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
2023
Respect the Middle Lobe: Perioperative Risk of Bilobectomy Compared With Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy
Li A, Canavan M, Ermer T, Maduka R, Zhan P, Pichert M, Boffa D, Blasberg J. Respect the Middle Lobe: Perioperative Risk of Bilobectomy Compared With Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2023, 117: 163-171. PMID: 37774762, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower bilobectomyLeft pneumonectomyLung cancerMiddle lobeRight-sided lung cancerCox proportional hazards modelThirty-day morbidityTotal lung functionPreoperative risk stratificationThoracic Surgeons databaseProportional hazards modelPneumonectomy patientsUpper bilobectomyBronchial involvementPerioperative mortalityPerioperative riskPerioperative variablesPatient demographicsPulmonary resectionRight pneumonectomySecondary outcomesLung functionMiddle lobectomyPrimary outcomePropensity matchingAssessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini
Brault M, Linnander E, Ginindza T, Mabuza K, Christie S, Canavan M, Jones A, Desai M. Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini. Global Health Action 2023, 16: 2243760. PMID: 37565704, PMCID: PMC10424588, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record systemsYoung womenHealth service utilisationAdolescent girlsReproductive health service utilisationInterrupted time series analysisService utilisationHealth record systemsUtilisation dataMonthly visitsReproductive healthVisit trendsCOVID-19 lockdown periodRecord systemTwo-year periodCOVID-19 lockdownWomenSaharan AfricaSignificant changesCOVID-19 periodLockdown periodManzini regionGirlsEswatiniAGYWEnd-of-Life Systemic Oncologic Treatment in the Immunotherapy Era: The Role of Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting
Canavan M, Wang X, Ascha M, Miksad R, Showalter T, Calip G, Gross C, Adelson K. End-of-Life Systemic Oncologic Treatment in the Immunotherapy Era: The Role of Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 4729-4738. PMID: 37339389, PMCID: PMC10602547, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic treatmentEnd of lifeWhite patientsBlack patientsOdds ratioLarge real-world populationPractice settingsTreatment ratesPatient-level factorsEmergency department useIntensive care unitReal-world populationDay of deathImmunotherapy eraSystemic therapyOncologic treatmentCare unitDeidentified databaseDepartment usePatient raceInsurance typeMetastatic cancerDownstream careMedicaid patientsHigher oddsAssociation Between Metastatic Pattern and Prognosis in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Potential for Stage Classification Reform
Zhan P, Canavan M, Ermer T, Pichert M, Li A, Maduka R, Udelsman B, Nemeth A, Boffa D. Association Between Metastatic Pattern and Prognosis in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Potential for Stage Classification Reform. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 4180-4191. PMID: 36869917, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13287-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IV gastric cancerNonregional lymph nodesMultivariable Cox modelLymph nodesGastric cancerMetastatic patternCox modelStage IV gastric cancer patientsBetter median survivalNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyStage IV patientsKaplan-Meier curvesGastric cancer patientsPropensity score-matched sampleSingle organYears of ageDistant diseaseCohort studyIV patientsMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseMost patientsBetter prognosisSystemic organsAssociation of Nursing Home Exposure to Hurricane-Related Inundation With Emergency Preparedness
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Heaphy N, Canavan M, Gill T. Association of Nursing Home Exposure to Hurricane-Related Inundation With Emergency Preparedness. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2249937. PMID: 36607635, PMCID: PMC9856665, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesRate ratioNursing home characteristicsUS nursing homesEmergency preparednessPrevalence of facilitiesStratified associationsExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEHome exposureHome characteristicsPreparedness standardsMultiple comparisonsPrevalenceAssociationExposureDeficiencyNew York metropolitan areaRiskHomeHealth inspectionPreparednessFindingsRegional heterogeneity
2022
Evaluating California nursing homes' emergency preparedness for wildfire exposure
Festa N, Heaphy N, Throgmorton K, Canavan M, Gill T. Evaluating California nursing homes' emergency preparedness for wildfire exposure. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 895-902. PMID: 36541045, PMCID: PMC10023274, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing homesRisk of exposureNursing home managementCalifornia nursing homesEmergency preparednessFacility preparednessCommunity disaster planningMedian numberExposure statusSignificant associationHome managementMedicaid ServicesRiskGreater percentageExposureDeficiencySample of centresExposure riskAssociationHomePreparednessRisk areas
2017
Associations of Hospice Disenrollment and Hospitalization With Continuous Home Care Provision
Wang SY, Dang W, Aldridge MD, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Bradley E. Associations of Hospice Disenrollment and Hospitalization With Continuous Home Care Provision. Medical Care 2017, 55: 848-855. PMID: 28692573, PMCID: PMC5554087, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000776.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use
Wang SY, Aldridge MD, Gross CP, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Bradley E. End-of-Life Care Intensity and Hospice Use. Medical Care 2016, 54: 672-678. PMID: 27111747, PMCID: PMC4907842, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife care intensityHospital referral regionsShort hospice enrollmentEmergency department useCare intensityHospice useHospice enrollmentDepartment useLife careIntensive care unit admissionOverall hospice useCare unit admissionProportion of decedentsMonths of lifeUnit admissionICU admissionICU daysPatient characteristicsIntensive careLowest quintileReferral regionsIntensive endShort stayAORNumber of days
2015
Has Hospice Use Changed? 2000–2010 Utilization Patterns
Aldridge MD, Canavan M, Cherlin E, Bradley EH. Has Hospice Use Changed? 2000–2010 Utilization Patterns. Medical Care 2015, 53: 95-101. PMID: 25373406, PMCID: PMC4262565, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospice enrollmentHospice useHospice usersShort hospice enrollmentLong enrollment periodsUtilization patternsDiverse patient populationsCross-sectional analysisHospice disenrollmentHospice referralNoncancer diagnosesMultivariable analysisPatient populationMedicare decedentsEnrollment periodMedicare hospiceHospicePatientsSubstantial proportionHospice characteristicsEnrollmentDeathLonger enrollmentPast decadeReferral
2013
Hospice for Nursing Home Residents: Does Ownership Type Matter?
Canavan ME, Carlson M, Sipsma HL, Bradley EH. Hospice for Nursing Home Residents: Does Ownership Type Matter? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2013, 16: 1221-1226. PMID: 23895303, PMCID: PMC3791037, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsHome residentsProfit hospicesNursing homesMedical social workersMore patientsHospice careHome care workersNational Hospice SurveyNumber of patientsQuality of careStaff membersHospice enrollmentHospice SurveyHospice QualityHospice usersPatientsCare workersHospiceHigher numberNonprofit hospicesCareStaffing patternsHigher proportionResidentsSexual activity and function among middle-aged and older men and women with hypertension
Spatz ES, Canavan ME, Desai MM, Krumholz HM, Lindau ST. Sexual activity and function among middle-aged and older men and women with hypertension. Journal Of Hypertension 2013, 31: 1096-1105. PMID: 23640604, PMCID: PMC3837567, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32835fdefa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual problemsSexual activityHTN groupEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersOlder menAntihypertensive medication classesAngiotensin receptor blockersAntihypertensive medication useAssociation of hypertensionComparative effectiveness trialCalcium channel blockersCommunity-residing adultsUntreated hypertensionMedication classesMedication groupReceptor blockersΑ-blockersMedication useHTN statusAdjusted oddsSexual functionEffectiveness trialChannel blockersHypertensionLower oddsPoor mental health in Ghana: who is at risk?
Sipsma H, Ofori-Atta A, Canavan M, Osei-Akoto I, Udry C, Bradley EH. Poor mental health in Ghana: who is at risk? BMC Public Health 2013, 13: 288. PMID: 23547846, PMCID: PMC3620375, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor mental healthSevere psychological distressMental healthPsychological distressNational prevalenceLow-income countriesMultivariable multinomial regression modelsKessler Psychological Distress ScaleCross-sectional analysisPsychological Distress ScaleConclusionsPsychological distressLeading causeMultinomial regression modelsAustralian adultsDistress ScalePrevalenceWomenMarital statusIntimate partner violenceGreater likelihoodDistressOverall sampleWomen's attitudesHealthPhysical abuseRecruitment and Retention of Mental Health Workers in Ghana
Jack H, Canavan M, Ofori-Atta A, Taylor L, Bradley E. Recruitment and Retention of Mental Health Workers in Ghana. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e57940. PMID: 23469111, PMCID: PMC3585225, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health workersHealth workersMental health careMental health treatment gapHealth carePublic psychiatric hospitalHospital work environmentStigma reduction effortsTreatment gapPsychiatric hospitalPatient careLow-income countriesMental healthCarePatientsHospitalPositive daysConstant comparative methodSnowballing methodOpen-ended interviewsQualitative interviewsGreat needLack of resourcesRecruitmentFactors
2010
Beyond insurance coverage: Usual source of care in the treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Data from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Spatz ES, Ross JS, Desai MM, Canavan ME, Krumholz HM. Beyond insurance coverage: Usual source of care in the treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Data from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Heart Journal 2010, 160: 115-121. PMID: 20598981, PMCID: PMC3025407, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of hypertensionNutrition Examination SurveyInsurance statusMedication treatmentExamination SurveyNational HealthUsual sourceAdult Treatment Panel III recommendationsJoint National Committee 7Multivariable logistic regression modelingInsurance coverageSeparate multivariable modelsChronic disease managementLogistic regression modelingHigh-quality careRace/ethnicityCardiovascular diseaseMultivariable modelStratified analysisHypertensionHypercholesterolemiaRegular sourceCareDisease managementIndependent effects