COmmuNity-engaged SimULation Training for Blood Pressure Control (CONSULT-BP): A study protocol.

Background: Healthcare professionals have negative implicit biases toward minority and poor patients. Few communication skills interventions target implicit bias as a factor contributing to disparities in health outcomes. We report the protocol from the COmmuNity-engaged SimULation Training for Blood Pressure Control (CONSULT-BP), a trial evaluating a novel educational and training intervention targeting graduate medical and nursing trainees that is designed to mitigate the effects of implicit bias in clinical encounters.

The Role of Limited English Proficiency and Access to Health Insurance and Health Care in the Affordable Care Act Era.

Limited English proficiency adversely impacts people's ability to access health services. This study examines the association between English language proficiency and insurance access and use of a usual care provider after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Using cross-sectional data from the 2016 Medical Panel Expenditures Survey, we identified 24,099 adults (weighted =240,035,048) and categorized them by self-reported English-language proficiency.

English language proficiency, complete tooth loss, and recent dental visits among older adults in the United States.

Objectives: This study sought to provide population-based estimates of complete tooth loss and recent dental visits among older adults in the United States by English language proficiency.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey among participants ⩾50 years of age (n = 10,452, weighted to represent 111,895,290 persons). Five categories of language proficiency were created based on self-reported English language ability and language spoken at home (Spanish, Other).

The relationship of aging, complete tooth loss, and having a dental visit in the last 12 months.

Objectives: To evaluate the extent to which dental health care visits in the past year differed among older adults with and without edentulism.

Material And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using the 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey among participants aged ≥50 years (n = 10,480, weighted = 112,116,641). Two self-reported outcome variables were used: loss of all teeth from upper and lower jaws (yes/no) and dental visit in the last 12 months (yes/no).