Ganga Vijayasiri
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View article: Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant organisms in nursing homes within the United States
Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant organisms in nursing homes within the United States Open
View article: MDRO Colonization Among Nursing Homes Patients: A Risk Classification Tool for Early Identification
MDRO Colonization Among Nursing Homes Patients: A Risk Classification Tool for Early Identification Open
Background: Nursing homes (NHs) have high prevalence of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) with rates exceeding those in hospitals. This study proposes quantifying patients’ risk of MDRO colonization and creating a risk profile for the…
View article: Emergency department returns and early follow-up visits after heart failure hospitalization: Cohort study examining the role of race
Emergency department returns and early follow-up visits after heart failure hospitalization: Cohort study examining the role of race Open
Health disparities in heart failure (HF) show that Black patients face greater ED utilization and worse clinical outcomes. Transitional care post-HF hospitalization, such as 7-day early follow-up visits, may prevent ED returns. We examine …
View article: Patient Perspectives on Care Transitions From Hospital to Home
Patient Perspectives on Care Transitions From Hospital to Home Open
An examination of patient discharge experiences from a hospital or SNF identified inconsistencies in care transition processes, social determinants of health issues needing to be addressed after discharge, and racial disparities between pa…
View article: Association of Population Screening for Breast Cancer Risk With Use of Mammography Among Women in Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Association of Population Screening for Breast Cancer Risk With Use of Mammography Among Women in Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups Open
This cohort study assesses mammography use in a sample of women from participating federally qualified health centers to examine whether providing individualized breast cancer risk estimates is associated with increased uptake of cancer co…
View article: What mediates the racial/ethnic disparity in psychosocial stress among breast cancer patients?
What mediates the racial/ethnic disparity in psychosocial stress among breast cancer patients? Open
Background Prior studies have observed greater levels of psychosocial stress (PSS) among non-Hispanic (nH) African American and Hispanic women when compared to nH White patients after a breast cancer diagnosis. We aimed to determine the in…
View article: Multilevel Examination of Health Disparity: The Role of Policy Implementation in Neighborhood Context, in Patient Resources, and in Healthcare Facilities on Later Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Multilevel Examination of Health Disparity: The Role of Policy Implementation in Neighborhood Context, in Patient Resources, and in Healthcare Facilities on Later Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis Open
Background: There is a substantial racial/ethnic disparity in female breast cancer mortality in Chicago between non-Hispanic black (NHblack) and Hispanic patients compared with their non-Hispanic white (NHwhite) counterparts. This observat…
View article: A feasibility study of breast cancer genetic risk assessment in a federally qualified health center
A feasibility study of breast cancer genetic risk assessment in a federally qualified health center Open
BACKGROUND The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) endorses routine screening for genetic risk of breast and/or ovarian cancer as a component of primary health care. Implementation of this recommendation may prove challenging, espec…
View article: Patient Navigation Improves Subsequent Breast Cancer Screening After a Noncancerous Result: Evidence from the Patient Navigation in Medically Underserved Areas Study
Patient Navigation Improves Subsequent Breast Cancer Screening After a Noncancerous Result: Evidence from the Patient Navigation in Medically Underserved Areas Study Open
Our findings suggest that low-intensity navigation services can improve follow-up screening among women who receive a noncancerous result. Further investigation is needed to confirm navigation's impacts on longitudinal screening.
View article: Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survival: The Mediating Effects of Macro-Social Context and Social Network Factors.
Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survival: The Mediating Effects of Macro-Social Context and Social Network Factors. Open
This study attempts to clarify the associations between macro-social and social network factors and the continuing racial disparities in breast cancer survival. The study improves on prior methodologies by using a neighborhood disadvantage…
View article: Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance of the Child Feeding Questionnaire in low-income Hispanic and African-American mothers with preschool-age children
Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance of the Child Feeding Questionnaire in low-income Hispanic and African-American mothers with preschool-age children Open