2024
Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer
Maduka R, Canavan M, Walters S, Ermer T, Zhan P, Kaminski M, Li A, Pichert M, Salazar M, Prsic E, Boffa D. Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7028. PMID: 38711364, PMCID: PMC11074703, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal quality of careQuality of carePatient socioeconomic statusAssociated with improved qualityAssociated with improved quality of lifeEnd-of-lifeUS cancer populationPalliative treatmentQuality of lifeCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInformed decision makingProportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsNon-HispanicAssociated with lower ratesInsurance payer statusImproving informed decision makingCancer populationSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityTreatment usePayer statusBlack raceLogistic regression
2020
End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC).
Davidoff A, Canavan M, Wang S, Prsic E, Saphire M, Presley C. End-of-life (EOL) trajectories among older adults dying with lung cancer (LC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e24008-e24008. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e24008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care servicesHospital referral regionsLung cancerCancer decedentsCare intensityNon-Hispanic whitesCD careLine therapyHospice enrollmentSEER-MedicareIntensive careHospice useOlder decedentsPhysician preferenceHigh riskHospice careMultinomial logistic regressionReferral regionsMedicare decedentsHigher ageCare servicesHealth statusLogistic regressionDecedentsHospice
2019
Patterns of palliative symptom management (PSM) medication use at end-of-life (EoL) among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced lung cancer (advLC).
Davidoff A, Prsic E, Saphire M, Canavan M, Wang S, McCorkle R, Presley C. Patterns of palliative symptom management (PSM) medication use at end-of-life (EoL) among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced lung cancer (advLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 130-130. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.27_suppl.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedication useEoL-1Medication receiptPoor patient-provider communicationAdvanced lung cancerHigh symptom burdenPatient demographic characteristicsPatient-provider communicationAge 77 yearsMedicare/MedicaidRace/ethnicity groupsNon-Hispanic whitesNausea/ vomitingSymptom burdenHospice enrollmentSymptom reliefConcurrent radiationSEER-MedicareOutpatient settingParenteral medicationsLung cancerMedicare beneficiariesPatientsLogistic regressionOlder adults
2013
Psychological distress in Ghana: associations with employment and lost productivity
Canavan ME, Sipsma HL, Adhvaryu A, Ofori-Atta A, Jack H, Udry C, Osei-Akoto I, Bradley EH. Psychological distress in Ghana: associations with employment and lost productivity. International Journal Of Mental Health Systems 2013, 7: 9. PMID: 23497536, PMCID: PMC3599820, DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-7-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research