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View article: Association of Medicaid expansion with colon cancer care: treatment patterns and survival in non-metastatic cases from state registry-claims data
Association of Medicaid expansion with colon cancer care: treatment patterns and survival in non-metastatic cases from state registry-claims data Open
Purpose Despite growing research on Medicaid expansion’s impact on cancer outcomes, there remains a critical need for a more nuanced understanding of how expansion affects cancer care and survival. This study assesses whether Medicaid expa…
View article: COMPASSIONATE LOVE AND INTERSECTIONAL INEQUALITIES IN LATER-LIFE MENTAL HEALTH IN THE US
COMPASSIONATE LOVE AND INTERSECTIONAL INEQUALITIES IN LATER-LIFE MENTAL HEALTH IN THE US Open
Objectives: Despite the emerging evidence that compassionate love has a positive effect on mental health, its distribution across race, gender, and socioeconomic status and its subsequent role in mediating the effect of socioeconomic statu…
View article: A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Was the Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Cancer Outcomes Similar Across Subgroups of Patients With Cancer on Medicaid?
A Rising Tide Raises All Ships: Was the Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Cancer Outcomes Similar Across Subgroups of Patients With Cancer on Medicaid? Open
View article: Maternal childhood trauma and children’s developmental course of aggressive behavior from ages 4 to 12.
Maternal childhood trauma and children’s developmental course of aggressive behavior from ages 4 to 12. Open
MCT has a long-term adverse association with children's aggressive behavior via maternal psychological distress, which points to the need for therapeutic interventions that involve the provision of trauma-informed maternal support and the …
View article: Spline linear mixed‐effects models for causal mediation analysis with longitudinal data
Spline linear mixed‐effects models for causal mediation analysis with longitudinal data Open
Summary Often, causal mediation analysis is of interest when both the mediator and the final outcome are repeatedly measured, but limited work has been done for this situation (as opposed to where only the mediator is repeatedly measured).…
View article: Multilevel Interventions and Dental Attendance in Pediatric Primary Care
Multilevel Interventions and Dental Attendance in Pediatric Primary Care Open
Importance Untreated tooth decay is disproportionately present among low-income young children. While American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines require pediatric clinicians to implement oral health care, the effectiveness of these or…
View article: Infant Behaviors, Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, and Adult Intelligence
Infant Behaviors, Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, and Adult Intelligence Open
Importance Linking prenatal drug exposures to both infant behavior and adult cognitive outcomes may improve early interventions. Objective To assess whether neonatal physical, neurobehavioral, and infant cognitive measures mediate the asso…
View article: Association of School Instructional Mode with Community COVID-19 Incidence during August–December 2020 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Association of School Instructional Mode with Community COVID-19 Incidence during August–December 2020 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Open
Remote and hybrid modes of instruction were employed as alternatives to in-person instruction as part of early mitigation efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated the impact of a public school district’s instructional …
View article: Barriers to dental utilization among Medicaid‐enrolled young children from primary care practices in Northeast Ohio
Barriers to dental utilization among Medicaid‐enrolled young children from primary care practices in Northeast Ohio Open
Objectives To evaluate the individual and community factors that contribute to dental utilization among young children on Medicaid utilizing the Anderson Model and the Socio‐Ecological Framework. Methods This observational cross‐sectional …
View article: Treatment Patterns and Survival Outcomes in Patients With Breast Cancer on Medicaid, Pre- and Post-Expansion
Treatment Patterns and Survival Outcomes in Patients With Breast Cancer on Medicaid, Pre- and Post-Expansion Open
Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of Medicaid expansion on breast cancer treatment and survival among Medicaid-insured women in Ohio, accounting for the timing of enrollment in Medicaid relative to their ca…
View article: Association of School Instructional Mode with Community COVID-19 Incidence During August -- December 2020 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Association of School Instructional Mode with Community COVID-19 Incidence During August -- December 2020 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Open
Remote and hybrid modes of instruction have been employed as alternatives to in-person instruction as part of mitigation efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about whether instructional mode in a given school distr…
View article: Housing Instability and Child Welfare Investigations: A Longitudinal Study
Housing Instability and Child Welfare Investigations: A Longitudinal Study Open
View article: Real-world drug prescription patterns and mortality risk in patients hospitalized with acute heart hailure: impact of multimorbidity and heart failure phenotype
Real-world drug prescription patterns and mortality risk in patients hospitalized with acute heart hailure: impact of multimorbidity and heart failure phenotype Open
Background Real-world data on the impact of multimorbidity and of heart failure (HF) phenotype on longitudinal drug prescription patterns and dosing of guideline-recommended HF drugs and on mortality risk following acute HF (AHF) is sparse…
View article: Sex and marital status modify the effect of remote patient management on mortality risk in patients hospitalized for acute systolic heart failure: Insights from the E-INH study
Sex and marital status modify the effect of remote patient management on mortality risk in patients hospitalized for acute systolic heart failure: Insights from the E-INH study Open
Background The multitude of sex-specific effects and the prognostic relevance of marital status in patients with heart failure (HF) are well established. While the remote patient management (RPM) approach deployed in the Extended Interdisc…
View article: Characterizing causal relationships of visceral fat and body shape on multiple sclerosis risk
Characterizing causal relationships of visceral fat and body shape on multiple sclerosis risk Open
View article: Prenatal cocaine exposure and self-reported behavioral adjustments from ages 12 to 21: environmental pathways
Prenatal cocaine exposure and self-reported behavioral adjustments from ages 12 to 21: environmental pathways Open
Background In a birth-cohort study, we followed offspring with prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) to investigate longitudinal associations of PCE with self-reported behavioral adjustment from early adolescence to emerging adulthood (EA). Envi…
View article: Dental Caries in Medicaid-Insured Preschool Children With or Without Special Health Care Needs in Northeast Ohio
Dental Caries in Medicaid-Insured Preschool Children With or Without Special Health Care Needs in Northeast Ohio Open
Importance Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are recognized to be at increased risk of developing dental caries (decay). Evidence is mixed regarding the association of preventive oral health care delivered by pediatric primar…
View article: LONGING FOR LOVE: FINANCIAL STRAIN AND LATER LIFE MENTAL HEALTH IN THE US
LONGING FOR LOVE: FINANCIAL STRAIN AND LATER LIFE MENTAL HEALTH IN THE US Open
Objectives Emotional support has been consistently identified as a mechanism through which socioeconomic resources influence mental health outcomes. Despite emerging evidence that compassionate love has a beneficial effect on mental health…
View article: What is the best time interval for health status assessments after discharge? Findings from the E-INH study
What is the best time interval for health status assessments after discharge? Findings from the E-INH study Open
Background The association of clinically meaningful changes in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Overall Summary score (KCCQ-os) with prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF) is well established. However, most studies have …
View article: Mortality risk is increased in chronotropic incompetent device carriers with acute heart failure
Mortality risk is increased in chronotropic incompetent device carriers with acute heart failure Open
Introduction In heart failure (HF), chronotropic incompetence is a major factor limiting cardiac output and exercise capacity. In patients carrying cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), accelerometer-based rate adaption (R-mode) c…
View article: Community Members as Reviewers of Medical Journal Manuscripts: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Community Members as Reviewers of Medical Journal Manuscripts: a Randomized Controlled Trial Open
View article: A randomized controlled trial of customized adherence enhancement (CAE-E): study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation project
A randomized controlled trial of customized adherence enhancement (CAE-E): study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation project Open
View article: Mass drug administration of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, plus albendazole compared with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole for reduction of lymphatic filariasis endemicity in Papua New Guinea: a cluster-randomised trial
Mass drug administration of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, plus albendazole compared with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole for reduction of lymphatic filariasis endemicity in Papua New Guinea: a cluster-randomised trial Open
View article: Downregulation of Dihydrotestosterone and Estradiol Levels by HEXIM1
Downregulation of Dihydrotestosterone and Estradiol Levels by HEXIM1 Open
We have previously reported that hexamethylene bis-acetamide inducible protein 1 (HEXIM1) inhibits the activity of ligand-bound estrogen receptor α (ERα) and the androgen receptor (AR) by disrupting the interaction between these receptors …
View article: Recruitment strategies for a pragmatic cluster randomized oral health trial in pediatric primary care settings
Recruitment strategies for a pragmatic cluster randomized oral health trial in pediatric primary care settings Open
OBJECTIVES: To describe multilevel recruitment strategies for an ongoing clinical trial in pediatric primary care settings, and assess adoption and reach of these strategies via the RE-AIM framework. METHODS: This study is part of a larger…
View article: Prenatal Substance Exposure and Developmental Trajectories of Internalizing Symptoms: Toddlerhood to Preadolescence
Prenatal Substance Exposure and Developmental Trajectories of Internalizing Symptoms: Toddlerhood to Preadolescence Open
View article: Comparative Effectiveness of Two Nonsurgical Treatments to Reduce Oral Health Disparities From Untreated Tooth Decay in Older Adults: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial
Comparative Effectiveness of Two Nonsurgical Treatments to Reduce Oral Health Disparities From Untreated Tooth Decay in Older Adults: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial Open
Background The majority of dental caries lesions in older adults are at the gumline, at the edges of failed fillings and crowns, and in the surfaces of roots after gum recession. These lesions are difficult to restore with conventional sur…
View article: Development of a novel medical physics patient consult program
Development of a novel medical physics patient consult program Open
Purpose To develop a new patient consult program, where patients are invited to meet directly with a clinical medical physicist to learn and ask questions about the technical aspects of their care. Methods Patients are invited to meet volu…
View article: Toll-like receptor distribution in colonic epithelium and lamina propria is disrupted in HIV viremic, immune success, and failure
Toll-like receptor distribution in colonic epithelium and lamina propria is disrupted in HIV viremic, immune success, and failure Open
Design: Since intestinal immunity and the microbiome are disrupted in HIV disease, we studied the abundance of innate immune sensors, Toll-like receptors (TLRs), in the mucosa of participants with viremia, prior to antiretroviral therapy (…
View article: Comparative Effectiveness of Two Nonsurgical Treatments to Reduce Oral Health Disparities From Untreated Tooth Decay in Older Adults: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial (Preprint)
Comparative Effectiveness of Two Nonsurgical Treatments to Reduce Oral Health Disparities From Untreated Tooth Decay in Older Adults: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The majority of dental caries lesions in older adults are at the gumline, at the edges of failed fillings and crowns, and in the surfaces of roots after gum recession. These lesions are difficult to restore with conventional su…