BACKGROUND: Sociodemographic disparities in adolescent physical activity have been documented but mostly rely on self-reported data. Our objective was to examine differences in device-based step metrics, including daily step count (steps d-1), by sociodemographic factors among a diverse sample of 10-to-14-year-old adolescents in the US. METHODS: We...
Published in BMJ global health
People with disabilities (PWDs) are often excluded from biomedical research, but comprehensive data regarding their participation in clinical trials are not available. The objective of this study was to assess the rates of exclusion of PWDs from recent medical scientific research. The protocol of the study was designed according to PRISMA-ScR (PRIS...
Using 6 years of data from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, the present study investigated ethnic minority-White disparities in self-rated health and community functioning for persons with untreated mental illness. Comparing minority and White persons with untreated severe mental illness (SMI) and mild and moderate mental illness (MMMI)...
BACKGROUND: Racial/ethnic minorities in the USA exhibit reduced health literacy (HL) proficiency, leading to increased health disparities. It is unclear how the effect of birth status (immigrant/US-born) affects HL proficiency among racial/ethnic minorities. OBJECTIVE: To identify the direct, indirect, and total effects of birth status on HL profic...
Peer reviewed: True / Acknowledgements: We would like to acknowledge all data providers who make health relevant data available for research. / Funder: British Heart Foundation; FundRef: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000274 / Funder: UK Research and Innovation; FundRef: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100014013 / OBJECTIVE: To describe hospital admis...
BackgroundRecent endeavors emphasize the importance of understanding early barriers to liver transplantation (LT) by consistently collecting data on patient demographics, socioeconomic factors, and geographic social deprivation indices.MethodsIn this retrospective single-center cohort study of 1657 adults referred for LT evaluation, we assessed the...
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy is a promising approach to improve survival for children and adults with relapsed/refractory (r/r) B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), but these clinical trials might not be equally accessible to patients of low socioeconomic status (SES) or to patients from racial or ethnic minority groups....
BackgroundFamily Navigation (FN) is an evidence-based care management intervention designed to reduce disparities in access to care by providing families with individually tailored support and care coordination. Early data suggest FN is effective, but effectiveness is significantly influenced by both contextual (e.g. setting) and individual (e.g., ...
BackgroundPatients experiencing systemic patterns of disadvantage, such as racial/ethnic minorities and those with limited English proficiency, are underrepresented in research. This is particularly true for large pragmatic trials of potentially sensitive research topics, such as advance care planning (ACP). It is unclear how phone outreach may aff...
PurposeTo assess the association between sexual orientation and screen use (screen time and problematic screen use) in a demographically diverse national sample of early adolescents in the United States.MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional data from year 2 of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (N = 10,339, 2018-2020, ages 10-14 years). ...
