Evidence-based disparities in stroke care metrics and outcomes in the United States: a systematic review

S Ikeme, E Kottenmeier, G Uzochukwu, W Brinjikji - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Stroke disproportionately affects racial minorities, and the level to which stroke treatment
practices differ across races is understudied. Here, we performed a systematic review of …

[HTML][HTML] Do free radical NETwork and oxidative stress disparities in African Americans enhance their vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity?

B Kalyanaraman - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the hypothetical mechanisms for enhanced vulnerability of African
Americans to SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 severity, and increased deaths. A …

Stroke knowledge and health-promoting behaviors: Mediating effect of patient self-esteem

MUN GyeongChae, S JaeLan - Patient Education and Counseling, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the levels of and associations between stroke knowledge, self-
esteem, and health-promoting behavior (HPB) among stroke patients, and examine the …

Sex and race‐ethnic disparities in door‐to‐CT time in acute ischemic stroke: the Florida Stroke Registry

SP Polineni, EJ Perez, K Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Less than 40% of acute stroke patients have computed tomography (CT)
imaging performed within 25 minutes of hospital arrival. We aimed to examine the race …

The effects of meditation, race, and anxiety on stroke survivor resilience

MF Love, A Sharrief, G LoBiondo-Wood… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Significant gaps exist in the identification and management of
psychological effects of stroke on survivors. Interventions to enhance resilience, the ability to …

Utilizing implementation science to bridge cerebrovascular health disparities: a local to global perspective

FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Stroke is a prime example of a medical disorder whose
incidence, prevalence, and outcomes are strongly characterized by health disparities across …

Stroke knowledge among middle and high school students

AB Umar, TJ Koehler, R Zhang… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To determine the awareness of stroke symptoms and risk factors in middle and
high school students at a single institution. Methods An 11-question multiple-choice stroke …

The effects of racism and resilience on Black stroke-survivor quality of life: Study protocol and rationale for a mixed-methods approach

MF Love, AN Brooks, SD Cox, M Okpala… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Stroke, a life-threatening stressor, often negatively impacts stroke-survivor (SS)
quality of life (QoL). Annual age-adjusted incidence and death rates for stroke are …