Brian Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5538508 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6384-1673 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cost-effectiveness of a Low-cost Educational Messaging and Prescription-fill Reminder Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence Among Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disability and …
BACKGROUND: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) have a similar prevalence of hypertension as the general population, but a higher rate of medication nonadherence at 50% compared with the average of 30%. OBJECTIVES: To assess the cost-effectiveness of educational messaging and prescription-fill reminders to adults with IDD and hypertension and their helpers among Medicaid members in a randomized control trial. RESEARCH D…
Can a high-powered financial incentive programme reduce resignation rates among healthcare providers in rural areas? Evidence from Thailand’s 2008 Hardship Allowance programme
Geographic disparities in the availability of healthcare providers remain a global health challenge. Financial incentives have been widely implemented to attract rural healthcare workers with limited scientific evidence in developing economies. In this study, we investigate the relationship between financial incentives and rural resignations in a middle-income country using Thailand’s Hardship Allowance programme that first doubled or tripled but…
Understanding Elementary Classroom Teachers' Use of Movement Integration Resources
Movement integration (MI) – infusing physical activity (PA) into normal classroom time during school – is an evidence-based strategy to support elementary children's health and education. However, few elementary classroom teachers in the United States appear to be using MI resources. In order to understand teachers’ MI resource use, this study’s purpose was threefold: (a) to examine teachers’ perceptions about MI and MI resources, (b) to identify…
Elementary Classroom Teachers’ Self-Reported Use of Movement Integration Products and Perceived Facilitators and Barriers Related to Product Use
Movement integration (MI) products are designed to provide children with physical activity during general education classroom time. The purpose of this study was to examine elementary classroom teachers' self-reported use of MI products and subsequent perceptions of the facilitators of and barriers to MI product use. This study utilized a mixed-methods design. Elementary classroom teachers (n = 40) at four schools each tested four of six common M…
Effects of the Affordable Care Act on the Receipt of Colonoscopies among the Insured Elderly
A statistically significant increase in colonoscopy use was observed in the post-ACA years. However, achieving the target coverage rate of 80% will require additional interventions to encourage higher levels of screenings
Parity, Age at First Birth, and Risk of Death from Bladder Cancer
The evidence is limited on the relationship between reproductive factors and bladder cancer (BC). We studied 1,292,462 women who had a first and singleton delivery between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 1987. Each woman in the study cohort was tracked from their first childbirth to 31 December 2009. Vital status of the women was determined by crosswalking records with a computerized mortality database. We used Cox proportional hazard regression m…
Parity, Age at First Birth, and Risk of Death from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
We undertook this study to examine whether there exists an association between parity and age at first birth and risk of death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Our sample included a total of 1,292,462 women who had a first and singleton childbirth between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 1987. We followed each subject from their first childbirth to 31 December 2009, and determined their vital status by merging natality data with Taiwan's national…
Travel distance and sociodemographic correlates of potentially avoidable emergency department visits in California, 2006–2010
These patterns of ED utilization point to potential barriers to care among historically vulnerable groups, observable even when using rough estimates of travel distances and avoidable ED utilization
Differences in Age-Standardized Mortality Rates for Avoidable Deaths Based on Urbanization Levels in Taiwan, 1971–2008
The World is undergoing rapid urbanization, with 70% of the World population expected to live in urban areas by 2050. Nevertheless, nationally representative analysis of the health differences in the leading causes of avoidable mortality disaggregated by urbanization level is lacking. We undertake a study of temporal trends in mortality rates for deaths considered avoidable by the Concerted Action of the European Community on Avoidable Mortality …
Mortality from Cancers of the Digestive System among Grand Multiparous Women in Taiwan
The aim of this study is to evaluate the significance of grand multiparous (GM) status in the mortality from cancers of the digestive system among a cohort of GM women in Taiwan during the period 1978-2008. The study cohort consisted of 144,922 women with at least five children (GM women) in the Taiwan Birth Register between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 2003. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for cancers of the digestive system including eso…
An observational study of socioeconomic and clinical gradients among diabetes patients hospitalized for avoidable causes
Among hospitalized diabetic patients, socioeconomic factors such as lower education attainment, rural residence and lack of full insurance are associated with avoidable hospitalizations or worse indicators of health. Although we cannot definitively rule out selection bias, these findings are consistent with health disparities observable even at the inpatient level. Future studies should study the underlying mechanism by which traditionally vulner…
Temporal trend analysis of avoidable mortality in Taiwan, 1971-2008
From 1971 to 2008, Taiwan experienced a dramatic reduction in most AM and corresponding SEYLL except for lung cancer (for both males and females) and breast cancer (for females). Additional effort should be devoted to public health measures to combat the rising prevalence of smoking in Taiwan, which may be responsible for the increasing AM from lung cancer. If AM in breast cancer continues unabated in the future, greater policy emphasis on the ea…
Multi-Country analysis of palm oil consumption and cardiovascular disease mortality for countries at different stages of economic development
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases represent an increasing share of the global disease burden. There is concern that increased consumption of palm oil could exacerbate mortality from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, particularly in developing countries where it represents a major nutritional source of saturated fat. METHODS: The study analyzed country-level data from 1980-1997 derived from the World Health Organization's Mortality Databa…
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Multi-Country analysis of palm oil consumption and cardiovascular disease mortality for countries at different stages of economic development
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases represent an increasing share of the global disease burden. There is concern that increased consumption of palm oil could exacerbate mortality from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, particularly in developing countries where it represents a major nutritional source of saturated fat. METHODS: The study analyzed country-level data from 1980-1997 derived from the World Health Organization's Mortality Databa…
Temporal trend analysis of avoidable mortality in Taiwan, 1971-2008
From 1971 to 2008, Taiwan experienced a dramatic reduction in most AM and corresponding SEYLL except for lung cancer (for both males and females) and breast cancer (for females). Additional effort should be devoted to public health measures to combat the rising prevalence of smoking in Taiwan, which may be responsible for the increasing AM from lung cancer. If AM in breast cancer continues unabated in the future, greater policy emphasis on the ea…
Differences in Age-Standardized Mortality Rates for Avoidable Deaths Based on Urbanization Levels in Taiwan, 1971–2008
The World is undergoing rapid urbanization, with 70% of the World population expected to live in urban areas by 2050. Nevertheless, nationally representative analysis of the health differences in the leading causes of avoidable mortality disaggregated by urbanization level is lacking. We undertake a study of temporal trends in mortality rates for deaths considered avoidable by the Concerted Action of the European Community on Avoidable Mortality …
Mortality from Cancers of the Digestive System among Grand Multiparous Women in Taiwan
The aim of this study is to evaluate the significance of grand multiparous (GM) status in the mortality from cancers of the digestive system among a cohort of GM women in Taiwan during the period 1978-2008. The study cohort consisted of 144,922 women with at least five children (GM women) in the Taiwan Birth Register between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 2003. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for cancers of the digestive system including eso…
An observational study of socioeconomic and clinical gradients among diabetes patients hospitalized for avoidable causes
Among hospitalized diabetic patients, socioeconomic factors such as lower education attainment, rural residence and lack of full insurance are associated with avoidable hospitalizations or worse indicators of health. Although we cannot definitively rule out selection bias, these findings are consistent with health disparities observable even at the inpatient level. Future studies should study the underlying mechanism by which traditionally vulner…
Parity, Age at First Birth, and Risk of Death from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
We undertook this study to examine whether there exists an association between parity and age at first birth and risk of death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Our sample included a total of 1,292,462 women who had a first and singleton childbirth between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 1987. We followed each subject from their first childbirth to 31 December 2009, and determined their vital status by merging natality data with Taiwan's national…
Travel distance and sociodemographic correlates of potentially avoidable emergency department visits in California, 2006–2010
These patterns of ED utilization point to potential barriers to care among historically vulnerable groups, observable even when using rough estimates of travel distances and avoidable ED utilization
Parity, Age at First Birth, and Risk of Death from Bladder Cancer
The evidence is limited on the relationship between reproductive factors and bladder cancer (BC). We studied 1,292,462 women who had a first and singleton delivery between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 1987. Each woman in the study cohort was tracked from their first childbirth to 31 December 2009. Vital status of the women was determined by crosswalking records with a computerized mortality database. We used Cox proportional hazard regression m…
Understanding Elementary Classroom Teachers' Use of Movement Integration Resources
Movement integration (MI) – infusing physical activity (PA) into normal classroom time during school – is an evidence-based strategy to support elementary children's health and education. However, few elementary classroom teachers in the United States appear to be using MI resources. In order to understand teachers’ MI resource use, this study’s purpose was threefold: (a) to examine teachers’ perceptions about MI and MI resources, (b) to identify…
Elementary Classroom Teachers’ Self-Reported Use of Movement Integration Products and Perceived Facilitators and Barriers Related to Product Use
Movement integration (MI) products are designed to provide children with physical activity during general education classroom time. The purpose of this study was to examine elementary classroom teachers' self-reported use of MI products and subsequent perceptions of the facilitators of and barriers to MI product use. This study utilized a mixed-methods design. Elementary classroom teachers (n = 40) at four schools each tested four of six common M…
Effects of the Affordable Care Act on the Receipt of Colonoscopies among the Insured Elderly
A statistically significant increase in colonoscopy use was observed in the post-ACA years. However, achieving the target coverage rate of 80% will require additional interventions to encourage higher levels of screenings
Can a high-powered financial incentive programme reduce resignation rates among healthcare providers in rural areas? Evidence from Thailand’s 2008 Hardship Allowance programme
Geographic disparities in the availability of healthcare providers remain a global health challenge. Financial incentives have been widely implemented to attract rural healthcare workers with limited scientific evidence in developing economies. In this study, we investigate the relationship between financial incentives and rural resignations in a middle-income country using Thailand’s Hardship Allowance programme that first doubled or tripled but…
Cost-effectiveness of a Low-cost Educational Messaging and Prescription-fill Reminder Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence Among Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disability and …
BACKGROUND: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) have a similar prevalence of hypertension as the general population, but a higher rate of medication nonadherence at 50% compared with the average of 30%. OBJECTIVES: To assess the cost-effectiveness of educational messaging and prescription-fill reminders to adults with IDD and hypertension and their helpers among Medicaid members in a randomized control trial. RESEARCH D…
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