaid coverage, but no study has examined Medicaid enrollees' actual experience of provider refusal of their coverage and its implications. Using the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, we estimate provider refusal of health insurance cov...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Bhandari N,Shi Y,Jung K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the implementation of a pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program in a free clinic, including issues such as navigating complicated pharmaceutical company requirements, obtaining documentation for income verification, engaging healthcare providers, tracking and re-ordering medications, and devel...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Clarkson EB,Linley A,Frank JS,Selleck CS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of health insurance and a regular source of care (RSOC) are associated with suboptimal health care. This study examined the impact of a statewide program called the Community Healthcare Access Program (CHAP), which provided a RSOC for uninsured persons in Delaware. This cohort study used survey data to compare he...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Gill JM,Fagan HB,Townsend B,Mainous AG 3rd

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Montana, American Indians with chronic illnesses (CIs) die 20 years earlier than their White counterparts highlighting an urgent need to develop culturally consonant CI self-management programs. Historical and current trauma places Indigenous peoples at increased health risk relative to others, and negatively influ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Schure M,Allen S,Trottier C,McCormick A,Medicine LO,Castille D,Held S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans experience mental health disadvantages relative to European Americans with respect to financial barriers, barriers to help seeking, and poorer quality services. This paper provides an overview of these mental health inequalities, and offers recommendations for addressing them. ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Holden KB,Xanthos C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many observers explain the prevalence of inadequate prenatal care in the United States by citing demographic or psychosocial factors. But few have evaluated the barriers faced by women with different health insurance status and socioeconomic backgrounds. In this study of 149 women at six hospitals in Minneapolis, insu...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Oberg CN,Lia-Hoagberg B,Skovholt C,Hodkinson E,Vanman R

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of emergency department use is avoidable, and high-quality primary care can reduce it, but performance measures related to ED use may be inadequately risk-adjusted. To explore associations between emergency department (ED) use and neighborhood poverty, we conducted a secondary analysis of Massachusetts managed ca...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lines LM,Rosen AB,Ash AS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, several alternatives for the provision of health care to the medically indigent of Nebraska were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. These alternatives were: expansion of county medical assistance programs, state-purchased health insurance policies, Medicaid expansion, revenue pool to redistribut...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Mallenby ML

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated body iron (ferritin) levels may contribute to adverse health outcomes. Racial differences in iron measures and clinical outcomes were observed during an iron reduction trial in peripheral arterial disease. At entry, Black compared with White participants had higher ferritin and lower red cell measures, as wel...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Zacharski LR,Shamayeva G,Chow BK,DePalma RG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little research on cancer symptom management among Indigenous populations. This paper reports on the predictors of cancer pain management among American Indian cancer patients/survivors and their caregivers/family. The intervention was a symptom management toolkit delivered via traditional talking circles vs....

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hodge F,Nandy K,Cadogan M,Itty T,Warda U,Martinez F,Quan A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little research has addressed the association of domestic violence (DV) with physical and mental health in Hispanic women. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 146 Hispanic women patients in 2002 at an urban family medicine practice. Twenty-one percent of the women were identified as current victims of DV. Two-fi...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Chen PH,Rovi S,Vega M,Jacobs A,Johnson MS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recruiting and retaining rural primary care providers is challenging. The Graduate Nursing Education Primary Care Scholars (GNEPCS) is a partnership between a philanthropic organization and a school of nursing to recruit, educate, train, and retain primary care advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) for practice ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Selleck C,Deupree J,Hodges A,Holland A,Plane L,Horton J,Harper DC

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The Nganampa Health Council (literally "Our Health Council") is an Aboriginal community-controlled Primary Health Care service established in 1983. It was born out of the political struggle for Aboriginal Land Rights in South Australia which culminated in The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Land Rights Act...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Wooley S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report explores an initiative in Kingston, Jamaica to foster resilience in children in an inner-city community plagued by violence and other social problems. This initiative was undertaken by CARIMENSA, the Caribbean Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Robertson-Hickling H,Paisley V,Guzder J,Hickling FW

更新日期：2009-01-01 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