Research Interests+ Access and Healthcare for Disadvantaged Populations
+ Insurance, Utilization of Healthcare Services, and Health Outcomes
+ Tobacco, Alcohol, and Illicit Drug Control Policy
+ Obesity, Mental Health, Child Health
+ Built Environment and Health, Global Health
+ Statistical Modelling, GIS, and Simulation Research PublicationsCharron E, Mayo R, Heavner-Sullivan S, Eichelberger K, Dickes L, Truong K, Rennert L. “It’s a very nuanced discussion with every woman”: Health care providers’ communication practices during contraceptive counseling for patients with substance use disorders. Contraception. 2020 Sept. 349-355. doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2020.09.002
Chen LT, Shi L, Zhang D, Jiang CY, Truong K. Does the “weekend effect” extend to Friday admissions? An Analysis of Ischemic Stroke Hospitalizations in South Carolina. Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Jun 5. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00424
Gimbel et. al. Enhancing Patient Activation and Self-Management Activities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes using the U.S. Department of Defense Mobile Health Care Environment: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020 May 26;22(5):e17968. doi: 10.2196/17968.
Shi L, Francis E, Feng C, Pan X, Truong K. Association between Prior Insurance and Health Service Utilization among the Long-Term Uninsured in South Carolina. Health Equity. Volume 3.1, 2019. DOI: 10.1089/heq.2019.0014
Shi L, Truong K, Chen L, Basco W. Burden of non-fatal opioid overdose hospitalizations on Medicaid. Journal of Substance Use. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2019.1640303
Charron E, Francis E, Heavner-Sullivan S, Truong K. Disparities in Access to Mental Health Services Among Patients Hospitalized for Deliberate Drug Overdose. Psychiatr Serv. 2019 May 14:appips201800496. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800496
Bedi J, Mayo R, Truong K, Chen L, Dickes L, Sherrill WW, Jones K. Endocrine Therapy Use in the 21st Century: Usage Rates and Temporal Trends Illustrate Opportunities for Improvement for South Carolina Medicaid Women. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2018 Oct;171(3):759-765. (IF: 3.629). PMID: 29971626
Hu Q, Shi L, Chen L, Zhang L, Truong K, Ewing A, Wu J, Scott J. Seasonality in the adverse outcomes in weight loss surgeries. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. December, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2017.11.029
Zhang L, Scott J, Shi L, Truong K, Hu Q, Ewing J, Chen L. Changes in utilization and peri-operative outcomes of bariatric surgery in large U.S. hospital database, 2011-2014. PLoSONE. 12(10): e0186306. 2017.
Shi L, Feng C, Griffin SF, Williams JE, Crandall LA, Truong K. Does awareness of the Affordable Care Act reduce adverse selection? A study of the long-term uninsured in South Carolina. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. October 2017. 54: p. 0046958017727103
Sheng B, Truong K, Spitler H, Zhang L, Tong X, Chen L. The Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes Remission, Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications, and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obesity Surgery. 2017 Aug. DOI 10.1007/s11695-017-2844-4.
Gimbel, R., Shi, L., Wiliams, J.E., Dye, C.L., Chen, L., Crawford, P., Shry, E.A., Griffin, S.F., Jones, K.O., Sherrill, W.W., Truong, K., Little, J.A., Edwards, K.W., Hing, M., & Moss., J.B. Enhancing mHealth technology in the patient-centered medical home environment to activate patients with Type 2 diabetes: A multisite feasibility study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(3), e38 p. 1. 2017.
Shi L, Truong K, Summey J, Spitler H. Liquor Store Density and Acute Pancreatitis Hospitalization. Journal of Substance Use. Volume 22, 2017 - Issue 3. Pages 337-342.
Shi L, Zhang D, Chen L, Truong K. "Weekend Effect" or "Saturday Effect"? An Analysis of Hospital Mortality for Patients With Ischemic Stroke in South Carolina. Circulation. 2016 Nov 8;134(19):1510-1512.
Sherrill WW, Mayo RM, Truong K, Pribonic AP, and Schalkoff CA. Assessing medical student cultural competence: what really matters. Int J Med Educ. 2016; 7:248-254; doi: 10.5116/ijme.578b.687c. July 2016.
Mayo RM, Sherrill WW; Truong K. Preparing for Patient Centered Care: Assessing Nursing Students' Knowledge, Comfort, and Cultural Competence toward Latinos. Journal of Nursing Education. 2014 Jun;53(6):305-12. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20140428-01. Epub 2014 Apr 28.
Truong K, Reifsnider SO, Mayorga ME, Spitler H. Estimated Number of Preterm Births and Low Birth Weight Children Born in the United States Due to Maternal Binge Drinking. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Volume 17, Issue 4 (2014), Page 677-688.
Chen DR, Truong K, Tsai MJ. Prevalence of poor sleep quality and its relationship with body mass index among teenagers: Evidence from Taiwan. Journal of School Health. 2013; 83: 582-588.
Truong K, Sturm R. The consequences of obesity: Schooling and human capital. In: John Cawley, editor. Handbook of the social sciences of obesity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Sep, 2011, Part IV, Chapter 31, 517-530.
Chen DR, Truong K. Using multilevel modeling and geographically weighted regression to identify spatial variations in the relationship between place-level disadvantages and obesity in Taiwan. Applied Geography 32 (2011) 737-745
Hideki H, Truong K, Barendregt JJ, Nguyen KP, Vuong LM, Nguyen TT, Hoang TP, Wallace LA, Tran VT, Le QC, and Doran MC. Cost-effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Vietnam: the case of population-level interventions. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2011; 9 (3): 183-196.
Sherrill, W., Truong K. Traditional Teaching vs. Hybrid Instruction: Course evaluation and student performance in health services management education. Journal of Health Administration Education. Vol. 27, No. 4, Fall 2010, 253-268
Doran MC, Byrnes J, Hideki H, Truong K. Revenue implications to the Vietnamese government of using taxes to curb cigarette smoking. Addictive Behaviors. Volume 35, Issue 12, Dec 2010, 1089-1093.
Truong K, Fernandes M, An R, Shier V, Sturm R. Measuring the physical food environment and its relationship with obesity: Evidence from California. Public Health. 2010 Feb;124(2):115-8.
Anh Ngo, Phan H, Pham V, Trinh T, Truong K. Impacts of a government social franchise model on perceptions of service quality and client satisfaction at commune health stations in Vietnam. Journal of Development Effectiveness. Volume 1, Issue 4 December 2009, pages 413 - 429.
Truong K, Sturm R. Alcohol environments: Disparities in exposure and adolescent drinking in California. American Journal of Public Health. 2009 Feb;99(2):264-70.
Pacula, R.L, Ringel J, Dobkins C, and Truong K. The incremental inpatient costs associated with marijuana comorbidity. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2008 Jan 1;92(1-3):248-57.
Truong K, Sturm R. Alcohol outlets and problem drinking among adults in California. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2007 Nov; 68(6):923-33.
Ma S, Truong K, Sturm R. Datapoints: School characteristics and behavior problems of U.S. fifth-graders. Psychiatric Services. 2007 May; 58(5):610
Truong K, Ma S. A systematic review of relations between neighborhoods and mental health. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. 2006 Sep; 9(3):137-54.
Truong K, Sturm R. Weight gain trends across sociodemographic groups in the United States. American Journal of Public Health. 2005 Sep; 95(9):1602-6.
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