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Racial disparities in stroke functional outcomes upon discharge from inpatient rehabilitation facilities Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Koen Putman, Susan Horn, Randall Smout, Gerben Dejong, Daniel Deutscher, Wenqiang Tian, Ching-Hui Hsieh
Purpose.Analyse racial disparities in clinical outcomes after stroke in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF).

Methods.Analyses based on data from a multi-center prospective observational cohort study on inpatient stroke rehabilitation in six IRFs from across the United States. Multivariate models examined racial disparities in functional outcomes upon discharge, taking into account patient characteristics and detailed information ...

Racial disparities in observers’ attention to and estimations of others’ pain Universiteit Gent

Ama Kissi, Dimitri Van Ryckeghem, Peter Mende-Siedlecki, Adam Hirsh, Tine Vervoort
Research has demonstrated racial disparities in pain care such that Black patients often receive poorer pain care than White patients. Little is known about mechanisms accounting for the emergence of such disparities. The present study had 2 aims. First, we examined whether White observers' attentional processing of pain (using a visual search task [VST] indexing attentional engagement to and attentional disengagement from pain) and estimation ...

Modeling future cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States: national trends and racial and ethnic disparities Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, Maria Guzman-Castillo, Colin D Rehm, Ashkan Afshin, Goodarz Danaei, Chris Kypridemos, Tom Gaziano, Dariush Mozaffarian, Simon Capewell, Martin O'Flaherty, et al.

Background-

Accurate forecasting of cardiovascular disease mortality is crucial to guide policy and programming efforts. Prior forecasts often have not incorporated past trends in rates of reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality. This creates uncertainties about future trends in cardiovascular disease mortality and disparities.

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To forecast US cardiovascular disease mortality and disparities ...

Sex and racial disparities in catheter ablation KU Leuven

Bert Vandenberk
Sex and racial disparities in the presentation, diagnosis, and management of cardiac arrhythmias are recognized. Sex-specific differences in electrophysiological parameters are well known and are predominantly related to differences in ion channel expression and the influence of sex hormones. However, the relationship between hormonal or racial influence and arrhythmia mechanisms, presentation, and management needs to be better defined. Women ...

The Conceptualization of Everyday Racism in Research on the Mental and Physical Health of Ethnic and Racial Groups: a Systematic Review Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dounia Bourabain, Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe
Background: Research on the influence of everyday racism and discrimination on the mental and physical health of ethnic and racial groups is on the rise. Scholars use self-reported experiences of racism and discrimination scales to study the relationship between everyday racism/discrimination and health. Throughout the years, these scales have been tested for psychometric measures, validity, and reliability of the items. However, less attention ...

Racial differences in movement-related appraisals and pain behaviors among adults with chronic low back pain Universiteit Gent

Ama Kissi, Mark Vorensky, John A. Sturgeon, Tine Vervoort, Ischa Van Alboom, Adam Guck, Robert A. Perera, Smita Rao, Zina Trost
Research documents racial disparities in chronic low back pain (CLBP). Few studies have examined racial disparities in movement -related appraisals and no studies have examined anticipatory appraisals prior to or pain behaviors during functional activities among individuals with CLBP. This cross-sectional study examined racial differences in anticipatory appraisals of pain, concerns about harm, and anxiety, appraisals of pain and anxiety during ...

Black-White Disparities in Motor Function Outcomes Taking into Account Patient Characteristics, Non-therapy Ancillaries, Therapy Activities, and Therapy Interventions. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Daniel Deutscher, Susan Horn, Gerben Dejong, Randall Smout
Objective: Assess black-white differences in functional outcomes, controlling for patient characteristics, use of non-therapy ancillaries, and use of physical and occupational therapy activities and interventions.
Design: Multi-center prospective observational cohort study of post-stroke rehabilitation.
Setting: 6 US inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Participants: 732 patients, subdivided in case-mix subgroups (CMGs): CMGs 104-107 ...

The magnification of health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic Universiteit Gent

Sara Willems, Mariana C. Castells, Alan P. Baptist
Coronavirus disease 2019 has created and amplified racial health disparities. This has been particularly noticeable in populations with asthma. There is no one simple reason for this occurrence, but rather a complex interaction of biological, structural, and socioeconomic factors. This article will highlight reasons why the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has been particularly impactful among minority populations throughout the world and will ...