Nuha A Lackan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5540126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nuha A Lackan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nuha A |
| FAMILY NAME | Lackan |
| SIGNATURE | LACKAN N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Texas Health Science Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Playing to Our Strengths: An Academic/Health Department Collaboration to Facilitate Public Protections Against Tuberculosis
Background: Economic modeling and analysis can facilitate evidence-based policy and practice. Such analyses may exceed the technical capacity and mission of public health agencies, yet may be critical to sustain health protections such as tuberculosis (TB) control. The net effect of TB prevention is incompletely understood, hampering objective value judgments of national TB elimination policies. This may promote inefficiencies and threaten indivi…
Substitution of Formal Health Care Services by Latinos/Hispanics in the US-Mexico Border Region of South Texas
BACKGROUND: Pervasive poverty and high uninsurance rates in the US-Mexico border region coupled with rising US health care costs and the availability of alternatives to formal US health services-both in the United States and Mexico-have resulted in widespread use of alternatives to formal US health care. OBJECTIVES: We investigate variation in the purchase of substitutes for formal US health services among border residents reporting health-relate…
Ethnic Differences in In-Hospital Place of Death Among Older Adults in California: Effects of Individual and Contextual Characteristics and Medical Resource Supply
BACKGROUND: : Substantial ethnic differences have been reported in the probability that death will occur in a hospital setting rather than at home, in a hospice, or in a nursing home. To date, no study has investigated the role of both individual characteristics and contextual characteristics, including local health care environments, to explain ethnic differentials in end-of-life care. OBJECTIVES: : The study purpose is to examine ethnic differe…
Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Objectives. We investigated ethnic disparities in obtaining medical care among the 4 major ethnic groups (Blacks, Whites, Coloreds [i.e., those of mixed race], and Asians) in post-apartheid South Africa. Methods. Data for the study came from the 2002 Afrobarometer: Round II Survey of South Africa. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine differences across racial and ethnic groups in how often respondents went without medical care…
Social Support: A Cultural Model
This study explores community beliefs regarding the hierarchy of resort for social support across different contexts. A sample of community members (n=60) in a small southwestern city was asked to rank-order their preferences for assistance for eight specific scenarios. Six of the scenarios came from the General Social Survey (GSS) and two were added after open-ended interviews with community members indicated that “caring for a loved one” and “h…
Decreasing Variation in the Use of Hospice Among Older Adults With Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate Cancer
BACKGROUND: Utilization of hospice services has been shown to vary by place of residence and patient characteristics. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine whether such variation has changed over time. Hospice utilization is examined as a function of sociodemographic characteristics, geographic location, type of insurance, and year of death. RESEARCH DESIGN: This study used a retrospective cohort design. SUBJECTS: We used data from…
Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Objectives. We investigated ethnic disparities in obtaining medical care among the 4 major ethnic groups (Blacks, Whites, Coloreds [i.e., those of mixed race], and Asians) in post-apartheid South Africa. Methods. Data for the study came from the 2002 Afrobarometer: Round II Survey of South Africa. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine differences across racial and ethnic groups in how often respondents went without medical care…
Decreasing Variation in the Use of Hospice Among Older Adults With Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate Cancer
BACKGROUND: Utilization of hospice services has been shown to vary by place of residence and patient characteristics. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine whether such variation has changed over time. Hospice utilization is examined as a function of sociodemographic characteristics, geographic location, type of insurance, and year of death. RESEARCH DESIGN: This study used a retrospective cohort design. SUBJECTS: We used data from…
Social Support: A Cultural Model
This study explores community beliefs regarding the hierarchy of resort for social support across different contexts. A sample of community members (n=60) in a small southwestern city was asked to rank-order their preferences for assistance for eight specific scenarios. Six of the scenarios came from the General Social Survey (GSS) and two were added after open-ended interviews with community members indicated that “caring for a loved one” and “h…
Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Objectives. We investigated ethnic disparities in obtaining medical care among the 4 major ethnic groups (Blacks, Whites, Coloreds [i.e., those of mixed race], and Asians) in post-apartheid South Africa. Methods. Data for the study came from the 2002 Afrobarometer: Round II Survey of South Africa. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine differences across racial and ethnic groups in how often respondents went without medical care…
Ethnic Differences in In-Hospital Place of Death Among Older Adults in California: Effects of Individual and Contextual Characteristics and Medical Resource Supply
BACKGROUND: : Substantial ethnic differences have been reported in the probability that death will occur in a hospital setting rather than at home, in a hospice, or in a nursing home. To date, no study has investigated the role of both individual characteristics and contextual characteristics, including local health care environments, to explain ethnic differentials in end-of-life care. OBJECTIVES: : The study purpose is to examine ethnic differe…
Substitution of Formal Health Care Services by Latinos/Hispanics in the US-Mexico Border Region of South Texas
BACKGROUND: Pervasive poverty and high uninsurance rates in the US-Mexico border region coupled with rising US health care costs and the availability of alternatives to formal US health services-both in the United States and Mexico-have resulted in widespread use of alternatives to formal US health care. OBJECTIVES: We investigate variation in the purchase of substitutes for formal US health services among border residents reporting health-relate…
Playing to Our Strengths: An Academic/Health Department Collaboration to Facilitate Public Protections Against Tuberculosis
Background: Economic modeling and analysis can facilitate evidence-based policy and practice. Such analyses may exceed the technical capacity and mission of public health agencies, yet may be critical to sustain health protections such as tuberculosis (TB) control. The net effect of TB prevention is incompletely understood, hampering objective value judgments of national TB elimination policies. This may promote inefficiencies and threaten indivi…
Medicine (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works)