2020
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospice Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dying from Pancreatic Cancer
Paredes AZ, Hyer JM, Palmer E, Lustberg MB, Pawlik TM. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospice Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dying from Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2020, 25: 155-161. PMID: 32193849, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04568-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospicesHumansMaleMedicareMinority GroupsPancreatic NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsEthnic minority patientsPancreatic cancerHospice utilizationMinority patientsHospice servicesWhite patientsMedicare Standard Analytic FilesRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesStandard Analytic FilesDeceased individualsTime of deathOverall low useClinical factorsMost patientsMultivariable analysisAnalytic FilesMedicare beneficiariesPancreatectomyPatientsComparable oddsEthnic disparitiesCancerLogistic regressionLow useDeath
2018
An Evaluation of Factors Predicting Diet Quality among Cancer Patients
Kane K, Ilic S, Paden H, Lustberg M, Grenade C, Bhatt A, Diaz D, Beery A, Hatsu I. An Evaluation of Factors Predicting Diet Quality among Cancer Patients. Nutrients 2018, 10: 1019. PMID: 30081543, PMCID: PMC6116020, DOI: 10.3390/nu10081019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy Eating Index 2010Higher HEI scoresCancer patientsHEI scoresDiet qualityMean HEI scoreLower HEI scoresDisease-related factorsDisease-related characteristicsOverall HEI scoreHigher diet qualityTypes of cancerGeneral education diplomaPredictive factorsCancer mortalityPoor-quality dietLower riskPatientsHealthcare providersSpecific demographic characteristicsHigh school degreeDemographic characteristicsOne-way ANOVAScoresCancer