Mitchell D Wong
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mitchell D Wong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mitchell D |
| FAMILY NAME | Wong |
| SIGNATURE | WONG M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Engaging Parents to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use
Objectives. To test whether providing information to parents about their child’s academic performance and behavior in school will lead to lower rates of adolescent substance use. Methods. We performed a randomized controlled trial in Los Angeles, California. We enrolled 318 seventh graders and their parents in 2014 and collected data through 2016. Half of the participants had parents with income less than $15 000, and 81% were Latino. During this…
Assessing the Connection Between Health and Education
Objectives. We examined multiple variables influencing school truancy to identify potential leverage points to improve school attendance. Methods. A cross-sectional observational design was used to analyze inner-city data collected in Los Angeles County, California, during 2010 to 2011. We constructed an ordinal logistic regression model with cluster robust standard errors to examine the association between truancy and various covariates. Results…
The Association of Stigma with Self-Reported Access to Medical Care and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Persons Living with HIV/Aids
BACKGROUND: The stigma of HIV-infection may profoundly affect the lives of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). However few studies have examined the association of HIV stigma with multiple components of HIV treatment and care. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the association between HIV stigma and: self-reported access to care, regular source of HIV care, and antiretroviral therapy adherence; and to test whether mental health mediates these associations.…
The Effect of Perceived Stigma from a Health Care Provider on Access to Care Among a Low-Income HIV-Positive Population
Perceived stigma in clinical settings may discourage HIV-infected individuals from accessing needed health care services. Having good access to care is imperative for maintaining the health, well being, and quality of life of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs). The purpose of this prospective study, which took place from January 2004 through June 2006, was to evaluate the relationship between perceived stigma from a health care provider and ac…
Health Services Utilization for People with HIV Infection
BACKGROUND: Many persons with HIV infection do not receive consistent ambulatory medical care and are excluded from studies of patients in medical care. However, these hard-to-reach groups are important to study because they may be in greatest need of services. OBJECTIVE: This study compared the sociodemographic, clinical, and health care utilization characteristics of a multisite sample of HIV-positive persons who were hard to reach with a natio…
Differences in Cause-Specific Mortality Between Latino and White Adults
BACKGROUND: Understanding differences in cause-specific mortality between Latinos and whites is important for targeting future public health interventions and research aimed at eliminating health disparities. OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the contribution of specific causes of death to Latino-white differences in mortality. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using nationally representative data, we estimated cause-specific mortality risks, which were then use…
Contribution of Major Diseases to Disparities in Mortality
BACKGROUND: Mortality from all causes is higher for persons with fewer years of education and for blacks, but it is unknown which diseases contribute most to these disparities. METHODS: We estimated cause-specific risks of death from data from the National Health Interview Survey conducted from 1986 through 1994 and from linked vital statistics. Using these risk estimates, we calculated potential years of life lost and potential gains in life exp…
Effects of Cost Sharing on Care Seeking and Health Status
Objectives. This study sought to determine the effect of cost sharing on medical care use for acute symptoms and on health status among chronically ill adults. Methods. Data from the Medical Outcomes Study were used to compare (1) rates of physician care use for minor and serious symptoms and (2) 6- and 12-month follow-up physical and mental health status among individuals at different levels of cost sharing. Results. In comparison with a no-copa…
A Comparison of Clinical Performance of Primary Care and Traditional Internal Medicine Residents
OBJECTIVE: To compare primary care and traditional Internal Medicine residents in their adherence to preventive medicine guidelines, performance in the management of chronic diseases, and utilization of resources. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Urban Internal Medicine residency program. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen primary care and 137 traditional Internal Medicine residents who took care of 6,307 patients (a total of 21,002 patient visits i…
Engaging Parents to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use
Objectives. To test whether providing information to parents about their child’s academic performance and behavior in school will lead to lower rates of adolescent substance use. Methods. We performed a randomized controlled trial in Los Angeles, California. We enrolled 318 seventh graders and their parents in 2014 and collected data through 2016. Half of the participants had parents with income less than $15 000, and 81% were Latino. During this…
A Comparison of Clinical Performance of Primary Care and Traditional Internal Medicine Residents
OBJECTIVE: To compare primary care and traditional Internal Medicine residents in their adherence to preventive medicine guidelines, performance in the management of chronic diseases, and utilization of resources. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Urban Internal Medicine residency program. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen primary care and 137 traditional Internal Medicine residents who took care of 6,307 patients (a total of 21,002 patient visits i…
Effects of Cost Sharing on Care Seeking and Health Status
Objectives. This study sought to determine the effect of cost sharing on medical care use for acute symptoms and on health status among chronically ill adults. Methods. Data from the Medical Outcomes Study were used to compare (1) rates of physician care use for minor and serious symptoms and (2) 6- and 12-month follow-up physical and mental health status among individuals at different levels of cost sharing. Results. In comparison with a no-copa…
Contribution of Major Diseases to Disparities in Mortality
BACKGROUND: Mortality from all causes is higher for persons with fewer years of education and for blacks, but it is unknown which diseases contribute most to these disparities. METHODS: We estimated cause-specific risks of death from data from the National Health Interview Survey conducted from 1986 through 1994 and from linked vital statistics. Using these risk estimates, we calculated potential years of life lost and potential gains in life exp…
Differences in Cause-Specific Mortality Between Latino and White Adults
BACKGROUND: Understanding differences in cause-specific mortality between Latinos and whites is important for targeting future public health interventions and research aimed at eliminating health disparities. OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the contribution of specific causes of death to Latino-white differences in mortality. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using nationally representative data, we estimated cause-specific mortality risks, which were then use…
Health Services Utilization for People with HIV Infection
BACKGROUND: Many persons with HIV infection do not receive consistent ambulatory medical care and are excluded from studies of patients in medical care. However, these hard-to-reach groups are important to study because they may be in greatest need of services. OBJECTIVE: This study compared the sociodemographic, clinical, and health care utilization characteristics of a multisite sample of HIV-positive persons who were hard to reach with a natio…
The Effect of Perceived Stigma from a Health Care Provider on Access to Care Among a Low-Income HIV-Positive Population
Perceived stigma in clinical settings may discourage HIV-infected individuals from accessing needed health care services. Having good access to care is imperative for maintaining the health, well being, and quality of life of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs). The purpose of this prospective study, which took place from January 2004 through June 2006, was to evaluate the relationship between perceived stigma from a health care provider and ac…
The Association of Stigma with Self-Reported Access to Medical Care and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Persons Living with HIV/Aids
BACKGROUND: The stigma of HIV-infection may profoundly affect the lives of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). However few studies have examined the association of HIV stigma with multiple components of HIV treatment and care. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the association between HIV stigma and: self-reported access to care, regular source of HIV care, and antiretroviral therapy adherence; and to test whether mental health mediates these associations.…
Assessing the Connection Between Health and Education
Objectives. We examined multiple variables influencing school truancy to identify potential leverage points to improve school attendance. Methods. A cross-sectional observational design was used to analyze inner-city data collected in Los Angeles County, California, during 2010 to 2011. We constructed an ordinal logistic regression model with cluster robust standard errors to examine the association between truancy and various covariates. Results…
Engaging Parents to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use
Objectives. To test whether providing information to parents about their child’s academic performance and behavior in school will lead to lower rates of adolescent substance use. Methods. We performed a randomized controlled trial in Los Angeles, California. We enrolled 318 seventh graders and their parents in 2014 and collected data through 2016. Half of the participants had parents with income less than $15 000, and 81% were Latino. During this…
Medicine (9 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works)