Quyen Ngo‐Metzger
Biographic Data
| ID | 5124118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Quyen Ngo‐Metzger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Quyen |
| FAMILY NAME | Ngo‐Metzger |
| SIGNATURE | METZGER Q N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Irvine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Novel Health Information Technology to Aid Provider Recognition and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Millions of traumatized refugees worldwide have resettled in the United States. For one of the largest, the Cambodian community, having their mental health needs met has been a continuing challenge. A multicomponent health information technology screening tool was designed to aid provider recognition and treatment of major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the primary care setting. METHODS: In a clustered…
A Health Profile and Overview of Healthcare Experiences of Cambodian American Refugees and Immigrants Residing in Southern California
Health Care Use and Spending for Medicaid Enrollees in Federally Qualified Health Centers Versus Other Primary Care Settings
Objectives. To compare health care use and spending of Medicaid enrollees seen at federally qualified health centers versus non–health center settings in a context of significant growth. Methods. Using fee-for-service Medicaid claims from 13 states in 2009, we compared patients receiving the majority of their primary care in federally qualified health centers with propensity score–matched comparison groups receiving primary care in other settings…
Cigarette Smoking, Desire to Quit, and Tobacco-Related Counseling Among Patients at Adult Health Centers
Objectives. We determined cigarette smoking prevalence, desire to quit, and tobacco-related counseling among a national sample of patients at health centers. Methods. Data came from the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey and the 2009 National Health Interview Survey. The analytic sample included 3949 adult patients at health centers and 27 731 US adults. Results. Thirty-one percent of health center patients were current smokers, compared with 21% …
Have Racial Disparities in Ambulatory Care Sensitive Admissions Abated Over Time
BACKGROUND: Racial disparities in access to care and access to high-quality care have been persistent over many decades. They have been documented in all areas of health care, including ambulatory care. Policy initiatives have been implemented to address disparities and close the gaps in care that minorities face. Less is known about the effectiveness of these polices. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether disparities in quality of ambulatory care have…
Understanding Disparities in Lipid Management Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Gender Differences in Medication Nonadherence after Treatment Intensification
Health Status and Health Care Experiences among Homeless Patients in Federally Supported Health Centers: Findings from the 2009 Patient Survey
OBJECTIVE: To examine health status and health care experiences of homeless patients in health centers and to compare them with their nonhomeless counterparts. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Nationally representative data from the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional analyses were limited to adults (n = 2,683). We compared sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, access to health care, and utilization of servi…
Access to Oral Health Care: The Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Addressing Disparities and Expanding Access
Objectives. We examined utilization, unmet need, and satisfaction with oral health services among Federally Qualified Health Center patients. We examined correlates of unmet need to guide efforts to increase access to oral health services among underserved populations. Methods. Using the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey, we performed multivariate logistic regressions to examine factors associated with access to dental care at health centers, unm…
Patient Complexity and Risk Factor Control Among Multimorbid Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the R2D2C2 Study
BACKGROUND: Among patients with type 2 diabetes, it is not known whether risk factor control is better or worse for those who also have heart disease, depression, multiple other comorbidities, and associated management challenges. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between this complex constellation of multimorbidities, adherence to treatment and risk factor control among patients with type 2 diabetes, independent of regimen intensity. RESEAR…
Primary Care and Public Health Activities in Select US Health Centers: Documenting Successes, Barriers, and Lessons Learned
Objectives. We examined primary care and public health activities among federally funded health centers, to better understand their successes, the barriers encountered, and the lessons learned. Methods. We used qualitative and quantitative methods to collect data from 9 health centers, stratified by administrative division, urban–rural location, and race/ethnicity of patients served. Descriptive data on patient and institutional characteristics c…
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cultural Competence (CC) Item Set
BACKGROUND: There is a need for reliable and valid measures of cultural competence (CC) from the patient's perspective. OBJECTIVE: This paper evaluates the reliability and validity of the Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) CC item set. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using 2008 survey data, we assessed the internal consistency of the CAHPS CC scales using the Cronbach α's and examined the validity of the measures using exploratory …
Evaluating Measurement Equivalence Across Race and Ethnicity on the CAHPS Cultural Competence Survey
BACKGROUND: The Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cultural Competence Survey assesses patients' experiences with culturally competent care. This study evaluates the equivalence of responses to this survey across different racial and ethnic subgroups. In this study, we examined whether measurement bias on the CAHPS Cultural Competence Survey impedes valid measurement across white, black, and Hispanic patients. METHOD…
Who Can Respond to Treatment: Identifying Patient Characteristics Related to Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects
BACKGROUND: Interest in comparative effectiveness research and the rising number of negative or "small effect" trials have stimulated research into differential response to treatment among subgroups of patients. OBJECTIVE: To develop and test the Potential for Benefit Scale (PBS), a composite measure to identify subgroups of patients with differential potential for response to treatment, using diabetes as a model. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and long…
Evaluating the SF-36 Health Survey (Version 2) in Older Vietnamese Americans
As the older populations in the United States become more diverse, it is important to have standardized health-related quality of life measures. However, the conceptualization of physical and mental health and associations among different scales may be different for Asian immigrants than for other groups. Thus, the interpretation of the SF-36 scores needs to account for cultural differences
Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapy Use Among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Effects of Patient–Clinician Communication
Objective. We examined the use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans who had limited proficiency with the English language and explore the association between patient–clinician discussions about CAM therapy use and patient assessments of quality of care. Methods. We surveyed Chinese and Vietnamese Americans who visited 11 community health centers in 8 major cities throughout the United Sta…
Sources of Health Information Among Vietnamese American Men
Surveying Minorities with Limited-English Proficiency: Does Data Collection Method Affect Data Quality Among Asian Americans
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how modes of survey administration affect response rates and data quality among populations with limited-English proficiency (LEP). Asian Americans are a rapidly growing minority group with large numbers of LEP immigrants. OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the response rates and data quality of interviewer-administered telephone and self-administered mail surveys among LEP Asian Americans. DESIGN: This was a random…
Linguistic and cultural barriers to care: Perspectives of chinese and vietnamese immigrants
Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer screening the importance of foreign birth as a barrier to care
Access to Oral Health Care: The Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Addressing Disparities and Expanding Access
Objectives. We examined utilization, unmet need, and satisfaction with oral health services among Federally Qualified Health Center patients. We examined correlates of unmet need to guide efforts to increase access to oral health services among underserved populations. Methods. Using the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey, we performed multivariate logistic regressions to examine factors associated with access to dental care at health centers, unm…
Health Care Use and Spending for Medicaid Enrollees in Federally Qualified Health Centers Versus Other Primary Care Settings
Objectives. To compare health care use and spending of Medicaid enrollees seen at federally qualified health centers versus non–health center settings in a context of significant growth. Methods. Using fee-for-service Medicaid claims from 13 states in 2009, we compared patients receiving the majority of their primary care in federally qualified health centers with propensity score–matched comparison groups receiving primary care in other settings…
Evaluating the SF-36 Health Survey (Version 2) in Older Vietnamese Americans
As the older populations in the United States become more diverse, it is important to have standardized health-related quality of life measures. However, the conceptualization of physical and mental health and associations among different scales may be different for Asian immigrants than for other groups. Thus, the interpretation of the SF-36 scores needs to account for cultural differences
Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapy Use Among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Effects of Patient–Clinician Communication
Objective. We examined the use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans who had limited proficiency with the English language and explore the association between patient–clinician discussions about CAM therapy use and patient assessments of quality of care. Methods. We surveyed Chinese and Vietnamese Americans who visited 11 community health centers in 8 major cities throughout the United Sta…
Sources of Health Information Among Vietnamese American Men
Cigarette Smoking, Desire to Quit, and Tobacco-Related Counseling Among Patients at Adult Health Centers
Objectives. We determined cigarette smoking prevalence, desire to quit, and tobacco-related counseling among a national sample of patients at health centers. Methods. Data came from the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey and the 2009 National Health Interview Survey. The analytic sample included 3949 adult patients at health centers and 27 731 US adults. Results. Thirty-one percent of health center patients were current smokers, compared with 21% …
Primary Care and Public Health Activities in Select US Health Centers: Documenting Successes, Barriers, and Lessons Learned
Objectives. We examined primary care and public health activities among federally funded health centers, to better understand their successes, the barriers encountered, and the lessons learned. Methods. We used qualitative and quantitative methods to collect data from 9 health centers, stratified by administrative division, urban–rural location, and race/ethnicity of patients served. Descriptive data on patient and institutional characteristics c…
Linguistic and cultural barriers to care: Perspectives of chinese and vietnamese immigrants
Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer screening the importance of foreign birth as a barrier to care
Surveying Minorities with Limited-English Proficiency: Does Data Collection Method Affect Data Quality Among Asian Americans
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how modes of survey administration affect response rates and data quality among populations with limited-English proficiency (LEP). Asian Americans are a rapidly growing minority group with large numbers of LEP immigrants. OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the response rates and data quality of interviewer-administered telephone and self-administered mail surveys among LEP Asian Americans. DESIGN: This was a random…
Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapy Use Among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Effects of Patient–Clinician Communication
Objective. We examined the use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans who had limited proficiency with the English language and explore the association between patient–clinician discussions about CAM therapy use and patient assessments of quality of care. Methods. We surveyed Chinese and Vietnamese Americans who visited 11 community health centers in 8 major cities throughout the United Sta…
Sources of Health Information Among Vietnamese American Men
Evaluating the SF-36 Health Survey (Version 2) in Older Vietnamese Americans
As the older populations in the United States become more diverse, it is important to have standardized health-related quality of life measures. However, the conceptualization of physical and mental health and associations among different scales may be different for Asian immigrants than for other groups. Thus, the interpretation of the SF-36 scores needs to account for cultural differences
Who Can Respond to Treatment: Identifying Patient Characteristics Related to Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects
BACKGROUND: Interest in comparative effectiveness research and the rising number of negative or "small effect" trials have stimulated research into differential response to treatment among subgroups of patients. OBJECTIVE: To develop and test the Potential for Benefit Scale (PBS), a composite measure to identify subgroups of patients with differential potential for response to treatment, using diabetes as a model. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and long…
Primary Care and Public Health Activities in Select US Health Centers: Documenting Successes, Barriers, and Lessons Learned
Objectives. We examined primary care and public health activities among federally funded health centers, to better understand their successes, the barriers encountered, and the lessons learned. Methods. We used qualitative and quantitative methods to collect data from 9 health centers, stratified by administrative division, urban–rural location, and race/ethnicity of patients served. Descriptive data on patient and institutional characteristics c…
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cultural Competence (CC) Item Set
BACKGROUND: There is a need for reliable and valid measures of cultural competence (CC) from the patient's perspective. OBJECTIVE: This paper evaluates the reliability and validity of the Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) CC item set. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using 2008 survey data, we assessed the internal consistency of the CAHPS CC scales using the Cronbach α's and examined the validity of the measures using exploratory …
Evaluating Measurement Equivalence Across Race and Ethnicity on the CAHPS Cultural Competence Survey
BACKGROUND: The Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cultural Competence Survey assesses patients' experiences with culturally competent care. This study evaluates the equivalence of responses to this survey across different racial and ethnic subgroups. In this study, we examined whether measurement bias on the CAHPS Cultural Competence Survey impedes valid measurement across white, black, and Hispanic patients. METHOD…
Health Status and Health Care Experiences among Homeless Patients in Federally Supported Health Centers: Findings from the 2009 Patient Survey
OBJECTIVE: To examine health status and health care experiences of homeless patients in health centers and to compare them with their nonhomeless counterparts. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Nationally representative data from the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional analyses were limited to adults (n = 2,683). We compared sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, access to health care, and utilization of servi…
Access to Oral Health Care: The Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Addressing Disparities and Expanding Access
Objectives. We examined utilization, unmet need, and satisfaction with oral health services among Federally Qualified Health Center patients. We examined correlates of unmet need to guide efforts to increase access to oral health services among underserved populations. Methods. Using the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey, we performed multivariate logistic regressions to examine factors associated with access to dental care at health centers, unm…
Patient Complexity and Risk Factor Control Among Multimorbid Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the R2D2C2 Study
BACKGROUND: Among patients with type 2 diabetes, it is not known whether risk factor control is better or worse for those who also have heart disease, depression, multiple other comorbidities, and associated management challenges. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between this complex constellation of multimorbidities, adherence to treatment and risk factor control among patients with type 2 diabetes, independent of regimen intensity. RESEAR…
Understanding Disparities in Lipid Management Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Gender Differences in Medication Nonadherence after Treatment Intensification
Cigarette Smoking, Desire to Quit, and Tobacco-Related Counseling Among Patients at Adult Health Centers
Objectives. We determined cigarette smoking prevalence, desire to quit, and tobacco-related counseling among a national sample of patients at health centers. Methods. Data came from the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey and the 2009 National Health Interview Survey. The analytic sample included 3949 adult patients at health centers and 27 731 US adults. Results. Thirty-one percent of health center patients were current smokers, compared with 21% …
Have Racial Disparities in Ambulatory Care Sensitive Admissions Abated Over Time
BACKGROUND: Racial disparities in access to care and access to high-quality care have been persistent over many decades. They have been documented in all areas of health care, including ambulatory care. Policy initiatives have been implemented to address disparities and close the gaps in care that minorities face. Less is known about the effectiveness of these polices. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether disparities in quality of ambulatory care have…
Health Care Use and Spending for Medicaid Enrollees in Federally Qualified Health Centers Versus Other Primary Care Settings
Objectives. To compare health care use and spending of Medicaid enrollees seen at federally qualified health centers versus non–health center settings in a context of significant growth. Methods. Using fee-for-service Medicaid claims from 13 states in 2009, we compared patients receiving the majority of their primary care in federally qualified health centers with propensity score–matched comparison groups receiving primary care in other settings…
A Health Profile and Overview of Healthcare Experiences of Cambodian American Refugees and Immigrants Residing in Southern California
Novel Health Information Technology to Aid Provider Recognition and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Millions of traumatized refugees worldwide have resettled in the United States. For one of the largest, the Cambodian community, having their mental health needs met has been a continuing challenge. A multicomponent health information technology screening tool was designed to aid provider recognition and treatment of major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the primary care setting. METHODS: In a clustered…
Medicine (19 works) · Health care (11 works) · Family medicine (10 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Ethnic group (5 works)