Publications by authors named "V Yank"
Objective: Evaluate whether cost-sharing decreases led high-deductible health plans (HDHP) enrollees to increase their use of healthcare.
Data Sources, Study Setting: National sample of chronically-ill patients age 18-64 from 2018 to 2020 (n = 1,318,178).
Study Design: Difference-in-differences analyses using entropy-balancing weights were used to evaluate the effect of a policy shift to $0 cost-sharing for telehealth on utilization for HDHP compared with non-HDHP enrollees.
Objective: This qualitative study aimed to explore the psychosocial experience of older adults undergoing major elective surgery from the perspective of both the patient and family caregiver.
Summary Background Data: Older adults face unique psychological and social vulnerabilities that can increase susceptibility to poor health outcomes. How these vulnerabilities influence surgical treatment and recovery is understudied in the geriatric surgical population.
Background: Community-dwelling older adults often serve as caregivers despite having their own health concerns and disabilities, yet little is known about their care needs.
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis including community-dwelling U.S.
Objective: This qualitative study aimed to explore the challenges faced by older adults regarding the postoperative symptom experience after major elective surgery.
Background: Although extensively studied in oncology settings, the impact of postoperative symptom burden remains largely underexplored in elective major surgery among older adults.
Methods: We employed convenience sampling to recruit adults aged 65 years or above undergoing major elective surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.