Little is known about patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) who undergo chronic life-sustaining procedures. We sought to explore variations in treatment, Medicare payments, and mortality among elderly patients with ICH who received a feeding tube, a tracheostomy, or neither chronic life-sustaining procedure. Medicare Provider Analysis and Review files from 2004 linked to Center for Medicaid… Continue reading Acute care and long-term mortality among elderly patients with intracerebral hemorrhage who undergo chronic life-sustaining procedures
Keyword: Chi-Square Distribution
Neighborhood stressors and race/ethnic differences in hypertension prevalence (the Multi-Ethnic Study of atherosclerosis)
BackgroundThe reasons for racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension (HTN) prevalence in the United States are poorly understood.MethodsUsing data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), we investigated whether individual- and neighborhood-level chronic stressors contribute to these disparities in cross-sectional analyses. The sample consisted of 2,679 MESA participants (45-84 years) residing in Baltimore, New York, and North… Continue reading Neighborhood stressors and race/ethnic differences in hypertension prevalence (the Multi-Ethnic Study of atherosclerosis)
Mammography use in Wisconsin: 1987-1992
Predictors of self-report of heart failure in a population-based survey of older adults
BACKGROUND: Little research has been conducted on the predictors of self-report or patient awareness of heart failure (HF) in a population-based survey. The objective of this study was to (1) test the agreement between Medicare administrative and Health and Retirement Study (HRS) survey data and (2) determine predictors associated with self-report of HF, using a… Continue reading Predictors of self-report of heart failure in a population-based survey of older adults