2025
695-P: Exploring Cultural and Immigration-Related Factors Associated with Type 2 Diabetes among Hispanic/Latino Adults
DING Q, GRISMER M, WOJECK B, MARRERO D. 695-P: Exploring Cultural and Immigration-Related Factors Associated with Type 2 Diabetes among Hispanic/Latino Adults. Diabetes 2025, 74 DOI: 10.2337/db25-695-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispanic/Latino adultsImmigration-related factorsType 2 diabetesFactors associated with type 2 diabetesAdjusted modelsReduce diabetes burdenLimited healthcare accessHealthcare accessSocioeconomic disparitiesDiabetes burdenLifestyle factorsHispanic/Latino populationPreventive healthcarePoverty indexImprove accessHigh poverty levelsSelf-ReportEvaluate associationsU.S. HispanicsLanguage barriersNational averagePoverty levelDiabetes/prediabetesIncreased riskOlder agePrivate Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals
Shields M, Yang Y, Busch S. Private Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals. JAMA Psychiatry 2025, 82: 701-708. PMID: 40397464, PMCID: PMC12096323, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalHospital staffingMeasures of case mixHealth care qualityNational quality measuresCross-sectional associationsInpatient psychiatric hospitalizationFreestanding psychiatric hospitalCross-sectional studyAverage length of stayRegistered NursesCare qualityStaffing ratiosHealth careLength of stayMain OutcomesPE ownershipPatient vulnerabilityCase-mixPatient daysAdjusted modelsLow staffPrivate equityStaffingHospitalPrescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, 60: 1400-1410. PMID: 40383936, PMCID: PMC12187537, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2499945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription pain medication misusePain medication misuseFamily supportHealthcare participantsRisky behaviorsHeroin useMedication misuseOpioid misuseYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataPrescription pain medicationBehavior Survey dataRoutine healthcareHealthcare utilizationPublic health crisisChi-square analysisHigher oddsSurvey dataOdds ratioPain medicationHigh school respondentsAdjusted modelsAcademic performanceNegative healthOddsHealth crisisCounty Incarceration Rate and Stroke Death: A Cross‐Sectional Study of the Influence of Physical Environment, Health Care Access, and Community Mental Distress
Sonderlund A, Wang E, Williams N, Horowitz C, Schoenthaler A, Holaday L. County Incarceration Rate and Stroke Death: A Cross‐Sectional Study of the Influence of Physical Environment, Health Care Access, and Community Mental Distress. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e039065. PMID: 40357666, PMCID: PMC12184567, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.039065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansStroke deathsMental distressFood environmentImprisonment ratesRacial disparitiesPrimary care physician accessIncarceration ratesWhite populationHealth care accessMental health providersBlack populationCross-sectional designCross-sectional studyCare accessHealth providersCare physiciansPhysician accessAdjusted modelsTesting pathwayInfluence of physical environmentResults complement evidenceTest mediationDistressViolent crimeAlcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and associated cardiovascular risk in Guyana
Motilal M, Gobin R, Khan R, Maharaj R. Alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and associated cardiovascular risk in Guyana. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2025, 49: 1. PMID: 40206567, PMCID: PMC11980521, DOI: 10.26633/rpsp.2025.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeavy episodic drinkingAlcohol useWorld Health OrganizationSecondary analysisIndo-GuyaneseCardiovascular riskSecondary analysis of dataRisk factor surveyRisk of heavy episodic drinkingEpisodic drinkingPublic health interventionsOdds of alcohol useOdds of heavy episodic drinkingElevated blood pressureCardiovascular risk factorsBinary logistic regressionFactor surveyMaximum educational levelHealth interventionsYoung malesLinear regression modelsElevated triglyceridesDescriptive statisticsEducation levelAdjusted modelsUpdated Adjustment of the HCAHPS Survey for New Modes of Survey Administration and Patient Mix
Elliott M, Beckett M, Hambarsoomian K, Brown J, Cleary P, Lehrman W, Goldstein E, Giordano L, Parast L. Updated Adjustment of the HCAHPS Survey for New Modes of Survey Administration and Patient Mix. Medical Care 2025, 63: 358-365. PMID: 39878622, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHCAHPS scoresPatient mixAssociated with more positive experiencesPositive patient experienceMeasure hospital performanceMode of survey administrationProtocol effectivenessSurvey response ratePatient-mix adjustmentHCAHPS surveyMail-onlyPatient experienceHospital performanceHCAHPSPlanned admissionsSurvey protocolSurvey administrationHospital admissionAdjusted modelsPositive experiencesHospitalResponse rateSurveyAdjustmentNegative adjustment
2024
Using Phosphatidylethanol as an Adjunct to Self-Reported Alcohol Use Improves Identification of Liver Fibrosis Risk
Murnane P, Afshar M, Chamie G, Cook R, Ferguson T, Haque L, Jacobson K, Justice A, Kim T, Khalili M, Krupitsky E, McGinnis K, Molina P, Muyindike W, Myers B, Richards V, So-Armah K, Stewart S, Sulkowski M, Tien P, Hahn J. Using Phosphatidylethanol as an Adjunct to Self-Reported Alcohol Use Improves Identification of Liver Fibrosis Risk. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024, 120: 1567-1575. PMID: 39480054, PMCID: PMC12041314, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver fibrosis riskAUDIT-CFIB-4Self-reported alcohol useOdds ratioAlcohol useFibrosis riskPooled individual-level dataLiver fibrosis preventionBody mass indexAssessment of alcohol useManagement of liver diseaseOne-unit differenceIndividual-level dataMedian ageAUDIT-C.Mass indexSuppression statusLiver diseaseFibrosis preventionBlood concentrationsAdjusted modelsLogistic regressionCategorical variablesHIV0757 Association of Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration and Other Phenotypes with Mortality in Older Persons
Miner B, Pan Y, Cho G, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Gill T, Stone K, Ensrud K, Zeitzer J, Yaffe K, Doyle M. 0757 Association of Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration and Other Phenotypes with Mortality in Older Persons. Sleep 2024, 47: a324-a325. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with increased mortality riskAssociation of insomniaMortality riskOlder personsShort sleep durationOsteoporotic fracturesAdjusted modelsStudy of Osteoporotic FracturesSleep durationHigher mortality riskCox proportional hazards modelsMen Sleep StudyNormal sleepProportional hazards modelAssociated with mortalitySevere sleep-disordered breathingUnadjusted modelsUnadjusted analysisCausal pathwaysSleep-disordered breathingFollow-up timePrevalence ratesReference groupHazards modelRisk phenotypesNon-affirmation minority stress, internalized transphobia, and subjective cognitive decline among transgender and gender diverse veterans aged 45 years and older
Wolfe H, Jeon A, Goulet J, Simpson T, Eleazer J, Jasuja G, Blosnich J, Kauth M, Shipherd J, Littman A. Non-affirmation minority stress, internalized transphobia, and subjective cognitive decline among transgender and gender diverse veterans aged 45 years and older. Aging & Mental Health 2024, 28: 1357-1363. PMID: 38567655, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2335565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternalized transphobiaMinority stressSubjective cognitive declineMeasures of minority stressPrevalence ratiosAssociated with subjective cognitive declineTrans womenTGD peopleProcess of stigmaTransphobiaConfidence intervalsCalculate prevalence ratiosCross-sectional surveyCognitive declineDiverse veteransTransgenderTGDAnalytic sampleSystem changesAdjusted modelsQuasi-Poisson distributionVeteransGeneralized linear modelGenderWomen
2022
Occupational history associates with ALS survival and onset segment
Goutman S, Boss J, Godwin C, Mukherjee B, Feldman E, Batterman S. Occupational history associates with ALS survival and onset segment. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Frontotemporal Degeneration 2022, 24: 219-229. PMID: 36193557, PMCID: PMC10067530, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2127324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard Occupational ClassificationOccupational settingsOnset segmentSelf-reported occupational exposureAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis RegistrySelf-reported exposureExposure to particulate matterCervical onsetStandard Occupational Classification codesMultinomial logistic regression modelCox proportional hazards modelsLogistic regression modelsSymptom onset to diagnosisOccupational pesticide exposureProportional hazards modelAssociated with workMaintenance occupationsGrounds cleaningALS clinicALS participantsProspective cohortAdjusted modelsDiagnosis ageAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis participantsOccupational historyPossible substance use disorders among first responders during the COVID-19 era: a quasi-experimental study of personal and residential vulnerability
Beauchamp A, Weerakoon S, Ponder W, Jetelina K. Possible substance use disorders among first responders during the COVID-19 era: a quasi-experimental study of personal and residential vulnerability. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2022, 48: 724-733. PMID: 35867134, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2022.2088376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersOdds of substance use disordersCOVID-19 vulnerabilityResidential vulnerabilityMental health servicesNeighborhood vulnerabilityResidential locationQuasi-experimental studyVulnerability to COVID-19Increased occupational stressHealth servicesTime of entryNeighborhoodCOVID-19Study sampleMaladaptive copingOccupational stressAdjusted modelsRespondentsVulnerabilityCounselingOddsDallas/Fort WorthIncreased stressCOVID-19 era
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