David Ansell
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 204609 |
|---|---|
| NOME | David Ansell |
| PRENOMES | David |
| SOBRENOME | Ansell |
| ASSINATURA | ANSELL D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Rush University Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9575-1509 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1991 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The Impact of Language on Hospital Outcomes for Covid-19 Patients
A Call for Antiracist Action
Should Clinicians Be Activists
Physicians are ethically bound to respond to undocumented, underinsured, and uninsured patients' health needs, even those demanding complex, expensive interventions, such as organ transplantation. A social medicine skill set of structural competency, allyship, accompaniment, and activism is required to best serve patients and communities and should be widely regarded as core competencies for all health professionals. This commentary on a case con…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Hospital Admissions of Emergency Department Covid-19 Patients
BACKGROUND: Several studies have found that among patients testing positive for COVID-19 within a health care system, non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients are more likely than non-Hispanic White patients to be hospitalized. However, previous studies have looked at odds of being admitted using all positive tests in the system and not only those seeking care in the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVE: This study examined racial/ethnic differen…
Covid-19 Among African Americans
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded across the United States, troubling disparities in mortality have emerged between different racial groups, particularly African Americans and Whites. Media reports, a growing body of COVID-19-related literature, and long-standing knowledge of structural racism and its myriad effects on the African American community provide important lenses for understanding and addressing these disparities.However, troubling…
Racial/ethnic minority segregation and low birth weight in five North American cities
Comparisons of communities across cities are rare in social epidemiology. Our prior work exploring racial/ethnic segregation and the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) in communities from two large urban cities showed a strong relationship in Chicago and a very weak relationship in Toronto. This study extends that work by examining the association between racial/ethnic minority segregation and LBW in total of 307 communities in five North Ameri…
Association of community-level inequities and premature mortality
Background Substantial disparities in life expectancy exist between Chicago’s 77 defined community areas, ranging from approximately 69 to 85 years. Prior work in New York City and Boston has shown that community-level racial and economic segregation as measured by the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) is strongly related to premature mortality. This novel metric allows for the joint assessment of area-based income and racial polarisat…
Racial/ethnic minority segregation and low birth weight
We examined the association between racial/ethnic minority segregation and low birth weight (LBW) in Chicago and Toronto communities. While previous work has documented the importance of contextual effects on LBW, these studies have usually been conducted within a single city. We used Pearson correlation coefficients and OLS regression models to examine potential variability in the association between racial/ethnic minority segregation and LBW in…
Socio-economic status, ethnicity and geographical variations in acceptance rates for renal replacement therapy in England and Wales
BACKGROUND: It is not known to what extent the reported regional variations in renal replacement therapy (RRT) acceptance rates in England and Wales are due to differences in the socio-demographic characteristics of the population. METHODS: The authors calculated age-gender indirectly standardised RRT rates in 2007 for Primary Care Trusts (PCT)/Local Health Boards (LHB) in England and Wales and Government Office Regions (GOR) in England. Multivar…
Smoking in 6 Diverse Chicago Communities—A Population Study
Objectives. We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore community-level variations in smoking behavior. Methods. We conducted a health survey of 6 racially and ethnically diverse Chicago communities during 2002–2003. The survey included questions about current smoking, smoking history, and cessation attempts. Results. Smoking prevalence varied from 18% in the wealthiest (predominately White) community to 39% in …
Voting with their feet
OBJECTIVES: This study identified public hospital patients' preferences under managed care and health reform. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 348 ambulatory public hospital patients was conducted. RESULTS: Patients reported a high degree of loyalty to the public hospital given several hypothetical reform scenarios. Those patients who stated they would remain at the hospital increased (from 74.2% to 85.5%) when care elsewhere required copayme…
An intervention to increase breast and cervical cancer screening in low income African-American women
Although early screening and treatment are effective against breast and cervical cancer, screening remains far below the National Cancer Institute goals for the year 2000. Furthermore, the disenfranchised are often least screened. In response, an intervention was designed to increase the proportion of poor African-American women receiving Pap smears, breast examinations, and mammograms. The proportion of women who received Pap smears rose from 12…
Patterns of breast and cervical cancer screening at three public health centers in an inner-city urban area
In an effort to examine breast and cervical cancer screening patterns among poor African-American urban women, medical records were abstracted at three public health centers located in the inner city of Chicago. The proportions of eligible women at these three centers who received Pap smears, breast examinations, and mammograms were computed. These proportions were notably low and differed significantly among the three centers. Because the litera…
Covid-19 Among African Americans
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded across the United States, troubling disparities in mortality have emerged between different racial groups, particularly African Americans and Whites. Media reports, a growing body of COVID-19-related literature, and long-standing knowledge of structural racism and its myriad effects on the African American community provide important lenses for understanding and addressing these disparities.However, troubling…
Association of community-level inequities and premature mortality
Background Substantial disparities in life expectancy exist between Chicago’s 77 defined community areas, ranging from approximately 69 to 85 years. Prior work in New York City and Boston has shown that community-level racial and economic segregation as measured by the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) is strongly related to premature mortality. This novel metric allows for the joint assessment of area-based income and racial polarisat…
Racial/ethnic minority segregation and low birth weight in five North American cities
Comparisons of communities across cities are rare in social epidemiology. Our prior work exploring racial/ethnic segregation and the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) in communities from two large urban cities showed a strong relationship in Chicago and a very weak relationship in Toronto. This study extends that work by examining the association between racial/ethnic minority segregation and LBW in total of 307 communities in five North Ameri…
Voting with their feet
OBJECTIVES: This study identified public hospital patients' preferences under managed care and health reform. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 348 ambulatory public hospital patients was conducted. RESULTS: Patients reported a high degree of loyalty to the public hospital given several hypothetical reform scenarios. Those patients who stated they would remain at the hospital increased (from 74.2% to 85.5%) when care elsewhere required copayme…
Patterns of breast and cervical cancer screening at three public health centers in an inner-city urban area
In an effort to examine breast and cervical cancer screening patterns among poor African-American urban women, medical records were abstracted at three public health centers located in the inner city of Chicago. The proportions of eligible women at these three centers who received Pap smears, breast examinations, and mammograms were computed. These proportions were notably low and differed significantly among the three centers. Because the litera…
Smoking in 6 Diverse Chicago Communities—A Population Study
Objectives. We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore community-level variations in smoking behavior. Methods. We conducted a health survey of 6 racially and ethnically diverse Chicago communities during 2002–2003. The survey included questions about current smoking, smoking history, and cessation attempts. Results. Smoking prevalence varied from 18% in the wealthiest (predominately White) community to 39% in …
Patterns of breast and cervical cancer screening at three public health centers in an inner-city urban area
In an effort to examine breast and cervical cancer screening patterns among poor African-American urban women, medical records were abstracted at three public health centers located in the inner city of Chicago. The proportions of eligible women at these three centers who received Pap smears, breast examinations, and mammograms were computed. These proportions were notably low and differed significantly among the three centers. Because the litera…
An intervention to increase breast and cervical cancer screening in low income African-American women
Although early screening and treatment are effective against breast and cervical cancer, screening remains far below the National Cancer Institute goals for the year 2000. Furthermore, the disenfranchised are often least screened. In response, an intervention was designed to increase the proportion of poor African-American women receiving Pap smears, breast examinations, and mammograms. The proportion of women who received Pap smears rose from 12…
Voting with their feet
OBJECTIVES: This study identified public hospital patients' preferences under managed care and health reform. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 348 ambulatory public hospital patients was conducted. RESULTS: Patients reported a high degree of loyalty to the public hospital given several hypothetical reform scenarios. Those patients who stated they would remain at the hospital increased (from 74.2% to 85.5%) when care elsewhere required copayme…
Smoking in 6 Diverse Chicago Communities—A Population Study
Objectives. We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore community-level variations in smoking behavior. Methods. We conducted a health survey of 6 racially and ethnically diverse Chicago communities during 2002–2003. The survey included questions about current smoking, smoking history, and cessation attempts. Results. Smoking prevalence varied from 18% in the wealthiest (predominately White) community to 39% in …
Socio-economic status, ethnicity and geographical variations in acceptance rates for renal replacement therapy in England and Wales
BACKGROUND: It is not known to what extent the reported regional variations in renal replacement therapy (RRT) acceptance rates in England and Wales are due to differences in the socio-demographic characteristics of the population. METHODS: The authors calculated age-gender indirectly standardised RRT rates in 2007 for Primary Care Trusts (PCT)/Local Health Boards (LHB) in England and Wales and Government Office Regions (GOR) in England. Multivar…
Racial/ethnic minority segregation and low birth weight
We examined the association between racial/ethnic minority segregation and low birth weight (LBW) in Chicago and Toronto communities. While previous work has documented the importance of contextual effects on LBW, these studies have usually been conducted within a single city. We used Pearson correlation coefficients and OLS regression models to examine potential variability in the association between racial/ethnic minority segregation and LBW in…
Racial/ethnic minority segregation and low birth weight in five North American cities
Comparisons of communities across cities are rare in social epidemiology. Our prior work exploring racial/ethnic segregation and the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) in communities from two large urban cities showed a strong relationship in Chicago and a very weak relationship in Toronto. This study extends that work by examining the association between racial/ethnic minority segregation and LBW in total of 307 communities in five North Ameri…
Association of community-level inequities and premature mortality
Background Substantial disparities in life expectancy exist between Chicago’s 77 defined community areas, ranging from approximately 69 to 85 years. Prior work in New York City and Boston has shown that community-level racial and economic segregation as measured by the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) is strongly related to premature mortality. This novel metric allows for the joint assessment of area-based income and racial polarisat…
Covid-19 Among African Americans
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded across the United States, troubling disparities in mortality have emerged between different racial groups, particularly African Americans and Whites. Media reports, a growing body of COVID-19-related literature, and long-standing knowledge of structural racism and its myriad effects on the African American community provide important lenses for understanding and addressing these disparities.However, troubling…
A Call for Antiracist Action
Should Clinicians Be Activists
Physicians are ethically bound to respond to undocumented, underinsured, and uninsured patients' health needs, even those demanding complex, expensive interventions, such as organ transplantation. A social medicine skill set of structural competency, allyship, accompaniment, and activism is required to best serve patients and communities and should be widely regarded as core competencies for all health professionals. This commentary on a case con…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Hospital Admissions of Emergency Department Covid-19 Patients
BACKGROUND: Several studies have found that among patients testing positive for COVID-19 within a health care system, non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients are more likely than non-Hispanic White patients to be hospitalized. However, previous studies have looked at odds of being admitted using all positive tests in the system and not only those seeking care in the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVE: This study examined racial/ethnic differen…
The Impact of Language on Hospital Outcomes for Covid-19 Patients
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