Distinct risk groups with different healthcare barriers and acute care use exist in the U.S. population with chronic liver disease.

Background: The relationship between community-based healthcare barriers and risk of recurrent hospital-based care among persons with chronic liver disease (CLD) is understudied. We aimed to uncover distinct groups among adults in the United States with CLD based on healthcare barriers and risk-stratify recurrent acute care use by group.

Methods: Using National Health Interview Survey (2011 to 2017) data, we performed latent class analysis (LCA) to uncover groups experiencing distinct sets of healthcare barriers.

Prevalence of Healthcare Barriers Among US Adults With Chronic Liver Disease Compared to Other Chronic Diseases.

Background And Aims: The extent of healthcare barriers and its association with acute care use among adults with chronic liver disease (CLD) relative to other chronic conditions remains understudied. We compared the probability of barriers and recurrent acute care use among persons with CLD and persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: We assembled a population-based, cross-sectional study using pooled self-reported National Health Interview Survey data (2011-2017) among community-dwelling persons.

Income inequality and health: a critical review of the literature.

This article critically reviews published literature on the relationship between income inequality and health outcomes. Studies are systematically assessed in terms of design, data quality, measures, health outcomes, and covariates analyzed. At least 33 studies indicate a significant association between income inequality and health outcomes, while at least 12 studies do not find such an association.

Wage inequality, the health system, and infant mortality in wealthy industrialized countries, 1970-1996.

This pooled, cross-sectional, time-series study assesses the impact of health system variables on the relationship between wage inequality and infant mortality in 19 OECD countries over the period 1970-1996. Data are derived from the OECD, World Value Surveys, Luxembourg Income Study, and political economy databases. Analyses include Pearson correlation and fixed-effects multivariate regression.

Annotated Bibliography on Equity in Health, 1980-2001.

The purposes of this bibliography are to present an overview of the published literature on equity in health and to summarize key articles relevant to the mission of the International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH). The intent is to show the directions being taken in health equity research including theories, methods, and interventions to understand the genesis of inequities and their remediation. Therefore, the bibliography includes articles from the health equity literature that focus on mechanisms by which inequities in health arise and approaches to reducing them where and when they exist.