L E Egede
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 41936 |
|---|---|
| NOME | L E Egede |
| PRENOMES | L E |
| SOBRENOME | Egede |
| ASSINATURA | EGEDE L E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1546-1515 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 55 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 55 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Material Needs Security and Food Security Among Lebanese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Objectives: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a growing public health concern, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where prevalence rates continue to rise. Social determinants of health, including material needs security and food security, play a critical role in diabetes management, yet their interrelated effects remain underexplored. This study aims to examine the relationship between material needs security and food securit…
Examining the relationship between social risk factors, diabetes prevention recommendations, and behaviors among US adults with prediabetes
This study underscores the role of social risk factors in limiting diabetes prevention at a national level. To effectively address the barriers to diabetes prevention adoption in the US, social risk factors need to be accounted for as a part of a holistic care plan
Quantifying the Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Blood Pressure 1-3 Years Following Pregnancy in Black Women
Objective Examine the association between social determinants of health (SDOH) (cultural, neighborhood, and physical factors) and blood pressure (BP) in Black women 1-3 years following delivery. Methods Cross-sectional data collected from N=204 adult Black women who had a live delivery between 2013 and 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, were analyzed. Sequential linear and logistic regression models were run to test associations between SDOH vari…
Independent Correlates of Glycemic Control among Adults with Diabetes in South Africa
This study used data from a large diverse population with a high prevalence of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa and provides new evidence on the correlates of glycemic control and potential targets for interventions designed to lower HbA1c and improve diabetes-related health outcomes of adults in South Africa
Material needs security and cardiovascular risk factors in rural South Africa
Increased material needs security was associated with significantly increased cardiovascular risk in older adults in rural South Africa. These findings can inform the approach to treatment and management of cardiovascular disease in South Africa and similar LMICs. Future investigations should evaluate the implementation and efficacy of interventions that recognize the role of material needs security in cardiovascular risk
Association between lifetime criminal legal involvement and acute healthcare utilization in middle-aged and older US adults, 2015–2019
Middle-aged and older adults with lifetime CLI experience higher rates of acute care utilization than their peers with no lifetime CLI, even after adjustment for confounders. As the cohort of adults from the era of mass incarceration ages, understanding the mechanisms by which lifetime CLI impacts health outcomes is crucial in designing interventions to improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary acute healthcare utilization
Trends in prevalence of adverse childhood experiences by sociodemographic factors in the United States
This study shows an increased prevalence of having ACEs over a 14-year period and identified independent sociodemographic correlates of having ACEs in a nationally representative study. Targeted interventions are needed to reduce burden of ACEs using population-based approaches
Association Between Recent Criminal Legal Involvement and Functional Status Among US Adults with Diabetes
Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in Comorbid Traumatic Brain Injury-Renal Failure in US Veterans and Associated Veterans Affairs Resource Costs, 2000-2020
Interventions to Reduce Hospital Readmissions in Older African Americans
Effectiveness of Social Needs Screening and Interventions in Clinical Settings on Utilization, Cost, and Clinical Outcomes
Association Between Lifetime Criminal Justice Involvement and Substance Use Disorders in U.S. Adults with Diabetes
Background: Criminal justice involvement (CJI) is a social risk in adults with both diabetes and substance use, however, the relationship between CJI, diabetes, and substance use disorders is not well studied. Methods: Data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults with diabetes from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (2015–2018) were used to establish the prevalence of the following substance use disorders: alcohol, opioid, …
Association Between Social Adaptability Index Score and Lifetime Criminal Legal Involvement in U.S. Adults
Background: Exposure to the criminal legal system is associated with negative health outcomes and profound socioeconomic health disparities. The social adaptability index (SAI) is a validated composite scale based on five indicators of socioeconomic status; a higher score predicts better health outcomes. However, little is known about the relationship between cumulative social risk factors as measured by the SAI and lifetime criminal legal involv…
Trends and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health Care Spending Stratified by Gender among Adults with Arthritis in the United States 2011–2019
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were racial/ethnic differences and patterns for individual office-based visit expenditures by gender among a nationally representative sample of adults with arthritis. We retrospectively analyzed pooled data from the 2011 to 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey of adults who self-reported an arthritis diagnosis, stratified by gender (men = 13,378; women = 33,261). Our dependent variable was off…
Differences in the relationship between social capital and hypertension in emerging vs. established economies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Low social capital was associated with worse hypertension outcomes, however, the relationship differed between South Africa and Ghana. Further investigation is needed to understand differences between and within countries to guide development of programs targeted at leveraging and promoting social capital as a positive component of overall health
Short-term impact of Covid-19 on quality of life, perceived stress, and serious psychological distress in an adult population in the midwest United States
The association between history of incarceration and heart disease
Do Chargemaster Prices Matter
BACKGROUND: It remains widely debated whether chargemaster price markups are tied to hospital profitability. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of chargemaster markups on hospital profitability in the presence of unobserved hospital-specific (time-invariant) confounders, and cross-sectional dependence due to latent (common) policy shocks. DESIGN: We use interactive fixed effects methods to address concerns of unobserved hospital-specific (time-inv…
Hospital Price Transparency in the United States
BACKGROUND: Effective January 1, 2021, US hospitals were required to upload information on their chargemaster prices (database of list prices), discounted cash prices (commonly charged to self-pay patients), and payer-specific negotiated prices. OBJECTIVE: Examine how prices vary and are associated with hospital characteristics, market competition, and hospital quality. DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: This observational study used data on 14 com…
Cost-Effectiveness of Technology-Assisted Case Management in Low-Income, Rural Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine whether delivering technology-assisted case management (TACM) with medication titration by nurses under physician supervision is cost effective compared with usual care (standard office procedures) in low-income rural adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods: One hundred and thirteen low-income, rural adults with type 2 diabetes and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥8%, were randomized to a TACM interventio…
The association of HIV status with rural-urban differences in wealth in Malawi
This retrospective cross-sectional study examined the association of HIV status with wealth in Malawi using the 2004, 2010, and 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (MDHS) data. A harmonized wealth index was generated using factor analysis of the pooled data. Bivariate and multivariate linear regression models were estimated to examine the association of HIV status with wealth stratified by urban and rural communities in Malawi. The sampl…
Relative Contribution of Individual, Community, and Health System Factors on Glycemic Control Among Inner-City African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Influences of Demographic, Social Determinants, Clinical, Knowledge, and Self-Care Factors on Quality of Life in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
A New Paradigm for Addressing Health Disparities in Inner-City Environments
HIV and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa
The odds of self-reported diabetes in individuals with HIV was high in Lesotho and low in Namibia, while the odds of self-reported hypertension in individuals with HIV was low across all 4 countries included in this study. Programs are needed to target individuals that need to manage multiple diseases at once and should consider increasing access to cardiovascular disease management programs for older adults, individuals with high BMI, women, and…
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Risk Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury
Objectives. We examined the association of race/ethnicity with mortality risk in a national cohort of US veterans clinically diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Methods. Between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006, we obtained data from a national cohort study of 7885 non-Hispanic White, 1748 Non-Hispanic Black, 314 Hispanic, and 4743 other or missing race/ethnicity veterans clinically diagnosed with traumatic brain injury in Veterans Affair…
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Influenza Vaccination Coverage in High-Risk Adults
Objectives. This study identified racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination in high-risk adults. Methods. We analyzed data on influenza vaccination in 7655 adults with high-risk conditions, using data from the 1999 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). We stratified data by age and used multiple logistic regression to adjust for gender, education, income, employment, and health care access. Results. After control for covariates, White…
Racial/Ethnic Differences In Covid-19 Screening, Hospitalization, And Mortality In Southeast Wisconsin
This study aimed to understand racial/ethnic differences in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening, symptom presentation, hospitalization, and mortality, using data from 31,549 adults tested for COVID-19 between March 1 and July 10, 2020, in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. Racial/ethnic differences existed in adults who screened positive for COVID-19 (4.5 percent of non-Hispanic Whites, 14.9 percent of non-Hispanic Blacks, and 14.8 perc…
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Combat- and Non–Combat-Associated Traumatic Brain Injury Severity in the Veterans Health Administration
Objectives. We examined the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity and combat exposure by race/ethnicity. Methods. We estimated logit models of the fully adjusted association of combat exposure with TBI severity in separate race/ethnicity models for a national cohort of 132 995 veterans with TBI between 2004 and 2010. Results. Of veterans with TBI, 25.8% had served in a combat zone. Mild TBI increased from 11.5% to 40.3%, where…
Ethnic and geographic variations in multimorbidty
An Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Analysis of Diet and Exercise Behavior in Puerto Ricans with Diabetes
Frameworks are needed to inform diabetes self-care programs for diverse populations. We tested the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model in a sample of Puerto Ricans with Type 2 diabetes ( N = 118). Structural equation models evaluated model fit and interrelations between IMB constructs. For diet behavior, information and motivation related to behavioral skills ( r = 0.19, p < .05 and r = 0.39, p < .01, respectively); behavioral sk…
The association between history of incarceration and heart disease
The association between adverse childhood experiences and personality, emotions and affect
Diabetes fatalism and its emotional distress subscale are independent predictors of glycemic control among Lebanese patients with type 2 diabetes
Background: Achieving and sustaining optimal glycemic control in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is difficult because of socio-cultural and psychosocial factors including diabetes fatalism. Diabetes fatalism is 'a complex psychological cycle characterized by perceptions of despair, hopelessness, and powerlessness'. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore whether diabetes fatalism and other psychosocial and socio-cultural variables are correlates …
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Influenza Vaccination Coverage in High-Risk Adults
Objectives. This study identified racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination in high-risk adults. Methods. We analyzed data on influenza vaccination in 7655 adults with high-risk conditions, using data from the 1999 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). We stratified data by age and used multiple logistic regression to adjust for gender, education, income, employment, and health care access. Results. After control for covariates, White…
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Effect of Comorbid Chronic Diseases on Prevalence and Odds of Depression in Adults With Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of coexisting chronic conditions on prevalence and odds of depression in individuals with diabetes. METHODS: Data on 1794 adults with diabetes from the 1999 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed. Six chronic conditions were identified: hypertension, coronary artery disease, chronic arthritis, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and end-stage renal disease. Chro…
Association Between Length of Residence and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among an Ethnically Diverse Group of United States Immigrants
An Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Analysis of Diet and Exercise Behavior in Puerto Ricans with Diabetes
Frameworks are needed to inform diabetes self-care programs for diverse populations. We tested the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model in a sample of Puerto Ricans with Type 2 diabetes ( N = 118). Structural equation models evaluated model fit and interrelations between IMB constructs. For diet behavior, information and motivation related to behavioral skills ( r = 0.19, p < .05 and r = 0.39, p < .01, respectively); behavioral sk…
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Risk Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury
Objectives. We examined the association of race/ethnicity with mortality risk in a national cohort of US veterans clinically diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Methods. Between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006, we obtained data from a national cohort study of 7885 non-Hispanic White, 1748 Non-Hispanic Black, 314 Hispanic, and 4743 other or missing race/ethnicity veterans clinically diagnosed with traumatic brain injury in Veterans Affair…
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Combat- and Non–Combat-Associated Traumatic Brain Injury Severity in the Veterans Health Administration
Objectives. We examined the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity and combat exposure by race/ethnicity. Methods. We estimated logit models of the fully adjusted association of combat exposure with TBI severity in separate race/ethnicity models for a national cohort of 132 995 veterans with TBI between 2004 and 2010. Results. Of veterans with TBI, 25.8% had served in a combat zone. Mild TBI increased from 11.5% to 40.3%, where…
Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, High-Risk Behaviors, and Morbidity in Adulthood
Repeated Concussions
The Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Honorable Robert McDonald recently pledged to donate his brain for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) research. Citing exposures to football, rugby, boxing, and paratrooper escapades as an army ranger, Secretary McDonald suggested that his brain could add to the body of knowledge on the effect of repeated concussions. In the meantime, work is under way to make the connecti…
Trends in healthcare expenditure among people living with HIV/Aids in the United States
Our estimates of cost expenditures associated with HIV care over a 10-year period show a financial burden that exceeds previous estimates of direct medical costs. There is a strong need for investment in combination prevention and intervention programs, as they have the potential to reduce HIV transmission, and facilitate longer and healthier living thereby reducing the economic burden of HIV/AIDS
Diabetes fatalism and its emotional distress subscale are independent predictors of glycemic control among Lebanese patients with type 2 diabetes
Background: Achieving and sustaining optimal glycemic control in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is difficult because of socio-cultural and psychosocial factors including diabetes fatalism. Diabetes fatalism is 'a complex psychological cycle characterized by perceptions of despair, hopelessness, and powerlessness'. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore whether diabetes fatalism and other psychosocial and socio-cultural variables are correlates …
New Evidence Reflecting VA’s Commitment to Achieve Health and Health Care Equity for All Veterans
With passage of the Veterans Choice Act of 2014,1 the Veterans Health Administration (VA) expanded access to community care (ie, by non-VA providers at non-VA medical facilities) for select Veterans enrolled in the VA Healthcare System based on established wait-time criteria for receiving care at local VA facilities and the geographic distance of the Veteran’s residence to these sites of care. Although this transformation of the VA Healthcare Sys…
Predictors of Diabetes Fatalism Among Arabs
Geographic Disparities in Mortality Risk Within a Racially Diverse Sample of U.S. Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
Purpose: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a signature injury among the U.S. veterans. Hispanic U.S. veterans diagnosed with TBI have been found to have higher risk-adjusted mortality. This study examined the adjusted association of geographic location with all-cause mortality in 114,593 veterans diagnosed with TBI between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2010, and followed through December 31, 2014. Methods: National Veterans Health Administration…
Assessing the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and life satisfaction, psychological well-being, and social well-being
Pathways between food insecurity and glycaemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes
Objective Food insecurity is reported in approximately 28 % of individuals with diabetes in the USA and is associated with poor glycaemic and lipid control. The present study aimed to understand the direct and indirect pathways through which food insecurity impacts glycaemic control in individuals with diabetes. Design/Setting/Subjects Adults ( n 615) with type 2 diabetes completed validated questionnaires after recruitment from two primary care …
Ethnic and geographic variations in multimorbidty
Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension in the indigenous Kuna population of Panamá
The prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension is higher in men and those with higher income. Investigating these factors remains vitally important in helping improve the health of the Kuna through targeted interventions to address chronic disease
Prevalence of Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Obesity in the Indigenous Kuna Population of Panamá
Quality of Diabetes Care Among Recent Immigrants to the USA
Engaging young African American women breast cancer survivors
BACKGROUND: Patient-centredness is considered an essential aspiration of a high-quality health-care system, and patient engagement is a critical precursor to patient-centred care. OBJECTIVES: To engage patients, health-care providers and stakeholders in identifying recommendations to address research and practice gaps that impact young African American breast cancer survivors. METHODS: This paper reported an approach for research priority setting…
Women's work at end of life
Gender inequality in the form of gender-based violence manifests throughout the course of women's lives but has a particularly unique impact at end of life. We sampled 26 patients and 14 caregivers for this qualitative critical ethnographic study. The study purpose was to describe the lived experience of female palliative care patients in rural Malawi and their caregivers. The specific aims were to (i) analyse physical, spiritual and mental healt…
The Relationship Between Immigration Status and Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Factors in Immigrants and US-Born Adults
Trends in Obesity and Medical Expenditure among Women with Diabetes, 2008-2016
These findings suggest the need to further understand the factors associated with differences in trends for medical expenditures between NHB and NHW women with diabetes and incremental medical expenditures in Hispanic women with diabetes compared with NHW women with diabetes
The association between adverse childhood experiences and personality, emotions and affect
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