2025
Supporting the mental health of forcibly displaced children
Pluess M, Brown F, Panter-Brick C. Supporting the mental health of forcibly displaced children. Nature Reviews Psychology 2025, 4: 370-387. DOI: 10.1038/s44159-025-00447-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthPsychosocial support interventionsPrevalence of mental disordersMental health burdenPoor mental healthEvidence-based servicesWell-beingSupport interventionsCommunity factorsChildren's positive developmentStructural barriersMental disordersHealth burdenHealthIncreased riskSupport approachChildrenRiskServicesResponses to warPositive developmentForced displacementInterventionArmed conflictDisplaced childrenPrEP Navigator Perceptions of the Implementation of Injectable PrEP on HIV Prevention in Tennessee
Chandler C, Schlundt D, Dagostino C, Bonnet K, Sellers A, Pichon L, Alexander L. PrEP Navigator Perceptions of the Implementation of Injectable PrEP on HIV Prevention in Tennessee. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2025, 22: 662. PMID: 40427779, PMCID: PMC12110792, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22050662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchLAI-PrEPInjectable PrEPHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisState health departmentsPre-exposure prophylaxisLong-actingSemi-structured interviewsPrEP navigationImplementation researchHealth departmentsHIV preventionStructural barriersAudio-recordedHealth insurancePrEPPharmaceutical policyUnited StatesPolicyQualitative approachHIV“You just want to kill the pain and get numb:” A mixed methods study investigating the lived experiences of individuals experiencing homelessness enrolled in outpatient methadone treatment
Gazzola M, Thompson E, Hoffman K, Saeed G, Baylen C, Madden L, Eggert K, Beitel M, Barry D. “You just want to kill the pain and get numb:” A mixed methods study investigating the lived experiences of individuals experiencing homelessness enrolled in outpatient methadone treatment. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2025, 172: 209668. PMID: 40057243, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderPersonal barriersThematic analysisRisk of overdoseOpioid treatment programsStructural barriersPublic health priorityMixed methods studyHealth-related vulnerabilityExperience of homelessnessPeriods of homelessnessSemi-structured interviewsExperiences of individualsHealthcare experiencesHealth priorityParticipants' experiencesPrimary themesMethods studyImprove engagementMethadone treatmentDescriptive statisticsTreatment engagementQualitative interviewsExit homelessnessHousing statusUptake of Peritoneal Dialysis by Minoritized Patients
Arnaoudova I, Wilson C, Rizzolo K, Shen J, Ehtesham N, Wilson J, Golestaneh L. Uptake of Peritoneal Dialysis by Minoritized Patients. Kidney360 2025, 6: 793-804. PMID: 39899379, PMCID: PMC12136653, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModality educationMinoritized patientsQualitative analysis of interviewsPeritoneal dialysisAnalysis of interviewsStructural barriersAssociation of patient characteristicsDialysis modality educationRacial ethnic minoritiesSemi-structured interviewsEducation sessionsMontefiore Medical CenterStudy of individualsCohort of patientsPatients' perceptionsQualitative analysisTailored contentPerception of usefulnessLessen anxietyMedical CenterEducationPatient characteristicsLate-stage kidney diseaseQuality of informationClinical comorbidityRationale and design of a randomized clinical trial of integrated eHealth for PrEP and medications for opioid use disorders for women in the criminal legal system. The Athena study
Meyer J, Brunson S, Price C, Mulrain M, Nguyen J, Altice F, Kyriakides T, Cropsey K, Eaton E. Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial of integrated eHealth for PrEP and medications for opioid use disorders for women in the criminal legal system. The Athena study. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2025, 20: 4. PMID: 39825419, PMCID: PMC11742507, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00534-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemOpioid use disorderLegal systemStandard of careStructural barriersUse disorderEnhanced standard of careRates of opioid use disorderDelivery of PrEPPre-exposure prophylaxisWomen's abilityRandomized clinical trialsLife-saving interventionsRandomized Controlled TrialsHealth disparitiesImplementation outcomesPrEP initiationPreventive servicesClinical outcomesIntegrated deliveryFollow-upDelivery modelsClinical trialsDecision aidPrEP
2024
Knowledge and barriers to implementing dementia risk reduction among older people and health professionals in community daycare centers
Aravena J, Torres W, Gallardo J, Sobarzo F, Saavedra G, Briceño R, Miranda C, Levy B. Knowledge and barriers to implementing dementia risk reduction among older people and health professionals in community daycare centers. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: e092537. PMCID: PMC11715020, DOI: 10.1002/alz.092537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDementia risk reductionDementia risk factorsHealth professionalsFocus groupsBrain healthDementia preventionOlder peopleOlder adultsRisk factorsDiagnosis of dementiaSymptoms of dementiaRisk reductionRisk reduction programsDaycare centersSocial determinantsHigh-income municipalitiesAssess knowledgeThematic analysisPatient's familyAlzheimer's diseaseCognitive changes of agingQualitative studyDementiaStructural barriersChanges of agingA Novel Time Use Approach on Daily Active Engagement With Life: The Intersectionality of Race and Gender
Wong J, Lu S, Lou Y, Zang E, Carr D. A Novel Time Use Approach on Daily Active Engagement With Life: The Intersectionality of Race and Gender. The Gerontologist 2024, 65: gnae150. PMID: 39435851, PMCID: PMC11761692, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnae150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Time Use SurveySelf-rated healthUnpaid workPaid workSocial participationActive engagement with lifeAssociated with better self-rated healthTime diary dataBetter self-rated healthTime Use SurveyBlack womenIntersection of raceEngagement with lifePersistent structural barriersWhite womenUse SurveyHealth varyU.S. older adultsStructural barriersBlack menProductive engagementOlder adultsRacial differencesDiary dataGenderA PrEP decision aid for women survivors of intimate partner violence: Task-shifting implementation to domestic violence service settings
Meyer J, Lazarus E, Phillips K, Watts Z, Duroseau B, Carlson C, Price C, Kershaw T, Willie T. A PrEP decision aid for women survivors of intimate partner violence: Task-shifting implementation to domestic violence service settings. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0310837. PMID: 39288155, PMCID: PMC11407614, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violence survivorsIntimate partner violenceAgency staffPartner violenceHIV prevention interventionsService agenciesDomestic violence service agenciesSurvivors of intimate partner violenceWomen survivors of intimate partner violenceDomestic violence agenciesFemale IPV survivorsService delivery mechanismsHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisTrauma responseIPV survivorsPre-exposure prophylaxisPreventive health needsWomen survivorsPreventive interventionsQualitative interviewsStructural barriersAid interventionsHealth needsConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchAgenciesPolicies, adaptations, and ongoing challenges to naloxone, buprenorphine and nonprescription syringe access across four-states: Findings from an environmental scan and key informant interviews
Floyd A, Silcox J, Strickler G, Nong T, Blough M, Bolivar D, Rabin M, Bratberg J, Irwin A, Hartung D, Hansen R, Bohler R, Green T. Policies, adaptations, and ongoing challenges to naloxone, buprenorphine and nonprescription syringe access across four-states: Findings from an environmental scan and key informant interviews. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 11: 100243. PMID: 38948428, PMCID: PMC11214408, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonprescription syringesImplementation of evidence-based interventionsEnvironmental scanEvidence-based interventionsCost of medicationsSemi-structured interviewsHarm reduction organizationsPatients' stigmaNaloxone standing orderRural settingsStanding ordersActive partnershipPharmacy policiesPharmacy chainInformant interviewsStructural barriersMedicaid coverageSyringe accessDispensing buprenorphineInstitutionalized interventionsPharmacyMortality increaseKey informantsRandomized trialsInterventionIncreased Stigma, and Physical and Sexual Violence Against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Analyzing Social and Structural Barriers to HIV Testing and Coping Behaviors
Thapa S, Ogunleye T, Shrestha R, Joshi R, Hannes K. Increased Stigma, and Physical and Sexual Violence Against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Analyzing Social and Structural Barriers to HIV Testing and Coping Behaviors. Journal Of Homosexuality 2024, 72: 245-271. PMID: 38456684, DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2024.2320237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransgender womenHIV testing servicesStructural barriersSub-Saharan AfricaSub-SaharanSub-Saharan African countriesSame-sex relationshipsHIV testingTesting servicesFear of discriminationAnalyzing socializationPhysical violenceSex relationshipsHIV testing uptakeLack of trustAfrican countriesQualitative evidence synthesisPoor accessIncreased stigmaRisky behaviorsCriminalsQualitative studyMSMTesting uptakeNon-disclosure
2023
Failure to Complete Multidose Vaccine Series in Early Childhood.
Michels S, Niccolai L, Hadler J, Freeman R, Albers A, Glanz J, Daley M, Newcomer S. Failure to Complete Multidose Vaccine Series in Early Childhood. 2023, 152 PMID: 37489285, PMCID: PMC10389773, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine seriesVaccination patternsUS childrenAdditional vaccine doseEarly childhood immunizationVaccine dosePreventable diseaseChildhood immunizationSeries completionNumber of childrenSociodemographic factorsInsurance coverageStrong associationOptimal protectionEarly childhoodBinomial regressionChildrenDosesAssociationStructural barriersCoverage goalsVaccinationImmunizationCOVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration
Kim C, Aminawung J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E, Puglisi L. COVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration. Vaccine 2023, 41: 3475-3480. PMID: 37127524, PMCID: PMC10130327, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemLegal systemCommunities of colorMass incarcerationPolitical toolStructural barriersCommunity membersRepresentative surveyVaccine outreachDeliberationIncarcerationClose friendsFamily membersFuture pandemicsPrisonDistrustCOVID-19JailMembersCommunityOutreachFearFriendsPandemicIndividualsThe political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress
Baker P, Smith J, Garde A, Grummer-Strawn L, Wood B, Sen G, Hastings G, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ling C, Rollins N, McCoy D, Group 2. The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress. The Lancet 2023, 401: 503-524. PMID: 36764315, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01933-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEconomic policyStructural barriersPolitical economyInfluence policyEconomic reformsCare workCorporate powerIdeological factorsPoor womenRights protectionYoung child feedingInternational levelBreastfeeding protectionPolicyConflicts of interestInsufficient fundsEconomic reasonsChild feedingHealth systemCommercial influenceYoung childrenGovernmentReformFormula industryEconomic costsA Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Primary Care Partnership to Promote Responsive Feeding for Infants in Group Well-Child Care
Budge M, Sharifi M, Maciejewski K, Diehl D, Paige M, Nogelo P, Rosenthal M, Fenick A. A Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Primary Care Partnership to Promote Responsive Feeding for Infants in Group Well-Child Care. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 304-313. PMID: 36599376, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual well-child careSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramWell-child careSupplemental Nutrition ProgramPrimary Care PartnershipsResponsive feedingNutrition ProgramCare partnershipsGroup well-child careElectronic health record dataHealth record dataResponsive feeding practicesHealthy foodsLow-income caregiversExperiences of caregiversHealthy eating practicesPrimary careInfant growthCare interventionsFeeding practicesHealthy eatingInfantsStructural barriersThematic saturationCaregivers“Just fighting for my life to stay alive”: a qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to community re-entry among people with opioid use disorder and incarceration histories
Hoffman K, Thompson E, Gaeta Gazzola M, Oberleitner L, Eller A, Madden L, Marcus R, Oberleitner D, Beitel M, Barry D. “Just fighting for my life to stay alive”: a qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to community re-entry among people with opioid use disorder and incarceration histories. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2023, 18: 16. PMID: 36944998, PMCID: PMC10031976, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-023-00377-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRe-entry experiencesReintegration of peopleSemi-structured qualitative interviewsIncarceration historyExperiences of peoplePerspectives of peopleBasic resourcesThematic analysis approachTransition programCarceral settingsQualitative interviewsLived experienceStable housingStructural barriersSocial challengesFormal transition programQualitative investigationPersistent barriersIncarcerationHistory of incarcerationUse disordersConcrete suggestionsMain themesRe-entry periodAwareness and Willingness to use Condoms and Preexposure Prophylaxis among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Cisgendered Men who Have sex with men in Slum Communities in Ghana. BSGH-004
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Apreku A, Agbemedu G, Zigah E, Ezechi O, Nelson L, Torpey K. Awareness and Willingness to use Condoms and Preexposure Prophylaxis among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Cisgendered Men who Have sex with men in Slum Communities in Ghana. BSGH-004. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2023, 22: 23259582231209649. PMID: 37933162, PMCID: PMC10631318, DOI: 10.1177/23259582231209649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention strategiesSlum communitiesPrevention strategiesPreexposure prophylaxisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategiesNegative HIV statusPrevention of HIVConsistent condom useRisk of infectionImproved health outcomesSummative content analysisAntiretroviral therapyPrEP accessGhanaian contextHIV statusLimited accessStructural barriersDepth faceHealth facilitiesHIV awarenessAnal sexHealth outcomesGBMSMCondom useQualitative study
2022
Racial and ethnic differences in barriers to care among US adults with chronic inflammatory skin diseases: A cross-sectional study of the All of Us Research Program
Nock MR, Barbieri JS, Krueger LD, Cohen JM. Racial and ethnic differences in barriers to care among US adults with chronic inflammatory skin diseases: A cross-sectional study of the All of Us Research Program. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2022, 88: 568-576. PMID: 36244557, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.09.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammatory skin diseaseInflammatory skin diseaseCross-sectional studyHispanic patientsUS adultsSkin diseasesUs Research ProgramEthnic differencesEthnic minority patientsHealth care workforce diversityWhite patientsAdult careMinority patientsMultivariable regressionPatientsDermatologic careCareDiseaseRepresentative sampleAdultsEthnic groupsStructural barriersEthnicityRural areasPrevalenceAttending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care
Wright K, Zachary W, Puglisi LB, Butler K, Surkan PJ. Attending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care. Health & Social Care In The Community 2022, 30: e6112-e6121. PMID: 36178139, PMCID: PMC9771929, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.14048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural barriersQualitative dataExperiences of peopleStudy of empowermentQualitative thematic analysisKey informantsEmpowerment theoryCardiovascular disease risk factorsThematic analysisState medical systemEmpowermentIncarcerationDisease risk factorsPersonal motivationRisk factorsTheoretical constructsUnited StatesPeopleInteractive discussion forumsDiscussion forumsImproved accessMedical systemHealthcare systemExperience difficultiesElevated CVD riskHow informal healthcare providers improve uptake of HIV testing: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial
Ponticiello M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Tushemereirwe P, Nuwagaba G, Nansera D, King R, Muyindike W, Sundararajan R. How informal healthcare providers improve uptake of HIV testing: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial. AIDS 2022, 36: 1161-1169. PMID: 35442219, PMCID: PMC9262827, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingTraditional healersPurposive sample of trial participantsUptake of HIV testing servicesUptake of HIV testingHIV testing modelFacility-based testingHIV testing servicesHIV testing programsInformal healthcare providersIncrease testing uptakeClinic-based testingContent analysis approachRandomized Controlled TrialsTesting uptakeParticipating healersHealthcare providersHIV-endemicTesting servicesTrial participantsSouthwestern UgandaRural locationsStructural barriersPurposive samplingLow engagement
2021
The impact of COVID-19 on addiction treatment in New Zealand
Rodda S, Park J, Wilkinson-Meyers L, King D. The impact of COVID-19 on addiction treatment in New Zealand. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 127: 107230. PMID: 34996006, PMCID: PMC8711171, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 public health measuresMental health service providersService deliveryModels of careIn-person careHealth service providersReducing structural barriersAddiction treatmentIncreased administrative burdenIncrease treatment accessQualitative analysis of responsesPsychological service deliveryPublic health measuresAddictions sectorCOVID-19 related factorsService managementHealth measuresShorter appointmentsTreatment accessStructural barriersReduced rapportBehavioral addictionsClinical interventionsAnalysis of responsesImpact of COVID-19
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