2025
Xylazine Awareness and Suspected Presence in the Illicit Drug Supply Among People Who Used Stimulants in an Overdose Hotspot, 2023
Kelly P, Green T, Rich J, Vento S, Bailey A, Silva V, Noh M, Hughto J. Xylazine Awareness and Suspected Presence in the Illicit Drug Supply Among People Who Used Stimulants in an Overdose Hotspot, 2023. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-10. PMID: 40888200, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2549501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-HispanicPurposive sub-sampleBlack non-HispanicSubstance useNon-Hispanic participantsPercentage of participantsHigh school degreeIn-depth interviewsHarm-reduction messagesLiteracy-appropriateChi-square testLess educationTrusted messengersReduction messagesSurvey participantsSchool degreeCollege educationQualitative dataChi-squareIllicit drug supplyParticipantsOpioid useDrug supplyEffects of xylazineUse experience
2024
Socioeconomic and medical determinants of state‐level subjective cognitive decline in the United States
de Havenon A, Stulberg E, Littig L, Wong K, Sarpong D, Li V, Sharma R, Falcone G, Williamson J, Pajewski N, Gottesman R, Brickman A, Sheth K. Socioeconomic and medical determinants of state‐level subjective cognitive decline in the United States. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: 7567-7579. PMID: 39351858, PMCID: PMC11567845, DOI: 10.1002/alz.14220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubjective cognitive declinePrevalence of diabetesPrevalence of povertyMedical determinantsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCognitive declinePrevalence of subjective cognitive declineBurden of cognitive declinePopulation levelState-level prevalenceMedical risk factorsFunctional impairmentState-level associationsPhysician densityUnited StatesMedical factorsRates of povertyState-level analysisHousehold incomePrimary outcomeCollege educationSurveillance systemRisk factorsEthnic minoritiesPrevalence and correlates of alcohol use among the elderly in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort study
Ransome Y, Martinez-Brockman J, Galusha D, Thompson T, Adams O, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Maharaj R. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among the elderly in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort study. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 153: 108001. PMID: 38447411, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkCorrelates of alcohol useCohort studyAlcohol useAlcohol problemsBinge drinking daysResearch NetworkDrinking daysLogistic regression analysisDrinking statusDescriptive statisticsCollege educationReligious attendanceCaribbean peopleSample characteristicsAlcohol measuresLongitudinal studySchool educationReligious servicesRegression analysisDrinking problemsOddsAlcohol dependenceCohortPrevalenceGrowing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services
Kinney R, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Growing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services. Public Health Reports 2024, 139: 582-590. PMID: 38323557, PMCID: PMC11344986, DOI: 10.1177/00333549241227155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnsheltered homelessnessHomeless ProgramHomeless veteransVA homeless programsMilitary sexual traumaVeterans AffairsPublic health approachVeteran homelessnessCollege educationHousing instabilityVA service-connected disabilityHomeless populationHealth care servicesSheltered statusUS Department of Veterans AffairsHomelessnessDepartment of Veterans AffairsHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionService-connected disabilityCorporate Data WarehouseSexual traumaCare servicesRepeated-measures analysisMultivariate logistic regressionHealth approach
2022
Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Khera R, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Ng VG, Gupta A, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265624. PMID: 35320296, PMCID: PMC8942215, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionAcute myocardial infarctionAMI patientsCoronary artery dissectionYoung AMI patientsHealth status outcomesHealth status instrumentsSCAD patientsArtery dissectionMyocardial infarctionStatus outcomesPatientsOutcomesHousehold incomeCollege educationInfarction
2021
College education as a modulator of the aging brain
Sepulcre J. College education as a modulator of the aging brain. Nature Aging 2021, 1: 980-981. PMID: 37118340, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-021-00131-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain reserveAging BrainBrain connectomeHuman brainOlder adultsBrainCollege educationCollegeConnectomeCOVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among US Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Workers
Caban-Martinez AJ, Silvera CA, Santiago KM, Louzado-Feliciano P, Burgess JL, Smith DL, Jahnke S, Horn GP, Graber JM. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among US Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2021, 63: 369-373. PMID: 33560073, PMCID: PMC8091896, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine acceptabilityEmergency medical service workersMedical service workersCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine acceptabilityUS firefightersEMS workersHispanic/Latinx ethnicityCross-sectional study designYears of ageLow acceptabilityPoint prevalenceBlack raceGreater oddsReference categoryAnonymous online surveyStudy designLatinx ethnicityVaccineHigh acceptabilityService workersAcceptabilityNon-probabilistic sampleOnline surveyCollege education
2016
Linear and Logistic Regression Models of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Patient Characteristics in US Adults with Hemophilia from the Pain, Functional Impairment, and Quality of Life (P-FiQ) Study
Batt K, Recht M, Wang M, Quon D, Boggio L, Kessler C, Buckner T, Neff A, Iyer N, Cooper D, Kempton C. Linear and Logistic Regression Models of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Patient Characteristics in US Adults with Hemophilia from the Pain, Functional Impairment, and Quality of Life (P-FiQ) Study. Blood 2016, 128: 252. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.252.252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Pain Inventory v2 Short FormLack of college educationInternational Physical Activity QuestionnaireHaemophilia Activities ListEntity's Board of DirectorsPatient-reported outcomesVisual analog scalePatient-reported outcome instrumentsSevere haemophiliaQuality of lifePatient characteristicsPhysical activityCollege educationCSL BehringFunctional impairmentUS adultsOlder ageHistory of joint painMeasure patient-reported outcomesPhysical Activity QuestionnaireGreater physical activityAdvisory CommitteeAdministration of patient-reported outcomesResearch fundingSubject characteristics
2014
Epidemiology as a liberal art: from graduate school to middle school, an unfulfilled agenda
Bracken MB. Epidemiology as a liberal art: from graduate school to middle school, an unfulfilled agenda. Annals Of Epidemiology 2014, 24: 171-173. PMID: 24530409, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy
Nguyen SN, Von Kohorn I, Schulman-Green D, Colson ER. The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2011, 16: 1312-1318. PMID: 21989676, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0896-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Factors Associated With Stigma Among Caregivers of Patients With Bipolar Disorder in the STEP-BD Study
Gonzalez J, Perlick D, Miklowitz D, Kaczynski R, Hernandez M, Rosenheck R, Culver J, Ostacher M, Bowden C. Factors Associated With Stigma Among Caregivers of Patients With Bipolar Disorder in the STEP-BD Study. Psychiatric Services 2007, 58: 41-48. PMID: 17215411, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.1.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illness stigmaCaregivers of patientsIllness stigmaFactors associated with stigmaCaregivers of personsCaregivers of peopleMeasures of stigmaCross-sectional designUnwell groupPatient's illness stateAssociated with bipolar IBipolar disorderCaregiver stigmaStepwise multiple regressionAssociated with factorsMeasures of diagnosisSocial supportCaregiversStigmaEpisode statusPhase of illnessSystematic Treatment Enhancement ProgramCollege educationSTEP-BD studyAdult children
2005
Knowledge of Cholesterol Levels and Targets in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Cheng S, Lichtman JH, Amatruda JM, Smith GL, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Krumholz HM. Knowledge of Cholesterol Levels and Targets in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Preventive Cardiology 2005, 8: 11-17. PMID: 15722689, DOI: 10.1111/j.1520-037x.2005.3939.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseHigh-density lipoproteinLow-density lipoproteinCholesterol targetsArtery diseaseCholesterol levelsMultiple cardiac risk factorsCardiac risk factorsTotal cholesterol levelsTotal cholesterol valuesRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCholesterol valuesPrevious historyPatientsLipoproteinDiseaseCollege educationWomenNonwhitesEducation effortsNational targetsTargetCholesterol
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