Do Health Outcomes Vary by Profit Status of Hemodialysis Units?

Do health outcomes vary by profit status of hemodialysis units?

In this issue of CJASN, Dalrymple et al. report the timely and potentially provocative results of their study comparing hospitalization rates among forprofit and nonprofit dialysis facilities (1). On the basis of their analysis of US Renal Data System (USRDS) data from Medicare beneficiaries starting dialysis between 2005 and 2008, they found that overall hospitalization rates were significantl...

Self-reported drug use six months after a brief intervention: do changes in reported use vary by mental health status?

Although brief intervention (BI) for alcohol and other drug problems has been associated with decreased levels of self-reported substance use, there is little information in the literature as to whether individuals with co-occurring hazardous substance use and mental illness would benefit from BI to the same extent as those without mental illness, despite high estimates comorbidity. This study ...

Do outcomes for patients with heart failure vary by emergency department volume?

BACKGROUND Heart failure is a common Emergency Department (ED) presentation but whether ED volume influences patient outcomes is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Retrospective cohort of all adults presenting to 93 EDs between 1999 and 2009 with a most responsible diagnosis of heart failure (n=44 925 ED visits; mean age, 76.4 years). Cases seen in low-volume EDs had less comorbidities and were les...

Religion and Mental Health Among Older Adults: Do the Effects of Religious Involvement Vary by Gender?

OBJECTIVES Few studies explore how the relationship between religious involvement and mental health varies by gender among the aging population. This article outlines a series of arguments concerning the effects of gender in moderating the effect of religious involvement on mental health and examines them empirically. METHODS Using two waves (2001 and 2004) of the Religion, Aging, and Health ...

Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Youth Mental Health Services Do Disparities Vary by Problem Type?