Bio:
Ayse Akincigil (Ph.D., Economics, Rutgers University, 2004) is an associate professor at Rutgers University's School of Social Work, and Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. Her research aims to gain a deeper understanding of the problems that lead to inadequate access to and inappropriate medical care. In order to reach this objective, she has been examining care provided for conditions that have the largest burden of disease and societal costs. These conditions include heart attack, tobacco addiction, depression and HIV/AIDS. She is particularly interested in needs of vulnerable and at-risk groups, such as people living with severe mental illnesses, geriatric populations living in the community and nursing homes, and people living under poverty. Her research focuses on the structural elements of the health care and social service delivery systems, and the ways in which these structural elements affect patient well-being, their physical and mental health outcomes, and their experiences in interacting with the health care system. She has been a recipient of an award from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP), in which she is examining the utilization of evidence-based interventions to address tobacco addiction. She also received an award from Rand Corporation, to investigate quality of mental health care provision in private insurance plans. She serves as the project director on an NIMH funded study entitled "Geriatric Depression and Antidepressant Use (R01 MH 60831)" and as an investigator in various other federally funded projects.
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Selected Recent Publications:
Akincigil, A., Hoover, D. R., Walkup, J. T., Prince, J. D., Kalay, E., and Crystal S. (2008). Hospitalizations for depression and other psychiatric illness among community dwelling elderly, 1992 and 2002. Psychiatric Services, 59(9):1046-1048.
Akincigil, A., Bowblis, J. R., Levin, C. A., Jan, S., Patel, M., and Crystal, S. (2008). Long-term adherence to evidence-based secondary prevention therapies after acute myocardial infarction. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(2):115-121. Featured in editorial: Choudhry, N. K. and Winkelmayer, W. C. (2008). Medication adherence after myocardial infarction: a long way left to go. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(2):216-218.
Hoover, D.R., Akincigil, A., Prince, J.D., Kalay, E., Lucas, J., Walkup, J.T., and Crystal, S. (2008) Medicare inpatient treatment for elderly non-dementia psychiatric illnesses 1992-2002: Length of stay and expenditures by facility type. Administration & Policy in Mental Health, 35:231-240.
Akincigil, A., Bowrtblis, J.R., Levin, C., Jan, S., Patel, M. and Crystal, S. (2007). Long-Term Adherence to Evidence Based Secondary Prevention Therapies after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(2):115?21.
Akincigil, A., Bowblis, J., Levin, C.A., Walkup, J.T., Jan, S., and Crystal, S. (2007). Adherence to antidepressant treatment among privately insured patients diagnosed with depression. Medical Care, 45(4):363-369.
Lucas, J.A., Levin, C.A., Lowe, T.J., Robertson, B., Akincigil, A., Sambamoorthi, U., Bilder, S., Paek, E.K., and Crystal, S. (2007). The relationship between organiza-tional factors and resident satisfaction with nursing home care and life. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 19(2):125-151.
Steinberg, M.B., Akincigil, A., Delnevo, C. D., Crystal, S., and Carson, J.L. (2006). Gender and Age Disparities for Smoking- Cessation Treatment. Am J Prev Med, 30(5), 405-412.
Oursler, K. A., Goulet, J., Leaf, D., Akincigil, A., Justice, A., Katzel, L., et al. (2006). Impact of Comorbid Conditions and Aging on Physical Functioning in Adults With and Without HIV Infection: Findings From the Veterans Aging Cohort Five-site Study. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 20(11), 782-791.