Wooksoo Kim

TL;DR: It is argued that healthcare policy makers and researchers should consider Asian Americans as members of discrete ethnic groups with unique healthcare needs as well as four major barriers to healthcare that may influence within-group disparities among Asian Americans that may go unreported.

TL;DR: A structured telephone intervention delivered during the first 8 weeks after ICD therapy by expert cardiovascular nurses decreased ICD related physical symptoms and anxiety, and increased SCA knowledge over 3 months, which did not significantly impact short‐term health care use.

TL;DR: The current trends suggest an urgent need for research on the etiology and trajectory of women's alcohol use among various populations and the need to develop intervention programs tailored to the specific needs of women.

TL;DR: Responses with better English language proficiency and with a mental health diagnosis were more inclined to use mental health services, and the need to educate health-care providers working with Asian Americans regarding the benefits derived from seeking services and making interpreter services available in a culturally sensitive environment was found.

TL;DR: This article found that the prevalence of problem gambling in the Asian population is higher than or equal to that in the general population of the US, but the rate of problem gaming is higher in Asian populations than in the US.