Category: Health Care

Using National Survey Data to Estimate Healthcare Communication Disparities for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2025) Authors: Jamie Koenig, Lauren Bishop Abstract: Previous studies have identified considerable health outcome disparities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as poor or ineffective communication between adults with IDD and their medical providers. Using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data, this paper uses logistic regression to estimate …

Health Disparities Persist for Adults with Developmental Disabilities: NHIS insights, 1999-2018

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Health Affairs Scholar (2025) Authors: Kiley J. McLean, Jamie Koenig, Samara Wolpe, Wei Song, Lauren Bishop Abstract: This study assesses changes in self-reported health and healthcare status among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) over the past 20 years, utilizing data from the National Health Interview Survey. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 601 464 adults …

The Development and Pilot Testing of a Minority Stress Psychoeducation Tool for Transgender and Nonbinary People

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Transgender Health (2024) Authors: Stephanie L. Budge, Elliot A. Tebbe, Diana Love Abstract: In this study, we aimed to develop and test the acceptability of a minority stress psychoeducation tool for transgender and nonbinary (TNB) people. Patients in one treatment group who were enrolled in a larger randomized controlled trial received this study’s minority stress psychoeducation pre-treatment. Data …

Will We Have a Match? Observations from Decision Making Conversations Between Hematologists and White and Black Patients Considering Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant

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Journal of Clinical Oncology  (2023) Authors: Thorunn Halldora Thordardottir, Rachel A. Rodenbach, Toby Christopher Campbell Abstract: Allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) is the only treatment associated with cure for high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), but carries substantial risks. One routinely mentioned concern is donor source. While white patients have an 80% chance of finding an unrelated fully matched …

The Healing Through Ongoing Psychological Empowerment Telehealth Intervention With Two Spirit, Transgender, and Nonbinary Clients of Color in the United States: Open Clinical Trial Feasibility and Implementation Analysis

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JMIR Formative Research (2025) Authors: Stephanie Lynne Budge, Elliot Tebbe, Joonwoo Lee, Sergio Domínguez Jr., Em Matsuno, Louis Lindley Abstract: Background: There is a notable lack of psychotherapeutic services tailored to the needs of Two Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary (2STNB) people of color; research indicates that 2STNB clients who are people of color report a …

Native American College Students in Counseling: Results From a Large-Scale, Multisite Effectiveness Study

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Psychotherapy (2024) Authors: Kyesha Isadore, Jeffrey Hayes, Christoper Cutter, Mark Beitel Abstract: There is a large body of research exploring therapeutic effectiveness for racially or ethnically minoritized college students. Prior literature highlights the unique mental health and academic challenges faced by Native American students in higher education; however, there is a paucity of research examining the effectiveness …

Exploring Counseling Dropout Rates Among International College Students with Disabilities

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Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (2024) Authors: Angélica Galván, Aazi Ahmadi, Fanghui Zhao, Kyesha Isadore Abstract: Little is known about the experiences of international students with disabilities in counseling services. Due to challenges for international students, higher levels of distress and cases of dropout from counseling at university counseling centers are expected. Researchers used data …

Who Benefits From Counseling? A Longitudinal Analysis of Psychological and Academic Distress Among Black and White College Students With Disabilities

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Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (2025) Authors: Kyesha Isadore, Marcus Weathers, Rouyi (Zoey) Chen, Xihe Ma Abstract: This study examined counseling effectiveness for Black college students with disabilities, focusing on psychological and academic distress. Using longitudinal data, results revealed Black clients experienced faster symptom reduction compared to White clients, whereas clients with disabilities exhibited slower improvement …

Keeping It Political and Powerful: Defining the Structural Determinants of Health

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Milbank Quarterly (2024) Authors: Jonathan C. Heller, Marjory L. Givens, Sheri P. Johnson, David A. Kindig Abstract: The structural determinants of health are 1) the written and unwritten rules that create, maintain, or eliminate durable and hierarchical patterns of advantage among socially constructed groups in the conditions that affect health, and 2) the manifestation of power relations …

Experiences of Queer People of Color in Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment: A Systematic Review

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Journal of the Society for Social Work Research (2023) Authors: Hayen Cedric Dawes, Denise Yookong Williams, LB Klein, Alexandria B. Forte, Daniel J. Gibbs, Bennet Wood, Luke E. Hirst, and William James Hall Abstract: Queer people of color (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender people of color; QPOC) have specific mental health and substance use …