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    Disparities in cataract surgery between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia

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    <b>Background:</b> To investigate variation in rates of cataract surgery in New South Wales (NSW), Australia by area of residence for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults.<p></p> <b>Design:</b> Observational data linkage study of hospital admissions.<p></p> <b>Participants:</b> 289 646 NSW residents aged 30 years and over admitted to NSW hospitals for 444 551 cataract surgery procedures between 2001 and 2008.<p></p> <b>Methods:</b> Analysis of linked routinely collected hospital data using direct standardisation and multilevel negative binomial regression models accounting for clustering of individuals within Statistical Local Areas (SLAs).<p></p> <b>Main outcome measures:</b> Age-standardised cataract surgery rates and adjusted rate ratios (ARRs).<p></p> <b>Results:</b> Aboriginal people had lower rates of cataract procedures than non-Aboriginal people of the same age and sex, living in the same SLA (ARR 0.71, 95% CI 0.68-0.75). There was significant variation in cataract surgery rates across SLAs for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, with the disparity higher in major cities and less disadvantaged areas. Rates of surgery were lower for Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal people in most SLAs, but in a few, the rates were similar or higher for Aboriginal people.<p></p> <b>Conclusions:</b> Aboriginal people in NSW received less cataract surgery than non-Aboriginal people, despite evidence of higher cataract rates. This disparity was greatest in urban and wealthier areas. Higher rates of surgery for Aboriginal people observed in some specific locations are likely to reflect the availability of public ophthalmology services, targeted services for Aboriginal people and higher demand for surgery in these populations.<p></p&gt

    Complementary and alternative therapies in hospice: the National Home and Hospice Care Survey : United States, 2007

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    Objective: This report presents national estimates on the provision and use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) in hospice. Comparisons of organizational characteristics of hospice care providers are presented by whether the provider offered CAT. Comparisons of selected characteristics of patients discharged from hospice are presented by whether they received care from a provider that offered CAT, and whether they received a CAT service. Methods: Estimates are based on data from the 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS), conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\ue2\u20ac\u2122s National Center for Health Statistics. Results: In 2007, 41.8% of hospice care providers offered CAT services, had a CAT provider on staff or under contract, or both. Among hospice care providers offering CAT, over one-half offered massage (71.7%), supportive group therapy (69.0%), music therapy (62.2%), pet therapy (58.6%), or guided imagery or relaxation (52.7%). Of the hospice care providers that offered CAT, 21.5% had at least one discharged hospice patient who received CAT during hospice care. Overall, 4.9% of all discharged hospice patients received at least one CAT from the hospice care provider. Over one-half of discharged patients (56.5%) received care from a provider that offered CAT, and of those, 8.6% received at least one CAT from the hospice care provider during their stays. There were no differences in demographics, health, functional status, or admission diagnoses between patients discharged from hospice either by whether they received care from a provider that offered CAT or whether they received CAT.by Anita Bercovitz, Manisha Sengupta, Adrienne Jones, and Lauren D. Harris-Kojetin, Division of Health Care StatisticsJanuary 19, 2011.Includes bibliographical references (p. 6-7)

    Liquid-based cytology test use by office-based physicians: United States, 2006-2007

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    BACKGROUND: In the United States, liquid-based cytology (LBC) has become a common screening method for cervical cancer. However, the extent of LBC use, and how it varies by patient and practice characteristics, is unknown. OBJECTIVE: This report describes the ordering and provision of Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, with a major focus on the extent to which LBC has supplanted conventional cytology. The type of Pap test is examined for visits made to primary care physicians in 2006-2007 by females aged 15-64. METHODS: Estimates of Pap test cytology use (both LBC and conventional) are based on combined data from the 2006-2007 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), an annual nationally representative survey of visits to nonfederal office-based physicians in the United States, as well as on information reported by sample physicians in Cervical Cancer Screening Supplements fielded as part of NAMCS during the same years. RESULTS: In 2006-2007, LBC was used in approximately 75% of Pap tests for which the type of cytology was known. LBC was less likely to be used for Medicare patients than for privately insured patients, although LBC use did not vary significantly according to the other patient or practice characteristics examined. CONCLUSION: The high percentage of LBC use by office-based physicians in 2006-2007 confirms the widespread use of this screening method among primary care providers, as has been reported in the literatureby Esther Hing, Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics; and Mona Saraiya and Katherine B. Roland, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.June 1, 2011."CS222628, T39177 (06/2011)."Includes bibliographical references (p. 3-4)

    National ambulatory medical care survey: 2007 summary

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    "Objectives: This report describes ambulatory care visits made to physician offices in the United States. Statistics are presented on selected characteristics of the physician's practice, the patient, and the visit. Methods: The data presented in this report were collected in the 2007 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), a national probability sample survey of visits to nonfederal office-based physicians in the United States. Sample data are weighted to produce annual national estimates of physician visits. Results: During 2007, an estimated 994.3 million visits were made to physician offices in the United States, an overall rate of 335.6 visits per 100 persons. About one-third of office visits, 34.9 percent, were made to practices with all or partial electronic medical records systems, while 85.1 percent of the visits were made to practices with all or partial electronic submission of claims. From 1997 to 2007, the percentage of visits to physicians who were solo practitioners decreased 21 percent. During the same period, visits to physicians who were part of a group practice with 6-10 physicians increased 46 percent. There were an estimated 106.5 million injury-or poisoning-related office visits in 2007, representing 10.7 percent of all visits. Medications were ordered, supplied, or administered at 727.7 million office visits, accounting for 73.2 percent of all office visits. In 2007, about 2.3 billion drugs were ordered, supplied, or administered, resulting in an average of 226.3 drug mentions per 100 visits." - p. 1by Chun-Ju Hsiao, Donald K. Cherry, Paul C. Beatty, and Elizabeth A. Rechtsteiner, Division of Health Care Statistics."November 3, 2010."Chiefly tables"CS214464.""T37834 (11/2010)."Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (695 KB, 32 p.).Includes bibliographical references (p. 5-6).Hsiao CJ, Cherry DK, Beatty PC, Rechtsteiner EA. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2007 summary. National health statistics reports; no 27. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010

    Family structure and children's health: United States, 1988

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    Prepared by Deborah A. Dawson.Based on data from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey on Child Health.Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographical references (p. 11-12)

    Design and operation of the National Survey of Adoptive Parents, 2007

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    " Objective: This report presents the development, plan, and operation of the National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP), a module of the State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\ue2\u20ac\u2122s National Center for Health Statistics. NSAP was designed to produce national estimates of the characteristics, health, and well-being of adopted children and their families, the preadoption experiences of the adoptive parents, and their access to and utilization of postadoption supports and services. Funding for the survey was provided by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Administration for Children and Families, both of the Department of Health and Human Services. Methods: The National Survey of Children\ue2\u20ac\u2122s Health, 2007 (NSCH) was a randomdigit-dial telephone survey of households with children under age 18 years. In households with more than one child, one child was randomly selected to be the subject of the interview. Children identified as adopted, who did not live with a biological parent and who lived in households where English was spoken, were eligible for the NSAP follow-up interview. The NSAP interview was a call-back scheduled at the end of the NSCH telephone interview. Sampled children included those adopted from other countries, from the U.S. foster care system, and from private domestic sources. Respondents were either the adoptive mother or the adoptive father. Results: A total of 2,089 NSAP interviews were completed from April 2007 to July 2008. The interview completion rate (i.e., cooperation rate) for eligible respondents was 74.4%. The overall response rate, taking into account nonresponse to NSCH, was 34.6%." - p. 1"Juy 2010.""by Matthew D. Bramlett, Ph.D., National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics; Erin B. Foster, M.S.T., Alicia M. Frasier, M.P.H., Jennifer Satorius, M.S.W., Benjamin J. Skalland, M.S., Kari L. Nysse-Carris, Ph.D., Heather M. Morrison, M.A., and Sadeq R. Chowdhury, Ph.D., NORC at the University of Chicago" - p. 1Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1.4 MB, 164 p.).Includes bibliographical references (p. 20).Bramlett MD, Foster EB, Frasier AM, et al. Design and operation of the National Survey of Adoptive Parents, 2007. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 1(50). 2010

    National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2005 annual summary with detailed diagnosis and procedure data

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    Chiefly tables."By Carol J. DeFrances, Ph.D.; Karen A. Cullen, Ph.D., M.P.H.; and Lola Jean Kozak, Ph.D., Division of Health Care Statistics." - p. 1"December 2007."Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (9.77 MB, 218 p.).Includes bibliographical references (p. 6-7)

    Home health care and discharged hospice care patients: United States, 2000 and 2007

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    OBJECTIVES: This report presents national estimates on home health care patients and discharged hospice care patients. Information on characteristics, length of service, medical diagnoses, functional limitations, service use, advance care planning, and emergent and hospital care use are presented for home health care patients and hospice care discharges. A comparison of selected characteristics for 2000 and 2007 is also provided to highlight changes. METHODS: Estimates are based on data collected on agencies from the 2000 and 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Estimates are derived from data collected during interviews with administrators and staff designated by the administrators. RESULTS: Each day in 2007, there were an estimated 1,459,900 home health care patients. They were predominantly aged 65 years or over, female, and white. Their mean length of service was 315 days, and their most common primary diagnosis at admission was diabetes mellitus. About one-fourth of them had advance care planning and one-fifth had at least one overnight hospital stay since admission to the home health care agency. In 2007, there were 1,045,100 discharged hospice care patients. The majority of discharged patients were aged 65 or over, female, and white, and most were discharged deceased. Their mean length of service was 65 days, and the most common primary diagnosis at admission was malignant neoplasm. Most of them had advance care planning, and about one-fourth had three or more types of advance care planning instruments.by by Christine Caffrey, Manisha Sengupta, Abigail Moss, Lauren Harris-Kojetin, and Roberto Valverde, Division of Health Care Statistics.April 27, 2011.Includes bibliographical references (p. 8)

    Comparison of home health and hospice care agencies by organizational characteristics and services provided: United States, 2007

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    OBJECTIVE: This report presents national estimates of the organizational characteristics of home health and hospice care agencies in 2007. Comparisons of organizational characteristics and provision of selected services are made by agency type. A comparison of selected characteristics between 1996 and 2007 is also provided to highlight changes that have occurred leading to the current composition of the home health and hospice care sector. METHODS: Estimates are based on data collected on agencies from the 1996, 2000, and 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Estimates are derived from data collected during interviews with administrators and staff designated by the administrators. RESULTS: In 2007, there were 14,500 home health and hospice care agencies in the United States, an increase from 11,400 in 2000. Three-quarters of these agencies provided home health care only, 15% provided hospice care only, and 10% provided both home health and hospice care (mixed). The percentage of proprietary home health care only and hospice care only agencies increased during 1996-2007, whereas the percentage of proprietary mixed agencies remained relatively stable. The average number of home health care patients that home health care only and mixed agencies served decreased, while the average number of hospice care patients that hospice care only agencies served increased across years. Among mixed agencies, no significant changes were observed in the average number of hospice care patients being served. The percentage of home health care only agencies offering certain therapeutic and nonmedical services declined over the years. There was an increase in the proportion of hospice care only agencies' providing many core and noncore hospice care services during 1996-2007. Also during this time, the proportion of mixed agencies providing selected nonmedical services decreased.by Eunice Y. Park-Lee and Frederic H. Decker.November 9, 2010.Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14)

    Factors associated with not seeking professional help or disclosing intent prior to suicide : A study of medical examiners' records in Nova Scotia

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    Individual-level data from clinical settings lack information on people who did not seek professional help prior to suicide. We used records of the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service (NSMES) to compare people who had contact with a health professional prior to suicide with those who did not.We linked data from the NSMES to routine administrative data of the province.The NSMES recorded 108 suicides in Nova Scotia from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2006; there were 90 male and 18 female suicide deaths. Mean and median age at death were 44.73 (SD 13.33) and 44 years, respectively. Patients aged 40 to 49 years made up one-third of the cases (n = 35) and this was the decade of life with the highest number of suicides. This was also the group least likely to have suicidal intent recorded in the NSMES files (χ(2) = 3.86, df = 1, P = 0.05). Otherwise, there were no significant differences between people who sought help, or disclosed intent, prior to suicide and people who did not. The samples in all cases were predominately male and single.People aged 40 to 49 years were the age group with the highest absolute number of suicides, but were the least likely to have suicidal intent recorded in the NSMES files. This finding merits further investigation. Medical examiner or coroner data may provide additional information not obtained elsewhere for the surveillance of suicide
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