2019
Health Equity and Implementation Science in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep-Related Research
Sterling MR, Echeverría SE, Commodore-Mensah Y, Breland JY, Nunez-Smith M. Health Equity and Implementation Science in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep-Related Research. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005586. PMID: 31610713, PMCID: PMC6812546, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesHealth EquityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHematologic DiseasesHumansLeadershipLung DiseasesMentorsNeeds AssessmentOutcome Assessment, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSleep Wake DisordersSocial Determinants of HealthTranslational Research, BiomedicalConceptsHealth equityImplementation scienceHealth conditionsEffective evidence-based interventionsEvidence-based interventionsImplementation science researchNational HeartHealth equity researchEarly-stage investigatorsContext of heartHealth outcomesLungSocial determinantsSleep-related researchHealthcare settingsEffective interventionsBloodDisadvantaged populationsHealthcare systemNational InstituteHeartUnequal burdenInterventionHealthOngoing investigationThe relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review
Wang KH, Hendrickson ZM, Brandt CA, Nunez-Smith M. The relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 405. PMID: 30987618, PMCID: PMC6466700, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6646-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable chronic diseasesNCD outcomesHealth outcomesSystematic reviewSystematic Review 1Chronic disease outcomesFull-text reviewComprehensive search stringsDifferent health outcomesHeart diseaseRisk factorsChronic diseasesDisease outcomeEpidemiologic studiesReference listsElectronic databasesSearch stringDisease ratesStudy designRelevant studiesDiseaseOutcomesSignificant differencesGrey literaturePeer-reviewed articles
2017
Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012
Nuti SV, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Nunez-Smith M, Normand ST, Murugiah K, Rodríguez-Vilá O, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012. Medical Care 2017, 55: 886-892. PMID: 28906314, PMCID: PMC6482857, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospitalization ratesMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateService Medicare beneficiariesQuality of careRecent study periodPneumonia hospitalizationsMyocardial infarctionPatient outcomesMillions of AmericansMedicare feeHealth outcomesPneumoniaService beneficiariesHospital reimbursementUnique beneficiariesHealth equityStudy periodPatient paymentsInpatient paymentsHealth careMortalityCareSystematic review of community-engaged research in ophthalmology
Nwanyanwu KH, Nardini H, Shaughness G, Nunez-Smith M, Newman-Casey PA. Systematic review of community-engaged research in ophthalmology. Expert Review Of Ophthalmology 2017, 12: 233-241. PMID: 29333193, PMCID: PMC5759339, DOI: 10.1080/17469899.2017.1311787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-engaged researchOvid EmbaseCochrane LibraryCommunity-based participatory researchMedical Subject HeadingsOvid MEDLINEEye diseaseNLM PubMedHealth outcomesSystematic reviewHealth disparitiesVision disordersComprehensive searchOphthalmic researchRelevant studiesOphthalmologyAdditional referencesFull textParticipatory researchExpert consultationOutcomesSubject headingsUnique referencesField of medicineCommunity engagement
2014
Discrimination based on criminal record and healthcare utilization among men recently released from prison: a descriptive study
Frank JW, Wang EA, Nunez-Smith M, Lee H, Comfort M. Discrimination based on criminal record and healthcare utilization among men recently released from prison: a descriptive study. Health & Justice 2014, 2: 6. PMID: 25642407, PMCID: PMC4308970, DOI: 10.1186/2194-7899-2-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare workersHealthcare utilizationEmergency departmentHealthcare accessFrequent ED utilizationPrimary care utilizationPrimary care servicesEthnic minority patientsCross-sectional surveyLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityED utilizationCare utilizationMinority patientsCare servicesHealth outcomesSecondary analysisSociodemographic characteristicsDescriptive studyMale participantsIncarceration historyRegression modelsFuture studiesMenParticipants
2013
Socially-Assigned Race, Healthcare Discrimination and Preventive Healthcare Services
MacIntosh T, Desai MM, Lewis TT, Jones BA, Nunez-Smith M. Socially-Assigned Race, Healthcare Discrimination and Preventive Healthcare Services. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e64522. PMID: 23704992, PMCID: PMC3660607, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare discriminationCancer screeningBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemReceipt of vaccinationPreventive healthcare servicesInfluence health outcomesNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional analysisRace/ethnicityPneumococcal vaccinationPreventive carePreventive servicesPreventive vaccinationAge 60Health outcomesEthnic minoritiesVaccinationW groupDistrict of ColumbiaHealthcare servicesSignificant differencesRace/Similar ratesSurveillance system