2022
Housing Insecurity Among Patients With Cancer
Fan Q, Keene DE, Banegas MP, Gehlert S, Gottlieb LM, Yabroff KR, Pollack CE. Housing Insecurity Among Patients With Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2022, 114: 1584-1592. PMID: 36130291, PMCID: PMC9949594, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer careSocial determinantsNational Cancer Policy ForumHealth system interventionsCancer control continuumKey social determinantsHousing insecurityTransportation insecurityPatient outcomesHealth disparitiesHealth equitySocioeconomic statusCareHealth carePatientsStable housingControl continuumCancerSystem interventionsHealthOutcomesEquitable accessDeterminantsSeries of webinarsDiagnosisAssociation Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomes
2019
Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation
Mehra R, Keene DE, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Warren JL. Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation. SSM - Population Health 2019, 8: 100417. PMID: 31193960, PMCID: PMC6545386, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTerm low birth weightAdverse birth outcomesLow birth weightBirth outcomesPreterm birthBirth weightArea-level povertyHispanic-white disparitiesEthnic disparitiesMaternal race/ethnicityArea-level factorsRace/ethnicityMaternal raceMaternal residenceBirth recordsHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionBirthOutcomesRacial residential segregationAssociationPrimary objectiveDisparitiesEthnicityWeight