2007
Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans.
Keyhani S, Ross JS, Hebert P, Dellenbaugh C, Penrod JD, Siu AL. Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 2179-85. PMID: 17971544, PMCID: PMC2089117, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2007.114934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFee-for-Service PlansHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePreventive Health ServicesSocial ClassUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedicare health maintenance organizationsHealth maintenance organizationSerum cholesterol screeningPreventive careMedicare FFSInfluenza vaccinationPneumococcal vaccinationCholesterol screeningMedicare feeHealth AdministrationSerum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurementProstate specific antigen measurementsVeterans 65 yearsProstate cancer screeningMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyElderly male veteransCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported useCancer screeningAntigen measurementMale veteransVaccinationBeneficiary SurveyMaintenance organization
2006
Use of preventive care by the working poor in the United States
Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Bradley EH, Teng HM, Gallo WT. Use of preventive care by the working poor in the United States. Preventive Medicine 2006, 44: 254-259. PMID: 17196642, PMCID: PMC1810564, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEmploymentFemaleHealth PromotionHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePovertyPreventive Health ServicesRisk AssessmentSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsPreventive care usePreventive careInfluenza vaccinationCholesterol screeningCancer screeningCare useOlder community-dwelling adultsSerum cholesterol screeningCervical cancer screeningProstate cancer screeningCommunity-dwelling adultsOlder working adultsFederal poverty levelCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported useSocio-demographic characteristicsUnadjusted analysesProstate cancerBreast cancerInsurance coverageCareAdultsVaccinationWorking adultsCancer
2005
BRIEF REPORT: Housestaff Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations
Ross JS, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. BRIEF REPORT: Housestaff Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 21: 68-70. PMID: 16423127, PMCID: PMC1484609, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0279.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screening recommendationsCancer screening recommendationsPreventive careUSPSTF recommendationsScreening recommendationsCervical cancer screeningPerceptions of adherenceCross-sectional surveyPrimary outcomeCervical diseaseUniversity HospitalCancer screeningLow adherenceScreening behaviorPostgraduate trainingGreater riskLack of timeSmall subgroupHousestaffConvenience sampleAdherenceCareLong work hoursScreeningClinical education