• Systematic Exploration of Associations Between Select Neural and Dermal Diseases in a Large Healthcare Database 

  Kirbiyik, Uzay (2022-03)

  In the age of big data, better use of large, real-world datasets is needed, especially ultra-large databases that leverage health information exchange (HIE) systems to gather data from multiple sources. Promising as this ...
• Epidemiological Analysis of SARS-CoV-2: Three Papers Examining Health Status, Response Bias, and Strategies for Engagment 

  Duszynski, Thomas J. (2022-02)

  The emergence of the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic created tremendous impact on humanity beginning in late 2019. Public health researchers at Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health responded by ...
• Factors and Outcomes Associated with Dental Care Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults 

  Taylor, Heather Lynn (2021-12)

  Poor oral health is associated with pain, decreased chewing function, negative social perceptions, and reduced quality of life. Low-income adults disproportionally have worse oral health and use dental services at lower ...
• Measurements of Rurality and Their Effect on Mental Illness and Substance Use 

  Danek, Robin Lynn (2021-12)

  According to the US government, nearly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas. In general, rural Americans have poor health outcomes, including higher rates of chronic disease, mental illness and certain types of substance ...
• Utilization Patterns of Lymph Node Dissection in Endometrial Cancer Patients Without Distant Metastasis in the United States 

  Alyea, Jennifer Marie (2021-06)

  Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States, and patients with early-stage endometrioid adenocarcinoma have a favorable prognosis. Over the past decade, the gynecologic oncology community ...
• The Role of Social Workers in Addressing Patients' Unmet Social Needs in the Primary Care Setting 

  Bako, Abdulaziz Tijjani (2021-04)

  Unmet social needs pose significant risk to both patients and healthcare organizations by increasing morbidity, mortality, utilization, and costs. Health care delivery organizations are increasingly employing social workers ...
• The Association Between Citrus Consumption and Skin Cancer: An Analysis of Risk and Nutrient-Gene Interaction 

  Marley, Andrew Raymond (2020-12)

  Purpose. In the US, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) rates have increased substantially in recent decades. While many skin cancer risk factors have been established, the impact of dietary citrus, which is ...
• Health of Indiana Firefighters 

  Muegge, Carolyn Marie (2020-12)

  Background: Firefighters are exposed to carcinogens, toxic agents, and other risks for cancer and cardiovascular disease. Research shows that aero-digestive and genitourinary cancers are in excess among firefighters compared ...
• An Examination of Opioid Prescribing Policy and Clinical Practice in the Context of the United States Opioid Crisis 

  Danielson, Elizabeth Caitlin Anne (2020-11)

  In 2017, the United States government declared that the opioid epidemic was a public health emergency. Among responses to address the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a set of opioid ...
• A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Assessing the Relative Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Based on PD-L1 Expression Levels 

  Kwiatkowski, Kathy (2020-10)

  Purpose: The purpose was to comprehensively assess the impact of PD-L1 expression on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors on Overall Survival (OS) and Progression-Free Survival (PFS). Methods: A systematic literature ...
• Health Information Exchange Use in Primary Care 

  Apathy, Nathan Calvert (2020-08)

  The United States has invested over $40 billion in digitizing the health care system, yet the anticipated gains in improved care coordination, quality, and cost savings remain largely unrealized. This is due in part to ...
• Medicaid Administrative Costs: Trends, Expansion Effects, and Express Lane Eligibility 

  Balio, Casey Patricia (2020-07)

  Medicaid covers 21% of Americans which includes over 65 million children and adults, making it the largest single source of health insurance for Americans. As a public program jointly administered between the federal and ...
• Hearing Loss and Use of Medications for Anxiety and/or Depression in Testicular Cancer Survivors Treated with Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy 

  Ardeshirrouhanifard, Shirin (2020-05)

  Testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor among young men. Although testicular cancer survivors (TCS) are expected to live for over 40 years after cancer diagnosis, they are at risk for chemotherapy adverse effects ...
• Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number, Insulinemic Potential of Lifestyle, and Colorectal Cancer 

  Yang, Keming (2020-03)

  Because colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the US, identifying biomarkers that might inform disease prevention and early diagnosis is of great public ...
• An Examination of How National Policies are Driving Population Health Outcomes and Organizational Change in Private and Public Sectors 

  Hilts, Katy Ellis (2020-03)

  The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, but still trails most other countries when it comes to important health indicators. There has been an increasing recognition that in order ...
• Associations Between Vitamin D Biomarkers and Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Women 

  Xia, Jin (2020-02)

  There is growing evidence that vitamin D endocrine system may be associated with multiple cardiometabolic outcomes, such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), type 2 diabetes, and other relevant cardiometabolic comorbidities, ...
• Preconception and Interconception Health and Routine Health Service Use Among Women in a Rural Midwestern Community 

  DiPietro Mager, Natalie Ann (2020-02)

  Advancement of preconception and interconception health is a key element to improve women’s health as well as pregnancy outcomes. Little is known about the preconception and interconception health status of rural Midwestern ...
• Examining the Impact of State-Mandated Insurance Benefits and Reimbursement Provisions on Access to Diabetes Self-Management Education and Training (DSME/T) 

  Brown-Podgorski, Brittany L. (2019-09)

  With an estimated 30.2 million diagnosed and undiagnosed cases among adults (and another 84 million at risk), diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions and a leading cause of mortality in the US. ...
• Examining the Variability in and Impact of State-Level Regulations of Opioid Treatment Programs 

  Jackson, Joanna Rachel (2019-09)

  The United States is experiencing a severe opioid use epidemic with more than 2 million people currently suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD), of which, over 1 million need treatment. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) ...
• Health Care and Policy Interventions to Improve the Health of Patients Experiencing Homelessness 

  Golembiewski, Elizabeth H. (2019-08)

  Housing instability and homelessness are associated with significant health burdens, including high rates of chronic and infectious disease, disproportionate vulnerability to violence and injury, and increased risk of ...

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