2022
Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomes
2020
Making Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors.
Gielissen KA, Ahle SL, Wijesekera TP, Windish DM, Keene DE. Making Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 403-410. PMID: 32874145, PMCID: PMC7448385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReducing the Justice Gap and Improving Health through Medical–Legal Partnerships
Keene DE, Murillo S, Benfer EA, Rosenthal A, Fenick AM. Reducing the Justice Gap and Improving Health through Medical–Legal Partnerships. Journal Of Legal Medicine 2020, 40: 229-245. PMID: 33137278, DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2020.1816233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical-legal partnershipsJustice gapLegal needsLegal servicesLegal Services CorporationCivil legal problemsAdvance health equityLegal systemLegal adviceLegal rightsLegal determinantsLegal problemsLegal PartnershipsLegal accessAffordability concernsService CorporationQualitative interviewsHealth equityOngoing relationshipFoster trustU.S. householdsImproving HealthPartnershipLawyersJusticeRental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health
Keene DE, Niccolai L, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Blankenship KM. Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2020, 31: 325-339. PMID: 32037334, PMCID: PMC8969280, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
“You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence
Willie TC, Keene DE, Kershaw TS, Stockman JK. “You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence. Women's Health Issues 2019, 30: 41-48. PMID: 31537431, PMCID: PMC6919558, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPrEP care continuumImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntimate partner violenceCare continuumVirus infectionSexual risk reduction strategiesPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersSignificant public health issueMale partner reactionsSeasons of riskPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPublic health issueWomen's decisionsRecent intimate partner violenceSexual intimate partner violencePrEP careCohort studyPartner violenceRisk reduction strategiesHealth issuesWomenPrEPPartner reactions
2018
Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study
Trinh P, Jung TH, Keene D, Demmer RT, Perzanowski M, Lovasi G. Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020362. PMID: 30269061, PMCID: PMC6169763, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza hospitalisationsAsthma hospitalisationsExcess riskLongitudinal ecological studyAge groupsClinical Modification diagnosis codesSignificant positive correlationInfluenza prevention strategiesSignificant correlationDifferent age groupsNinth RevisionDiagnosis codesPrimary diagnosisAdults 18HospitalisationStatewide PlanningPositive correlationInternational ClassificationIndividuals 18Prevention strategiesRisk percentageAdult populationOverall populationAsthmaInfluenzaMinority Resident Physicians’ Views on the Role of Race/Ethnicity in Their Training Experiences in the Workplace
Osseo-Asare A, Balasuriya L, Huot SJ, Keene D, Berg D, Nunez-Smith M, Genao I, Latimore D, Boatright D. Minority Resident Physicians’ Views on the Role of Race/Ethnicity in Their Training Experiences in the Workplace. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182723. PMID: 30646179, PMCID: PMC6324489, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug Treatment Accessed through the Criminal Justice System: Participants’ Perspectives and Uses
Rosenberg A, Heimer R, Keene DE, Groves AK, Blankenship KM. Drug Treatment Accessed through the Criminal Justice System: Participants’ Perspectives and Uses. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 96: 390-399. PMID: 30191511, PMCID: PMC6565777, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0308-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal justice systemJustice systemCriminal justice system involvementJustice system involvementJustice-involved populationsPolicy goalsLongitudinal interviewsDrug offensesCommunity supervisionDiversionary programsWider lensParticipants' perspectivesLife challengesMore effective systemsDrug problemsInterviewsOwn goalsPerspectiveSubstance useTreatment programParticipantsPeopleNew HavenEffective systemJusticeMass incarceration, race inequality, and health: Expanding concepts and assessing impacts on well-being
Blankenship KM, del Rio Gonzalez AM, Keene DE, Groves AK, Rosenberg AP. Mass incarceration, race inequality, and health: Expanding concepts and assessing impacts on well-being. Social Science & Medicine 2018, 215: 45-52. PMID: 30205278, PMCID: PMC6324558, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass incarcerationAdult incarcerationImpact of incarcerationFear of arrestCriminal justice involvementMajor social determinantsRace differencesPrison/jailRace inequalityIncarceration's impactSocial servicesJustice involvementJuvenile facilitiesAdult convictionIncarcerationSocial determinantsAdult facilitiesMultiple formsRaceFamily membersBeingBlacksJobsWhitesNew HavenThe Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample
Guo M, O’Connor Duffany K, Shebl FM, Santilli A, Keene DE. The Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 95: 245-254. PMID: 29541963, PMCID: PMC5906388, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0229-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood safetyPhysical activity behaviorNeighborhood violenceLength of residenceEffects of exposureHealth SurveySafety differsActivity behaviorHealth conditionsFeelings of safetyNeighborhood walkabilityLength of timeExposurePotential moderating effectAssociationSafetyExperiences of violenceLong-term residentsResidencePerceptions of safetyAdult samplesFeelings of unsafetyResidentsUrban sampleFindingsMaximizing Home Equity or Preventing Home Loss: Reverse Mortgage Decision Making and Racial Inequality
Keene DE, Sarnak A, Coyle C. Maximizing Home Equity or Preventing Home Loss: Reverse Mortgage Decision Making and Racial Inequality. The Gerontologist 2018, 59: 242-250. PMID: 29522185, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnx209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial inequalitiesOlder homeownersHome equityMortgage decisionsUnequal landscapeHousing needsRacial inequalityDichotomous schemaEconomic opportunitiesReverse mortgage loansDepth interviewsHome lossThematic coding schemeUS homeownersReverse mortgagesHomeownersEquityStrategic toolInequalityResearch designReverse mortgage borrowersLast resortMortgage loansDiverse sampleMortgages
2017
“That wasn't really a place to worry about diabetes”: Housing access and diabetes self-management among low-income adults
Keene DE, Guo M, Murillo S. “That wasn't really a place to worry about diabetes”: Housing access and diabetes self-management among low-income adults. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 197: 71-77. PMID: 29222997, PMCID: PMC5771430, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
“You Can’t Just Walk Down the Street and Meet Someone”: The Intersection of Social–Sexual Networking Technology, Stigma, and Health Among Gay and Bisexual Men in the Small City
Hughto J, Pachankis JE, Eldahan AI, Keene DE. “You Can’t Just Walk Down the Street and Meet Someone”: The Intersection of Social–Sexual Networking Technology, Stigma, and Health Among Gay and Bisexual Men in the Small City. American Journal Of Men's Health 2016, 11: 726-736. PMID: 27885147, PMCID: PMC5393935, DOI: 10.1177/1557988316679563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall citiesBisexual menGay communityHealth of gaySexual minority stigmaGay spacesSocial networking technologiesProduction of healthCommunity visibilityDiverse gayGaySemistructured interviewsCitySexual riskLittle researchParticipants' useCommunityPhysical spaceStigmaArticleIntersectionNetworking technologiesSexual partnersTechnology usePsychosocial benefits‘The big ole gay express’: sexual minority stigma, mobility and health in the small city
Keene DE, Eldahan AI, Hughto J, Pachankis JE. ‘The big ole gay express’: sexual minority stigma, mobility and health in the small city. Culture Health & Sexuality 2016, 19: 381-394. PMID: 27604293, PMCID: PMC5300938, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1226386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority stigmaSmall citiesBisexual menBisexual men's experiencesForms of mobilitySmall US citiesSexual health risksContext of stigmaSemi-structured interviewsPoint of departureGay enclavesGay lifeMen's experiencesDistinct experiencesUS citiesGeographic contextUnderstudied settingCityHIV preventionStigmaRelated health consequencesIdentityContextImportant siteNew Haven“There's a Difference—I Own This”: Negotiating Social and Financial Services under Threat of Mortgage Foreclosure
Baker A, Keene DE. “There's a Difference—I Own This”: Negotiating Social and Financial Services under Threat of Mortgage Foreclosure. Social Work 2016, 61: 321-330. PMID: 29664259, DOI: 10.1093/sw/sww049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial workersSocial work agenciesSocial service institutionsAsymmetrical power relationshipsCommunities of colorSocial service needsRisk of foreclosurePercent of homeownersNational housing marketThreat of defaultSense of matteringWork agenciesLegal aidDepth interviewsPower relationshipsForeclosure crisisHousing marketService institutionsHousehold budgetingGreat RecessionMortgage foreclosuresFinancial servicesService needsHomeownersForeclosure
2015
"When you're in a crisis like that, you don't want people to know": mortgage strain, stigma, and mental health.
Keene DE, Cowan SK, Baker AC. "When you're in a crisis like that, you don't want people to know": mortgage strain, stigma, and mental health. American Journal Of Public Health 2015, 105: 1008-12. PMID: 25790383, PMCID: PMC4386521, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthStressful life eventsMeaning of homeownershipExperiences of stigmatizationPoor mental healthConcealable stigmaMobile African AmericansEmotional distressLife eventsParticipants' depressionSocial supportNortheastern US citySocial isolationSemistructured interviewsStigmatizationStigmaHealth consequencesParticipantsDepressionAmerican homeownersShameAnxietyDistressReactivity to a Spouse’s Interpersonal Suffering in Late Life Marriage
Mitchell HR, Levy BR, Keene DE, Monin JK. Reactivity to a Spouse’s Interpersonal Suffering in Late Life Marriage. Journal Of Aging And Health 2015, 27: 939-961. PMID: 25659746, PMCID: PMC4520739, DOI: 10.1177/0898264315569456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpersonal sufferingPartners' sufferingBereavement-related distressOlder adult spousesWord Count softwareSpouses of individualsSystolic BP reactivityLate-life marriageSocial wordsInterpersonal contentLinguistic InquiryContent variablesExploratory qualitative analysisOlder husbandsDistressSpousesBP reactivityQualitative resultsSufferingQualitative analysis
2014
Getting sick and falling behind: health and the risk of mortgage default and home foreclosure
Houle JN, Keene DE. Getting sick and falling behind: health and the risk of mortgage default and home foreclosure. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2014, 69: 382. PMID: 25430548, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortgage defaultChronic conditionsOnset of illnessRisk of defaultHealth limitationsPoor health outcomesYouth 1979 dataMiddle-aged adultsLogistic regression modelsOlder middle-aged adultsMortgage distressForeclosure riskPolicy perspectiveHealth outcomesHealth statusHealth insuranceForeclosureHome foreclosuresFamily incomeDefaultNational Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal studySurvey wavesRiskRegression modelsFragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners
Keene DE, Lynch JF, Baker AC. Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 118: 119-126. PMID: 25112566, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor healthWorking-class African AmericansAfrican American experienceHealth-related eventsConsequences of illnessOngoing historyAmerican experienceRacial inequalityRacial discriminationFragile healthYounger ageDisproportionate burdenHealth inequalitiesAfrican AmericansAmerican homeownersIllnessRisk of foreclosureHealthLived experienceDisabilityRecent studiesRiskParticipantsDownstream consequencesHistory
2013
Length of residence and social integration: The contingent effects of neighborhood poverty
Keene D, Bader M, Ailshire J. Length of residence and social integration: The contingent effects of neighborhood poverty. Health & Place 2013, 21: 171-178. PMID: 23501379, PMCID: PMC3873868, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research