Publications by authors named "Ene M Enogela"
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- This study examines racial differences in comorbidities among individuals with heart failure (HF), specifically focusing on the role of social determinants of health (SDOH) in these disparities.
- Researchers analyzed data from Black and White participants aged 45 and older who were hospitalized for heart failure between 2003 and 2017 to identify variations in health conditions like diabetes and hypertension.
- The findings indicate that socioeconomic status partially explains higher rates of diabetes, anemia, and chronic kidney disease in Black adults with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but other SDOH did not significantly account for differences in other health issues.
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- The study explores how discrimination affects pain interference and treatment among Black and White U.S. adults.
- Black participants reported a 41% increased likelihood of pain interference related to moderate and high discrimination, whereas White individuals experienced a 21% increase with moderate discrimination.
- Both racial groups faced reduced chances of receiving pain treatment when they had experienced discrimination during job searches, highlighting a significant impact on healthcare access.
- The findings stress the need for effective strategies to address the adverse effects of discrimination on health outcomes and promote health equity.
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- Frailty is prevalent among cardiac patients, yet data on frailty in those with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is scarce; this study aimed to identify its prevalence and related factors in sedentary adults with PAD.
- Out of 106 participants, 34.9% were classified as robust/non-frail, 53.8% as pre-frail, and 2.8% as frail, with exhaustion being the most common frailty characteristic at 33.3%.
- The study found that pre-frail individuals exhibited correlations between ankle brachial index and reduced gait speed, highlighting important frailty marker groupings and their implications for PAD patients.
Background: Inflammation is an indicator of oxidative stress that may contribute to cardiovascular diseases in older people living with HIV (OPWH). Physical activity (PA) may reduce these biomarkers in OPWH, but little is known about the association of PA with inflammatory and cardiovascular biomarkers. We sought to examine the inflammatory and cardiovascular biomarker correlates of PA and sedentary behavior in OPWH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) on physical health-related quality of life (P-HRQoL) and quality of sleep was examined among 261 PLWH ≥40 years, recruited from a university-affiliated HIV clinic in the Deep U.S. South.
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- - Disability prevention and maintaining independence are essential for the successful aging of older adults, particularly in disadvantaged populations, highlighted by the need for more research in this area.
- - The Southeastern U.S., known as the Deep South, faces significant health disparities that affect independent aging, making it crucial to identify and understand the barriers specific to this region.
- - The narrative review synthesizes existing literature to outline these unique challenges and encourages future discussions and research aimed at improving the quality of aging for older adults in the Deep South.
Background: COVID-19 negatively impacts many organ systems including the skin. One of the most significant skin-associated adverse events related to hospitalization are pressure injuries.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine 8 risk factors that would place hospitalized patients at a higher risk for hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Purpose: Many patient population groups are not proportionally represented in clinical trials, including patients of color, at age extremes, or with comorbidities. It is therefore unclear how treatment outcomes may differ for these patients compared with those who are well-represented in trials.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included women diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer between 2005 and 2015 in the national CancerLinQ Discovery electronic medical record-based data set.
The impact of COVID-19, on the health and safety of patients, staff, and healthcare organizations, has yet to be fully uncovered. Patient adverse events, such as hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), have been problematic for decades. The introduction of a pandemic to an environment that is potentially at-risk for adverse events may result in unintended patient safety and quality concerns.
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