Yuchiao Chang
Biographic Data
| ID | 6061259 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yuchiao Chang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yuchiao |
| FAMILY NAME | Chang |
| SIGNATURE | CHANG Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1093-3755 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Health Care Utilization among Homeless-Experienced Adults Who Were Seen by a Mobile Addiction Health Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts
Background: Mobile health clinics improve access to care for marginalized individuals who are disengaged from the healthcare system. This study evaluated the association between a mobile addiction health clinic and health care utilization among people experiencing homelessness. Methods: Using Medicaid claims data, we evaluated adults who were seen by a mobile addiction health clinic in Boston, Massachusetts from 1/16/18–1/15/19 relative to a prop…
Subsistence difficulties are associated with more barriers to quitting and worse abstinence outcomes among homeless smokers
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02565381
Proactive enrollment of parents to tobacco quitlines in pediatric practices is associated with greater quitline use
ClinicalTrials.gov, Identifier: NCT00664261
Measuring the quality of surgical decisions for Latina breast cancer patients
BACKGROUND: A high-quality decision for breast cancer surgery requires that patients are well informed, meaningfully involved in decision making, and receive treatments that match their goals. There is little in the existing literature that examines a comprehensive measure of decision quality for Latina breast cancer patients. OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of surgical decisions among Latina breast cancer survivors and explore factors associat…
Development of Obesity and Related Diseases in African Refugees After Resettlement to United States
Comparative effectiveness of post-discharge strategies for hospitalized smokers
Comparative Effectiveness of Post-Discharge Strategies for Hospitalized Smokers (Helping HAND2) NCT01714323. Registered October 22, 2012
Tobacco-, Alcohol-, and Drug-Attributable Deaths and Their Contribution to Mortality Disparities in a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Boston
Objectives. We quantified tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-attributable deaths and their contribution to mortality disparities among homeless adults. Methods. We ascertained causes of death among 28 033 adults seen at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program in 2003 to 2008. We calculated population-attributable fractions to estimate the proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. We compared attributable mortality rate…
Impact of the 'Giving Cigarettes is Giving Harm' campaign on knowledge and attitudes of Chinese smokers
These findings suggest that the GCGH campaign increased knowledge of smoking harms, which could promote downstream cessation. This study provides evidence to support future campaign development to effectively fight the tobacco epidemic in China
Parent smoker role conflict and planning to quit smoking
This study demonstrated an association between parent/smoker role conflict and readiness to quit. Interventions that increase parent/smoker role conflict might act to increase readiness to quit among parents who smoke
Late diagnosis of HIV infection at two academic medical centers
Over the last decade, there has been increased attention to the role of earlier HIV testing in the United States. Our objective was to determine if this has translated into changes in the proportion of inpatients with advanced disease at the time of initial HIV diagnosis. We identified inpatients discharged with a new diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS between 1994 and 2004 at two academic medical centers. We examined trends in initial CD4 count …
Tobacco-, Alcohol-, and Drug-Attributable Deaths and Their Contribution to Mortality Disparities in a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Boston
Objectives. We quantified tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-attributable deaths and their contribution to mortality disparities among homeless adults. Methods. We ascertained causes of death among 28 033 adults seen at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program in 2003 to 2008. We calculated population-attributable fractions to estimate the proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. We compared attributable mortality rate…
Late diagnosis of HIV infection at two academic medical centers
Over the last decade, there has been increased attention to the role of earlier HIV testing in the United States. Our objective was to determine if this has translated into changes in the proportion of inpatients with advanced disease at the time of initial HIV diagnosis. We identified inpatients discharged with a new diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS between 1994 and 2004 at two academic medical centers. We examined trends in initial CD4 count …
Parent smoker role conflict and planning to quit smoking
This study demonstrated an association between parent/smoker role conflict and readiness to quit. Interventions that increase parent/smoker role conflict might act to increase readiness to quit among parents who smoke
Impact of the 'Giving Cigarettes is Giving Harm' campaign on knowledge and attitudes of Chinese smokers
These findings suggest that the GCGH campaign increased knowledge of smoking harms, which could promote downstream cessation. This study provides evidence to support future campaign development to effectively fight the tobacco epidemic in China
Measuring the quality of surgical decisions for Latina breast cancer patients
BACKGROUND: A high-quality decision for breast cancer surgery requires that patients are well informed, meaningfully involved in decision making, and receive treatments that match their goals. There is little in the existing literature that examines a comprehensive measure of decision quality for Latina breast cancer patients. OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of surgical decisions among Latina breast cancer survivors and explore factors associat…
Development of Obesity and Related Diseases in African Refugees After Resettlement to United States
Comparative effectiveness of post-discharge strategies for hospitalized smokers
Comparative Effectiveness of Post-Discharge Strategies for Hospitalized Smokers (Helping HAND2) NCT01714323. Registered October 22, 2012
Tobacco-, Alcohol-, and Drug-Attributable Deaths and Their Contribution to Mortality Disparities in a Cohort of Homeless Adults in Boston
Objectives. We quantified tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-attributable deaths and their contribution to mortality disparities among homeless adults. Methods. We ascertained causes of death among 28 033 adults seen at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program in 2003 to 2008. We calculated population-attributable fractions to estimate the proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. We compared attributable mortality rate…
Proactive enrollment of parents to tobacco quitlines in pediatric practices is associated with greater quitline use
ClinicalTrials.gov, Identifier: NCT00664261
Subsistence difficulties are associated with more barriers to quitting and worse abstinence outcomes among homeless smokers
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02565381
Health Care Utilization among Homeless-Experienced Adults Who Were Seen by a Mobile Addiction Health Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts
Background: Mobile health clinics improve access to care for marginalized individuals who are disengaged from the healthcare system. This study evaluated the association between a mobile addiction health clinic and health care utilization among people experiencing homelessness. Methods: Using Medicaid claims data, we evaluated adults who were seen by a mobile addiction health clinic in Boston, Massachusetts from 1/16/18–1/15/19 relative to a prop…
Medicine (10 works) · Public health (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works)