Publications by authors named "M K Aboumrad"
Background: Establishing whether women with major depressive disorder (MDD) who develop breast cancer (BC) have poor outcomes is key to optimizing care for this population. To address this, we examined associations between MDD and BC recurrence and mortality.
Methods: Using medical record data from the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, we established a retrospective cohort of women with local or regional stage invasive BC between 2010 and 2019 and followed through 2022.
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- This study aimed to compare health care usage, treatment, and mortality rates between rural and urban patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) using data from the Veterans Health Administration.
- The analysis included patients categorized by heart function, and results showed that one-third of patients lived in rural areas, with rural patients using VHA facilities similarly or less for certain outpatient services.
- Overall, there were no significant differences in treatment rates or mortality between rural and urban patients, indicating that the VHA may have successfully reduced typical disparities in access and health outcomes for rural CHF patients.
The COVID-19 pandemic rattled Canada's long-term care (LTC) sector by exacerbating the ingrained systemic and structural issues, resulting in tragic consequences for the residents, family members and LTC staff. At the core of LTC's challenges is chronic under-staffing, leading to lower quality of care for residents and higher degrees of moral distress among staff. A rejuvenation of the LTC sector to support its workforce is overdue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnemployment, Homelessness, and Other Societal Outcomes Among US Veterans With Schizophrenia Relapse: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord
September 2022
To evaluate societal outcomes including unemployment and homelessness among US veterans with schizophrenia with a history of relapse. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data from January 1, 2013, to September 30, 2019. Veterans with ≥ 2 diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizotypal disorder, and/or schizoaffective disorders ( 295.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The burden associated with schizophrenia is substantial. Impacts on the individual, healthcare system, and society may be particularly striking within the veteran population due to the presence of physical and mental health comorbidities. Disease burden is also influenced by a complex interplay between social determinants of health and health disparities.
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