Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD

Research output

Research output per year 1989 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2023

• 251 Article
• 9 Review article
• 3 Letter
• 1 Editorial

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• Dental fluorosis and lumbar spine bone mineral density in adults, ages 20 to 49 years: results from the 2003 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

  Wiener, R. C. & Sambamoorthi, U., 1 Dec 2013, In: Journal of dental hygiene : JDH. 87, 6, p. 370-377 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dental Fluorosis 100%
  • Nutrition Surveys 74%
  • Bone Density 61%
  • Spine 52%
  • Osteoporosis 29%

• Multimorbidity and COPD medication receipt among medicaid beneficiaries with newly diagnosed COPD

  Ajmera, M., Sambamoorthi, U., Metzger, A., Dwibedi, N., Rust, G. & Tworek, C., 1 Nov 2015, In: Respiratory Care. 60, 11, p. 1592-1602 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimorbidity 100%
  • Medicaid 82%
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 65%
  • Bronchodilator Agents 15%
  • Odds Ratio 8%

• Five-year trend in healthcare access and patient-reported health outcomes among women veterans

  Vance, B., Alhussain, K. & Sambamoorthi, U., 1 Apr 2020, In: Nursing Forum. 55, 2, p. 165-173 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures 100%
  • Veterans 94%
  • Delivery of Health Care 55%
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 50%
  • Veterans Health 47%

• Racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and access disparities in the use of preventive services among women

  Sambamoorthi, U. & McAlpine, D. D., Nov 2003, In: Preventive Medicine. 37, 5, p. 475-484 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Class 100%
  • blood pressure 88%
  • Papanicolaou Test 82%
  • social status 82%
  • Reading 61%

• Access to services, quality of care, and family impact for children with autism, other developmental disabilities, and other mental health conditions

  Vohra, R., Madhavan, S., Sambamoorthi, U. & St Peter, C., 1 Oct 2014, In: Autism. 18, 7, p. 815-826 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Developmental Disabilities 100%
  • access to services 93%
  • Quality of care 86%
  • Autistic Disorder 79%
  • autism 76%

• Depressive symptoms and untreated coronal dental caries among adults ages 21-64 years, NHANES 2013-2014

  Wiener, R. C., Shen, C., Findley, P. A., Dwibedi, N. & Sambamoorthi, U., Sep 2018, In: Community Dental Health. 35, 3, p. 179-185 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nutrition Surveys 100%
  • Dental Caries 99%
  • Depression 59%
  • health 41%
  • dental care 30%

• Impact of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma on Mammography and Bone Density Testing in Women

  Garg, R., Sambamoorthi, U., Tan, X., Basu, S. K., Haggerty, T. & Kelly, K. M., Apr 2021, In: Journal of Primary Prevention. 42, 2, p. 143-162 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse 100%
  • Mammography 94%
  • Bone Density 80%
  • cancer 60%
  • mortality 37%

• Decomposing Gender Differences in Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol among Veterans with or at Risk for Cardiovascular Illness

  Sambamoorthi, U., Mitra, S., Findley, P. A. & Pogach, L. M., Mar 2012, In: Women's Health Issues. 22, 2, p. e201-e208

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Veterans 100%
  • LDL Cholesterol 87%
  • gender-specific factors 77%
  • illness 77%
  • Lipids 63%

• Association Between Statin Medications and COPD-Specific Outcomes: A Real-World Observational Study

  Ajmera, M., Shen, C. & Sambamoorthi, U., 1 Mar 2017, In: Drugs - Real World Outcomes. 4, 1, p. 9-19 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors 100%
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 91%
  • Observational Studies 80%
  • Hospital Emergency Service 22%
  • Outpatients 21%

• Increased Odds of Incident Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Presence of Common Non-Cancer Chronic Pain Conditions in Appalachian Older Adults

  Khalid, S., Sambamoorthi, U., Umer, A., Lilly, C. L., Gross, D. K. & Innes, K. E., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 34, 2, p. 158-172 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • dementia 100%
  • pain 95%
  • Chronic Pain 90%
  • Dementia 83%
  • incident 81%

• Colon Cancer Worry in Appalachia

  Attarabeen, O. F., Sambamoorthi, U., Larkin, K. T. & Kelly, K. M., 1 Feb 2018, In: Journal of Community Health. 43, 1, p. 79-88 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Appalachian Region 100%
  • cancer 57%
  • Colonic Neoplasms 56%
  • Odds Ratio 20%
  • anxiety 15%

• Explaining the increased health care expenditures associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cost-decomposition analysis

  Ajmera, M., Raval, A. D., Shen, C. & Sambamoorthi, U., 8 Apr 2014, In: International Journal of COPD. 9, p. 339-348 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cost of Illness 100%
  • Medicare 87%
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux 86%
  • Health Expenditures 85%
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 75%

• Chronic condition combinations and health care expenditures and out-of-pocket spending burden among adults, medical expenditure panel survey, 2009 and 2011

  Meraya, A. M., Raval, A. D. & Sambamoorthi, U., 2015, In: Preventing chronic disease. 12, 1, 140388.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • chronic condition 100%
  • Health Expenditures 81%
  • expenditures 70%
  • health care 57%
  • chronic illness 55%

• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Disability Prevalence

  Goyat, R., Vyas, A. & Sambamoorthi, U., Dec 2016, In: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 3, 4, p. 635-645 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • African Americans 100%
  • European Continental Ancestry Group 98%
  • Health Surveys 77%
  • disability 73%
  • Interviews 52%

• Low-value care and excess out-of-pocket expenditure among older adults with incident cancer – A machine learning approach

  Iloabuchi, C., Dwibedi, N., LeMasters, T., Shen, C., Ladani, A. & Sambamoorthi, U., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Cancer Policy. 30, 100312.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Machine Learning 100%
  • Health Expenditures 89%
  • cancer 80%
  • expenditures 78%
  • incident 72%

• Caregiver Burdens and Preventive Dental Care for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disability and/or Mental Health Conditions: National Survey of CSHCN, 2009–2010

  Wiener, R. C., Vohra, R., Sambamoorthi, U. & Madhavan, S. S., 1 Dec 2016, In: Maternal and Child Health Journal. 20, 12, p. 2573-2580 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dental Care for Children 100%
  • dental care 85%
  • developmental disorder 84%
  • Developmental Disabilities 78%
  • Preventive Medicine 72%

• Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic associated with anxiety and depression among Non-Hispanic whites with chronic conditions in the US

  Wang, H., Paul, J., Ye, I., Blalock, J., Wiener, R. C., Ho, A. F., Alanis, N. & Sambamoorthi, U., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 8, 100331.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Coronavirus 100%
  • chronic condition 99%
  • Pandemics 84%
  • European Continental Ancestry Group 73%
  • Anxiety 57%

• Excess mortality associated with mental illness and substance use disorders among veteran clinic users with spinal cord injury

  Findley, P. A., Banerjea, R. & Sambamoorthi, U., 2011, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 33, 17-18, p. 1608-1615 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Veterans 100%
  • Spinal Cord Injuries 92%
  • Substance-Related Disorders 84%
  • Mortality 48%
  • Veterans Health 35%

• Employment and Disability: Evidence from the 1996 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey

  Findley, P. A. & Sambamoorthi, U., Mar 2004, In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 14, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Expenditures 100%
  • Insurance 50%
  • Mental Health 12%
  • Cross-Sectional Studies 10%
  • Education 10%

• Association of sleep quality with telomere length, a marker of cellular aging: A retrospective cohort study of older adults in the United States

  Iloabuchi, C., Innes, K. E. & Sambamoorthi, U., Aug 2020, In: Sleep Health. 6, 4, p. 513-521 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Telomere 100%
  • Cellular Senescence 99%
  • sleep 98%
  • Sleep 70%
  • Cohort Studies 62%

• Polypharmacy and Multimorbidity among Medicaid Enrollees: A Multistate Analysis

  Feng, X., Tan, X., Riley, B., Zheng, T., Bias, T. & Sambamoorthi, U., Apr 2018, In: Population Health Management. 21, 2, p. 123-129 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimorbidity 100%
  • Polypharmacy 90%
  • Medicaid 82%
  • fee-for-service 39%
  • chronic condition 37%

• Immune checkpoint inhibitor use, multimorbidity and healthcare expenditures among older adults with late-stage melanoma

  Rai, P., Shen, C., Kolodney, J., Kelly, K. M., Scott, V. G. & Sambamoorthi, U., Feb 2021, In: Immunotherapy. 13, 2, p. 103-112 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multimorbidity 100%
  • Health Expenditures 75%
  • Melanoma 61%
  • Delivery of Health Care 45%
  • Medicare 9%

• Effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on growth and morphology of offspring at 8 months of age

  Day, N. L., Richardson, G., Robles, N., Sambamoorthi, U., Taylor, P., Scher, M., Stoffer, D., Jasperse, D. & Cornelius, M., 1990, In: Pediatrics. 85, 5, p. 748-752 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Alcohols 100%
  • Growth 67%
  • Pregnancy 64%
  • Observation 37%
  • Pregnancy Trimesters 36%

• Predictors of Major Bleeding Among Working-Age Adults with Atrial Fibrillation: Evaluating the Effects of Potential Drug-drug Interactions and Switching from Warfarin to Non-vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants

  Feng, X., Sambamoorthi, U., Innes, K., Castelli, G., LeMasters, T., Xiong, L., Williams, M. U. & Tan, X., 1 Dec 2018, In: Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 32, 6, p. 591-600 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Drug Substitution 100%
  • Warfarin 72%
  • Drug Interactions 66%
  • Anticoagulants 63%
  • Atrial Fibrillation 60%

• Drug abuse, methadone treatment, and health services use among injection drug users with AIDS

  Sambamoorthi, U., Warner, L. A., Crystal, S. & Walkup, J., 1 Jul 2000, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 60, 1, p. 77-89 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Methadone 100%
  • Drug Users 72%
  • Substance-Related Disorders 61%
  • Health Services 60%
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 57%