Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-165.e9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed T. Ahmed ◽  
Brian T. Welch ◽  
Waleed Brinjikji ◽  
Wigdan H. Farah ◽  
Tara L. Henrichsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Screening Mammography

Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data on the Magnitude of Racial Disparities of Depressive Symptoms in the United States

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Causadias ◽  
Kevin Michael Korous ◽  
Karina M Cahill ◽  
Eiko I Fried ◽  
Longfeng Li
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Participant Data ◽  
Individual Participant

A growing body of research has documented racial disparities in depressive symptoms in the United States, although the precise magnitude on these differences is less well understood. This issue has important implications for informing public health policy, and developing and administering prevention and intervention strategies. In this protocol, we propose a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from nationally representative studies from the United States drawn from Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Our three aims are to: 1) Estimate the overall average difference of depressive symptoms between Whites and minorities, as well as between- (e.g., African-Americans, Latinos) and within- (e.g., Latinos: Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans) minority groups; 2) Determine if age, sex, education, income, occupation, socioeconomic status, and other variables account for these differences; 3) Test the cultural differences and similarities hypotheses. We argue that these health disparities are the result of social inequalities.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Financial Fraud and Scams Among Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (8) ◽  
pp. e13-e21 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Burnes ◽  
Charles R. Henderson ◽  
Christine Sheppard ◽  
Rebecca Zhao ◽  
Karl Pillemer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Financial Fraud

scholarly journals Discontinuity of Cardiac Follow‐Up in Young People With Congenital Heart Disease Transitioning to Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Moons ◽  
Sandra Skogby ◽  
Ewa‐Lena Bratt ◽  
Liesl Zühlke ◽  
Ariane Marelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Transition Programs ◽  
The United States

Background The majority of people born with congenital heart disease require lifelong cardiac follow‐up. However, discontinuity of care is a recognized problem and appears to increase around the transition to adulthood. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to estimate the proportion of adolescents and emerging adults with congenital heart disease discontinuing cardiac follow‐up. In pooled data, we investigated regional differences, disparities by disease complexity, and the impact of transition programs on the discontinuity of care. Methods and Results Searches were performed in PubMed, Embase, Cinahl, and Web of Science. We identified 17 studies, which enrolled 6847 patients. A random effects meta‐analysis of single proportions was performed according to the DerSimonian‐Laird method. Moderator effects were computed to explore sources for heterogeneity. Discontinuity proportions ranged from 3.6% to 62.7%, with a pooled estimated proportion of 26.1% (95% CI, 19.2%–34.6%). A trend toward more discontinuity was observed in simple heart defects (33.7%; 95% CI, 15.6%–58.3%), compared with moderate (25.7%; 95% CI, 15.2%–40.1%) or complex congenital heart disease (22.3%; 95% CI, 16.5%–29.4%) ( P =0.2372). Studies from the United States (34.0%; 95% CI, 24.3%–45.4%), Canada (25.7%; 95% CI, 17.0%–36.7%), and Europe (6.5%; 95% CI, 5.3%–7.9%) differed significantly ( P =0.0004). Transition programs were shown to have the potential to reduce discontinuity of care (12.7%; 95% CI, 2.8%–42.3%) compared with usual care (36.2%; 95% CI, 22.8%–52.2%) ( P =0.1119). Conclusions This meta‐analysis showed that there is a high proportion of discontinuity of care in young people with congenital heart disease. The highest discontinuity proportions were observed in studies from the United States and in patients with simple heart defects. It is suggested that transition programs have a protective effect. Registration URL: www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero . Unique identifier: CRD42020182413.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of community-based condom distribution interventions to prevent HIV in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. e0180718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Malekinejad ◽  
Andrea Parriott ◽  
Janet C. Blodgett ◽  
Hacsi Horvath ◽  
Ram K. Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Condom Distribution
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document