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Sheps Center publications from PubMed
- Rebecca T PutnamCONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the diverse characteristics of patients with IDD receiving care through a consultative-based model of care. This model appeared to provide services for patients from a wide geographic catchment area that may not have otherwise had health care access. [...]
- Nidia Rodriguez-OrmazaPurpose: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) women facing gonadotoxic cancer treatments are recommended to consider fertility preservation. However, fertility clinics are scarce in number and location. We describe geographic access to fertility clinics in a statewide cancer population. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 5,632 AYA women from the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry diagnosed with lymphoma, breast, or gynecological cancers who received gonadotoxic treatment during [...]
- Emmaline KeeseeCONCLUSIONS: Our results build on the existing body of hospital closure literature by highlighting the understudied role of hospitals in rural postacute and long-term care. To our knowledge, this was the first study examining the impacts of hospital closure on nursing homes. These findings are particularly relevant in the wake of COVID-19 as rural long-term care facilities and hospitals alike navigate exacerbated workforce and funding challenges. [...]
- Brianna M LombardiThis study used three national data sources to estimate the size and distribution of Community health workers (CHWS) in the United States. CHWs were identified in the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES; 2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data (2021), and American Community Survey (ACS; 2020). The rate of CHWs per 100,000 people was calculated and compared across states. Then, the study assessed if the rate of CHWS per the population varied in states with or without CHW [...]