Publications by authors named "S Lipsitz"

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  • The study aimed to identify factors affecting awareness of the right to medical interpretation among individuals with non-English language preferences (NELP) in California.
  • Nearly 29% of participants were unaware of their rights, with married females showing higher knowledge, while recent immigrants and those with poorer health had lower awareness.
  • The findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to empower NELP individuals and improve health equity, as many face barriers due to their immigration status and lack of health care interaction.
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Objective: To compare differences in pain, depression, function, and informal caregiving pre-and-post major elective surgery among older adults with and without serious illness; and determine if serious illness was independently associated with increasing pain, depression, assistance in activities of daily living (ADLs) and informal caregiving post-surgery.

Background: The American College of Surgeons has endorsed the integration of palliative care (PC) into surgical care in adults with serious illness but targets for PC during surgical episodes such as pain, depression, function, and informal caregiving are understudied.

Methods: We used Health and Retirement Study-linked Medicare data (2008-2018) to identify older (≥66 y) adults with and without serious illness who had major elective surgery.

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Background: Factors associated with cancer survivors' preventive health behaviors are understudied. We hypothesized that socioeconomic and healthcare access factors may be associated with adherence to recommended cancer screenings.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

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Introduction: It is unclear if certain anatomic characteristics in patients with a right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery (RAA ALSCA) are associated with undergoing surgical repair.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study of patients with RAA ALSCA and computed tomography or cardiovascular magnetic resonance from July 2013-September 2023. The size of the proximal ALSCA or diverticulum of Kommerell (DoK), thoracic inlet index, angle of the proximal ALSCA/DoK from the aortic arch, the position of descending aorta, location of the DoK, and tracheal size were compared between patients who did or did not undergo surgery.

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Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) are understudied in the ambulatory care setting. We aim to estimate the prevalence and characteristics of ADEs in outpatient care using electronic health records (EHRs).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included EHR data for patients who had an outpatient encounter at an academic medical center from 1 October 2018 through 31 December 2019.

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